1 00:00:06,026 --> 00:00:09,506 Speaker 1: NFL Explained is a production of the NFL in partnership 2 00:00:09,706 --> 00:00:18,866 Speaker 1: with I Heart Radio. You know it is actually catching on. 3 00:00:19,386 --> 00:00:21,986 Speaker 1: I saw you post the tweet Emerald where you said 4 00:00:21,986 --> 00:00:24,466 Speaker 1: hello beautiful people. That's how I opened the last show. 5 00:00:24,546 --> 00:00:27,746 Speaker 1: I was like, all right, here we go, here we go? 6 00:00:28,106 --> 00:00:30,546 Speaker 1: All right, what's going on? Everyone? My camel out? My 7 00:00:30,546 --> 00:00:33,106 Speaker 1: my friend? Who's do you never bring the blank? I 8 00:00:33,186 --> 00:00:35,626 Speaker 1: just realized that as I looked at the hands, Well, um, 9 00:00:35,746 --> 00:00:39,386 Speaker 1: the super Bowl ring is about ring? Who wants to 10 00:00:39,426 --> 00:00:44,066 Speaker 1: walk around with that there are? Is it somewhere safe 11 00:00:44,226 --> 00:00:48,786 Speaker 1: or absolutely it's somewhere safe, no pun intending? Okay, Oh 12 00:00:48,826 --> 00:00:52,066 Speaker 1: I like that. I like that? All right. Um, it's 13 00:00:52,066 --> 00:00:53,946 Speaker 1: a brand new edition of NFL Explained. We have been 14 00:00:53,986 --> 00:00:56,786 Speaker 1: having an absolute blast doing this show. I'm gonna make 15 00:00:56,826 --> 00:00:59,146 Speaker 1: you jealous a little bit later on this episode. So 16 00:00:59,226 --> 00:01:01,426 Speaker 1: that is what we call in the business a tease. 17 00:01:02,146 --> 00:01:05,506 Speaker 1: We have gone down two out of the five international 18 00:01:05,506 --> 00:01:08,866 Speaker 1: game MSWY two they have been played. It has been exciting. 19 00:01:09,106 --> 00:01:11,786 Speaker 1: We've had some dramatic moments. Today. We're actually gonna be 20 00:01:11,786 --> 00:01:14,586 Speaker 1: talking a little bit about where NFL players are from, 21 00:01:14,626 --> 00:01:19,746 Speaker 1: both internationally and here domestically, and there's some real nuance 22 00:01:19,786 --> 00:01:22,306 Speaker 1: on the domestic side and some trends that we found 23 00:01:22,346 --> 00:01:24,706 Speaker 1: absolutely fascinating. But I know for you, m Rob, you 24 00:01:24,746 --> 00:01:28,786 Speaker 1: are entrenched in youth football. Explained to me how the 25 00:01:28,906 --> 00:01:31,586 Speaker 1: league can sort of move this needle internationally and grab 26 00:01:31,666 --> 00:01:34,146 Speaker 1: even more players because we're seeing a contingent have some 27 00:01:34,186 --> 00:01:37,026 Speaker 1: success on Sundays. Yeah. Absolutely. First of all, this about 28 00:01:37,106 --> 00:01:40,746 Speaker 1: finding the best coaches, the best football coaches Football Americano 29 00:01:41,426 --> 00:01:44,786 Speaker 1: UH coaches in the world, and making sure that the 30 00:01:44,826 --> 00:01:47,706 Speaker 1: product is being spread and taught by just the best 31 00:01:47,746 --> 00:01:50,626 Speaker 1: teachers that our game has. And obviously some of the 32 00:01:50,666 --> 00:01:53,226 Speaker 1: best they're in the National Football League with jobs and 33 00:01:53,306 --> 00:01:55,946 Speaker 1: leading teams. But to me, it starts there, just how 34 00:01:56,026 --> 00:01:58,826 Speaker 1: is the game being presented to young people in other countries? 35 00:01:59,026 --> 00:02:01,706 Speaker 1: How is the game being presented to the fan bases 36 00:02:01,746 --> 00:02:03,626 Speaker 1: and other countries. That's number one, and number two is 37 00:02:03,666 --> 00:02:05,906 Speaker 1: just and I think you hear Troy Vincent talk a 38 00:02:05,906 --> 00:02:08,666 Speaker 1: lot about this, it's just finding those entry points. I 39 00:02:08,666 --> 00:02:12,466 Speaker 1: think flag football has taken off. It's the fastest growing 40 00:02:12,506 --> 00:02:16,066 Speaker 1: sport in North America. Girls flag football is also taken off, 41 00:02:16,426 --> 00:02:19,106 Speaker 1: and it's just finding that entry point that Yeah, maybe 42 00:02:19,226 --> 00:02:25,466 Speaker 1: eleven on eleven tackle isn't for everybody at first? Maybe 43 00:02:25,786 --> 00:02:28,106 Speaker 1: maybe this is everybody at first. And honestly, I'm not 44 00:02:28,146 --> 00:02:29,826 Speaker 1: gonna lie until I went to the World Games and 45 00:02:29,826 --> 00:02:32,146 Speaker 1: went to the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, over the 46 00:02:32,186 --> 00:02:36,106 Speaker 1: past year and saw flag football competition live in motion 47 00:02:36,586 --> 00:02:39,066 Speaker 1: and to see the excitement from the fan basis and 48 00:02:39,106 --> 00:02:41,786 Speaker 1: the international fan basis and the people with the flags 49 00:02:41,826 --> 00:02:44,506 Speaker 1: just going crazy. I mean, it did something to me, man, 50 00:02:44,546 --> 00:02:46,986 Speaker 1: and I think flag football can be that entry point 51 00:02:46,986 --> 00:02:49,986 Speaker 1: that spreads the game. You Now, some people might be 52 00:02:50,026 --> 00:02:51,826 Speaker 1: listening to this and said, all right, I'm Robert, I 53 00:02:51,906 --> 00:02:54,666 Speaker 1: get it. You work for NFL Network, is an NFL podcast. 54 00:02:54,666 --> 00:02:56,626 Speaker 1: Here's what I can tell you. I remember being in 55 00:02:56,666 --> 00:02:59,146 Speaker 1: studio and we were doing live hits. You were down 56 00:02:59,146 --> 00:03:00,946 Speaker 1: and now about, and you were hot because I saw 57 00:03:00,986 --> 00:03:06,506 Speaker 1: you beating up sweat. You were legit excited. And every 58 00:03:06,546 --> 00:03:09,266 Speaker 1: time you've had an opportunity to talk about flag football, 59 00:03:09,306 --> 00:03:11,346 Speaker 1: there is a You're always positive, but there is like 60 00:03:11,386 --> 00:03:14,746 Speaker 1: this another level of excitement that you have, like you 61 00:03:14,826 --> 00:03:20,146 Speaker 1: legitimately love it absolutely and the excitement comes from Again. 