1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Thank you advantage on the day. All right, will you 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: get up this game? You play touchdown Chansas City the Chiefs. 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: All right, in the thick of a baby, everyone, and 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: welcome to this edition of Defending the Kingdom Match Alta's 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: with your Voice of the Chiefs along senior team reporter 6 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: Matt McMullan. This will be kind of a different kind 7 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: of DTK. Before we go into this episode, let's let's 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,159 Speaker 1: do go around the world. Yeah, and stay stay on 9 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: that tradition. Yeah, with our DTK tradition, so names and 10 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: people all of the world listening to DTK. We have 11 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:41,919 Speaker 1: John in Wichita, Kansas. Steve is in celebrating Blake Bell's touchdown, 12 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: by the way, very pumped up about it. I'm sure 13 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: had a parade which took all of which tas is 14 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: celebrating that. We have Steve in Cleethorpe's UK. I'm probably 15 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: mispronouncing that, but he's been a fan since the nineteen eighties. 16 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: Chat is in Malaysia, Clarissa is in Spokane and Washington. 17 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: We have a listener in Hawaii. Joe is in the Vada, Missouri. 18 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: Last week we had a listener in Iowa, Louisiana. Yeah, 19 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: and now we have a listener in Nevada, Missouri, and 20 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: it's Nea, Nevada. Yeah, that's why. So it's Potato Patada. 21 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: It's like, it's not the Arkansas River in Kansas. It's 22 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: the Arkansas River, but it's the Arkansas River, Arkansas. But hey, 23 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: home of Katie College. Okay, so Nevada. I'm learning things today. Yeah, 24 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: we have Richard in southern California. Craig is in Miami, Oklahoma. 25 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: Dennis is in Taganoxie, Kansas. Jay is in Yakima, Washington. 26 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: Brandy is in Bangor, Maine. Declared at Chief's Kingdom, New England. 27 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: And remember the Broncos staff member that flagged me down 28 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,479 Speaker 1: at Mile High a few weeks ago that we mentioned 29 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: on the show he's undercover. We don't want to blow 30 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: his cover. Well, he has given me permission to blow 31 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: his cover. Oh my gosh. Yeah, his name is Justin. 32 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: He went to Blue Valley High School and then k 33 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: State and now he's a Broncho's employee. But he is 34 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: a proud and lifelong Chiefs fan who gave me permission 35 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: to say that he is indeed a Chiefs fan undercover. 36 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: So shout out to Justin oh man, Justin hang in there, partner. 37 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: Uh wow, we've revealed your identity, don't you know. The 38 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: Broncos are scrambling right now to go who's our employee 39 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: named Justin that's went to KSE State and from Blue Valley. 40 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,119 Speaker 1: And I'll give you another one. You talked about Iowa Louisiana, 41 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: which is Laris because my son in law's families from 42 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: Iowa Louisiana. Nevada, Missouri, it's Miama Oklahoma. No. The first 43 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: year I was doing play by play, I was doing 44 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: Pratt Junior College in Kansas and we played any Oa 45 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: and M Northeastern Oklahoma, A and M junior college. And 46 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: at the time they were like the premier team in 47 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: junior college football. They were they were a menace. And 48 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: I'm going Miami Oklahoma. They're like, it's miamaa Miama. So 49 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: we have not We got Nevada Missouri, we got Miama Oklahoma. 50 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: I usually try to do my best to look up 51 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: the There was one last year. It was like Beatrice, Nebraska. 52 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: It's Beatrice Beatris Yeah, yeah, yeah, same deal. Yeah, the 53 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: same thing. You're going looks like Beatrice. No, it's Beatrice. 54 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: Home of the Orange by the way, of course, and 55 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: a great high school holiday basketball tournament in Beatrice, Nebraska. 56 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: I am a Oklahoma home of any Oa and m 57 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: and Nevada, Missouri. This week has been a very different week. 58 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: And quite honestly, whether it's Chief's Kingdom around the world 59 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: or any place in the National Football League, everything just froze. 