1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame. Will would truly be the high speed 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: of little arner I can have as a as a 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: football player. Welcome to a celebration of Jacksonville Jaguars left 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: tackle Tony Baselly's induction into the Pro Football All of Fame. 5 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: What makes it even more special for me is I 6 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: want to represent this organization and this fan base because 7 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: I know it's important to them as well. For them 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: to care that much means a tongue to me. Join 9 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: Jaguars dot Com senior writer John Hosier as he sits 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: down with the people who know Tony both professionally and personally, 11 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: Angie Busselly. I think, honestly from talking to people from 12 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: my own feelings about it, people are more excited about 13 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: this episode than any of the others that I've talked 14 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: about because we're talking to Tony's wife, UH significantly better half, 15 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: Uh Angie Basselli, and Angie, thank you so much for 16 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: doing this. Welcome what an intro? Oh how are you? 17 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: I'm great? And I think the first thing I want 18 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: to ask and I'm I'm rushing into it because I've 19 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: got to know, uh, I, I have not had a 20 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: chance to talk with you. I spoke with you briefly 21 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: at the at the get together in Los Angeles the 22 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: night that Tony's induction was announced to the world, but 23 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: I've not had a chance to talk with you about 24 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: when you found out. And I guess the first question is, 25 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: how in the world did you keep it secret for 26 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: as long as you did. You and I have had 27 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: some fun conversations along the way, you know, kind of offline, 28 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: and honestly, this moment is so incredibly, incredibly special that 29 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: trying to maximize every single moment of it. It has 30 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: been absolutely paramount and at the forefront of every single 31 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: decision that I have made. I'm just so incredibly proud 32 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: and excited, and I know what this means to him, 33 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: and so to cheat him of any aspect of what 34 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: this means over my dead body. So you know, they're 35 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: doing things differently. They've got a new president of the 36 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame, and obviously Covid changed things and we 37 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: had experienced he had it in his head and in 38 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: his mind, you know what that knock was going to 39 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: feel like. And we've all felt what it has been 40 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 1: like not to get the knock, and including you, you've 41 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: been there right along by our side, And it's heartbreaking, 42 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: it's absolutely I mean, you were in the room when 43 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: you saw his best friend Mark b No crying, my 44 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: kids crying, and it breaks your heart when you get 45 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: amped up, wrapped up, hopeful, hopeful maybe maybe maybe maybe 46 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: and then nope, not this year. And so when it 47 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: finally did happen, I mean, there's just nothing that I 48 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: wouldn't have done to preserve him getting the rock. So 49 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: that was easy. Actually, were you? Um? And again, you 50 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: know when Tony told me, uh, you know, I'm not 51 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: embarrassed to say this, I got a little choked up. 52 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I know you're supposed to be 53 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: neutral on these things, and I've journalists in background, but 54 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: I've known I've known Tony for so long, and having 55 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: been in the room with you guys a few times, 56 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: you know all the emotions. So I knew what it 57 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: meant to you guys when you got that call from 58 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: the Hall. I assume the Hall of Fame called you. Correct, Yes, 59 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: um tears, I assume, I mean, And it had to 60 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: be an incredible moment to know that finally, Um, just 61 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: even reliving it makes choke up. Um. Yes, it was 62 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: so awesome, so awesome I I saw her name pop 63 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: up on my phone, and I was so hopeful, um 64 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: that I knew that if she had called me and 65 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: not him, I kind of assumed. I knew exactly what 66 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: the call was. And I was around my children and 67 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,119 Speaker 1: I knew, but I couldn't take the call in front 68 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: of them. I knew that are are It wouldn't be safe. 69 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: And so I texted her and told her give me 70 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: ten minutes. Can you please call me back in ten 71 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: minutes and she said absolutely, And so I went over 72 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: to my best friend's house, one of our best friend's house, 73 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: Eric and Kay and I was sitting in their kitchen 74 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: just shaking. I just was holding my phone, just literally 75 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: like oh my gosh, Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh. 76 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: And it rang again. I was like yeah, So I 77 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: answered the phone and I was like literally holding my 78 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 1: breath and I was like, Michelle, please tell me you're 79 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: calling me with some good news. And she paused, paused, paused, 80 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: and kind of like freaked me out. And then the 81 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 1: president of the Hall of Fame was on the call 82 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: as well, and he said, well, Michelle doesn't have good 83 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: news for you, but I do you know, we'd like 84 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: you know, Tony has is being you know, inducted into 85 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame and congratulations that I didn't hear 86 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: much beyond that, quite honest with you. I mean I 87 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: literally dropped with my head between my knees and us 88 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: was sobbing. I mean, I just just thinking about it 89 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: so cool that, Uh, I'm gonna ask you was it 90 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: better for you? Because again to fill in people who 91 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: maybe a little behind on the story, three or four 92 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: different times, this was a scene where the Bissell's family Tony, Angie, Uh, 93 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: people from Jaguars dot Com, We're uh, the Bassels have 94 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: been nice enough to allow us try to follow the story. 