1 00:00:06,413 --> 00:00:08,933 Speaker 1: NFL Cover Zero with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin is 2 00:00:08,933 --> 00:00:18,012 Speaker 1: a production of the NFL and iHeart podcast. 3 00:00:20,332 --> 00:00:22,973 Speaker 2: Welcome in to a new edition of NFL Cover Zero. 4 00:00:23,653 --> 00:00:27,533 Speaker 3: Drew Franklin here with Billy Rutledge, as we continue to 5 00:00:27,613 --> 00:00:30,093 Speaker 3: look back on that San Francisco trip, Billy, it keeps 6 00:00:30,093 --> 00:00:32,092 Speaker 3: getting farther farther away on the calendar, but we don't care. 7 00:00:32,213 --> 00:00:33,853 Speaker 3: We just have more content to put out and we're 8 00:00:33,893 --> 00:00:34,453 Speaker 3: still smiling. 9 00:00:34,533 --> 00:00:36,693 Speaker 4: I've got plenty more to talk about. And I have 10 00:00:36,773 --> 00:00:39,453 Speaker 4: not replaced Matt on the show. He's just doing his 11 00:00:39,493 --> 00:00:41,693 Speaker 4: own thing right now. Just the way that we've lined 12 00:00:41,773 --> 00:00:44,733 Speaker 4: up these recordings and his vacation time, he will be back. 13 00:00:45,213 --> 00:00:47,973 Speaker 5: I have not wally pipped Matt on this podcast yet. 14 00:00:47,773 --> 00:00:48,413 Speaker 2: Well not yet. 15 00:00:48,573 --> 00:00:50,053 Speaker 3: You know, we still got a few more to go 16 00:00:50,413 --> 00:00:52,653 Speaker 3: while Matt's away. But we're having fun time doing these 17 00:00:52,693 --> 00:00:55,493 Speaker 3: these short conversations where we have big news items and 18 00:00:55,573 --> 00:00:58,173 Speaker 3: set up some of our interviews that lingered from that 19 00:00:58,173 --> 00:01:00,733 Speaker 3: trip to the Super Bowl. Today, we'll have our interview 20 00:01:00,773 --> 00:01:03,453 Speaker 3: with Eric Kendricks play for the forty nine ers and 21 00:01:03,493 --> 00:01:05,212 Speaker 3: made one of the plays of the year for the 22 00:01:05,253 --> 00:01:07,413 Speaker 3: forty nine ers when he helps sell their victory over 23 00:01:07,453 --> 00:01:09,733 Speaker 3: the Eagles by breaking up that fourth down pass in 24 00:01:09,773 --> 00:01:12,372 Speaker 3: the red zone to send them on to the next stage. 25 00:01:12,413 --> 00:01:15,212 Speaker 3: Didn't reach their ultimate goal, but with a team riddled 26 00:01:15,212 --> 00:01:17,453 Speaker 3: with injuries, he came in and made a huge play 27 00:01:17,452 --> 00:01:19,172 Speaker 3: for him and had a big year and as you'll 28 00:01:19,212 --> 00:01:21,693 Speaker 3: hear in the interview, wasn't sure where his career was 29 00:01:21,732 --> 00:01:23,333 Speaker 3: heading before the season. So it's a fun interview. 30 00:01:23,372 --> 00:01:23,493 Speaker 5: Bi. 31 00:01:23,732 --> 00:01:26,773 Speaker 4: Yeah, all pro guy in Minnesota finds a home in 32 00:01:26,813 --> 00:01:29,572 Speaker 4: San Francisco and makes a difference. That's another cool part 33 00:01:29,613 --> 00:01:31,932 Speaker 4: of that. We're just talking to all pro players, you know, 34 00:01:32,572 --> 00:01:34,292 Speaker 4: and then you know it, talked a little bit about 35 00:01:34,333 --> 00:01:36,773 Speaker 4: being a big car guy, Drew. Could you change your 36 00:01:36,813 --> 00:01:38,053 Speaker 4: own oil if I asked you to. 37 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:41,053 Speaker 3: I can do anything with YouTube. I'm one of those guys. 38 00:01:41,133 --> 00:01:44,773 Speaker 3: I've fixed a fireplace with YouTube. I've unfortunately had to 39 00:01:44,853 --> 00:01:48,333 Speaker 3: change my tire more than I wanted. I've had several, 40 00:01:48,373 --> 00:01:50,093 Speaker 3: well three or four flats once on the side of 41 00:01:50,133 --> 00:01:52,933 Speaker 3: the highway. Handled it just fine, didn't need help. But oil, 42 00:01:53,133 --> 00:01:55,653 Speaker 3: I've never given it an attempt. I bet I could 43 00:01:55,653 --> 00:01:57,213 Speaker 3: figure it out, though, what about you? You cargo? 44 00:01:57,693 --> 00:02:00,133 Speaker 4: No, no, I will go get it done by somebody else, 45 00:02:00,133 --> 00:02:02,853 Speaker 4: because I'll make the car worse somehow. I'll forget the 46 00:02:02,933 --> 00:02:06,053 Speaker 4: Johnson rod or whatever. Yeah, don't forget your Johnson rode. 47 00:02:06,293 --> 00:02:06,733 Speaker 5: That's right. 48 00:02:08,053 --> 00:02:10,453 Speaker 4: But no, it was fun to hear from him, and 49 00:02:10,933 --> 00:02:12,573 Speaker 4: you know, we still got a couple more after this, 50 00:02:12,693 --> 00:02:14,333 Speaker 4: so looking forward to hearing it again. 51 00:02:14,373 --> 00:02:16,013 Speaker 3: That's right. And this one's kind of topical. I don't 52 00:02:16,013 --> 00:02:18,853 Speaker 3: know if you saw this, but just yesterday the San 53 00:02:18,853 --> 00:02:22,453 Speaker 3: Francisco forty nine Ers general manager John Lynch came out 54 00:02:22,493 --> 00:02:27,173 Speaker 3: and said that they investigated the conspiracies about that substation 55 00:02:27,493 --> 00:02:30,573 Speaker 3: leading to injuries, which we talked about with Eric Hendricks 56 00:02:30,813 --> 00:02:34,013 Speaker 3: months ago. It's actually a headline today. Lynch said they 57 00:02:34,013 --> 00:02:36,693 Speaker 3: looked into it and it's a big nothing burger that 58 00:02:36,773 --> 00:02:39,253 Speaker 3: there are no adverse effects on the players by that 59 00:02:39,333 --> 00:02:42,853 Speaker 3: big electrical substation next to lev Us Stadium. Do you 60 00:02:42,853 --> 00:02:44,613 Speaker 3: believe him or is that him just trying to push 61 00:02:44,653 --> 00:02:46,253 Speaker 3: things away? You know, we just talked about him getting 62 00:02:46,253 --> 00:02:47,733 Speaker 3: your boy, Mike Evans, I know you're worried. 63 00:02:47,933 --> 00:02:51,133 Speaker 4: Yeah, John's my guy, even though he's taken a legend 64 00:02:51,253 --> 00:02:55,253 Speaker 4: away from Tampa Bay. Maybe he's covering for the training staff, Drew. 65 00:02:55,373 --> 00:02:58,053 Speaker 4: I mean you wouldn't want to just have it be 66 00:02:58,133 --> 00:03:00,813 Speaker 4: their fault, so you know, you know, I'm not sure. 67 00:03:00,853 --> 00:03:02,453 Speaker 4: I guess if he was covering for the training staff, 68 00:03:02,453 --> 00:03:04,613 Speaker 4: he would have said it was the electrical station's faults. 69 00:03:04,693 --> 00:03:06,693 Speaker 2: But you can't put that out there either. Tough spot. 70 00:03:07,093 --> 00:03:11,053 Speaker 5: So I probably what we expected the answer to be. 71 00:03:11,253 --> 00:03:14,213 Speaker 4: But nevertheless, there's still something going on in San Francisco 72 00:03:14,253 --> 00:03:15,053 Speaker 4: with all those injuries. 