60 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: It just froze on Monday night watching the Bengals Bills 61 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: game and the situation with Damar Hamlin. And I know 62 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: you and I have talked about it since it happened, 63 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: but we'll start with like everybody else. But you know, 64 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: I believe in the power of prayer. I've seen the 65 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: power of prayer work down through my life, and I 66 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: give you all kinds of these scriptures about it. But 67 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: we are praying for tomorrow and his family for all 68 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: intents and purposes. This is a an amazing young man. 69 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: And we're going to start this DTK by just the 70 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: empathy and the concern we have form and his family 71 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: and just praying for Damar for a complete recovery. You 72 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: and I spend our lives talking about football, right and 73 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: we get so into it and we're both really excited 74 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: to watch that game and immediately, none of that mattered anymore, 75 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: didn't matter at all, And it was amazing to see 76 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: how the football watching world came together, the NFL came together, 77 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: and people from every corner of the world came together 78 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: immediately to support Damar and the bills and everything that 79 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: he is going through. And that continues right now, that 80 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 1: will continue until he hopefully makes a full recovery. But 81 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 1: as much as we care about football and the outcomes, 82 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: and as passionate as we are about it, none of 83 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 1: that matters when, as far as we can tell, an 84 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: amazing young man, his life is on the line and 85 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: he's fighting for his life. And I think it's so 86 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: amazing how his foundation has raised so much money. And 87 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: one thing that I've been seeing a lot in the 88 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: last day or so is the anticipation for when he 89 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: wakes up, he's going to see just how much everyone cares. 90 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: And I know we're all looking forward to that. Yeah, 91 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: it's affected the entire world, or at least you know, 92 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: the people that have followed this story and around the 93 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: world and in our country. Mcke's rock Pennsylvania and that's 94 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: where the impact of his foundation is. He went to 95 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: the University of Pittsburgh. So Rick Burkholter. This week is 96 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: the ten year anniversary of Andy Reid becoming the new 97 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. It's today is 98 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: that's today. And the seventh was his news conference, but 99 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,679 Speaker 1: today was the day we were like, hey, big Red's 100 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: coming here. But one of the first calls he made 101 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: was to Rick Burkeholter to try to get Rick to come. 102 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:58,359 Speaker 1: And Rick is our vice president for performance in for 103 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: Athletic Training. But he's one of the first people I 104 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: thought of after thinking about DeMar and his family because 105 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: Rick's a pitt guy with the University of Pittsburgh. He's 106 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: been very involved with the pitt Panthers really throughout Rick's life. 107 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: And DeMar made a decision, being a Pittsburgh native, to 108 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: stay in town. He was highly recruited. Mike Tomlin, you know, 109 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: referenced it in his comments from the Pittsburgh Steelers, but 110 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: DeMars stayed in town, played for pitt In a really 111 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: good player for Buffalo, but so much he loves his hometown, 112 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: how his foundation helps his hometown, and how so people 113 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: have just gone to the go fundi page and that 114 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: his balloon has given me faith in mankind again, but 115 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: also tells me that DeMar has just a big impact. Yeah, 116 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,239 Speaker 1: and it shows that when horrible things like this happen, 117 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: people just want to help and do whatever they can. 118 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: And the reality is, in a lot of ways, that's 119 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: a helpless situation for everyone watching, save for the people 120 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: on the field state his life. But what can you do. 121 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: You can make a difference by contributing money or your 122 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: time or whatever you can toward what he has used 123 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: his platform to bring awareness to and man like his 124 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: goal for that fundraiser, that toy drive was twenty five 125 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,679 Speaker 1: hundred dollars and last I checked, it's at like four million. 126 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: And that's just amazing. So that's the power of humanity. 127 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: And you're right, so often we're reminded of the bad 128 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: parts of humanity, but from such a horrible event, to 129 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: see the good in humanity that came from that and 130 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: people trying to lift him up and pray for him 131 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: and do the right thing by him was pretty amazing. 