1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to the NFL Legends Podcast, an NFL podcast for 2 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: the players, by the players. Here is your host, four 3 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: team year NFL veteran and Hall of Famer, A Nius Williams. 4 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: Welcome to the NFL Legends Podcast. My name is A 5 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: Nius Williams. Today's podcast will have a guest host, the 6 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: Great Linebacker to Kale Spikes, who is also the host 7 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: of his own podcast called Behind the Mask. So let's 8 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: listen in. Welcome back to another special edition of the 9 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: Behind the Mask Podcast. We got some special guests today 10 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: in conjunction with the NFL Legends Community podcast. Got my 11 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: main man, danielle Wis, thirteen year NFL veteran All Pro 12 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,959 Speaker 1: Pro bowler here. I used to be so jealous when 13 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: I turn on Sports Center. He used to get all 14 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: of the interceptions. Was like, you know what, I gotta 15 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: get more in the second. And then from the big 16 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: bro Tony Richardson, straight out of Auburn, seventeen year NFL 17 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: full back. Man, that's crazy. Brother, played seventeen years in 18 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: the NFL at the full back position. And you still 19 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: walking around straight up? Yoga? Man? Yoga? How you guys doing? Man? 20 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: We got some legends in the building down here in 21 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: Miami for the Super Bowl with your Chiefs have finally 22 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: made it. Man, how how does that feel? Well, fifty 23 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: years it's been since the Chiefs have been in the 24 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, and uh, you know, we played on some 25 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: pretty good teams in Kansas City, I mean, going thirteen 26 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: and three, having a buy and you know, having some 27 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: incredible teams. But for whatever reason, we just couldn't get 28 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: past that divisional game, or we just couldn't find a 29 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: way to win the game. And I mean being at 30 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: the game last week was just such a blessing to 31 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: be an Arrowhead Stadium and having the chief come up 32 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: with that big victory to go to the Super Bowl. 33 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: It is pretty special, man. Tony, Yeah, feel the same way. 34 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: You know. It's one of those things. You know, Donnie 35 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: and I were both fortunate to play there for a 36 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: long period of time. And I just remember, you know, 37 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: my rookiears with the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys had come 38 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: off back to back Super Bowls and I was on 39 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: the practice squad. So my agent Pat died Um he said, 40 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: you know, there's an opportunity for you to go back 41 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: in Dallas or the Kansay Chiefs want to sign you, 42 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: so I ain't him going to Kansas City. We go 43 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 1: thirteen and three, and obviously the Cowboys been in the 44 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 1: playoffs as well. I'm like, okay, I'm gonna get my 45 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: ring this year. Thirteen and three, we're at home, first 46 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: round by the whole Deal and Freezing Cole miss three 47 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: field goals. We lost the game ten to seven. Derek Thomas, 48 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: Neil Smith miss m three field goals and Lenny l 49 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: A miss three field goals. Um, I mean with Dale Carter, 50 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: I mean James Hasty, you're talking about start across the 51 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: board and um, you know Mr Freed field goals and 52 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,119 Speaker 1: so to be able to experience that with Donnie last 53 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: week was uh, I mean we both kind of shed 54 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: a tear because it was something as the chief we 55 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: always wanted to do, was to be able to present 56 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: Mr Hunt back with his trophy that bears his name 57 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: and they have a chance to play in the Super Bowl. 58 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: So we're here. We made it. Yeah, so special for 59 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: the city of Kansas City. I mean, you know, the 60 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: rat Kansas City fans die hard. And the great thing 61 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: about Kansas City that we experienced is like the city 62 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: and the team is so synonymous Brenda steves Nick early on. 63 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: She she was ahead of the community relations, and she 64 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: made sure that we all participated as young players and 65 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: gave back to the community. And it was just wonderful. 66 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: Ever where you go wasn't crazy. They're always respected you 67 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: and it's just really special. So it's good for the city, 68 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: it's good for the team, it's great for the organization, 69 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: and it's great for the NFL. All we need to 70 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: do have a big victory. I don't know all we 71 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: have to do. I think somebody I'm saying about that 72 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: what you're talking about. But you talked about the importance 73 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: of winning, uh the a f C Championship game, because 74 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: I remember looking at the game on TV and I 75 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: saw you up in the box and various at it. 76 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: The camera called you, and I was just thinking, like, 77 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: I played in that stadium several times, and like we've 78 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: all heard how loud, and so I really wanted to, 79 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: like just to give our viewers and listeners some insight. 