73 00:03:15,173 --> 00:03:17,693 Speaker 3: Yeah, they hired an independent scientist to come in and 74 00:03:17,733 --> 00:03:19,853 Speaker 3: study it and then to see if they contributes to 75 00:03:19,853 --> 00:03:21,573 Speaker 3: their injuries. I would love to just see what they did. 76 00:03:22,653 --> 00:03:24,533 Speaker 3: They probably walked in it, did nothing, just took that 77 00:03:24,613 --> 00:03:26,053 Speaker 3: check from the forty nine ers, like, oh yeah, good, 78 00:03:26,133 --> 00:03:27,213 Speaker 3: keep practicing, you're fine, just. 79 00:03:27,133 --> 00:03:28,573 Speaker 5: Walking look at you a little bit. 80 00:03:28,613 --> 00:03:30,453 Speaker 3: Does he just knock on the ground, you know's he 81 00:03:30,493 --> 00:03:32,733 Speaker 3: got any kind of you know, like a ghost hunters 82 00:03:32,773 --> 00:03:34,933 Speaker 3: have those readers walking around checking things. 83 00:03:35,133 --> 00:03:35,853 Speaker 2: What was that noise? 84 00:03:35,933 --> 00:03:36,133 Speaker 6: Yeah? 85 00:03:36,253 --> 00:03:38,893 Speaker 4: Thank you's got something like that probably, yeah, I mean 86 00:03:38,933 --> 00:03:42,133 Speaker 4: you got you gotta have something, Yeah, making sure that 87 00:03:42,933 --> 00:03:46,173 Speaker 4: everything's working fine, knocking on some things in the facility 88 00:03:46,293 --> 00:03:47,813 Speaker 4: just to see if it's hollow or not. I could 89 00:03:47,853 --> 00:03:50,093 Speaker 4: definitely see a ghost hunter's re enactment there. 90 00:03:50,213 --> 00:03:52,653 Speaker 3: We also have some kind of breaking news from the 91 00:03:52,773 --> 00:03:55,373 Speaker 3: NFL came out this morning. Maybe if you're listening to 92 00:03:55,373 --> 00:03:58,213 Speaker 3: Cover zero on March thirty first, you're hearing it for 93 00:03:58,253 --> 00:04:01,453 Speaker 3: the first time. But we have our Hard Knocks team. 94 00:04:01,693 --> 00:04:04,133 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, plural this year. 95 00:04:04,453 --> 00:04:06,813 Speaker 5: I don't know this, so I'm going to be surprised 96 00:04:06,813 --> 00:04:07,613 Speaker 5: by this. Who is Andrew? 97 00:04:07,693 --> 00:04:10,973 Speaker 3: Do you have any guesses or who would you like 98 00:04:11,013 --> 00:04:13,773 Speaker 3: to see? You know, we've had some fun wins over 99 00:04:13,773 --> 00:04:16,213 Speaker 3: the year. I'm the kind of person that just whatever 100 00:04:16,253 --> 00:04:18,133 Speaker 3: the team is, I just fall for him. But Jets 101 00:04:18,133 --> 00:04:19,893 Speaker 3: that year, I'm like, Jets are winning the super Bowl. 102 00:04:19,973 --> 00:04:22,733 Speaker 3: They did not win the Super Bowl. Dan Campbell, that's 103 00:04:22,813 --> 00:04:24,693 Speaker 3: kind of what we all learned about him. He actually 104 00:04:24,733 --> 00:04:26,693 Speaker 3: did get the Lions going in the right direction. But 105 00:04:26,733 --> 00:04:28,933 Speaker 3: that was a fun one to watch, no matter the team, 106 00:04:28,972 --> 00:04:31,133 Speaker 3: no matter what their previous record was. For some reason, 107 00:04:31,173 --> 00:04:33,412 Speaker 3: Hard Knocks convinces me that I love them and I 108 00:04:33,452 --> 00:04:34,693 Speaker 3: want the best for them, and that they're going to 109 00:04:34,772 --> 00:04:35,053 Speaker 3: be good. 110 00:04:35,412 --> 00:04:37,892 Speaker 4: I'd love to see Sean Payton and the Broncos a 111 00:04:37,892 --> 00:04:40,853 Speaker 4: little bit behind the scenes, you know bo Nick's drama 112 00:04:40,892 --> 00:04:42,853 Speaker 4: at the end there. I wonder if any of that 113 00:04:42,972 --> 00:04:45,813 Speaker 4: still lingering, or you could just go like dumpster fire. 114 00:04:45,892 --> 00:04:48,412 Speaker 4: Let's see what Todd Mounkin and the Browns are doing, right, 115 00:04:48,652 --> 00:04:51,812 Speaker 4: Deshaun Watson, is he gonna come back? Sharr Sanders switching 116 00:04:51,813 --> 00:04:54,533 Speaker 4: from twelve to two. There's always gonna be some drama 117 00:04:54,573 --> 00:04:57,693 Speaker 4: there and some intrigue. Anything that jumps off for you, anything, 118 00:04:58,212 --> 00:05:00,093 Speaker 4: maybe all the bald coaches in Tennessee. 119 00:05:00,133 --> 00:05:02,293 Speaker 3: Now, yeah, I'd love for the Titans to get on there. 120 00:05:02,293 --> 00:05:03,772 Speaker 3: I'd love for the Titans. I drove by the new 121 00:05:03,813 --> 00:05:07,013 Speaker 3: stadium recently, looking beautiful, looking beautiful, loving that. But it 122 00:05:07,133 --> 00:05:11,133 Speaker 3: is not the Titans. It is drum roll, please, it's 123 00:05:11,173 --> 00:05:13,692 Speaker 3: a good drum roll. How about for the first time 124 00:05:14,212 --> 00:05:17,892 Speaker 3: since the first season of Hard Knocks, Oh, the defending 125 00:05:18,013 --> 00:05:21,052 Speaker 3: Super Bowl champ will be the team. It is the 126 00:05:21,092 --> 00:05:24,852 Speaker 3: Seattle Seahawks. And with a plot twist, we already know 127 00:05:24,972 --> 00:05:27,892 Speaker 3: next year we'll be the Patriots. So we're getting both 128 00:05:27,933 --> 00:05:30,733 Speaker 3: teams from the Super Bowl. Seattle'll be this year, next 129 00:05:30,772 --> 00:05:33,092 Speaker 3: year the Patriots, which is odd in itself because for 130 00:05:33,212 --> 00:05:35,532 Speaker 3: years Belichick wouldn't even let a couldn't even take your 131 00:05:35,532 --> 00:05:37,973 Speaker 3: phone in there with the camera. And now New England 132 00:05:37,972 --> 00:05:40,053 Speaker 3: with Rabel's gonna open the doors. But ahead of us 133 00:05:40,053 --> 00:05:42,092 Speaker 3: this year will be Seattle. You excited to see what's 134 00:05:42,092 --> 00:05:44,253 Speaker 3: going on with the twelfth Man and all the fun 135 00:05:44,253 --> 00:05:45,532 Speaker 3: they're having since winning. 136 00:05:45,253 --> 00:05:49,213 Speaker 4: The Lombardy Maybe, I mean, hopefully Mike McDonald becomes more 137 00:05:49,253 --> 00:05:51,413 Speaker 4: of a likable character if we see more of them. 138 00:05:51,573 --> 00:05:54,373 Speaker 4: You know, how about Kenneth Walker Super Bowl MVP leaving 139 00:05:54,652 --> 00:05:56,892 Speaker 4: Seattle to go to Kansas City. That's a big blow 140 00:05:56,933 --> 00:05:58,892 Speaker 4: for them. But now I'm gonna have to pull you 141 00:05:58,892 --> 00:06:00,813 Speaker 4: away from the TV when the Patriots come on and 142 00:06:00,853 --> 00:06:03,493 Speaker 4: all the Mike Rabel loving that you'll be doing watching that. 143 00:06:03,573 --> 00:06:05,373 Speaker 3: It'll be weird. It'll be weird. But I'm glad we're 144 00:06:05,373 --> 00:06:07,733 Speaker 3: getting too good team. What was it we had the 145 00:06:07,772 --> 00:06:10,772 Speaker 3: Bills in season last year? We've had the end season's 146 00:06:10,772 --> 00:06:12,172 Speaker 3: when thrown me off a little bit. I don't watch 147 00:06:12,173 --> 00:06:14,573 Speaker 3: those as much as the as the ones with the 148 00:06:14,652 --> 00:06:17,013 Speaker 3: lead up. It's just really that music is all they 149 00:06:17,053 --> 00:06:18,852 Speaker 3: gets my juices flowing for football season. 