132 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: When Damar comes to he will also realize how many 133 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: people were surrounding him to save his life, basically saved 134 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: his life on that field, and that leads us where 135 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: we're going next here on defending the Kingdom because I 136 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: mentioned Rick Burke Coulter and some point in someplace and time, 137 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: we're going to deal with this issue in more detail 138 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: with Rick and his staff. But at that moment on 139 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: that field, the Cincinnati team doctors, the Buffalo team doctors, 140 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: the Buffalo athletic trainers, the Cincinnati athletic trainers, the paramedics, 141 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: to act that decisively, to act and have that kind 142 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: of impact that quickly we know now save DeMar's life 143 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: and the procedures are in place here with the Kansas 144 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: City Chiefs. But before we go into the chiefs version, 145 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: we need to talk about how Cincinnati and Buffalo and 146 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 1: all of those professionals who many times now will volunteer 147 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: their time to actually help with the teams came as 148 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: one and save DeMar's life. You never expect those things 149 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: to happen, obviously do not want them to occur. But 150 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 1: what's amazing about the NFL, and frankly, I think a 151 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: lot of us have learned this in the wake of 152 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: what happened on Monday. Because you see a lot of 153 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: people standing on the sideline. You know everyone has a 154 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: role in a job, but you might not know what 155 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 1: they do if you're just watching on TV. But everyone 156 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: down there has a purpose and a lot of those 157 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: people are down there just in case something terrible happens, 158 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: and every team has an emergency action plan for situations 159 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: like that in place. It's something that's done in the 160 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: offseason every year. It's redone every single year. It's approved 161 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: by the NFL, the Players Association, and the third party expert, 162 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 1: and they practice it at least once a year, is 163 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: my understanding, and we actually practice it several times a year. Yeah, 164 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: I guess every team has its own discretion, right, but 165 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: you have to practice it at least once a year. 166 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: Prior to each game, the officials on site go over 167 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: the plan and they know the things like where's the 168 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: level one trauma center that if something horrible happens, we're 169 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: taking an individual too. Is there an ambulance on site? 170 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: Is there a fibulator on site? There's an airway management 171 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: physician on site on game day. There's just all kinds 172 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: of stuff that's there in place, and hopefully nothing ever happens, right, 173 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: but just in case it does, everyone's ready. And what 174 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: was so amazing about that is it would be very easy. 175 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: I think all of us watching at home right we're 176 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: in shock of what's going on. But the people they 177 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: are there that hopefully never have to do anything, they're 178 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: ready just like that. They don't even hesitate in its 179 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: life and death. And as we've learned, their quick action 180 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 1: legitimately saved his life. And it's just an amazing thing. 181 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: And we're so fortunate that those people are where they 182 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: need to be and that they're prepared at a moment's notice. 183 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: They hope they're never needed, but when they are, they 184 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: are ready in a split second, and it's just amazing. Again, 185 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: a big kudos to the folks in Cincinnati and Buffalo 186 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: for what they did to help them are But it 187 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: did bring me. And we've talked about Rick and his staff. 188 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: When coach came here and Rick was one of his 189 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: first calls to come here. Not only did you get Rick, 190 00:10:56,280 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: but again you get this ripple effect of Rick's influence 191 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: and his staff. He has in a huge influence in 192 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: the athletic training community throughout the country, in the world 193 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: for sure in the NFL, but you get the Julie 194 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: Frymeyers of the world, and Tiffany Morton and Evan Crafts 195 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: and David Glover. I don't want to leave anybody out here, 196 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 1: but they are not only amazing people, they are highly 197 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: trained professionals that our players in the Kingdom is in 198 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: really good hands with them. I'm going to get to 199 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: the team doctors here in a second, because people may 200 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: know about Rick and his staff, probably don't most fans don't. 201 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 1: They for sure don't know about the team Docks, and 202 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: they need to know just how amazing this group of 203 