95 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 1: The call would come and Tony, you have to tell 96 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: everybody that it wasn't happening. And my question to you, Angie, 97 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: was it better for you that you found out that 98 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: way and not have to go through that again? Or 99 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: is that an unfair question? Like can you don't have 100 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:49,919 Speaker 1: to wait this time at least about this one? Um? 101 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: So to your point, what you're one of the little 102 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 1: details you're missing too, is that you know, pre COVID 103 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,359 Speaker 1: they have like a week of events. You know, it 104 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: was like four or five days full of events that 105 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: we you know, our whole family went to and you 106 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: dressed everybody, and you flew everybody out there. And you know, 107 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: some people have one kid, two kid, three kids. We've 108 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: got five kids, you know. So by the time you 109 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: get all their schedules to make it work, all their 110 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: football coaches and collegiate coaches and professors and make I 111 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: mean you have to move like heaven and Earth to 112 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: get the bussellis together in one spot. And then we're 113 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: dressed for this red carpet events. And again no small feat. 114 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: You know, it's not like everybody in our family's normal 115 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: size either. You know, my boys are all over Tony's 116 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: six eight, the boys are six six, six five. We 117 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: can't just buy stuff off the rack, and so it 118 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: is like an act of Congress to like make this 119 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: all happen. And there's like so much pressure. It happens quick. 120 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: You find out and you have two weeks to pull 121 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: everything together, and like you said, you know, you go 122 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: there and there's so much anxiety in all the best way, 123 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: Like you're just so incredibly hopeful and obviously we think 124 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: he's the most amazing football player that ever played in 125 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: the whole existence of football. But you're just hoping that 126 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: other people might think he's good enough to be in 127 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: the hall, you know. And so what's been neat about 128 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: the journey is that my kids got to relate to 129 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: his football career in a super cool way. They were 130 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: so young and so um disconnected to his actual career. Obviously, 131 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: they've kind of grown up, like in the wake of 132 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: it all and in the shadow of it and in 133 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: the there's been really cool things about raising our children 134 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville, Florida. Um, but they got attached to his 135 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: football career in a very special way. And to watch 136 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: them hope and get so excited and be invested year 137 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: after year was actually, um a hidden blessing that you know, 138 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: you don't know it till you're beyond. And it was 139 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: torture in the process, but really cool along the way. 140 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: And what was cool about the way they did it 141 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: this particular year post COVID was that I really was 142 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: able to get all the right people at the table, 143 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: you know, really everybody that was supposed to be there 144 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: for the knock. We flew in his mother in law, Um, 145 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: all of my children were there, My parents were there, 146 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: his mom and stepdad were there, Stacy Brunel was there, 147 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: Mark wasn't able to be there that night, unfortunately, but 148 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:52,239 Speaker 1: he was there for the super Bowl, which was fantastic, 149 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: and so being able to plan a little bit, you know, 150 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: was a blessing. I told everyone forty eight hours before, 151 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: except for my mother in law who needed to book 152 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 1: a ticket, and everyone just I think we got to 153 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: really enjoy the moment a little bit more. We were 154 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 1: happy for like, you know, I was happy for two 155 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: weeks straight. They were happy for forty eight hours straight, 156 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:21,599 Speaker 1: and then got to enjoy all the build up to 157 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: the super Bowl too, So it did kind of enhance 158 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: the moment. You know, we didn't miss much. We were 159 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: able to really take it all in. Right. This is 160 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: such an obvious question, but you know, again, you know 161 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: him better than anybody everything, and everybody feels like they 162 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: know Tony who knows him, but you don't better than anybody. 163 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: What did it mean to him for this to happen, 164 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: you know, because it's always means everything. But as he 165 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 1: shared any of that with you know, he's not a 166 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: big He shared things with me over time, and so 167 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: that's part of what made that moment so special for me. 168 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: Um and he even denies some of the stuff, but 169 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 1: he's shared, you know, sort of intimately at moments that 170 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: definitely has contributed. But I mean I'll never forget. I mean, 171 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: these are silly things, but um, not really. Um, as 172 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: we all know, it was a shoulder injury that that 173 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: shortened his career, and UM, he had what a lot 174 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: of people would say was quote unquote the right too. 175 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 1: UM handle that whole scenario very differently. Um, you know 176 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: a lot of people would have had a lawsuit. A 177 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: lot of people would have and like, from a minute 178 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: his career was over. Um, it was devastating because it 179 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: was a premature ending, very very devastating, and he was 180 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,079 Speaker 1: he's still not ready to be done. If the man 181 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: could get out there and go suit up and make 182 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: a difference on the field, he'd do it. Mh. But 183 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: that was definitely premature. He was in his prime. Um gosh. 184 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: And and again i'm his wife and I'm so biased, 185 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: but I really didn't realize how awesome he was until 186 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: I've watched football subsequently, and there's like a hole. There's like, 187 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: people don't play football like he played football. It was 188 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: just so aggressive and so dominant. And and again, I 189 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: mean Jonathan Ogden played at the same era, and we 190 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: both came from the Pac ten together, and Anthony Muonios 191 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: was somebody that Tony always watched film on and so 192 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 1: kind of my point of reference were Anthony Moonius, Jonathan Ogden, 193 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 1: and my husband, and they all played very just be 194 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: a football, you know what I mean. They just were 195 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: bad to the phone, and so I just thought, that 196 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: is the way I left Apple plays football. I'm not 197 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: sure that I can aim, not even on one hand. 198 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: People after his career, you know. And again, I'm not 199 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: the football connoisseur like you guys are. And when his 200 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: when he quit playing football, my my, my knowledge definitely 201 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:24,079 Speaker 1: took a big dip, but it has been I am 202 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:28,079 Speaker 1: so great. So he stopped in the middle of his prime, 203 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: was my point, and that was very devastating. And he said, ay, 204 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: I'm hoping, you know, if I do something a loss 205 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 1: like a lawsuit, or if I hand, if I if 206 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: you mishandle stuff like this, this is this is how 207 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: you're remembered. This is this is what people this is 208 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: how you go down in history. This is how people 209 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: think of you. And he goes, that is not what 210 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: I want my story to be. I hope there are 211 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 1: better stories to tell than how I went down, you know, 212 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: And um, he just never wanted to like burn Bridges, 213 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: he always wanted to keep doors open to the possibilities 214 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: of a better legacy. And um, he was devastated that 215 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: his career was ended short because I think that in 216 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: his heart of hearts he would never admit this, but UM, 217 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: I think he knew he was definitely like on the 218 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: path to a hall of fame shoeing. And I think 219 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: had he been over ten years, we wouldn't have had 220 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: to wait as long as we waited. Um. And so 221 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: knowing that he did all that he could and it 222 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: was enough, it's cool. It's cool for him. I know that. 223 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: I know one reason that I was so happy he 224 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: got in. I was not in Jacksonville anymore when his 225 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: We're got cut short. But I always thought, you know, 226 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: the way he loved the game, the way he played it, Um, 227 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: how cruel it was to have it taken away from him. 228 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if this makes up for it, uh, 229 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: but it's certainly I guess puts a bow a correct 230 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: uh uh finish and almost it almost feels like it 231 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: completes the circle if you will appropriately and I'm assuming 232 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: you guys sort of feel that in the same way 233 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: I know I do, and so yes, I know he does. 234 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: He never ever, ever, ever played for Accolade like that 235 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: was never It's like what you just said. He loves football, 236 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: like he loves everything about it, and he knows that 237 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: that is the greatest honor. So to receive it means 238 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: that much to him. And like I know that through 239 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame process, um, it has been frustrating 240 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 1: to him to watch guys like arrogantly assume that they 241 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: deserve it, or like that the Hall would be lucky 242 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: to have them, or different attitudes along the way I 243 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: know of sickened him. And so this has been not 244 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: ever an expectation, not ever. It's just like you said, 245 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: like the biggest bow on a box, cherry on top. 246 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: Just you couldn't pay him a greater compliment, you know. 247 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: So I'm just so thrilled for him. It's funny to 248 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: discuss what you just said. Uh, And I don't think 249 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: I'm sharing anything out of turn here, But there were 250 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: times when he didn't get in that folks. Angie Boselli 251 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: was an upset wife in that situation, you know, And 252 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: when I was always luck by Andy. The reason I 253 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: bring it up is, uh, I think it was very heartfelt. 254 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: All those times where he said, look all these guys 255 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: who got in deserved to be in. He always did 256 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: such a great job keeping that in perspective that obviously 257 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 1: he was disappointed, um, and he held his emotions in check. 