150 00:06:18,892 --> 00:06:21,172 Speaker 4: The one they did with the Raiders back in the day. 151 00:06:22,332 --> 00:06:24,693 Speaker 4: It's like the what the wind is an autumn breeze 152 00:06:24,813 --> 00:06:27,493 Speaker 4: or whatever? Yeah, it's it just it hits, it does. 153 00:06:28,092 --> 00:06:30,933 Speaker 4: So looking forward to that and you know, I don't 154 00:06:30,933 --> 00:06:34,093 Speaker 4: think they're doing the preseason what was it, the one 155 00:06:34,092 --> 00:06:35,613 Speaker 4: with the GM and the Giants. 156 00:06:35,652 --> 00:06:37,253 Speaker 5: I don't think they decided to do that again. 157 00:06:37,293 --> 00:06:39,053 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that might have been the end season version. 158 00:06:39,053 --> 00:06:40,413 Speaker 3: I didn't watch that one loved, but a lot of 159 00:06:40,412 --> 00:06:42,452 Speaker 3: clips came out from that where they had some pretty 160 00:06:42,452 --> 00:06:45,613 Speaker 3: horrible takes about their future and those backfired. I hope 161 00:06:45,613 --> 00:06:46,852 Speaker 3: Sakwon didn't go to the Eagles. 162 00:06:46,933 --> 00:07:16,653 Speaker 6: Well on Network, Yeah. 163 00:07:03,613 --> 00:07:06,693 Speaker 3: We also before we throw this Sarah Kendricks interview, we 164 00:07:06,813 --> 00:07:09,493 Speaker 3: also had what everybody loves in the off season. You know, 165 00:07:09,533 --> 00:07:15,413 Speaker 3: people think combine, they think draft, off season moves, free agency. Now, 166 00:07:15,573 --> 00:07:17,093 Speaker 3: a lot of people just want to see the coaches 167 00:07:17,093 --> 00:07:19,253 Speaker 3: photo from the league meetings. And you know, I know 168 00:07:19,453 --> 00:07:22,533 Speaker 3: we're a podcast, we can't do visuals, but that came 169 00:07:22,573 --> 00:07:25,612 Speaker 3: out yesterday for everyone that doesn't know. They all meet 170 00:07:25,653 --> 00:07:27,533 Speaker 3: up somewhere in Florida. Right, it looks like Florida. 171 00:07:27,653 --> 00:07:28,213 Speaker 2: I should know. 172 00:07:28,613 --> 00:07:33,133 Speaker 4: Heythout Florida at the Arizona Arizona Arizona's where they were at. 173 00:07:33,173 --> 00:07:34,893 Speaker 3: I just saw a lot of sunshine and guess Florida 174 00:07:34,933 --> 00:07:37,733 Speaker 3: Arizona even better. But all the coaches get together they 175 00:07:37,773 --> 00:07:40,813 Speaker 3: do meeting things, they complain about push pushes, They probably 176 00:07:40,813 --> 00:07:43,493 Speaker 3: talk about each other. Someone probably have to be separated. 177 00:07:43,733 --> 00:07:46,253 Speaker 3: But they all get together and do that awkward photo 178 00:07:46,293 --> 00:07:47,933 Speaker 3: where you have half of them in the front row 179 00:07:47,973 --> 00:07:49,653 Speaker 3: sitting down with their hands on their knees, the other 180 00:07:49,693 --> 00:07:52,172 Speaker 3: half standing behind them with their arms crossed. And that 181 00:07:52,253 --> 00:07:56,093 Speaker 3: came out yesterday. You mentioned Robert solom I guy rocking 182 00:07:56,133 --> 00:07:56,613 Speaker 3: a hoodie. 183 00:07:56,653 --> 00:07:57,052 Speaker 2: I love it. 184 00:07:57,293 --> 00:07:59,893 Speaker 3: I don't know why casual like love love these rocking 185 00:07:59,893 --> 00:08:01,413 Speaker 3: the hood And he's back in this team photo. You know, 186 00:08:01,453 --> 00:08:03,693 Speaker 3: he's there with Jets a few years ago. Now he's 187 00:08:03,733 --> 00:08:07,292 Speaker 3: back and involved. Andy Reid got little pattern, kind of 188 00:08:07,293 --> 00:08:11,413 Speaker 3: a Hawaiian tight shirt. Least surprising piece of casual. Yeah, 189 00:08:11,413 --> 00:08:13,733 Speaker 3: at least surprising wardrobe of all of it. But it's 190 00:08:13,733 --> 00:08:15,653 Speaker 3: always fun watching these guys get together and take this 191 00:08:15,653 --> 00:08:16,333 Speaker 3: awkward photo. 192 00:08:16,613 --> 00:08:16,933 Speaker 6: It is. 193 00:08:17,093 --> 00:08:19,533 Speaker 4: I mean, you've even got Liam Cohen looking cool over 194 00:08:19,613 --> 00:08:22,173 Speaker 4: there on the side and the sunglasses, T shirt combo. 195 00:08:22,453 --> 00:08:24,813 Speaker 7: Only person in the entire photo we're in some glasses 196 00:08:24,933 --> 00:08:27,973 Speaker 7: and looks a little bit a little space between him 197 00:08:27,973 --> 00:08:29,693 Speaker 7: and Mike McCarthy. I think he's kind of doing his 198 00:08:29,693 --> 00:08:32,813 Speaker 7: own thing. The Trailblazer that he is. I look at 199 00:08:32,853 --> 00:08:35,173 Speaker 7: the other side of the photo. I see Clint Kubiak's 200 00:08:35,173 --> 00:08:36,372 Speaker 7: calf muscles over there. 201 00:08:36,413 --> 00:08:37,852 Speaker 2: Oh wow, do you see that? Oh? 202 00:08:37,853 --> 00:08:39,333 Speaker 3: I do now now that you're pointed out. 203 00:08:39,373 --> 00:08:41,573 Speaker 4: I mean, those pants are tight, but he's got some 204 00:08:41,693 --> 00:08:42,852 Speaker 4: the leg muscles to do it. 205 00:08:43,373 --> 00:08:45,813 Speaker 5: Also, Joe Brady. Look how big he is compared to 206 00:08:45,853 --> 00:08:49,293 Speaker 5: Mike Lafleur, the new Arizona Cardinals coach. Like Joe Brady 207 00:08:49,333 --> 00:08:52,213 Speaker 5: like middle right there, I mean, he looks looks like 208 00:08:52,253 --> 00:08:53,533 Speaker 5: it's a big boy over there. 209 00:08:53,653 --> 00:08:57,493 Speaker 3: That Siriani looks like he's either weight or Chief Steaks 210 00:08:57,493 --> 00:08:58,213 Speaker 3: looks a little big. 211 00:08:58,533 --> 00:09:01,893 Speaker 2: In front center? Do the Hardballs get to pick? Because 212 00:09:01,933 --> 00:09:02,573 Speaker 2: I feel like it's. 213 00:09:02,493 --> 00:09:04,973 Speaker 3: A it's a big spot be in the middle seat, 214 00:09:05,453 --> 00:09:07,573 Speaker 3: you know, like right there front and center. I would 215 00:09:07,573 --> 00:09:10,173 Speaker 3: have maybe guessed Andy Reid, he's probably the longest tenured. 216 00:09:10,333 --> 00:09:12,693 Speaker 3: I guess John Harball is probably close. But you got 217 00:09:12,733 --> 00:09:14,693 Speaker 3: Jim and John right there in the front a lie. 218 00:09:14,773 --> 00:09:16,933 Speaker 3: Jim's got on sunglasses. He and Liam Cohen of the two. 219 00:09:16,973 --> 00:09:18,853 Speaker 3: But the Hardballs gets center stage. 