62 00:03:20,186 --> 00:03:23,386 Speaker 1: I never thought that flag football can get to a 63 00:03:23,506 --> 00:03:25,946 Speaker 1: level that maybe people are can make a living off 64 00:03:26,266 --> 00:03:29,106 Speaker 1: maybe this is something that can be televised and can 65 00:03:29,146 --> 00:03:31,426 Speaker 1: have a life of its own. And then again to 66 00:03:31,546 --> 00:03:34,746 Speaker 1: see it in motion in person, to see how excited 67 00:03:34,826 --> 00:03:36,786 Speaker 1: the fans are about the players, and then it's a 68 00:03:36,786 --> 00:03:40,226 Speaker 1: totally different game. Really, it's it's not quite playing quarterback 69 00:03:40,266 --> 00:03:42,666 Speaker 1: and flag football is a little different to player quarterback 70 00:03:42,666 --> 00:03:45,346 Speaker 1: and eleven on eleven tackle. When I saw the differences 71 00:03:45,386 --> 00:03:47,146 Speaker 1: and then I saw some of the similarities, I just 72 00:03:47,186 --> 00:03:50,706 Speaker 1: got excited about it because again, when you see people 73 00:03:50,746 --> 00:03:53,826 Speaker 1: who criticize the game, they only they criticize the you know, 74 00:03:53,826 --> 00:03:56,346 Speaker 1: the violence of the physical side of it. When you 75 00:03:56,386 --> 00:03:58,746 Speaker 1: talk about flag football, that totally alleviates that. And it's 76 00:03:58,746 --> 00:04:02,026 Speaker 1: funny because you mentioned women's flag football and I saw 77 00:04:02,106 --> 00:04:04,346 Speaker 1: some of the competition on NFL Network and it got 78 00:04:04,386 --> 00:04:07,586 Speaker 1: me thinking about being fell and what they've instituted. This 79 00:04:07,626 --> 00:04:11,946 Speaker 1: International Pathway program which they started in tween. It actually 80 00:04:11,986 --> 00:04:15,186 Speaker 1: aims to provide international athletes the opportunity to compete and 81 00:04:15,226 --> 00:04:18,226 Speaker 1: earn a spot on an NFL roster the league and 82 00:04:18,266 --> 00:04:20,706 Speaker 1: this is really cool host combines and other countries to 83 00:04:20,746 --> 00:04:23,746 Speaker 1: find talent abroad. One of our friends and colleagues, Maurice Jones, 84 00:04:23,786 --> 00:04:26,706 Speaker 1: Drew always talks about a lot of these combines and 85 00:04:26,706 --> 00:04:30,226 Speaker 1: opportunities for players that live abroad to get an opportunity 86 00:04:30,306 --> 00:04:32,146 Speaker 1: to play in the league. And I know what you're thinking, like, 87 00:04:32,186 --> 00:04:34,306 Speaker 1: how many dudes actually make it? Well, I got that 88 00:04:34,346 --> 00:04:37,346 Speaker 1: answer for you. Last year, the NFL posted combines in 89 00:04:37,386 --> 00:04:42,466 Speaker 1: England and Mexico that included fifties six participants from sixteen countries. 90 00:04:42,946 --> 00:04:46,546 Speaker 1: Past combine participants who are currently on NFL rosters f 91 00:04:46,626 --> 00:04:50,426 Speaker 1: a Obada who plays for the Commanders, Yakob Johnson Germany 92 00:04:50,666 --> 00:04:53,026 Speaker 1: playing for the Raiders, Jordan my Alatta, who just got 93 00:04:53,066 --> 00:04:57,346 Speaker 1: a huge deal from the Eagles. He obviously is from Australia. 94 00:04:57,466 --> 00:05:01,306 Speaker 1: So in fact, as we taped this podcast, two international 95 00:05:01,346 --> 00:05:04,866 Speaker 1: combine is taking place in England. Forty four athletes from 96 00:05:04,906 --> 00:05:07,906 Speaker 1: a number of country trees across Europe. They're going to participate, 97 00:05:07,946 --> 00:05:11,346 Speaker 1: with twelve from Nigeria, for from New Zealand to from Mexico, 98 00:05:11,586 --> 00:05:14,266 Speaker 1: and one from Japan. There are also a number of 99 00:05:14,266 --> 00:05:19,666 Speaker 1: professional leagues abroad, with the most competitive being in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Finland, 100 00:05:19,826 --> 00:05:22,826 Speaker 1: Italy and Japan. Those leagues have been in operation for 101 00:05:22,826 --> 00:05:25,626 Speaker 1: at least twenty five years. You're talking about former n 102 00:05:25,626 --> 00:05:29,466 Speaker 1: c Double A Division one athletes that are overseas trying 103 00:05:29,506 --> 00:05:31,706 Speaker 1: to make this thing a career because they love the sport. 104 00:05:31,946 --> 00:05:34,466 Speaker 1: In fact, actually one of those college players, Chris mcclarin, 105 00:05:34,546 --> 00:05:37,706 Speaker 1: who went to Michigan, helped launch the Chinese National Football 106 00:05:37,786 --> 00:05:40,826 Speaker 1: League in Hell. Yeah, shout out to Chris. That's what 107 00:05:40,946 --> 00:05:44,226 Speaker 1: I'm talking about. So it feels like there's a lot 108 00:05:44,426 --> 00:05:47,346 Speaker 1: m rob that is just a hurdle for some of 109 00:05:47,346 --> 00:05:51,186 Speaker 1: these leagues and momentum to get bigger high schools, secondary schools, 110 00:05:51,226 --> 00:05:53,986 Speaker 1: just in general. How do you increase that footprint? Do 111 00:05:54,026 --> 00:05:57,666 Speaker 1: you think? Well, that's a that's a such a deep question. Well, 112 00:05:57,706 --> 00:06:00,626 Speaker 1: first of all, I talked about before the coaching again, 113 00:06:00,666 --> 00:06:03,786 Speaker 1: the ambassadors of the league. Obviously, you know former NFL 114 00:06:03,826 --> 00:06:07,106 Speaker 1: players that go out in Kentuck and speak the story 115 00:06:07,146 --> 00:06:09,746 Speaker 1: of the National Football League. I think our NFL legends 116 00:06:09,746 --> 00:06:13,226 Speaker 1: are the best ambassadors of growing the game. But again, 117 00:06:13,306 --> 00:06:16,106 Speaker 1: the coaching, when these leagues start up in other countries, 118 00:06:16,146 --> 00:06:19,426 Speaker 1: we we definitely have to make sure the people coaching 119 00:06:19,426 --> 00:06:21,626 Speaker 1: the fundamentals are coaching it the right way and making 120 00:06:21,666 --> 00:06:23,826 Speaker 1: sure that the football is being played the right way. 121 00:06:23,946 --> 00:06:26,426 Speaker 1: That way, some of the injuries that we've seen in 122 00:06:26,426 --> 00:06:29,586 Speaker 1: our games past doesn't wear it's ugly. Head back up again. 123 00:06:29,746 --> 00:06:33,666 Speaker 1: But look, my question about our game growing is in 124 00:06:33,746 --> 00:06:37,626 Speaker 1: some of these other countries. You know, it's not by mistake, Mike, 125 00:06:37,746 --> 00:06:41,906 Speaker 1: that of the National Football League is African, American are black. 