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: Docks is. But Ricks group is exceptional. I've been in 204 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: this league for twenty nine seasons. I've never seen a 205 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 1: group like this from a standpoint of their ability to act, react, 206 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: be proactive, and they are at the ready and they 207 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: are just phenomenal people. Yeah, Rick is also a leader 208 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 1: nationally as well. Like We're so fortunate to have Rick 209 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: leading our staff because I believe he's the best in 210 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: the business. And there's a reason the Chiefs are one 211 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: of the healthiest teams in the NFL at the end 212 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: of the year every single season. But when you think 213 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 1: about his resume, I mean, spent more than twenty years 214 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: with coach Reid. He's been the president of the Professional 215 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: Football Athletic Trainer Society. He's won multiple awards, and he's 216 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: someone that I think everyone else in the league looks 217 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: too for leadership at times. That was certainly the case 218 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: during COVID unprecedented times, Right, how do we handle all this? 219 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: How are we going to make sure we get all 220 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: these games in? Rick was a leader in that space. 221 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: And he's certainly a leader in terms of how you 222 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: treat athletes on a daily basis. And he's a leader 223 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: in determining what does a plan look like for something 224 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: horrible happening on the field. And we're so fortunate to 225 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: have Rick around and to learn from Rick, and that 226 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: he's in our building, and I truly believe his influence 227 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: permeates way beyond in a city. It's every stadium, every 228 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: team in the league. I'm going to leave somebody out. 229 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: I've live in fear of that. But Julie and Tiffany 230 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: and Evan and David there, they're incredible, and so and 231 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: Rick has been able to create disciples, much like coach 232 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 1: Read has done it when the coaching community right. And 233 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: it's not just the influence with our team, it's with 234 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: other teams. But Rick not only does it himself, he 235 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 1: invests his time and effort and then allows those people 236 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: to grow in those roles, and we've seen the byproduct 237 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,719 Speaker 1: of that. I'll just give you an indication, and Rick 238 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: affects the entire group of employees that work for the 239 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs. COVID is a huge example. Rick was 240 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,719 Speaker 1: one of the leaders in how are we going to 241 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: handle COVID in twenty twenty and twenty twenty one and 242 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: even to today. But Rick led the whole. There were podcasts, 243 00:13:55,440 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: and there were Microsoft Teams meetings, and there were here's 244 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: what you're going to do, here's how we try to 245 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,319 Speaker 1: mitigate this, Here's what you do and not do. And 246 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: Rick was such at the forefront of that that it 247 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 1: just gave everybody a somewhat of a sense of peace, 248 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: or at least a idea of a roadmap of what 249 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: you do. And Rick was brilliant during that time. Yeah, 250 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: he certainly was. You know, talking about this, it reminds 251 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: me of when I interviewed Rick several years ago and 252 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: something that he said really stuck with me, and I think, 253 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: really kind of it explains what he's all about, not 254 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: just with player injuries specifically, but how he handles individuals, 255 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: how he handles talking to staff, members and dealing with 256 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: situations like this. He said that he learned from a 257 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: young age that he does not treat injuries. He treats people. 258 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: And that's so true in any line of work, right, 259 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: I mean people working with people. That's the important thing. 260 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: How do you interact with a person, and especially someone 261 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: in his line of work or anyone in his line 262 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: of work, including the people that were in Cincinnati on Monday. 