80 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,799 Speaker 1: You guys played there for years. Have you ever heard 81 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 1: it as loud as it was that night? No, I 82 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: think this guys won that champion. I think that's a 83 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: lot of stuf. I've ever heard it. I mean, we 84 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: were actually right before the half. One of the big 85 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: plays was the with my home scored that touchdown and 86 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: we were in that end zone and so all of 87 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: a sudden we see the play come in our direction 88 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: and when he scored, because then you kind of felt like, okay, 89 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: the my minimum starting to swing right before the half, 90 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: man that place blew up. Man, it was. It was special. 91 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: And then towards the end, there was I don't know 92 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: what song it was. We couldn't even hear the word. 93 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: Everybody in the stadium was singing the same song. Stuff 94 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: was going up in the air. It was I mean, 95 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: it was. It was magical. It's fifty years in the making. 96 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: Think about fifty years in the making. It was so loud. 97 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: It was just so exciting to be there and to 98 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: feel that energy coming from the stadium and coming from 99 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: the field and coming from the team. It's just really 100 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: respecial and I'm just really happy that we both had 101 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: opportunities to be there. And the best thing was so 102 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: we actually traveled together. But my buddies were texting me 103 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: like six o'clock in the morning. They were already headed 104 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: to the stadium tail game, so they were good. They 105 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: so they were already after there. So they started they 106 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: started to the barbecue six o'clock in the morning. It 107 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: was cold. I told Donnie at one time, I said, Man, 108 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: I feel like I got some novocaine in my job 109 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: and I couldn't talk. My jaw had locked up. It 110 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: was so cold. It was cold. Man. The trip we 111 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: were on we could we couldn't participate in that. We 112 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: went with the confession, so we were different. So we 113 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: were running out. We had to sit there and hey, 114 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: how you do it's pc It was twelve, like you said, 115 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: after fifty years. One thing I do recall it didn't 116 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: matter if you guys were thirteen and three or three 117 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: and thirteen. Those fans that Arrow had always show up, 118 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: show out and support the Chiefs. What does it mean 119 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: for those fans to finally make it back to the 120 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: Super Bowl? And what would it mean if you guys 121 00:05:54,880 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: actually win? Mm hmm, it will finally I think abstantiate 122 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: um like the Chiefs, you know what I mean, because 123 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: like we need to bring this back. It's been so 124 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: close for so long. I mean, I know, I mean, 125 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: I'm sure you heard the stories that people are trying 126 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: whatever they have to do to get to this game 127 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: because this may not you never know it's been right right, 128 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: So I hear people are like taking out seconds on 129 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: their more. They are going to be here. They cannot 130 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: miss this moment. We've been around a lot of fans. 131 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: It's so entwined into who they are. You know, it 132 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: goes down generations as well. So this is huge, This 133 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: is really big. There's a lot riding on this. Yeah. 134 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: I think it's one of those things that when we 135 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: first came to Kansas City, you couldn't get tickets, So 136 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: tickets to the waiting list to get tickets for like 137 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: ten years, sometimes fifteen years and get tickets and so 138 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: all of a sudden come on. So like all you 139 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: mean to say, if somebody wants to get a ticket, 140 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: you had to like so even as players, like everybody 141 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: on the team, if you're a special teams player, if 142 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: you start to play, everybody had card deals. Some people 143 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,919 Speaker 1: had two card deals because that's how barted your tickets. 