126 00:06:41,986 --> 00:06:44,786 Speaker 1: I say that by saying based off our status and 127 00:06:44,826 --> 00:06:47,586 Speaker 1: based off the history that we've had here in America. 128 00:06:48,346 --> 00:06:51,666 Speaker 1: I've seen it because I run you football, that community 129 00:06:52,346 --> 00:06:56,146 Speaker 1: chases the dream like no other community I've ever seen. 130 00:06:56,546 --> 00:06:59,946 Speaker 1: Right Like when some of these communities that I run 131 00:06:59,986 --> 00:07:03,226 Speaker 1: these youth football leagues out of, it's just you football. 132 00:07:03,266 --> 00:07:06,066 Speaker 1: And I'm always telling the adults like, do you really 133 00:07:06,106 --> 00:07:07,866 Speaker 1: have to speak that way to each other? Do you 134 00:07:08,306 --> 00:07:10,786 Speaker 1: is not that serious? We're playing a game, And I 135 00:07:10,826 --> 00:07:13,626 Speaker 1: always have to keep reminding them of of you know, 136 00:07:13,666 --> 00:07:15,746 Speaker 1: our kids supposed to be happy. Our kids are learning 137 00:07:15,746 --> 00:07:18,026 Speaker 1: how to deal with adversity based off how the adults 138 00:07:18,026 --> 00:07:20,946 Speaker 1: in their life deal with adversity. And so I always say, 139 00:07:21,026 --> 00:07:22,986 Speaker 1: even when I talk to guys the league office, Troy 140 00:07:23,106 --> 00:07:25,306 Speaker 1: Vincent and things like that, as we're growing this league, 141 00:07:25,306 --> 00:07:28,026 Speaker 1: I'm always looking at the communities and the countries that 142 00:07:28,066 --> 00:07:32,346 Speaker 1: were going to and if there's enough of that struggle 143 00:07:32,466 --> 00:07:34,826 Speaker 1: so to speak, or experience so to speak, from the 144 00:07:34,866 --> 00:07:39,306 Speaker 1: population that will make them go after the game so hard. 145 00:07:39,306 --> 00:07:41,746 Speaker 1: I think that's vitally important. Does it feel like they're 146 00:07:41,786 --> 00:07:44,026 Speaker 1: almost hitching the wagon to a dream? Is that a 147 00:07:44,026 --> 00:07:49,266 Speaker 1: bad way of describing it, um, But I think it's not. 148 00:07:49,506 --> 00:07:51,506 Speaker 1: I think that's a lot of communities just in general, 149 00:07:51,546 --> 00:07:54,106 Speaker 1: and and a lot of players that are thinking along 150 00:07:54,146 --> 00:07:56,266 Speaker 1: those lines, like you and I and and hell you played. 151 00:07:56,306 --> 00:07:58,666 Speaker 1: You were in the locking room with more guys, certainly 152 00:07:58,666 --> 00:08:01,306 Speaker 1: than than I've ever been around. I've heard some of 153 00:08:01,306 --> 00:08:04,946 Speaker 1: those stories where you know specific players, guys that we 154 00:08:05,026 --> 00:08:08,226 Speaker 1: both know that actually worked at NFL Network that weren't 155 00:08:08,266 --> 00:08:11,346 Speaker 1: some environments that weren't always the healthiest the safest for them. 156 00:08:11,586 --> 00:08:13,586 Speaker 1: And in a lot of ways. One guy I'm thinking 157 00:08:13,586 --> 00:08:15,986 Speaker 1: of in particular, he's like, Yo, the community actually helped 158 00:08:16,026 --> 00:08:18,426 Speaker 1: me because they were protecting me to make sure that 159 00:08:18,426 --> 00:08:20,826 Speaker 1: it's like, no, we want this dude out of here. 160 00:08:21,066 --> 00:08:23,066 Speaker 1: This is his chance, world class athlete. He was a 161 00:08:23,146 --> 00:08:25,666 Speaker 1: first round pick, played the wide receiver position. He's the 162 00:08:25,666 --> 00:08:27,946 Speaker 1: guy that I'm thinking of. But that's just one story. 163 00:08:27,986 --> 00:08:30,226 Speaker 1: There's gotta be a not a million, but there's gonna 164 00:08:30,226 --> 00:08:32,466 Speaker 1: be a ton of stories and people that have had 165 00:08:32,466 --> 00:08:34,826 Speaker 1: that similar path tons. I mean, you can almost go 166 00:08:34,906 --> 00:08:37,706 Speaker 1: by almost all. You know, all the guys that are 167 00:08:37,706 --> 00:08:39,986 Speaker 1: in all the athletes are in the National Football League, 168 00:08:40,026 --> 00:08:42,666 Speaker 1: especially the African Americana black ones, a lot of them 169 00:08:42,786 --> 00:08:45,226 Speaker 1: have that that same experience. I come from the streets 170 00:08:45,226 --> 00:08:47,746 Speaker 1: of Richmond, Virginia. I always tell people I owe so 171 00:08:47,826 --> 00:08:49,826 Speaker 1: much to that community. And you know, some of my 172 00:08:49,826 --> 00:08:52,306 Speaker 1: contemporaries like Mike, why do you say that? And I'm like, well, 173 00:08:52,346 --> 00:08:54,826 Speaker 1: I needed to go through some of that stuff. I 174 00:08:54,866 --> 00:08:58,346 Speaker 1: needed to encounter that drug peddler that always tried to 175 00:08:58,386 --> 00:08:59,906 Speaker 1: get me to buy something from him when I was 176 00:08:59,986 --> 00:09:02,346 Speaker 1: thirteen years old. I had to encounter him. I had 177 00:09:02,386 --> 00:09:04,226 Speaker 1: to have that experience to make me the guys that 178 00:09:04,266 --> 00:09:07,346 Speaker 1: I am right now, and those experien aparances they empower 179 00:09:07,386 --> 00:09:10,426 Speaker 1: our athletes, and those experiences of what make our athletes 180 00:09:10,506 --> 00:09:12,426 Speaker 1: tough enough to make it in the Nation Football League, 181 00:09:12,426 --> 00:09:15,866 Speaker 1: Because Mike, it ain't easy physically and mentally, it definitely 182 00:09:15,866 --> 00:09:17,506 Speaker 1: ain't easy. Well, we're going to go through some of 183 00:09:17,506 --> 00:09:20,266 Speaker 1: the numbers and how difficult the path is and put 184 00:09:20,306 --> 00:09:23,506 Speaker 1: it into perspective. But when it comes to international players 185 00:09:23,506 --> 00:09:26,746 Speaker 1: having success. He actually saw nine players born internationally that 186 00:09:26,786 --> 00:09:29,466 Speaker 1: are Pro Football Hall of Famers. One guy in particular 187 00:09:29,506 --> 00:09:32,146 Speaker 1: that stands out to me Martin Anderson from Denmark. I 188 00:09:32,146 --> 00:09:36,266 Speaker 1: don't even realized