220 00:09:18,973 --> 00:09:19,173 Speaker 1: Yeah. 221 00:09:19,173 --> 00:09:21,413 Speaker 5: I was looking at John's shoes. He's got kind of 222 00:09:21,453 --> 00:09:24,493 Speaker 5: like the white sock, black penny loaf for going on 223 00:09:24,613 --> 00:09:25,053 Speaker 5: right now. 224 00:09:25,133 --> 00:09:27,413 Speaker 2: So everybody's got their own unique style. 225 00:09:27,853 --> 00:09:29,693 Speaker 4: Andy Reid I think is my favorite out of this 226 00:09:29,733 --> 00:09:33,453 Speaker 4: one though, with the Hawaiian shirt. But Mike McCarthy over 227 00:09:33,533 --> 00:09:35,773 Speaker 4: there looking sharp with his button down too. I don't 228 00:09:35,773 --> 00:09:37,613 Speaker 4: know how he's gonna do in Pittsburgh. Drew, I just 229 00:09:37,613 --> 00:09:38,693 Speaker 4: don't know how that's gonna work. 230 00:09:38,773 --> 00:09:41,693 Speaker 3: You can also kind of tell how these guys feel 231 00:09:41,693 --> 00:09:43,613 Speaker 3: about their teams. Aaron Glenn looks like he does not 232 00:09:43,653 --> 00:09:44,973 Speaker 3: want to be there. Over there on the far end, 233 00:09:45,013 --> 00:09:47,493 Speaker 3: good point. The guys that are smiling, like Sean Payton, 234 00:09:47,493 --> 00:09:49,853 Speaker 3: who just had a good run with the Broncos. Mike Rabel. 235 00:09:50,333 --> 00:09:51,973 Speaker 3: It's almost like you could go through and do your 236 00:09:52,013 --> 00:09:53,973 Speaker 3: season predictions based on facial expressions. 237 00:09:54,013 --> 00:09:57,013 Speaker 4: Did you see Rabel putting guys through workouts recently? 238 00:09:57,493 --> 00:09:57,973 Speaker 2: Or he is? 239 00:09:58,133 --> 00:10:01,293 Speaker 4: I mean he's putting his hands on these guys. Can 240 00:10:01,333 --> 00:10:03,973 Speaker 4: all these coaches get that same evaluation like Rabel? 241 00:10:04,053 --> 00:10:04,293 Speaker 2: Can? 242 00:10:04,293 --> 00:10:06,573 Speaker 5: It just seems like the right guy the job. 243 00:10:06,733 --> 00:10:08,413 Speaker 3: I miss him so much. This came out and he 244 00:10:08,453 --> 00:10:11,613 Speaker 3: went to Arizona State's pro day and he just gets 245 00:10:11,653 --> 00:10:14,173 Speaker 3: down on the three point stance and he's just hitting 246 00:10:14,693 --> 00:10:17,613 Speaker 3: their draft prospect whose name I do not know, but 247 00:10:17,693 --> 00:10:20,613 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, as the offensive lineman's kind of 248 00:10:20,653 --> 00:10:22,693 Speaker 3: got ahold of Rabel's shirt, and his shirt's pulling up 249 00:10:22,733 --> 00:10:24,453 Speaker 3: a little bit, and you know, he's just in there. 250 00:10:24,493 --> 00:10:26,653 Speaker 3: Other coaches are on the sideline with their arms crossed 251 00:10:26,653 --> 00:10:28,293 Speaker 3: and taking notes, and Rabel's like, no, I want to 252 00:10:28,293 --> 00:10:29,053 Speaker 3: get in there and hit him. 253 00:10:29,093 --> 00:10:31,333 Speaker 4: I'm worried about his vest, like he could get his 254 00:10:31,373 --> 00:10:33,493 Speaker 4: hand under his vest and that could rip. I just 255 00:10:33,493 --> 00:10:36,133 Speaker 4: don't see like Zach Taylor doing something like that, you know. 256 00:10:36,293 --> 00:10:38,013 Speaker 4: So that's just unique Mike Rabel. 257 00:10:38,293 --> 00:10:39,213 Speaker 3: I miss him so much. 258 00:10:40,053 --> 00:10:41,973 Speaker 5: Well, you know, don't worry. You'll get him on hard 259 00:10:42,053 --> 00:10:44,333 Speaker 5: knocks in a couple of years here. And I mean, 260 00:10:44,413 --> 00:10:46,653 Speaker 5: I don't see the Patriots going away anytime. So no, 261 00:10:46,813 --> 00:10:48,773 Speaker 5: unfortunately not Drake May shaved his head. 262 00:10:48,773 --> 00:10:49,413 Speaker 3: That's big news. 263 00:10:49,453 --> 00:10:49,613 Speaker 8: You know. 264 00:10:49,653 --> 00:10:51,853 Speaker 3: Tom Brady went with the buzz cut one year. Yeah, 265 00:10:51,893 --> 00:10:54,133 Speaker 3: so Patriots fan, I know they're trying to speak Drake 266 00:10:54,173 --> 00:10:56,293 Speaker 3: May in existence as being the next Tom Brady. But 267 00:10:56,373 --> 00:10:58,493 Speaker 3: he went and did the full buzz like Tom did. 268 00:10:58,573 --> 00:11:00,773 Speaker 3: So maybe even he's leaning into it. 269 00:11:00,813 --> 00:11:02,813 Speaker 5: But that's a good sign. That's like a no nonsense, 270 00:11:03,373 --> 00:11:05,773 Speaker 5: not dealing with the outside noise. I'm only worried about 271 00:11:05,773 --> 00:11:06,733 Speaker 5: football kind of cut. 272 00:11:06,733 --> 00:11:08,813 Speaker 3: You know, that's right, And we're only worried about football 273 00:11:08,853 --> 00:11:11,853 Speaker 3: here on NFL Cover zero. Yes, and up next to 274 00:11:12,013 --> 00:11:14,693 Speaker 3: Eric Hendricks, you mentioned fixing his own cars. We talked 275 00:11:14,693 --> 00:11:17,213 Speaker 3: about the big season the forty nine ers had with 276 00:11:17,213 --> 00:11:19,653 Speaker 3: his big play and the injuries they had. But he really, 277 00:11:19,973 --> 00:11:21,573 Speaker 3: you know, had the highs of his career and thought 278 00:11:21,613 --> 00:11:23,213 Speaker 3: he was on the way out and then found new 279 00:11:23,253 --> 00:11:24,893 Speaker 3: life in San Francisco. So it was fun talking to 280 00:11:24,933 --> 00:11:26,253 Speaker 3: him and seeing him at the Super Bowl. 281 00:11:26,493 --> 00:11:26,813 Speaker 5: Yeah. 282 00:11:26,853 --> 00:11:29,693 Speaker 4: Absolutely, and somebody that you know joined San Francisco late 283 00:11:29,733 --> 00:11:31,533 Speaker 4: into the year and then made a big impact. 284 00:11:31,573 --> 00:11:33,093 Speaker 5: So looking forward to hearing this again. 285 00:11:33,133 --> 00:11:35,053 Speaker 3: He played in Minnesota a little bit. We'll have that 286 00:11:35,133 --> 00:11:37,453 Speaker 3: up for you next After that, we'll have Justin Reid 287 00:11:37,573 --> 00:11:40,453 Speaker 3: next week. And we're still counting down to my favorite, 288 00:11:40,453 --> 00:11:43,053 Speaker 3: maybe of all of them, Orlando Brown from the Bengals. 289 00:11:43,093 --> 00:11:44,973 Speaker 3: We're saving him from the end. He goes into so 290 00:11:45,133 --> 00:11:47,933 Speaker 3: much about Joe Burrow and the fossils and the Samurai 291 00:11:47,933 --> 00:11:50,573 Speaker 3: swords and the fun they have in Cincinnati. So we're 292 00:11:50,573 --> 00:11:52,293 Speaker 3: excited about all of these. But up next on this 293 00:11:52,333 --> 00:11:55,453 Speaker 3: episode is Eric Kendricks of the forty nine ers enjoy. 294 00:11:58,373 --> 00:11:58,733 Speaker 6: All right? 