144 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: So you got a couple of extra tickets you get 145 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: you know, you get a car deal. You got guys 146 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: that practice squad, they're rolling, they got car so you 147 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: couldn't you couldn't get tickets, and so as you start 148 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: to meet the fans, you realize that these people have 149 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: been tailgating next to each other. It's a family deal. 150 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: When parents passed away, grandparents passed away, they will their 151 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: tickets down. And these people they've been waiting for this 152 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: for a long time. So I was talking to Will 153 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: Shields and I said, well, just imagine because the Roles 154 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: were fortunate to win the World Series and I was 155 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: at that parade and that was crazy. That was like 156 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: Kansa City on because you know the Royals they won five. 157 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: So chiefs man, they're gonna have this probably gonna go 158 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: from St. Louis all the way down to Kansa City. 159 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: It's gonna be the biggest parade you've probably ever seen 160 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: in UH in football history. It's we have our resident 161 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: forty nine. Yeah right now, See, you guys have so 162 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: many championships that got That's what I was gonna say, 163 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: was the last year, right that was my rookie year. 164 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: That's because we went to the NFC. I was when 165 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: the Cowboys we were in. It was the playoffs against 166 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: the UH the four Nins Cowboys and we lost. That's 167 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: when we had like three turnovers in the final score. 168 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: I think you know, theon was on that roster and 169 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: they came to the Cowboys next year, but that was 170 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: the team I lost her. You know. You know what's 171 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: crazy though, I just want to have a real moment 172 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: right now. So when you say ninety four was your 173 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: rookie year ninety four? Fan, bro, you look like a baby, right, 174 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: look like still play? I can't still play now? They 175 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: might one player take me off the field, one play 176 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: for four games, yea spice. I mean you guys have 177 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: the most recent history, I should say, vo Lombardi trophies. 178 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: How and I'm sure you just you've heard it from 179 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: from your fans. How do you guys, how did the 180 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: forty nine is feel about going into this game against 181 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Well, I had the opportunity to go to 182 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: the last game we next to, the last game of 183 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: the year. They were playing the Rams, and uh, you know, 184 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: everybody wanted to know, like, can the forty nine is 185 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: picked back up on pace to where they were at 186 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season and just going around come 187 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: to some of the fans going out the pregame before 188 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: the game started and uh, doing some introductions and things 189 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: of that nature. Man the people are so excited, because 190 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 1: what you have to realize is a few years ago 191 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: when they had that excitement playing at Candlestick and then 192 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: they eventually moved, it alienated a lot of the fan 193 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: base because they felt like, no, it's not it doesn't 194 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: have that same field hardball that we know how that 195 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: saga ended up leaving. But to see it come back 196 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: around full circle. You have John Lynch, he's there, Shanahannas 197 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: now there and they're collectively working together. The support is 198 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: so tremendous when you look at it from top to bottom, 199 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: just everything that they're doing for the players. You know, 200 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: just I remember when I was there. It wasn't bad, 201 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: but it wasn't like they had it now, you know, 202 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: like making sure that you have a proper meal, not 203 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: saying like when you just getting hamburg and some steak 204 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: and potatoes. No, we're gonna make sure that we cook 205 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: your steak and you're you or whatever it is and 206 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: you take it home with you, you know what I mean. 207 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: Like back in the day, it was like, man, you 208 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: better go ahead and stop out. Who does it? But 209 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: so so the support system and the staff, it's huge, 210 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: and everybody understands that you know, we have they have 211 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 1: an opportunity as a fan base, we have an opportunity 212 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: to be at the top six championships, right like six, 213 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: and so that's I think that's what really drives the 214 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: fan base there. So what's gonna What is it gonna 215 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: take for the Chiefs to pull this off? I mean, 216 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:39,199 Speaker 1: you know the high powered offense that the Niners have defense, 217 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 1: it's been playing lights out. I mean that to me, 218 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: it's a tough matchup. Obviously, need to kill or I 219 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: we have we have a bet going on. Um I 220 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 1: hope to Chee win because if I lose this bet, 221 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: You're gonna see a three hund pound ninja running down 222 00:10:54,280 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: south and you don't want to see that. Yeah, I 223 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: need to see this. It's gonna be blurred on it. 224 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean, what's it gonna take it? Please, 225 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,599 Speaker 1: whatever it takes, let's get this vigree. I think the 