that he was an international test The 189 00:09:36,266 --> 00:09:37,786 Speaker 1: only one who thinks more and Anderson and like the 190 00:09:38,066 --> 00:09:43,426 Speaker 1: single you know back in the day. There's a couple 191 00:09:43,506 --> 00:09:47,106 Speaker 1: other notable current NFL players that were born abroad. I 192 00:09:47,146 --> 00:09:49,426 Speaker 1: feel like every time I do a highlight on NFL Network, 193 00:09:49,746 --> 00:09:53,586 Speaker 1: Chase Claypool out of Canada, like his name always pops up. 194 00:09:53,826 --> 00:09:57,266 Speaker 1: Daniel Hunter is certainly another name. Young Wayku the kicker 195 00:09:57,346 --> 00:10:00,866 Speaker 1: from Atlanta. Mitch which Nowski, who played at Utah, covered 196 00:10:00,946 --> 00:10:03,586 Speaker 1: him when he was playing for Kyle Winningham Kyle Hamilton's 197 00:10:03,626 --> 00:10:05,026 Speaker 1: I don't even know. We just had the draft. I 198 00:10:05,026 --> 00:10:07,306 Speaker 1: don't even know the come to that was in our 199 00:10:07,306 --> 00:10:10,266 Speaker 1: research packet. They sent it to us digitally and the 200 00:10:10,306 --> 00:10:12,746 Speaker 1: real copy I had the hard copy of the digital one. 201 00:10:12,986 --> 00:10:14,666 Speaker 1: Let me just tell you. It got to the point 202 00:10:14,666 --> 00:10:16,666 Speaker 1: when I was doing the draft on NFL dot Com, 203 00:10:16,906 --> 00:10:18,626 Speaker 1: I was talking to our researcher and I would say 204 00:10:18,666 --> 00:10:21,546 Speaker 1: who was the last pick? Because I couldn't process it. Anymore. 205 00:10:22,306 --> 00:10:24,106 Speaker 1: You cut it around three and four, You're like, what 206 00:10:24,266 --> 00:10:26,706 Speaker 1: is going on right now? This thing is moving so 207 00:10:26,866 --> 00:10:30,346 Speaker 1: darn fast. Our neighbor to the Northea, Canada. They actually 208 00:10:30,346 --> 00:10:34,346 Speaker 1: currently have the most international players over twelve, safety Javan 209 00:10:34,506 --> 00:10:36,746 Speaker 1: Holland another guy that actually we talked a whole lot 210 00:10:36,786 --> 00:10:39,946 Speaker 1: about around the draft, Josh Palmer, the wide receiver. Those 211 00:10:39,986 --> 00:10:42,706 Speaker 1: guys from Canada. The country with the second most is 212 00:10:42,826 --> 00:10:46,186 Speaker 1: Nigeria with over ten, including Nelson Agalore the wide receiver, 213 00:10:46,346 --> 00:10:50,466 Speaker 1: and Manuel Ogba and em the players from the smallest countries, 214 00:10:50,866 --> 00:10:54,706 Speaker 1: Rakim Nuniez roaches from Belize. You know the population of Belize. 215 00:10:54,866 --> 00:10:56,746 Speaker 1: How about our research team is so damn good they 216 00:10:56,746 --> 00:10:58,426 Speaker 1: put them in there. I was like, how big is Belize? 217 00:10:58,426 --> 00:11:02,986 Speaker 1: I know about Belize? Four and twelve thousand. Yeah, man, 218 00:11:03,226 --> 00:11:06,466 Speaker 1: we got like, that's like a little city. Um, you 219 00:11:06,506 --> 00:11:08,866 Speaker 1: actually hung out, if I'm not mistaken on Good Morning 220 00:11:08,866 --> 00:11:13,066 Speaker 1: Football with the wide receiver from the Bahamas, Michael Strong. Yes, 221 00:11:13,106 --> 00:11:15,226 Speaker 1: I did. Man. We had some issues trying to say 222 00:11:15,266 --> 00:11:17,426 Speaker 1: his name. He corrected us, He got us right. It 223 00:11:17,506 --> 00:11:20,906 Speaker 1: was all good and get your mind right. Danielle Hunter 224 00:11:21,026 --> 00:11:24,826 Speaker 1: out of Jamaica, an absolute monster from Minnesota, Jamie Gillen 225 00:11:24,866 --> 00:11:27,426 Speaker 1: out of Scotland. Here we go from the Giants, and 226 00:11:27,466 --> 00:11:29,546 Speaker 1: a guy that I got to know pretty well, Penney 227 00:11:29,666 --> 00:11:33,746 Speaker 1: Sewell out of American Samoa. Here's what's wap. Look, we 228 00:11:33,826 --> 00:11:36,026 Speaker 1: got a lot on America's Samoa here and it's been 229 00:11:36,066 --> 00:11:37,906 Speaker 1: a pipeline. I think a lot of our fans listening 230 00:11:37,946 --> 00:11:40,226 Speaker 1: to this podcast are familiar. They're like all of their 231 00:11:40,226 --> 00:11:42,906 Speaker 1: students in the NFL. Dudes, a college there's a real 232 00:11:43,026 --> 00:11:46,986 Speaker 1: West coast college contingent there. That is a massive pipeline 233 00:11:47,386 --> 00:11:49,506 Speaker 1: for some of the big boys up front. And you 234 00:11:49,546 --> 00:11:51,706 Speaker 1: know this, man, because Penn State, you know, you had 235 00:11:51,706 --> 00:11:53,266 Speaker 1: some of those what we like to call the country 236 00:11:53,266 --> 00:11:56,946 Speaker 1: strong dudes, some of those big boys up front out 237 00:11:56,946 --> 00:11:59,266 Speaker 1: on the West Coast. A lot of the college programs 238 00:11:59,306 --> 00:12:01,866 Speaker 1: have to go and recruit in America's Samoa, and there 239 00:12:01,946 --> 00:12:04,306 Speaker 1: is a great tradition of sending players the league. Four 240 00:12:04,346 --> 00:12:07,106 Speaker 1: are actually in the NFL. The population just check this 241 00:12:07,146 --> 00:12:09,946 Speaker 1: out here of American smallA is right around just under 242 00:12:09,986 --> 00:12:12,746 Speaker 1: sixty thousand, which means the chances of making it to 243 00:12:12,786 --> 00:12:17,306 Speaker 1: the league are about one in fifteen thousand. You know, 244 00:12:17,506 --> 00:12:19,666 Speaker 1: you're all right. I think someone hears that, it's like, oh, 245 00:12:19,666 --> 00:12:22,026 Speaker 1: it doesn't seem like a great lotto ticket. That's a 246 00:12:22,066 --> 00:12:25,186 Speaker 1: great lot. It's a great lotto ticket. Just given you 247 00:12:25,306 --> 00:12:28,346 Speaker 1: context here, a rough estimate in the U S would 248 00:12:28,346 --> 00:12:32,666 Speaker 1: be one in two hundred thousand that lotto ticket. Now 249 00:12:32,706 --> 00:12:35,346 Speaker 1: it's going to be American Samoa one. So you are 250 00:12:35,426 --> 00:12:38,866 Speaker 1: fourteen times more likely to make the NFL if you're 251 00:12:38,906 --> 00:12:41,506 Speaker 1: born in American Samoa, then then the US and m 252 00:12:41,586 --> 