263 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: You have to know the person and the people that 264 00:14:56,360 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: you're dealing with, and not even just DeMar like all 265 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: of the reactions of the players and how they're processing 266 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 1: that and handling it, the way that the athletic training 267 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: staffs handled those players and treated them as people. How 268 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: are you feeling, How are you processing this? What do 269 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: you want to do? That says everything about how this 270 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: profession is critical in sports and in life. And I 271 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: just had a lot of thoughts about things like that 272 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: in recent days and just how fortunate our athletes are 273 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: to have those individuals in place, Rick really being at 274 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: the forefront of it to make sure that not just 275 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: physical health but mental health has taken into account. And 276 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: I don't know, we're just we're so lucky to have Rick, 277 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: and how he approaches these things in our building. Tell 278 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: you where else. We're really fortunate and Rick maybe not 279 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: obvious to the general fan. Some know and we keep 280 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: putting them out there so hopefully more No, but what 281 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: they do not know about is how incredible our team 282 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: doctors are. Oh yeah, this is twenty nine season, says 283 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: I mentioned being the voice of the Chiefs. I've never 284 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: seen a better group of team doctors. Now, let's be honest, Coach. 285 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: We talked about it Monday night on the Kingdom Show. 286 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: This is even before the situation happened with them are 287 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: This is about an hour before it happened, so nobody 288 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: knew it was going to happen on that field. But 289 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: he talked about the team doctors because you mentioned the 290 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: chiefs are in have been in a really good spot 291 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: as far as avoiding injuries, preventing him or treating them. 292 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: But you also talked about people. You hear about a 293 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: doctor having bedside manner, right, and my daughter in law 294 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: as a doctor. But this group of docs, their expertise, 295 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: their personnel, their knowledge, their instinct, they are a alsoelectric. 296 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: They are not treating athletes or employees or coaches. They're 297 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: treating people and they get it. Let me just mention 298 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: him here. Doctor Brian Vopat is one. Doctor Scott Mullen, 299 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: Doctor Paul Schreppel. People now maybe know him more than 300 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: anybody else because he put Patrick's knee back right in 301 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: den had to make a decisive decision. By the way, 302 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: He's a Hutchinson Saltalk. He played football for that great 303 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: Hutchinson Saltalk program in south central Kansas. So if you 304 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: see Paul Fiszpumpy and say ghost salt talks. Doctor Mike Monaco, 305 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: who has been with this team a long, long time 306 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: jeff City Jay part of he played football in that 307 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: terrific program in Jefferson City. Luke Thompson. Luke Thompson is 308 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: guysh one of my favorites. Played football at Baker for 309 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: the Wildcats. He was at He played football and was 310 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: a multi star athlete at Lathan North, the alma mater 311 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: of Darren Sprowls now Isaiah Simmons of the Arizona Cardinals. 312 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: Luke won't be mentioned in that line with those guys 313 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 1: as athletes, but he will as Owen graduate person. But 314 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 1: I'm a huge fan of Luke Thompson. And then another 315 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: name that you may find familiar. Of the six doctors 316 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: that helped this team is Jean Philippe Darsh. Now you're like, what, 317 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: how wherever I heard that name? Like it's French. Yes, 318 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: he's a French Canadian that was the long snapper for 319 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs later in the two thousands. And 320 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: his son's a heck of an athlete. In fact, he 321 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: just committed to Penny. Played for the Blue Valley or 322 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: West Jaguars this year in high school football. A really 323 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: good linebacker, running back, he played him at quarterback some 324 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: and he's going to play Ivy League football for Penn. 325 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: So great family there, but Jean Philippe Darsh. But these 326 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 1: six doctors, I can't man, I cannot talk about them 327 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: enough in what they do to not only help our athletes, 328 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: but help our organization. They too have to be ready. 