226 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: big I think the biggest thing is in the last 227 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: two playoff games the Chiefs had they started slow. You 228 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: can't I don't think you can start slow against the 229 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:16,679 Speaker 1: forty and honest, because they can run the air out 230 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,559 Speaker 1: of the ball. I mean what they had eight passes 231 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: last game. The running game is is insane and then 232 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: think about it only that the way the defense is playing, 233 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: so if you start slow, you can get behind real quick, 234 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: kind of what happened to Green Bay. And I don't 235 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: think they can catch back up to speeds. But if 236 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 1: they can start fast or at least get some points 237 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: on the board, and I think it would be an 238 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: even game. Yeah, I agree with that for sure. You know, definitely, confidence, 239 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: I think confidence is uh is a big takeaway in 240 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: this game because if you think, I mean, if you 241 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: think about what the Chiefs have been a part of 242 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: in the last two years, right, So they've been good 243 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: for two years, and they know what that feeling was 244 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,199 Speaker 1: like when they lost to the Patriots last year in 245 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: the championship game and overtime. They know that feeling and 246 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: knowing that after coming back from twenty four points against 247 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: the Texans, I mean that kind of confidence. I mean, 248 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: I think we all know about that confidence like doesn't 249 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: matter what, We're gonna find a way to win, right, right, 250 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: And that's and that's that core, that essence that I 251 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:16,599 Speaker 1: don't think the Niners have that. You know, No, I 252 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: don't think they have that because it's I'm saying that 253 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: because we know where they were last year, so this 254 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: is their first year. Are we good? They were good? Right? 255 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 1: You know what I mean? It's that confidence that doubt 256 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: will creep in, you know what I'm talking about, and 257 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: that and that and that maybe a kicker, but you know, 258 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: aside from your point, I think that's a rot on 259 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: the money as well. You know. So I look at 260 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: the matchups. It's it's the obvious, right, So we talk 261 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: about the strength the weaknesses. You look at both teams. 262 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: I can truly say when you look at both teams, 263 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 1: I think both are evenly matched as the board. And 264 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: so the more and more I look at this matchup, 265 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: I don't really see it as like player versus player, 266 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: which essentially that's what it's gonna come down to. But 267 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:07,559 Speaker 1: I look at Kyle Shanahan going up against Spaco the 268 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: dec So when you see that, I look at so 269 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: I said, let me take a deeper dive because it's 270 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 1: the it's the meeting of the minds, right. They played 271 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: against each other six times, whether or not one was 272 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: the head coach or the other one's coordinating. Four times. 273 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 1: Four out of the six, Shanahan got the best Spacno. 274 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: I went back and did a deeper dive on it. 275 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: And the thing that I saw consistent with Shanahan's offense 276 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: the times that he was able to get the win, 277 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: was that he ran the ball effectively. And it's just 278 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 1: it's the principles. And then you take into consideration of 279 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: what he didn't do in Super Bowl. Can't remember the 280 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: number one Super Bowl against the Patriots with the Atlanta Falcons. 281 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: He did not run the football. And so you you 282 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: gotta know that's going to be his bread and butter. 283 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: That's number one. And where I think that the Niners 284 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,079 Speaker 1: will win, it's just looking at him defensively. You know, 285 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: offensively they're gonna put up points periods they are, But defensively, 286 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: I just think they're front four. They are. They have 287 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: the best front forward in the league. Is force not 288 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 1: only just disrupting, but guys are being productive. You look 289 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 1: at Bolsa, you look at Eric Mstead, Solomon Thomas, a 290 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: bunch of deal and all those guys are first round picks. 291 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: And then you add into equation that guy from Auburn. 292 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: It's just something about these so you know what, so 293 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: like it's gonna be a great game, and I do 294 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: believe that, but I gotta pick my Niner style. You 295 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: know what thing is when you have two teams that 296 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: are evenly matched, is gonna be the intangible one thing 297 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: the Chiefs as well as the Four Nights haven't done. 298 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: They haven't turned the ball over, so they can come 299 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: down to like turnovers and special teams. And at the 300 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: end of the day, that's where it's that. You don't 301 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: turn the ball over, you play great special teams, field position. 