00:12:44,826 Speaker 1: Rod that actually doesn't top the city of Booty, Louisiana, 253 00:12:44,826 --> 00:12:47,186 Speaker 1: who had four players in the league at one time 254 00:12:47,546 --> 00:12:51,306 Speaker 1: from just one town of three thousands. That's something in 255 00:12:51,386 --> 00:12:53,786 Speaker 1: the water, Mike, gotta be something to jil Man. I 256 00:12:53,866 --> 00:12:57,386 Speaker 1: just turned forty one. I've been waiting for my growthsburg 257 00:12:57,466 --> 00:13:01,586 Speaker 1: and the whole entire time. It's just in northern New 258 00:13:01,626 --> 00:13:04,066 Speaker 1: Jersey where I grew up. The water. It wasn't like that. 259 00:13:05,826 --> 00:13:14,986 Speaker 1: M Welcome back to the NFL Explained Podcasts, Michael Robinson, 260 00:13:15,026 --> 00:13:16,586 Speaker 1: Mike am with you, all right, So the world is 261 00:13:16,626 --> 00:13:19,266 Speaker 1: feeling a little bit smaller here. But how realistic is 262 00:13:19,266 --> 00:13:21,586 Speaker 1: it that you think, I'm rob we get an international 263 00:13:21,946 --> 00:13:26,066 Speaker 1: NFL franchise within the next ten years. Um, if you 264 00:13:26,106 --> 00:13:28,426 Speaker 1: would have asked me that five years ago, I would 265 00:13:28,426 --> 00:13:33,426 Speaker 1: have doubted you. But now, especially with the explosion. I mean, look, 266 00:13:33,746 --> 00:13:36,426 Speaker 1: that flag football experience at the World Games was an 267 00:13:36,466 --> 00:13:38,946 Speaker 1: eye opener for me because I'm telling you, folks, he 268 00:13:39,026 --> 00:13:41,026 Speaker 1: really does love it. I'm telling you like it was 269 00:13:41,066 --> 00:13:45,146 Speaker 1: an eye opener because I just didn't know how people 270 00:13:45,146 --> 00:13:48,586 Speaker 1: outside of the United States would digest the game of football, 271 00:13:48,746 --> 00:13:51,466 Speaker 1: and to see the love for flag football, just to 272 00:13:51,546 --> 00:13:54,266 Speaker 1: see the love for the game. I mean, the Mexican 273 00:13:54,306 --> 00:13:56,826 Speaker 1: women ended up winning the goal down there in Birmingham, 274 00:13:57,066 --> 00:14:01,146 Speaker 1: and they were bigger fans of the National Football League 275 00:14:01,146 --> 00:14:02,866 Speaker 1: than I am. And this is my job, this is 276 00:14:02,866 --> 00:14:05,106 Speaker 1: what I do. I look at film every single day, 277 00:14:05,346 --> 00:14:08,546 Speaker 1: I mean analyze everything. And they were telling me things 278 00:14:08,586 --> 00:14:10,626 Speaker 1: about the Seahawks, they were telling me things about the 279 00:14:10,666 --> 00:14:13,826 Speaker 1: Raiders that still I mean, they knew everything. They knew 280 00:14:13,906 --> 00:14:16,786 Speaker 1: everything about the game, and so that was an eye 281 00:14:16,826 --> 00:14:20,226 Speaker 1: opener for me. Um. I do think it's gonna be realistic. 282 00:14:20,346 --> 00:14:22,546 Speaker 1: I do think that the world is getting smaller, as 283 00:14:22,586 --> 00:14:25,026 Speaker 1: you mentioned. I do think there will be some small 284 00:14:25,106 --> 00:14:27,706 Speaker 1: hurdles we gotta get over. I think we gotta understand 285 00:14:27,746 --> 00:14:31,386 Speaker 1: that these athletes are human beings. And human beings. The 286 00:14:31,826 --> 00:14:39,466 Speaker 1: body requires recovery. The body requires um stopping, Mike, I'm 287 00:14:39,466 --> 00:14:43,186 Speaker 1: gonna do that fast. We talk about that on another podcast. Um. 288 00:14:43,226 --> 00:14:46,106 Speaker 1: But the body requires some stuff. And you know, let's 289 00:14:46,146 --> 00:14:49,066 Speaker 1: say we get and I can see this happening. A 290 00:14:49,186 --> 00:14:52,666 Speaker 1: tech giant in China or one of these other rich 291 00:14:52,706 --> 00:14:56,026 Speaker 1: countries say Hey, I want to participate. I want to 292 00:14:56,106 --> 00:14:57,706 Speaker 1: be I want to be in the club, I want 293 00:14:57,706 --> 00:15:00,466 Speaker 1: to own a I want to bring football, the American 294 00:15:00,586 --> 00:15:03,146 Speaker 1: version of football to the country and open up the 295 00:15:03,146 --> 00:15:05,546 Speaker 1: gateway that way. Yes, I can see that happening. And 296 00:15:05,546 --> 00:15:08,866 Speaker 1: I and see the NFL being flexible enough, being showing 297 00:15:08,906 --> 00:15:12,626 Speaker 1: its ingenuity and being able to, yes, have a franchise 298 00:15:12,666 --> 00:15:15,466 Speaker 1: off Land, not on the United States, and being able 299 00:15:15,506 --> 00:15:17,586 Speaker 1: for them when they are on the United States, have 300 00:15:17,706 --> 00:15:20,306 Speaker 1: a facility and be able to operate. It would be fun. 301 00:15:20,426 --> 00:15:24,906 Speaker 1: It definitely five international games on the slate this season. 302 00:15:25,066 --> 00:15:28,186 Speaker 1: To me, it almost makes sense. And I know there's 303 00:15:28,186 --> 00:15:29,826 Speaker 1: a lot of people way smarter than I am, but 304 00:15:29,866 --> 00:15:31,746 Speaker 1: I almost feel like, why not just have a division 305 00:15:31,946 --> 00:15:35,386 Speaker 1: in Europe or globally right, so that you have multiple 306 00:15:35,426 --> 00:15:39,906 Speaker 1: teams located geographically in the same area, so it does 307 00:15:39,986 --> 00:15:42,386 Speaker 1: limit some of the travel for a portion of that, 308 00:15:42,506 --> 00:15:45,466 Speaker 1: and of course the valuations for NFL franchises might tip 309 00:15:45,466 --> 00:15:47,346 Speaker 1: a little bit with a little more inventory, so the 310 00:15:47,386 --> 00:15:49,506 Speaker 1: owners might not want something like that. But to me, 311 00:15:49,546 --> 00:15:51,666 Speaker 1: it would just kind of be cool to have, you know, 312 00:15:52,026 --> 00:15:56,026 Speaker 1: the Europe Division, It would be cool. And when we 313 00:15:56,066 --> 00:15:59,546 Speaker 1: had NFL Europe, which was a developmental league for US, 314 00:15:59,626 --> 00:16:01,866 Speaker 1: it costs each owner. I think somebody told me at 315 00:16:01,906 --> 00:16:04,146 Speaker 1: around a million dollars or something like that to be 316 00:16:04,186 --> 00:16:07,746 Speaker 