295 00:11:58,733 --> 00:12:02,053 Speaker 1: Happy to be joined now from the this year forty 296 00:12:02,133 --> 00:12:06,853 Speaker 1: nine ers Eric Kendricks, who, well, what did a exceptional 297 00:12:06,973 --> 00:12:09,213 Speaker 1: story this year? By the way, it looked like you 298 00:12:09,253 --> 00:12:11,852 Speaker 1: weren't going to play. You joined the forty nine ers 299 00:12:11,893 --> 00:12:14,093 Speaker 1: at the end of the year and then made big 300 00:12:14,133 --> 00:12:18,253 Speaker 1: play in the playoffs. That had to be an awesome Well, 301 00:12:18,293 --> 00:12:20,852 Speaker 1: first of all, did you feel like midway through the 302 00:12:20,933 --> 00:12:22,693 Speaker 1: year you weren't going to play this season? 303 00:12:22,813 --> 00:12:22,893 Speaker 6: No? 304 00:12:22,973 --> 00:12:24,973 Speaker 8: Actually, the people who are I was closest to there, 305 00:12:24,973 --> 00:12:27,413 Speaker 8: they kind of I feel like maybe they were a 306 00:12:27,413 --> 00:12:28,693 Speaker 8: little bit more worried than I was. 307 00:12:28,773 --> 00:12:30,853 Speaker 1: Probably, Oh they thought like you had been away so 308 00:12:30,973 --> 00:12:32,733 Speaker 1: long you we were just kind of your phones are 309 00:12:32,773 --> 00:12:33,333 Speaker 1: too creaky. 310 00:12:33,413 --> 00:12:35,173 Speaker 8: They were just kind of like, so are you going 311 00:12:35,253 --> 00:12:37,573 Speaker 8: to play or like is that you know? Or are 312 00:12:37,573 --> 00:12:38,773 Speaker 8: you going to get off the couch or you know, 313 00:12:39,013 --> 00:12:41,213 Speaker 8: you're you're working out really hard, so like what are 314 00:12:41,213 --> 00:12:42,213 Speaker 8: you going to put into use? 315 00:12:42,293 --> 00:12:43,253 Speaker 2: Like what go? 316 00:12:43,493 --> 00:12:45,333 Speaker 8: You know, kind of showing me off, you know, don't 317 00:12:45,413 --> 00:12:46,893 Speaker 8: don't do something. And I was like, you know, I 318 00:12:46,893 --> 00:12:48,493 Speaker 8: got just got a that's got a way, you got 319 00:12:48,533 --> 00:12:48,773 Speaker 8: a hold? 320 00:12:48,773 --> 00:12:51,133 Speaker 2: Were you waiting like for the right situation. Is that 321 00:12:51,173 --> 00:12:51,653 Speaker 2: what it was. 322 00:12:51,773 --> 00:12:56,333 Speaker 8: Definitely, I feel like, you know, once this the season 323 00:12:56,373 --> 00:12:58,493 Speaker 8: kind of started and kind of things didn't work out 324 00:12:58,493 --> 00:12:59,613 Speaker 8: how I thought they were going to be. In the 325 00:12:59,613 --> 00:13:02,093 Speaker 8: off season this past year, especially after the last season 326 00:13:02,093 --> 00:13:04,373 Speaker 8: with Dallas, I kind of was like, you know what, 327 00:13:04,453 --> 00:13:07,733 Speaker 8: let me just wait and maybe someone, you know, a 328 00:13:07,733 --> 00:13:09,773 Speaker 8: position will open up where they need me and I 329 00:13:10,173 --> 00:13:10,693 Speaker 8: could fill in. 330 00:13:10,813 --> 00:13:12,053 Speaker 2: I'm ready to go up in shape. 331 00:13:12,933 --> 00:13:14,653 Speaker 8: But then, you know, as the season progressed, it was 332 00:13:14,733 --> 00:13:17,293 Speaker 8: kind of like, Okay, if I'm sacrificing, you know, certain 333 00:13:17,293 --> 00:13:18,973 Speaker 8: things on my end, you know what I mean, I 334 00:13:18,613 --> 00:13:19,293 Speaker 8: need to. 335 00:13:19,253 --> 00:13:21,533 Speaker 2: Focus on the things that are important to me, you know. 336 00:13:21,693 --> 00:13:23,533 Speaker 1: But we're family and friends, like we need you to 337 00:13:23,533 --> 00:13:25,893 Speaker 1: get out of the house, like you're you're starting to 338 00:13:26,093 --> 00:13:28,533 Speaker 1: like you know, you're you're sneaking up the place, so 339 00:13:28,573 --> 00:13:30,373 Speaker 1: we need you to go actually and get a job. 340 00:13:30,573 --> 00:13:31,613 Speaker 2: I just think that is more. 341 00:13:31,733 --> 00:13:33,133 Speaker 8: I think it was more of the fact that they 342 00:13:33,173 --> 00:13:35,173 Speaker 8: just knew that they know what I'm capable of, and 343 00:13:35,573 --> 00:13:37,373 Speaker 8: they've kind of watched me very closely. I know that 344 00:13:37,413 --> 00:13:39,093 Speaker 8: a lot of people, you know, are thinking, oh man, 345 00:13:39,133 --> 00:13:41,693 Speaker 8: this guy wasn't even playing and then he just comes 346 00:13:41,733 --> 00:13:43,973 Speaker 8: into the game and he and he balls out and. 347 00:13:43,893 --> 00:13:46,853 Speaker 2: It's like, really, like, no, I've actually really been playing well. 348 00:13:46,933 --> 00:13:49,493 Speaker 8: I mean in my I mean obviously you know you. 349 00:13:49,573 --> 00:13:52,693 Speaker 8: I want to see myself do better. As a competitor, 350 00:13:52,733 --> 00:13:54,933 Speaker 8: I can always do better, but I've really had ten 351 00:13:54,973 --> 00:13:58,253 Speaker 8: years of straight consistent work at linebackers, so they knew 352 00:13:58,253 --> 00:14:00,653 Speaker 8: what I'm capable of. They know how how healthy I was, 353 00:14:00,693 --> 00:14:02,253 Speaker 8: they knew how hard I worked to get back from 354 00:14:02,253 --> 00:14:04,533 Speaker 8: my shoulder surgery. So they were just kind of eager 355 00:14:04,573 --> 00:14:07,133 Speaker 8: for themselves to be like no, man, like I trust me, 356 00:14:07,173 --> 00:14:08,573 Speaker 8: you still got it, Like you need to get back 357 00:14:08,573 --> 00:14:08,933 Speaker 8: out there. 358 00:14:08,933 --> 00:14:10,373 Speaker 2: You need to show the world when you can do. 359 00:14:10,773 --> 00:14:13,693 Speaker 2: So they were just more they just wanted it for me, 360 00:14:13,893 --> 00:14:15,893 Speaker 2: you know, like more than even you wanted you yourself. Yeah, 361 00:14:15,893 --> 00:14:17,493 Speaker 2: because they just knew that people were kind of counting 362 00:14:17,573 --> 00:14:18,053 Speaker 2: me out again. 363 00:14:18,093 --> 00:14:19,693 Speaker 8: And then you know, like it's kind of crazy how 364 00:14:19,693 --> 00:14:21,413 Speaker 8: it goes full circle, you know, from when I was 365 00:14:21,533 --> 00:14:23,853 Speaker 8: in college, it seemed like but uh, I think they 366 00:14:23,853 --> 00:14:25,533 Speaker 8: were just eager to be like, no, we want you to. 367 00:14:25,573 --> 00:14:27,293 Speaker 2: We want to we want you to show the world 368 00:14:27,293 --> 00:14:28,133 Speaker 2: that you still got it. 369 00:14:29,213 --> 00:14:29,333 Speaker 8: Uh. 370 00:14:29,573 --> 00:14:32,213 Speaker 3: Eric Gonda telling us here not a lot of athletic 371 00:14:32,253 --> 00:14:33,653 Speaker 3: accomplishments between the three of us. 372 00:14:33,693 --> 00:14:37,933 Speaker 2: That's not true. I won seventh grade a golf tournament. 