329 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: They have to be ready, just like those Cincinnati and 330 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo doctors were on that field and many times it's 331 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: it's a difficult situation where you have just seconds in 332 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,880 Speaker 1: the most dire circumstances. But I'm just going to give 333 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: a big shout out to our team doctors. Now you 334 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: know who they are. You can look them up and 335 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: google them if you want. But they're they're a phenomenal, 336 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: phenomenal group of human beings who are great professionals. Yeah, 337 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:04,919 Speaker 1: just like the athletic training staff. They are unsung heroes, right, 338 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: Truly heroes is the best way to put it. They 339 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: were heroes during COVID and how the NFL worked through 340 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: all of that, and their heroes every day with how 341 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: they handle our players and treat them and treat the 342 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: people in this building, not just players, it's also the 343 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: staff members in this building. We're again so fortunate to 344 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:27,160 Speaker 1: have the best of the best in the NFL treating 345 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 1: and being ready for the worst events to occur. And again, 346 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: you hope those things never happen, but you also hope 347 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: that if they do happen, the people on the sideline 348 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: are prepared. They will not hesitate, and they're ready at 349 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,880 Speaker 1: a moment's notice, and they save lives. It's an amazing thing. 350 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 1: And they save Tomorrow Hamlin's life on Monday on Monday 351 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: Night football and the right people were in place to 352 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: save someone's life, and it's just it's just an incredible 353 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: thing that you know, you think about if we were 354 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: in that moment and you can have training but we're humans, right, 355 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: and there's there's shock involved for those individuals, there's not. 356 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: They just handle it. They know what to do and 357 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 1: when seconds are at a premium, they know what to do. 358 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: And I just can't say enough about them. And Rick 359 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: has told me that they we talked about the emergency 360 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 1: action plan, but the chiefs practice that. They've go over 361 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 1: procedures on a routine basis and they drill this. Rick 362 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 1: sent me pictures of it, and we're gonna get into 363 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 1: this more. I think it's an offseason episode that I 364 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 1: think is worth it. It's got merit and maybe you 365 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: get one of these team docks in here as well. 366 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 1: But they drill it, maybe even more than I don't 367 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 1: say that. I don't know if they do it more 368 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: than other teams are not. I just know that they 369 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: have the procedures down, who's gonna code, who, who's gonna 370 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: they have hand signals like who's gonna do want jobs? 371 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: I mean, this is all meeted out. And then they 372 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: have paramedics as well that they work with here and 373 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: then these docks, our docks and our trainers go on 374 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:59,400 Speaker 1: the road. I mean it's a it's a small army 375 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: that goes on the road. When we get on the 376 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: plane to go to Las Vegas to play the Raiders, 377 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,199 Speaker 1: and these docs and trainers will be on there, and 378 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,359 Speaker 1: when they get on there, they know that they have 379 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:10,919 Speaker 1: to be ready just like a home game, but on 380 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 1: the to be ready like a road game. So, uh, again, 381 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 1: this episode is really do you mind if we don't 382 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: talk about the Raiders and Chiefs right now? Here's what 383 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: we're gonna do. Make sure you go. You can go 384 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: to the Chiefs dot com. You can go to the 385 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: Chiefs app You'll find us Matt and we're going to 386 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: talk about the game on Kingdom Conversations, I promise, And 387 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: if you can find an episode of higby Chiefs Insider, 388 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 1: we'll talk about the game. But this episode to me 389 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: seems like something else, and uh, it just it's it's 390 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: prayers for Tomorrow and it's the unsung heroes. Yeah, and 391 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: that's where I think we're at. And I hope every 392 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: fan of the Chiefs Kingdom appreciates what we have. Absolutely 393 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: it's so important. And that's what we have to learn 394 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 1: from this right moving forward, is it was a horrible, 395 00:21:55,920 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 1: horrible tragedy and how fortunate are our athletes to have 396 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,199 Speaker 1: the best of the best in place that if the 397 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: unthinkable happens, they are ready to respond without a second's notice. 398 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,360 Speaker 1: And that's what we saw on Monday. And I'm confident 399 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: hopefully something like this never happens again, but if it does, 400 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: those people will be ready, and those people deserve to 401 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: be celebrated. So he's mapped my problem, I'm Mitch oltis 402 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: we will continue with prayers for tomorrow, and we'll also 403 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: recognize the unsung heroes touch down and the celebration begins 404 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: to their head.