1: able to keep that league going. I say that to say, 317 00:16:07,746 --> 00:16:10,946 Speaker 1: for anything like that to happen, our owners are going 318 00:16:10,986 --> 00:16:13,906 Speaker 1: to have to put some money into the messaging, gonna 319 00:16:13,946 --> 00:16:16,426 Speaker 1: have to put some money into how the game is 320 00:16:16,466 --> 00:16:18,426 Speaker 1: digested into other countries. And I think they're doing a 321 00:16:18,466 --> 00:16:20,946 Speaker 1: great job with it with all the international games that 322 00:16:20,986 --> 00:16:22,906 Speaker 1: we're having. All Right, So we kind of dipped into 323 00:16:22,986 --> 00:16:25,706 Speaker 1: some numbers and the difficulty of making it in the 324 00:16:25,826 --> 00:16:28,866 Speaker 1: NFL depending on where you live, but which states actually 325 00:16:28,866 --> 00:16:32,266 Speaker 1: send the most players to the league? M Rob, did 326 00:16:32,266 --> 00:16:36,066 Speaker 1: you know there's been six NFL players from your high 327 00:16:36,106 --> 00:16:40,586 Speaker 1: school from my high school? Six? Oh? Really? Ken Willard 328 00:16:40,826 --> 00:16:46,906 Speaker 1: me Uh, Dre branch Uh, Jonathan Lewis, Maurice candidate. Yeah, 329 00:16:46,906 --> 00:16:48,626 Speaker 1: I think I named Okay. By the way, when I 330 00:16:48,666 --> 00:16:50,426 Speaker 1: threw that your way, I thought it was just gonna 331 00:16:50,466 --> 00:16:55,226 Speaker 1: like slide out of your mouth th real quick. Nothing 332 00:16:55,266 --> 00:16:56,906 Speaker 1: wrong with that. Um So, I don't know. You tell 333 00:16:56,946 --> 00:16:58,706 Speaker 1: me men and Virginia. Is that you know a top 334 00:16:58,906 --> 00:17:06,706 Speaker 1: three state to produce NFL talent? Well, I think per capita, 335 00:17:07,666 --> 00:17:12,066 Speaker 1: but just by sure numbers, California, Texas, the Florida's of 336 00:17:12,106 --> 00:17:15,506 Speaker 1: the world, of the North America probably have better numbers. 337 00:17:15,506 --> 00:17:18,826 Speaker 1: It's actually a great response your guests on Texas and California. 338 00:17:18,906 --> 00:17:21,226 Speaker 1: Not not awful here because Texas actually has the most 339 00:17:21,306 --> 00:17:24,066 Speaker 1: NFL players as a kickoff of this season with a 340 00:17:24,146 --> 00:17:28,866 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety nine. Florida is second with five in 341 00:17:28,906 --> 00:17:32,226 Speaker 1: California third with hundred and sixty six. Uh four and 342 00:17:32,266 --> 00:17:35,906 Speaker 1: five not exactly easy to guess, but I'll put you 343 00:17:35,906 --> 00:17:41,626 Speaker 1: on the spot five state. They get a lot of 344 00:17:41,626 --> 00:17:46,626 Speaker 1: recruits from the big thirty three game, which is Pennsylvania, Ohio. Ohio, surprisedly, 345 00:17:47,026 --> 00:17:49,146 Speaker 1: I think has a lot of guys coming out of this. 346 00:17:49,226 --> 00:17:52,906 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say Ohio. Uh. Somewhere down south like an 347 00:17:52,946 --> 00:17:58,546 Speaker 1: Alabama or something like that, or Georgia Gia, Georgia. Good guests, 348 00:17:58,546 --> 00:18:01,506 Speaker 1: Good guests. I would have guessed New Jersey because, which 349 00:18:01,546 --> 00:18:03,266 Speaker 1: I know sounds kind of odd, but I went to 350 00:18:03,306 --> 00:18:05,066 Speaker 1: high school in New Jersey and I do know that 351 00:18:05,266 --> 00:18:08,466 Speaker 1: high school football New Jersey is huge, So I thought 352 00:18:08,506 --> 00:18:10,786 Speaker 1: that there was a chance for my home state. Not 353 00:18:10,866 --> 00:18:13,466 Speaker 1: the case, but ding ding ding for you. George actually 354 00:18:13,466 --> 00:18:16,346 Speaker 1: trails California with a hundred and fifty one, only fourteen 355 00:18:16,426 --> 00:18:22,266 Speaker 1: players behind California, despite being almost three times smaller. Ohio 356 00:18:22,666 --> 00:18:26,786 Speaker 1: a fairly distant fifth seventy four NFL players. Dive into 357 00:18:26,786 --> 00:18:29,906 Speaker 1: the numbers a bit here, a little more deeper, and 358 00:18:29,946 --> 00:18:32,746 Speaker 1: you can look at who actually produces the most players 359 00:18:32,746 --> 00:18:36,066 Speaker 1: per capita, which is really the number that matters the most. Right, 360 00:18:36,146 --> 00:18:40,146 Speaker 1: it's Georgia. Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are in the top four. 361 00:18:40,466 --> 00:18:42,826 Speaker 1: There's a ton of talent in those areas. The South, 362 00:18:42,906 --> 00:18:46,946 Speaker 1: em rob you know, they love football. Smaller communities like I, look, 363 00:18:46,986 --> 00:18:49,706 Speaker 1: they're not big settings, right, Like, I don't think of 364 00:18:49,746 --> 00:18:52,186 Speaker 1: them as having huge resources. So like, how do you 365 00:18:52,226 --> 00:18:55,746 Speaker 1: explain it? Well? Um, can I just be honest? Yeah, 366 00:18:56,066 --> 00:19:00,266 Speaker 1: don't lie to me, slavery, Um, that's a dark history. 367 00:19:01,466 --> 00:19:04,826 Speaker 1: Our past in America. And again when you look into 368 00:19:04,866 --> 00:19:07,626 Speaker 1: the history of of where some of these slave camps 369 00:19:07,626 --> 00:19:09,826 Speaker 1: were and where plantations were and things like that, a 370 00:19:09,826 --> 00:19:13,106 Speaker 1: lot of these genetics just haven't left the area. And 371 00:19:13,186 --> 00:19:15,626 Speaker 1: let's be honest, right when you talk about some of 372 00:19:15,666 --> 00:19:19,306 Speaker 1: these areas, some of these players are faster, bigger, stronger 373 00:19:19,346 --> 00:19:21,906 Speaker 1: th That's just the way it goes. There's not there's 374 00:19:21,906 --> 00:19:24,386 Speaker 1: not no mistake. Why you know, the bear Bryants to 375 00:19:24,466 --> 00:19:27,146 Speaker 1: the world, even Joe paternal for while they look down 376 00:19:27,146 --> 00:19:29,466 Speaker 1: in the South to get a lot of their talent, 377 00:19:29,546 --> 00:19:31,986 Speaker 1: And to me, it's because of the bloodlines that have 378 00:19:32,146 --> 00:19:34,866 Speaker 1: resided down there ever since that dark past, ever since 379 00:19:34,866 --> 00:19:37,986 Speaker 1: that dark time time in history, that just hadn't gone anywhere. 