373 00:14:38,013 --> 00:14:41,013 Speaker 3: That's a big moment. Explain to me the feeling on 374 00:14:41,053 --> 00:14:43,813 Speaker 3: that fourth down stop in the playoffs to clinch that 375 00:14:43,893 --> 00:14:45,453 Speaker 3: game and knowing you're moving on. 376 00:14:45,533 --> 00:14:46,773 Speaker 2: What what goes through? 377 00:14:46,813 --> 00:14:49,013 Speaker 3: Is it just an instant a relief when you all 378 00:14:49,053 --> 00:14:50,933 Speaker 3: get that stop and you being the big part of it. 379 00:14:51,213 --> 00:14:53,413 Speaker 8: I mean, it's crazy how you never know when your 380 00:14:53,413 --> 00:14:56,373 Speaker 8: moment's gonna kind of happen. Uh, To be honest with you, 381 00:14:56,453 --> 00:14:58,973 Speaker 8: when everyone was asking you after the game, you know, man, 382 00:14:58,973 --> 00:14:59,613 Speaker 8: how did it feel? 383 00:14:59,613 --> 00:15:00,813 Speaker 2: I was like, I should have picked it off. 384 00:15:00,933 --> 00:15:03,293 Speaker 8: I mean I got I got Stafford, I got you know, 385 00:15:03,373 --> 00:15:05,813 Speaker 8: I got Tom Brady, I got Russell Wilson, I got 386 00:15:05,813 --> 00:15:07,413 Speaker 8: a couple you know, super Bowl quarterbacks. 387 00:15:07,413 --> 00:15:08,493 Speaker 2: I'm like, I gotta get. I had to get a 388 00:15:08,533 --> 00:15:11,093 Speaker 2: Jalen Hurts ball. I'm I'm kind of pissed about that still. 389 00:15:11,613 --> 00:15:13,813 Speaker 1: So you know, there's kind of a murder's row of 390 00:15:13,893 --> 00:15:14,933 Speaker 1: interceptions there. 391 00:15:15,173 --> 00:15:18,093 Speaker 8: I just feel like, uh, you know, to be in 392 00:15:18,173 --> 00:15:20,493 Speaker 8: a position to like not only you know, help help 393 00:15:20,533 --> 00:15:23,973 Speaker 8: the team that I joined late succeed, but to just 394 00:15:24,413 --> 00:15:26,293 Speaker 8: in the in the in the crew, most crucial part 395 00:15:26,293 --> 00:15:27,853 Speaker 8: of the game, when I could just you know, show 396 00:15:27,893 --> 00:15:30,573 Speaker 8: my ability and my talents. Uh, it was just pretty surreal. 397 00:15:30,573 --> 00:15:32,173 Speaker 8: And you know, everything happens for a reason. 398 00:15:45,253 --> 00:15:47,773 Speaker 4: Eric, You're born in California, you played in college at 399 00:15:47,813 --> 00:15:47,973 Speaker 4: u C. 400 00:15:48,173 --> 00:15:48,293 Speaker 6: L A. 401 00:15:48,533 --> 00:15:50,653 Speaker 4: And then you're drafted and you play eight to nine 402 00:15:50,733 --> 00:15:53,333 Speaker 4: years in Minnesota. Like, is there like was there any 403 00:15:53,333 --> 00:15:55,773 Speaker 4: part of you that you're you're feeling you're living your dream, 404 00:15:55,813 --> 00:15:57,173 Speaker 4: but you're also in Minnesota. 405 00:15:57,373 --> 00:16:00,733 Speaker 2: You get a little hold out there for you. Minnesota. 406 00:16:01,053 --> 00:16:03,613 Speaker 2: It's freezing up there. It's a beautiful place. It's cold. 407 00:16:03,693 --> 00:16:05,093 Speaker 8: I tell people all the time. You know, I didn't 408 00:16:05,093 --> 00:16:07,733 Speaker 8: own a jacket before Benesota. I didn't know what to expect. 409 00:16:07,733 --> 00:16:09,213 Speaker 8: I didn't know that there was a city. I didn't 410 00:16:09,253 --> 00:16:11,733 Speaker 8: really know anything about Minnesota. I knew it was cold, 411 00:16:11,773 --> 00:16:13,973 Speaker 8: and I knew that it was on a different part 412 00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:15,693 Speaker 8: of the different part of the coast, and I'm you know, 413 00:16:15,813 --> 00:16:17,373 Speaker 8: not on any coast actually. 414 00:16:17,013 --> 00:16:19,053 Speaker 2: But you know, different part of the earth that I'm 415 00:16:19,173 --> 00:16:19,813 Speaker 2: used to being on. 416 00:16:19,933 --> 00:16:23,813 Speaker 8: So, uh, it completely exceeded all my expectations as far 417 00:16:23,853 --> 00:16:26,693 Speaker 8: as you know, an organization and just just joining the 418 00:16:26,693 --> 00:16:29,733 Speaker 8: team early and being able to contribute and the defense 419 00:16:29,813 --> 00:16:32,013 Speaker 8: fit you know, my style of play, and you know, 420 00:16:32,133 --> 00:16:34,893 Speaker 8: just all the all the things that are that are 421 00:16:34,933 --> 00:16:37,013 Speaker 8: great for a young rookie to come in as a 422 00:16:37,053 --> 00:16:38,653 Speaker 8: linebacker and have success. 423 00:16:38,693 --> 00:16:39,453 Speaker 2: They were there there. 424 00:16:39,533 --> 00:16:41,973 Speaker 1: What did you do? Like what do you do off 425 00:16:41,973 --> 00:16:44,973 Speaker 1: the field in Minneapolis? Like, like, like, what's you know? 426 00:16:45,053 --> 00:16:47,693 Speaker 1: If you're in Miami, you go to South Beach, right, 427 00:16:47,693 --> 00:16:49,493 Speaker 1: if you're in LA maybe you go to the beach. 428 00:16:50,093 --> 00:16:52,973 Speaker 1: What are you doing in Minnesota when things aren't going 429 00:16:53,013 --> 00:16:54,373 Speaker 1: we are playing football? 430 00:16:54,413 --> 00:16:56,213 Speaker 8: To be honest with you, during the season, you're really 431 00:16:56,253 --> 00:16:57,813 Speaker 8: kind of locked in no matter where you are. 432 00:16:57,853 --> 00:16:59,653 Speaker 2: You may you may go out a little. 433 00:16:59,453 --> 00:17:01,693 Speaker 8: Bit, you know, on a day off, or you may, 434 00:17:01,893 --> 00:17:04,332 Speaker 8: you know, enjoy a dinner in the town, or you know, 435 00:17:04,532 --> 00:17:06,852 Speaker 8: try to have a little team camaraderie someone. But for 436 00:17:06,893 --> 00:17:09,973 Speaker 8: the most part, everyone's really super locked in and focused 437 00:17:09,973 --> 00:17:13,013 Speaker 8: for those six months or so. But in the off seasons, 438 00:17:13,053 --> 00:17:15,173 Speaker 8: you know, when it was a lot nicer weather, they're 439 00:17:15,693 --> 00:17:18,173 Speaker 8: one of my favorite things to do was get a 440 00:17:18,173 --> 00:17:20,733 Speaker 8: bunch of the guys, uh and we used to get 441 00:17:20,733 --> 00:17:24,373 Speaker 8: bird scooters and kind of just ride down the river 442 00:17:24,853 --> 00:17:28,053 Speaker 8: in downtown the Mississippi River and downtown Minneapolis used to 443 00:17:28,093 --> 00:17:28,733 Speaker 8: ride up and down. 444 00:17:28,853 --> 00:17:31,133 Speaker 1: So you're telling me the Minnesota Vikings in their free 445 00:17:31,133 --> 00:17:33,493 Speaker 1: time do the same thing like sixteen year old girls. 446 00:17:34,173 --> 00:17:36,532 Speaker 2: We're talking about the scooters around, about the Neil Hunter. 