302 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: You got a chance to win the teams if you 303 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: turn the ball over in this game, because all of 304 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: a sudden, you know, my home scores like that. You 305 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: guys milk the clock. I mean, the game it could 306 00:14:58,040 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: swing either way. So I don't think the team who 307 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: doesn't turn the ball over and plays great special teams, 308 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: I think you might have a chance to win. Match 309 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: Ups are gonna be match ups. Gonna be matchups right 310 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: Also to minimize on the mistakes because of blown cover 311 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, mental airs, and you can't do that. This 312 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: is the big game, right because one little air like 313 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: that could could be the whole game, you know, So 314 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna be you guys are all defensive guys, and 315 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: Spices talked about the front four of the of the 316 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: Niners defense Folla side. That's kind of defense though, that's 317 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: a defense because he hit the ball. He just running 318 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: like when I can hit him in the chain that 319 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: you don't make You didn't make a decade team two thousands. 320 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: So that means that some of those highlights he had 321 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: to deal with both them. Yeah, some form of fashion 322 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: highlights against highlights. You know he used to destroy guy 323 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: like being in the meeting room. But let me get 324 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: you live Bourbons, like check this out. We were you 325 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: were playing with Casey well she Ells was there, but 326 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: it was you had priests behind you. And I remember 327 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: what we as in the Buffalo Bills came to k 328 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: C after it was a night game and I was like, man, 329 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: Kansas said, they ain't this hard to play in Like 330 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: I don't care. And so I'm turning on the tape 331 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: and I'm like, damn, Tony is just a no lady 332 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: need linebackers. And so that was the theme of the week. 333 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: Hey don't get the spikes, don't be Hey, don't be 334 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: brother over there just because you're all from Open But bro, 335 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: you had our attention in the meeting room so strong 336 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: that we were all piste off before during the week 337 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: of practice because we did not want to be on 338 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: your highlight tap. The long story short, we had the 339 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: number two defense that year in the league, and y'all 340 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: had obviously priest homes and y'all did what you did do. 341 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: But we came into that game and we had not 342 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: allowed a one hundred yard Russia the entire season, and 343 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: you guys got Will over one hundred yards that night, 344 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:05,479 Speaker 1: and that was I was like, you know what, this 345 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: dude right here like Tony will Shields. I remember going 346 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: up against Will. I thought I was gonna try to 347 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: man handle Will. Man, I felt like it was a 348 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:21,400 Speaker 1: defibril clear clear, you know what I mean. But no, man, 349 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,919 Speaker 1: it was. It really was a pleasure though, because I 350 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: guess what we do with People ask you all the time, 351 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: like what do you miss out of the game, Like 352 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: I don't necessarily miss playing, but I missed the story, 353 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. I missed that camaraderie and 354 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: being able to hang out that pro bowls, have a 355 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: cold a dope beverage, and be able to reminisce good stuff. Man. 356 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 1: And you guys, um, have you ever seen a talent 357 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: like a Patrick Moomes? To me, I think he's a 358 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: generational talents. You talked about the front for the Honors. 359 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: I mean, you guys have seen him, you're watching him. 360 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: That was fortunate to play with, you know, Brett Farve 361 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: when he was with the Jets. Now far had the arm, 362 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: but you know, obviously sometimes it could be a little 363 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: bit of reckless with Patrick, Like literally that he makes 364 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 1: those throws and those throws that not too many people 365 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: can roll right and throw across their body seven yards. 366 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 1: It's calculated, you know what I mean. That's the thing 367 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: that's a little different. Like Farve had that arm strength, um, 368 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: but that's yeah, he's he's special. I've never seen a 369 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: quarterback like that. But not just the decision makings, like 370 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: he didn't make mistakes like if the ball if not DA, 371 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 1: he's been around the bounds, throw it away, Like he's 372 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: not thrown into double covers. He's not making those mistakes. 