380 00:19:38,106 --> 00:19:40,746 Speaker 1: And Rob, here's another thing that to circle back on 381 00:19:40,786 --> 00:19:43,226 Speaker 1: something we talked about a little bit earlier. In Georgia 382 00:19:43,226 --> 00:19:47,226 Speaker 1: and Louisiana sending approximately one out of every seventy thousand 383 00:19:47,266 --> 00:19:50,986 Speaker 1: residents to the League. What's kind of a mind boggling number, 384 00:19:51,466 --> 00:19:54,266 Speaker 1: one out of every seventy thousand. Yeah, you're you're more 385 00:19:54,306 --> 00:19:56,226 Speaker 1: than twice as likely to go to the league if 386 00:19:56,226 --> 00:19:59,546 Speaker 1: you're from those two states. Then if you are from Texas, 387 00:19:59,626 --> 00:20:03,106 Speaker 1: which I wouldn't have guessed that. I mean either Texas 388 00:20:03,386 --> 00:20:13,266 Speaker 1: Lives Eat Slaves football Man. Welcome back to the NFL 389 00:20:13,306 --> 00:20:16,306 Speaker 1: Explained Podcasts. Michael Robinson, Mike dam with you. You know 390 00:20:16,346 --> 00:20:17,506 Speaker 1: at the top of the show, I said I would 391 00:20:17,506 --> 00:20:19,986 Speaker 1: make you jealous, right, yeah, you don't like people are 392 00:20:19,986 --> 00:20:22,626 Speaker 1: sliding into my d M, d D. I'm not jealous. 393 00:20:22,706 --> 00:20:26,146 Speaker 1: My wife listens. I love my wife. Maybe I don't 394 00:20:26,186 --> 00:20:28,986 Speaker 1: want nobody in my d M. That's Mike Yam saying 395 00:20:28,986 --> 00:20:32,066 Speaker 1: he likes this like that. It's not like that. Although 396 00:20:32,226 --> 00:20:34,666 Speaker 1: I do screenshot all of the questions, we have a 397 00:20:34,706 --> 00:20:37,466 Speaker 1: nice little NFL Explained text, Rade, do you actually have 398 00:20:37,506 --> 00:20:39,986 Speaker 1: been impressed by some of the questions that we've been getting? 399 00:20:40,026 --> 00:20:42,106 Speaker 1: So I promise, if you have a question about the 400 00:20:42,146 --> 00:20:43,826 Speaker 1: NFL you don't know who to ask, you want us 401 00:20:43,826 --> 00:20:46,586 Speaker 1: to cover a topic, you can slide into either one 402 00:20:46,626 --> 00:20:49,586 Speaker 1: of our d M SAM slide into mine, and I 403 00:20:49,626 --> 00:20:52,186 Speaker 1: promise we'll work that into you one of our male 404 00:20:52,306 --> 00:20:55,026 Speaker 1: Bag episodes coming up in just a bit. But m 405 00:20:55,106 --> 00:20:57,106 Speaker 1: rob you want to go real deep on this because 406 00:20:57,146 --> 00:21:01,066 Speaker 1: we can go there. Okay, Um, NFL rosters from week 407 00:21:01,146 --> 00:21:04,626 Speaker 1: one by city. This is crazy to me, so Houston, 408 00:21:04,706 --> 00:21:07,786 Speaker 1: Texas and Miami, Florida tops of the list, both nineteen 409 00:21:07,826 --> 00:21:11,706 Speaker 1: a piece, Detroit, Michigan sitting at sixteen, Tampa fifteen. How 410 00:21:11,746 --> 00:21:16,106 Speaker 1: about this one, Bradens In Florida fourteen. One in every 411 00:21:16,226 --> 00:21:19,546 Speaker 1: four thousand residents are going to the league from there. 412 00:21:19,586 --> 00:21:23,786 Speaker 1: How's that even possible? No idea? Man, have you been 413 00:21:23,826 --> 00:21:26,306 Speaker 1: to Bradens In No, I haven't even heard of it. 414 00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:29,466 Speaker 1: This show, I'm gonna be totally honest with people. I mean, 415 00:21:29,906 --> 00:21:32,066 Speaker 1: it's all go up, you know. Yeah. You talked about 416 00:21:32,066 --> 00:21:34,586 Speaker 1: my high school and even though we're pretty good, we 417 00:21:34,706 --> 00:21:37,066 Speaker 1: won the state title in one One of my best 418 00:21:37,066 --> 00:21:39,626 Speaker 1: friends is the high school coach there. He's head football coach. 419 00:21:39,946 --> 00:21:42,826 Speaker 1: The four high schools with the most players in NFL 420 00:21:42,946 --> 00:21:47,546 Speaker 1: are all from Florida. Wow, that's crazy. So I keep 421 00:21:47,546 --> 00:21:51,186 Speaker 1: hearing about like I amg academy and all this stuff. Now, 422 00:21:51,426 --> 00:21:53,906 Speaker 1: the first I had ever heard about something like this. 423 00:21:55,026 --> 00:21:58,186 Speaker 1: You have friends that played pro tennis? No, okay, I 424 00:21:58,266 --> 00:22:00,426 Speaker 1: just curious because you're an athlete and like I know you'll, 425 00:22:00,586 --> 00:22:03,466 Speaker 1: all you do is just kind of roll in the same. Yeah, professionally, 426 00:22:03,586 --> 00:22:05,506 Speaker 1: don't get me wrong. I have some some friends that 427 00:22:05,506 --> 00:22:09,626 Speaker 1: plus at that certain point they stopped. Okay, So what 428 00:22:09,906 --> 00:22:12,466 Speaker 1: I remember when I was covering tennis earlier in my career, 429 00:22:12,506 --> 00:22:15,346 Speaker 1: I was always fascinated by the young guys who were 430 00:22:15,746 --> 00:22:18,386 Speaker 1: and females too. They would go down to these schools 431 00:22:18,506 --> 00:22:21,186 Speaker 1: down in floor and like live there and train them 432 00:22:21,226 --> 00:22:23,706 Speaker 1: all year round. And I think that might be an 433 00:22:23,706 --> 00:22:27,066 Speaker 1: answer to why Texas, California, Florida has so much success 434 00:22:27,146 --> 00:22:29,786 Speaker 1: because you know, we talked about genetics a little bit 435 00:22:29,786 --> 00:22:33,026 Speaker 1: earlier here on the podcast. But whether I actually think 436 00:22:33,306 --> 00:22:35,746 Speaker 1: makes a difference where I grew up in the northeast, 437 00:22:35,946 --> 00:22:38,186 Speaker 1: like you know, man like when it comes, yeah, like 438 00:22:38,226 --> 00:22:42,226 Speaker 1: that it actually hurts. The winter is coming, like actually hurts. 