447 00:17:36,613 --> 00:17:39,292 Speaker 8: I'm talking about like you know, Big Dud Wilson. We 448 00:17:39,333 --> 00:17:41,613 Speaker 8: were all just rolling down and people would recognize that 449 00:17:41,693 --> 00:17:43,333 Speaker 8: we were kind of just like all right, see is youeroal? 450 00:17:43,493 --> 00:17:43,653 Speaker 1: You know? 451 00:17:43,773 --> 00:17:45,333 Speaker 2: But we would we would all. 452 00:17:45,453 --> 00:17:48,373 Speaker 8: You know, work out in the in the like OTA's 453 00:17:48,613 --> 00:17:49,933 Speaker 8: you know, minute. We would all be working out in 454 00:17:49,973 --> 00:17:51,813 Speaker 8: the morning. We'd be done by twelve. We would all 455 00:17:52,133 --> 00:17:54,453 Speaker 8: go hang out downtown. We would all ride down the 456 00:17:54,533 --> 00:17:56,933 Speaker 8: river together. We would all come back, eat dinner. It 457 00:17:56,973 --> 00:17:58,413 Speaker 8: was it was It was really a good time. 458 00:17:58,733 --> 00:18:01,413 Speaker 1: Now, I if I understand Crig, You're a car guy, right, 459 00:18:01,813 --> 00:18:04,693 Speaker 1: So is that do you own a bunch of cars 460 00:18:04,773 --> 00:18:05,853 Speaker 1: you like to work on them? 461 00:18:05,933 --> 00:18:07,173 Speaker 2: Are you a NASCAR fan? 462 00:18:07,253 --> 00:18:07,332 Speaker 6: Like? 463 00:18:07,333 --> 00:18:09,133 Speaker 2: What does that mean that you're a car got a 464 00:18:09,133 --> 00:18:10,332 Speaker 2: little bit of everything? You know. 465 00:18:10,453 --> 00:18:11,893 Speaker 8: I was more of a NASCAR fan when I was 466 00:18:11,893 --> 00:18:14,532 Speaker 8: a kid. I just watched more sports in general as 467 00:18:14,533 --> 00:18:16,733 Speaker 8: a kid. I don't really I feel like I kind 468 00:18:16,733 --> 00:18:18,572 Speaker 8: of fell off as I got to my profession. As 469 00:18:18,613 --> 00:18:20,653 Speaker 8: this became my job, I watched more game film now. 470 00:18:21,053 --> 00:18:24,733 Speaker 8: But that being said, you know, I enjoy working on cars. 471 00:18:24,733 --> 00:18:27,092 Speaker 8: I enjoy collecting cars. I enjoy going to car shows. 472 00:18:27,133 --> 00:18:28,373 Speaker 8: I enjoy bringing my you know. 473 00:18:28,533 --> 00:18:31,053 Speaker 2: So you can you could like change an alternator. 474 00:18:31,413 --> 00:18:34,213 Speaker 8: I mean, I mean I can if I just like 475 00:18:34,373 --> 00:18:37,973 Speaker 8: watch a little YouTube video, you know, like, yeah, I mean. 476 00:18:37,933 --> 00:18:39,613 Speaker 2: You got the wrench for sure, I got, I got. 477 00:18:39,613 --> 00:18:41,133 Speaker 8: I got a whole set of tools set up to 478 00:18:41,173 --> 00:18:43,013 Speaker 8: haver Afraid, you know, haver Afraid looking able tools. 479 00:18:43,133 --> 00:18:44,333 Speaker 2: I have a whole set of tools. 480 00:18:44,733 --> 00:18:46,493 Speaker 8: And you know, I think, I mean what I did 481 00:18:46,493 --> 00:18:48,973 Speaker 8: something recently that I like the other day that I do. 482 00:18:49,013 --> 00:18:51,213 Speaker 1: You have the thing like where you like you lay 483 00:18:51,253 --> 00:18:53,093 Speaker 1: on it and you scoot under the car. 484 00:18:53,213 --> 00:18:54,893 Speaker 8: Yeah, you know I have all I have everything you 485 00:18:54,973 --> 00:18:56,373 Speaker 8: got I gotta lift. 486 00:18:56,453 --> 00:18:58,853 Speaker 2: You know you have your own I changed my own oil, 487 00:18:58,973 --> 00:19:00,933 Speaker 2: you know, change your oil. 488 00:19:01,093 --> 00:19:03,453 Speaker 8: Yeah, look at you there's a there's there's sometimes with 489 00:19:03,533 --> 00:19:05,573 Speaker 8: the oil filter is too and I don't want to 490 00:19:05,573 --> 00:19:07,773 Speaker 8: get my girl messy, so I'll be like, I'm not 491 00:19:07,813 --> 00:19:10,373 Speaker 8: going to change that oil filter, so to speak. 492 00:19:10,373 --> 00:19:13,093 Speaker 1: In my gr when I was growing up, my stepdad 493 00:19:13,213 --> 00:19:15,413 Speaker 1: kept all his oil when he changed it, he keeped 494 00:19:15,413 --> 00:19:17,573 Speaker 1: the used oil in two liter coke. 495 00:19:17,453 --> 00:19:19,453 Speaker 2: Models And what do you do with you? I was 496 00:19:19,533 --> 00:19:22,372 Speaker 2: like to turn it in, but you like drive it 497 00:19:22,413 --> 00:19:25,253 Speaker 2: down and recycle it. Look at this guy. I mean 498 00:19:25,453 --> 00:19:27,052 Speaker 2: there's some things on the car that like, I mean, 499 00:19:27,093 --> 00:19:27,613 Speaker 2: I just changed. 500 00:19:27,973 --> 00:19:30,693 Speaker 8: I have a I have a twenty twenty two Cadillac 501 00:19:30,893 --> 00:19:35,173 Speaker 8: Black Wing and and uh my oil filled, my not 502 00:19:35,173 --> 00:19:37,053 Speaker 8: my oil film, my engine my engine air filter. 503 00:19:37,493 --> 00:19:40,413 Speaker 2: The light came on and uh, you know, you take it. 504 00:19:40,373 --> 00:19:42,372 Speaker 8: To the shop and probably probably cast you like six 505 00:19:42,493 --> 00:19:43,173 Speaker 8: hundred know. 506 00:19:44,373 --> 00:19:45,973 Speaker 2: I literally I literally pulled up. 507 00:19:45,933 --> 00:19:48,332 Speaker 8: The Cadillac like I'm like, oh, Cadillac Dealership, pulled up 508 00:19:48,333 --> 00:19:51,573 Speaker 8: to the Cadillac, went to the parts department. The lady 509 00:19:51,573 --> 00:19:53,213 Speaker 8: gave me a discount on the part. So the part 510 00:19:53,253 --> 00:19:54,612 Speaker 8: was one hundred and sixty bucks. She gave me one 511 00:19:54,653 --> 00:19:56,693 Speaker 8: hundred dollars part. I went into my garage and I 512 00:19:56,773 --> 00:19:58,973 Speaker 8: changed the oil filter in Loick at this fix ten minutes. 513 00:19:59,013 --> 00:20:00,933 Speaker 8: I mean it was one hundred dollars. I mean it 514 00:20:00,973 --> 00:20:03,333 Speaker 8: was really not that like if you've played with legos, 515 00:20:03,373 --> 00:20:04,853 Speaker 8: if you've done this, Like, there's some things in the 516 00:20:04,893 --> 00:20:07,413 Speaker 8: car where it's very there's some things that are intimidating. 517 00:20:07,453 --> 00:20:09,333 Speaker 8: There's other things that are really more straightforward. 518 00:20:09,493 --> 00:20:11,213 Speaker 3: Do you have a dream car or like a favorite car? 519 00:20:11,293 --> 00:20:12,013 Speaker 3: Maybe you already have it. 520 00:20:12,053 --> 00:20:13,812 Speaker 8: I got a thousand dream cars, but I mean one 521 00:20:13,853 --> 00:20:15,333 Speaker 8: of the dream cars that I have was the R 522 00:20:15,413 --> 00:20:18,893 Speaker 8: thirty four, like the the the Nissan GTR, the one 523 00:20:18,893 --> 00:20:20,733 Speaker 8: that Paul Walker, you know, jumped. 