373 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: And that's rare to have a quarterback in his third year. 374 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 1: Think about m v P, m v P. Now he's 375 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,679 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl, two actually championship games. That's crazy 376 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: and in three years about the working serious Yeah, yeah, 377 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: he's definitely a serious talent. You know, playing in the league. 378 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: We always you know, there's we're all kind of like, 379 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 1: you know, good players. It's kind of even then you 380 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: have that, you know, you know, some of these rare, 381 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: these rare talents, you know what I mean, Like we 382 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: all know him, you know, and I think Mahomes is 383 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: one of those rare talents, you know, especially for the 384 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: quarterback position and what he's been able to do and 385 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: just come in and just like start like gangbusters and 386 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: just make make plays. He's definitely a playmaker. And he 387 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: I mean, he can turn the tide of the game 388 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: as he did last week. I Mean, things happen he 389 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:13,199 Speaker 1: makes plays, and I think what happens is that the 390 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: rest of the rest of the team, rest of the offense. Yeah, exactly, 391 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 1: exactly exactly. They trust me. They're looking at him, like 392 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 1: seeing his eyes. He's like, you know, we're gonna do this. Okay, 393 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: you know you know what, I'm good. Yeah, exactly. So 394 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: it's always great to have a leader like that on 395 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:32,400 Speaker 1: top of his playmaking ability. Hopefully this partnership together with 396 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 1: you know, with Andy Reid, stays together for you know, 397 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: for a while. It's got to get this victory on Sunday. 398 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: What's one of the things that you appreciate most. You know, 399 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,439 Speaker 1: looking out of that camp, you see Andy Reid, you 400 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: see Eric b Enemy as the offensive coordinator. Give us 401 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: something that we don't know that actually goes on inside, 402 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: like what people will be surprised to hear, like wow, 403 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: are they so good and what you've seen. It's funny 404 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: you ask that question because someone asked me the same question. 405 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: I think I doing NFL Network or something. They said, 406 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: you know, do you think the chiefs um you're already 407 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: gonna get the big head? And I said, I know 408 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: it's not getting a big hit because eb was my 409 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: running back coach. And I mean we went out and 410 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: rush for like three, rush for three hundred nine. I 411 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: canna say weeks I might have had a couple of 412 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: carries a p rushed for close to three hundred and 413 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: some yards. We rushed with three and we came back 414 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: in on that Monday to watch the tape. Dude, we 415 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 1: got dog cusps. I mean, like we did nothing. We 416 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: just broke an NFL record. He was so like on 417 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 1: us about like you know footwork, uh technique, you know 418 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 1: ap ball hand you don't you put it on the 419 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: ground in a minute? Ball hand whatever, and it was 420 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: against the charges. It was against the charges. Rushed three 421 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: hundred ninety six yards. But we got critiqued so hard, 422 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: and I'm just like, one thing, they're not gonna getting 423 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: place because Eb's that's not it's not as moment like 424 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: you can go out and have a great game. He's 425 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: gonna come in, he's gonna he's gonna give you the 426 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 1: praise where it's deserved, but he's also gonna keep you, 427 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: you know, close to the breast and be like you 428 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 1: need to accomplish anything yet. And obviously he played in 429 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: the super Bowl when ninety was that ninety four with 430 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: the charges? Yeah, and uh so, yeah, he's been there 431 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 1: and had that taste. Yeah, there you go down this again. 432 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: Check this out. I know a lot of people before 433 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: we let you guys go, man, you know a lot 434 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: of people just think like I had the Super Bowl week. 435 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: You come down here, you're gonna kick it, You're going 436 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:18,880 Speaker 1: to the club, you're gonna be hanging out, You're gonna 437 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: meet so many people. It's just it's a brotherhood. Like 438 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:25,719 Speaker 1: it is fun, but what is it really like behind 439 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: the scenes. A typical day in the week of what 440 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 1: you do with both of you guys being legends, NFL 441 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: Legends community coordinators. I know how much you give back, 442 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: Starting with you guys last night, you guys had the 443 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 1: bowling tournament. Um after the bowling tournament, I mean obviously 444 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: your third place place people whatever bowling, So that's a 445 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: big time third place. So I came back and rested 446 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: because we had we