439 00:22:42,546 --> 00:22:45,386 Speaker 1: The summertime it's so humid where you just don't even 440 00:22:45,426 --> 00:22:47,906 Speaker 1: want to go outside and practice. And so yeah, I 441 00:22:47,946 --> 00:22:50,506 Speaker 1: agree some of those areas the weather does play a 442 00:22:50,586 --> 00:22:53,106 Speaker 1: huge point, especially especially when you talk about some of 443 00:22:53,106 --> 00:22:56,586 Speaker 1: the southern states like Texas, weather definitely comes into play. Okay, 444 00:22:56,706 --> 00:22:59,066 Speaker 1: let's wrap up here with a little quarterback talk, because 445 00:22:59,466 --> 00:23:01,746 Speaker 1: it's it's football talks. So it comes down to the 446 00:23:01,946 --> 00:23:05,426 Speaker 1: to the signal callers. Only two quarterbacks from the same 447 00:23:05,506 --> 00:23:09,626 Speaker 1: high school not named Peyton and Eli, who Both went 448 00:23:09,706 --> 00:23:12,546 Speaker 1: to Istore Newman High School in Louisiana. So the only 449 00:23:12,546 --> 00:23:15,146 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks from the same high school not named Peyton 450 00:23:15,146 --> 00:23:17,986 Speaker 1: and Eli to win a Super Bowl are Drew Brees 451 00:23:18,466 --> 00:23:22,266 Speaker 1: and Nick Foles. How did I know that? You didn't 452 00:23:22,306 --> 00:23:24,386 Speaker 1: know that? Yeah? I feel like when Nick Foles was 453 00:23:24,506 --> 00:23:27,306 Speaker 1: leading the Eagles during a Super Bowl run, I felt 454 00:23:27,306 --> 00:23:29,106 Speaker 1: like that was That's something we talked about. He and 455 00:23:29,186 --> 00:23:31,626 Speaker 1: Drew Brees went to Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. 456 00:23:31,706 --> 00:23:34,186 Speaker 1: Not to be out done here, Emerrad, how about Bobby Lane. 457 00:23:34,306 --> 00:23:37,506 Speaker 1: The dude won three NFL championships in the fifties, defending 458 00:23:37,546 --> 00:23:40,626 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champ Matthew Stafford. Both of those dudes went 459 00:23:40,666 --> 00:23:44,746 Speaker 1: to Highland Park High in Dallas. That one you did 460 00:23:44,786 --> 00:23:50,706 Speaker 1: not know. I'm not that much of a historian of 461 00:23:50,786 --> 00:23:52,706 Speaker 1: the game, all right. You you obviously had a lot 462 00:23:52,706 --> 00:23:55,546 Speaker 1: of success as a quarterback at Penn State. We highlighted 463 00:23:55,586 --> 00:23:58,026 Speaker 1: a lot of things that you did really well. Um, 464 00:23:58,666 --> 00:24:01,826 Speaker 1: most quarterbacks from a specific state, anyone come to mind 465 00:24:01,866 --> 00:24:04,946 Speaker 1: any of the guys that you played with? Two, I 466 00:24:04,986 --> 00:24:09,106 Speaker 1: would guess California. Just again, whether size of the state 467 00:24:09,306 --> 00:24:12,706 Speaker 1: all the above, not a bad guess. Texas, Most quarterbacks 468 00:24:12,706 --> 00:24:16,786 Speaker 1: with seven Calie five, Georgia four, Florida three, and Hawaii 469 00:24:16,866 --> 00:24:20,786 Speaker 1: to How about this one? How about this one? Here 470 00:24:20,826 --> 00:24:25,466 Speaker 1: we go two dudes, sam High School to A and 471 00:24:25,586 --> 00:24:30,946 Speaker 1: Marcus Mariota Saint Louis School in Honolulu. That's crazy. That's crazy. 472 00:24:31,026 --> 00:24:33,306 Speaker 1: And you know what I feel like when I was young, 473 00:24:33,546 --> 00:24:36,666 Speaker 1: every time I've seen Hawaii play on television, they were 474 00:24:36,746 --> 00:24:39,426 Speaker 1: just throwing the ball like for so many yards. That 475 00:24:39,466 --> 00:24:40,986 Speaker 1: may come into play as to why they get so 476 00:24:41,026 --> 00:24:44,146 Speaker 1: many quarterbacks. There's some talent that's out there for sure, 477 00:24:44,146 --> 00:24:48,146 Speaker 1: and they love football in that state, specific areas schools. 478 00:24:48,346 --> 00:24:50,066 Speaker 1: Any rhyme or reason on the four and five star 479 00:24:50,146 --> 00:24:53,666 Speaker 1: talent that they produce, oh man um, I don't think 480 00:24:53,706 --> 00:24:55,786 Speaker 1: it's that much of rhymo reason, but I do think 481 00:24:55,826 --> 00:24:59,626 Speaker 1: again in areas where they're heavy populations of black or 482 00:24:59,666 --> 00:25:03,666 Speaker 1: African American communities, Yeah, you're gonna see the passion for 483 00:25:03,706 --> 00:25:06,066 Speaker 1: the sport. You're gonna see the drive to get to 484 00:25:06,066 --> 00:25:08,426 Speaker 1: the national football it's just a little bit more intensified 485 00:25:08,666 --> 00:25:11,906 Speaker 1: again based off of the history. Alright, One other note, 486 00:25:12,066 --> 00:25:15,946 Speaker 1: I throughout Alaska a little bit earlier, largest state by 487 00:25:15,986 --> 00:25:20,506 Speaker 1: by size by mass Alaska only thirteen NFL players ever 488 00:25:20,706 --> 00:25:25,186 Speaker 1: or right now ever? Yeah, yeah, evere. I thought it 489 00:25:25,186 --> 00:25:29,186 Speaker 1: would have been at least man. No, it's cold, it's cold. 490 00:25:30,466 --> 00:25:32,506 Speaker 1: I get it. I know. I made reference to it 491 00:25:32,506 --> 00:25:35,146 Speaker 1: a little bit earlier. If you have some questions about 492 00:25:35,626 --> 00:25:39,026 Speaker 1: the NFL things that you want answered, please send us 493 00:25:39,106 --> 00:25:41,186 Speaker 1: those notes. You can follow us on social media at 494 00:25:41,226 --> 00:25:45,906 Speaker 1: Mike Underscore. Yeah, at Real Mike Rob on Twitter, and 495 00:25:45,946 --> 00:25:49,186 Speaker 1: that's also your I G handle too at Real Underscore 496 00:25:49,186 --> 00:25:51,586 Speaker 1: Mic Underscore Rob. That's the only difference. I'm like, oh, wow, 497 00:25:51,666 --> 00:25:53,746 Speaker 1: you have to use the underscore too, I know, man, 498 00:25:53,946 --> 00:25:56,426 Speaker 1: somebody had it. Man, you know, don't get me started. 499 00:25:56,426 --> 00:25:59,186 Speaker 1: And there's some people out there to just take your name. Yeah, 500 00:25:59,466 --> 00:26:02,986 Speaker 1: that's not cool. No, not cool. And he's he's actually 501 00:26:02,986 --> 00:26:04,906 Speaker 1: a big time people have mine and I have to 502 00:26:05,026 --> 00:26:07,746 Speaker 1: use an underscore or as well. I always appreciate you 503 00:26:07,786 --> 00:26:10,626 Speaker 1: guys listening. And of course, where do players come from? Well, 504 00:26:10,866 --> 00:26:11,786 Speaker 1: we just explained it to you.