524 00:20:20,413 --> 00:20:22,813 Speaker 6: Over into you got air over. 525 00:20:22,853 --> 00:20:24,332 Speaker 2: You know, they'll dominant us. 526 00:20:24,533 --> 00:20:26,852 Speaker 8: I remember that when I remember watching that movie as 527 00:20:26,853 --> 00:20:28,853 Speaker 8: a kid and you hear the Ludicrous song playing and 528 00:20:28,893 --> 00:20:30,933 Speaker 8: you hear you see Paul Walker with the blue glow 529 00:20:31,013 --> 00:20:32,613 Speaker 8: underneath and he sliding through traffic. 530 00:20:32,733 --> 00:20:34,253 Speaker 2: I thought that was so cool, and it was a 531 00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:34,933 Speaker 2: Japanese car. 532 00:20:34,973 --> 00:20:37,693 Speaker 8: It was unattainable and until it's twenty five years old 533 00:20:37,733 --> 00:20:39,453 Speaker 8: in the United States, which just which had just turned 534 00:20:39,453 --> 00:20:40,253 Speaker 8: So I got one. 535 00:20:40,693 --> 00:20:41,893 Speaker 2: You got one. I have one. 536 00:20:42,013 --> 00:20:43,493 Speaker 3: You hit the button and I. 537 00:20:43,493 --> 00:20:46,173 Speaker 2: Don't have any nos. It's it's it's pretty stock for 538 00:20:46,213 --> 00:20:48,493 Speaker 2: the most part. So what are we doing next year? 539 00:20:48,733 --> 00:20:51,493 Speaker 2: Are you? You played it on? Coming back? Yeah? 540 00:20:51,533 --> 00:20:53,893 Speaker 8: You know, I'm I'm I feel great. You know, I 541 00:20:54,013 --> 00:20:56,052 Speaker 8: tell you I take extreme pride and taking care of 542 00:20:56,053 --> 00:20:56,493 Speaker 8: my body. 543 00:20:56,533 --> 00:20:59,533 Speaker 2: You know, I feel like after the Eagles game. 544 00:20:59,573 --> 00:21:01,372 Speaker 8: I played seventy one plays and they kind of were like, 545 00:21:01,533 --> 00:21:02,973 Speaker 8: how do you feel like? You know, you kind of 546 00:21:03,013 --> 00:21:05,173 Speaker 8: just jumped in there and played a whole game, and 547 00:21:05,253 --> 00:21:08,093 Speaker 8: I was like, hey, listen, this is my profession. Like 548 00:21:08,133 --> 00:21:09,893 Speaker 8: I've been doing this. I do this like I take 549 00:21:09,933 --> 00:21:12,852 Speaker 8: it seriously. I feel great. And on top of that, 550 00:21:13,013 --> 00:21:16,013 Speaker 8: like I feel like in high school I was always 551 00:21:16,133 --> 00:21:17,733 Speaker 8: like a late bloomer. 552 00:21:17,933 --> 00:21:19,973 Speaker 2: Cos I was a late bloomer. 553 00:21:19,813 --> 00:21:21,813 Speaker 8: And I just feel like that kind of like that youthful, 554 00:21:21,973 --> 00:21:24,653 Speaker 8: that youthfulness kind of just place my place of my advantage. 555 00:21:24,813 --> 00:21:29,173 Speaker 1: Get some meta musel, get yourself at those bones worked up, 556 00:21:29,213 --> 00:21:30,812 Speaker 1: and I look forward to seeing you next year. 557 00:21:30,853 --> 00:21:31,453 Speaker 2: I appreciate it. 558 00:21:31,493 --> 00:21:36,213 Speaker 1: All right, There you go, Eric Kendricks, car aficionado. And 559 00:21:36,373 --> 00:21:38,933 Speaker 1: also he will come over and change your air filter 560 00:21:39,053 --> 00:21:40,453 Speaker 1: if you need to here on. 561 00:21:40,373 --> 00:21:42,333 Speaker 8: Our cover zero MU charge less than the dealership, but 562 00:21:42,373 --> 00:21:44,053 Speaker 8: I can make a deal with you if you want. 563 00:21:44,293 --> 00:21:48,853 Speaker 2: Go to task Rabbit and see Eric. Now all right. 564 00:21:48,893 --> 00:21:51,572 Speaker 3: That was NFL Cover zero's interview with Eric Kendricks at 565 00:21:51,573 --> 00:21:54,253 Speaker 3: the Super Bowl in San Francisco. Loved meeting him, had 566 00:21:54,253 --> 00:21:57,133 Speaker 3: a great time talking to him, learned about cars. Maybe, Billy, 567 00:21:57,173 --> 00:21:58,853 Speaker 3: do you think after all that you can go try 568 00:21:58,893 --> 00:22:00,733 Speaker 3: to change your own well if you had to, Nope, no, 569 00:22:00,813 --> 00:22:03,653 Speaker 3: I'll still not trying. I think in the last thirty 570 00:22:03,653 --> 00:22:05,292 Speaker 3: minutes made you change your mind. No, I'm kind of 571 00:22:05,293 --> 00:22:06,973 Speaker 3: going the other way. Like I think my next car 572 00:22:07,093 --> 00:22:09,613 Speaker 3: is a Tesla. I don't even want to drive like 573 00:22:09,973 --> 00:22:10,973 Speaker 3: you know, I'm done with that. 574 00:22:11,293 --> 00:22:13,213 Speaker 4: I think that, you know, one hundred years from now, 575 00:22:13,253 --> 00:22:15,693 Speaker 4: we'll probably treat cars like we do horses today, where 576 00:22:15,693 --> 00:22:17,133 Speaker 4: it's like, you know, kind of do your own thing, 577 00:22:17,173 --> 00:22:17,853 Speaker 4: go on a track. 578 00:22:18,053 --> 00:22:21,332 Speaker 3: Horses. Yeah, that's the comparison. We're we're going backwards. I 579 00:22:21,333 --> 00:22:22,973 Speaker 3: did not think you were going to say horses there. 580 00:22:22,973 --> 00:22:24,693 Speaker 3: I was with you on your point. I thought we're 581 00:22:24,693 --> 00:22:26,333 Speaker 3: gonna be more like the Jetson's and we just get 582 00:22:26,333 --> 00:22:26,773 Speaker 3: in something. 583 00:22:26,813 --> 00:22:30,013 Speaker 4: And well, no, I'm saying, like nobody uses horses today, 584 00:22:30,293 --> 00:22:32,173 Speaker 4: so I don't think many people will use cars. 585 00:22:32,533 --> 00:22:34,933 Speaker 3: I thought you were saying we're going towards versus you're 586 00:22:34,933 --> 00:22:38,093 Speaker 3: saying our current autumn, my Toyota Hoghland or right now 587 00:22:38,133 --> 00:22:40,733 Speaker 3: that's about to turn eleven, will be like a horse exactly. 588 00:22:40,933 --> 00:22:43,093 Speaker 4: Yes, and we will, you know, we'll just be the 589 00:22:43,133 --> 00:22:44,893 Speaker 4: cars will drive us to the destination. 590 00:22:44,973 --> 00:22:47,213 Speaker 5: I don't know, but Jetson's future maybe after that. 591 00:22:47,453 --> 00:22:49,933 Speaker 3: Yep, well after this next week, we'll be back for 592 00:22:50,053 --> 00:22:52,293 Speaker 3: more of this banter on the latest news. Might have Matt, 593 00:22:52,373 --> 00:22:54,053 Speaker 3: might be me and Billy again. Whatever the case, we'll 594 00:22:54,053 --> 00:22:56,413 Speaker 3: have justin read in that conversation from the super Bowl 595 00:22:56,613 --> 00:22:58,733 Speaker 3: as we continue on into the off season with NFL 596 00:22:58,773 --> 00:23:00,213 Speaker 3: Cover zero. Thanks for listening. 597 00:22:59,973 --> 00:23:10,653 Speaker 1: To NFL Covers zero with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin 598 00:23:10,733 --> 00:23:13,733 Speaker 1: is a production of the NFL and iHeart podcast. For 599 00:23:13,813 --> 00:23:17,373 Speaker 1: more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, 600 00:23:17,453 --> 00:23:19,653 Speaker 1: or wherever you get your podcasts.