258 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,640 Speaker 1: But I do think that was a real thing for him. 259 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: He respected the hall so much that although he was disappointed, 260 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: he also understood these five guys who are getting in 261 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: or having their moment as well. UM. I guess the 262 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: question to you would be, did he ever off camera 263 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: say hey I should have been in this year or 264 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: and I talked about that emotion for him? No. In fact, 265 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: he always you're exactly right. He would always have to 266 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: like educate me because I would be hot, you know. 267 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: I mean I was like what you know, no way, 268 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: like right, you know, and and he always no, it 269 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: is you know, this guy played this many years, I 270 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 1: did this and did it didn't He's had many Super 271 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 1: Bowls and he could rattle off every guy's stat immediately 272 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:17,919 Speaker 1: and tell me how phenomenal every single player was and 273 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: is you know, and you're exactly right. He never ever 274 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: never went never had like a sour great moment where 275 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: this guy got in and I didn't like that never 276 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: came out of his mouth. He always, um would shut 277 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: me up and and I never said anything to anybody 278 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: but him, And I'm sorry. I still stand by what 279 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: I say. He deserved and not at anybody else's expense, 280 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 1: but just he's awesome. Um again, you're right, like he is, 281 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:02,360 Speaker 1: he's a student of the game. He respects the process. 282 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: He believed that there was a good chance that his 283 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: day would come. And my husband, if you know anything 284 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: about him at all, he's feisty as all get out, 285 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: but he has he is so fair and he has 286 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: so much integrity and he definitely lives by treat other 287 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:32,719 Speaker 1: people how you want to be treated mentality. And I 288 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 1: think that he was really kind of you know, I 289 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: would be devastated if somebody felt like I got in wrongly, 290 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:45,959 Speaker 1: and I will appreciate every human that gets in before me, 291 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,679 Speaker 1: even if I never get in. And that was definitely 292 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: his position. Like I said, I struggled with it a 293 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: little bit more than he did, just because proud wife, 294 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: you can't help yourself. But I really I do did 295 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 1: appreciate it was so much easier to get through each year, 296 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: knowing that he was okay too, you know, that made 297 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: it much easier for me to move on to the 298 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:18,399 Speaker 1: next year and the next thing, just knowing truthfully, but 299 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: I'm good, you know. And I was like, oh, thank goodness, 300 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: I'm not doing very well. As this thing draws closer, 301 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: this people will be listening to this in July. Will 302 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: you ever get a break from the planning? Or is 303 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 1: it going to be chaos and until right to the end. 304 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: Are you going to get a chance to enjoy this 305 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 1: at any point? Well? Unfortunately, Um, I am world's worst 306 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: at having the ability to say no to things. And 307 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: I have just become the local high school cheerleading coach, 308 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: and I also coached the middle school cheerleading team, And 309 00:20:56,400 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: so between my obligations of coaching my five children and 310 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: this monstrosity of event, I'm just hoping to get there 311 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:09,479 Speaker 1: on time. And if you know me, that is not 312 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: my strength. I'm wait everywhere I go. Um, But the 313 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 1: process has been a blast, and I think doing the 314 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: plans has only enhanced the process. I feel like I'm 315 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: getting to enjoy it even more just being part of 316 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,719 Speaker 1: the nuances of all of the decisions that are along 317 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: the way, and so that's really my attitude towards it 318 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: is I love knowing the nitty gritty and all that's 319 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: going into this, and I love helping. Like I said, 320 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 1: the Jags are pulling out the stops that if this 321 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 1: party is going to be a blast, and the freedom 322 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:57,360 Speaker 1: and the flexibility and the um generosity to make this 323 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: just super memorable and super amazing. Who gets to be 324 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: a part of something like that. So for me, I'm 325 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: enjoying every step of the way. And it's busy, it's chaotic, 326 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: it's crazy, it's like crying on the yacht. Okay, these 327 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 1: are good problems to have. Well, Angie, you know, I've 328 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: I've known you. It seems like a lifetime this some 329 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: of the stories you share here today I never had 330 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:29,360 Speaker 1: a chance to talk to you about. So I think 331 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 1: our fans are really going to appreciate you opening up 332 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: about Tony about this, and I think, frankly showing a 333 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 1: side of him that people haven't seen before. And uh, 334 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 1: you know, I can't thank you enough. In closing, I'll 335 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: say this is an incredibly well deserved thing for him, 336 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:49,959 Speaker 1: but a well deserved thing for your entire family as well. 337 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: Who's always been gracious with us about sharing the moment, uh, 338 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: which really means sharing it with Jaguars fans and uh, 339 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: you know both of you have always put a priority 340 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 1: on that and been incredibly gracious about it. I appreciate it, 341 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: congratulations and enjoy this fantastic, once in a lifetime moment. 342 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: You're the best. You're a big part of it, Jags fans. 343 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: It feels so awesome too, have lived in this community 344 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: for plus years and get the privilege to share it 345 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: with so many friends and fans. We are Jacksonville, you know, 346 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: this is this is home and these are nine oh 347 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 1: four do ball These are people, and so to share 348 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: this with our community absolutely means the world to us. 349 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: That was a conversation we just recently had that we 350 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 1: are so thrilled that we made Jacksonville home. We had 351 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: no idea this was coming down the pike, and what 352 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: a blessing, Angie, fantastic stuff is always I look forward 353 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: to seeing it and frankly look forward to celebrating a 354 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: little bit in Canton. Than have a great day. You're 355 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: the best.