did a community service event today, 447 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: the NFL one hundred giving a hundred minutes and we 448 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: we had the kids out of the commission was out, 449 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,040 Speaker 1: Stephen Ross was out, had the cheerleaders and mascots, and 450 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 1: we got a chance to go and play with the kids. 451 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: So for me, this week is about business. Like you know, 452 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: my brother lives in for a lot of that. I 453 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: can come down here and might not be as colorful, 454 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: but Miami's Miami for a lot is still gonna be here. 455 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: But the opportunity to get to make a difference in 456 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: this community is just what's all about from me. Yeah, 457 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 1: I agree with that too. I mean it's all about 458 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: you know, and the great thing about the Super Bowls, 459 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: like every every city you know, the NFL comes and 460 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: have a Super Bowl. There's so much more than just 461 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: the game, right, I mean, you know, we just dedicated 462 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: the field today and Miami Dade. I mean, and there's 463 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: there's fifteen players that are playing actively in the NFL 464 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:37,360 Speaker 1: that's from yeah a bs from that area. Y yeah, 465 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,679 Speaker 1: I mean that's yeah. T y hy Hilan was out 466 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: there today. It is so special because like you know, 467 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: as you know, we were all those kids, you know 468 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: what I mean, and guys are giving back, guys are 469 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: showing up and like, man, you can do it, and 470 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,719 Speaker 1: and that little like you know, um a little comments 471 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: kind of like grows on you and it kind of 472 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: helps you, you know what I mean. So that's that's 473 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: part of it too. And then one thing I love 474 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: about Super Bowl is that, you know, you know, it's 475 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,879 Speaker 1: like a reunion, right see y'all the PC, all you 476 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: boys and everything like that. You know, it's just really great, 477 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: you know, to be you know, in one environment, to 478 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: see everybody and just connect and reminisce and tell some 479 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: good stories here on the podcast. Right, that's where you're from, 480 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: he said, Man, I'm from the three oh five to 481 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: be proud of before we let you go. NFL Salute 482 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: to Service Award that was just announced, Man, give us 483 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,360 Speaker 1: the details on it, like let us snow, what's up man, 484 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: give us the info on it. Yeah, I know, it's 485 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: really special. It's a great award nfl um. Uh, you know, 486 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: salut the Service Award. I'm happy to be recipient this year. Um, 487 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: it's pretty special. I mean, the military runs deep and 488 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: my blood along with t Rich you know, we've done 489 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: some stuff together with the military, and uh, you know, 490 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: it's just one of these deals where growing up in 491 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: San Diego, it's it's anonymous for my life, like all 492 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: my family served and so I understand the service and 493 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: sacrifice and everything that it takes. And for me is 494 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: like since I was a kid, you know, thinks of 495 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 1: my grandfather Max Rousal to give me a foundation to 496 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: understand that. You know, we're so blessed to be born 497 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: in this great country. And it doesn't just happen once 498 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: you travel outside this country. You see what life is 499 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: outside the country in America. But the problem is that 500 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 1: we all think America is everywhere. The rights that we have, 501 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: the freedom that we have. You can do what you want, 502 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: you can dress how you want, Like that doesn't happen everywhere. 503 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:20,959 Speaker 1: You want to talk about the president, you can do 504 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: that here, right, but other places you can do it. 505 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: And I want to make sure that we never lose 506 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: sight of that. It's so important that we recognize that 507 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: and be grateful for the freedoms that we have. And 508 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: it's on the backs of the men and women that 509 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,120 Speaker 1: serve to give us this opportunity. I mean, think about it, guys, 510 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: we played football. You know, I'm one of eleven kids. 511 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: You know you're talking about you know, it's not where 512 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: he starts, it's where you finished. But being born in America, 513 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 1: we won. You know, we're you know, we're victors. We're 514 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 1: not victims, were victors. You know, think about the opportunity 515 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:55,199 Speaker 1: that we have. You've got people coming over here, you know, 516 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: going through deserts trying to get here for what with 517 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: nothing on it, for what? For opportunity to opportunity. We 518 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: have it right here. So it all depends on how 519 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,199 Speaker 1: we look at it. And I'm so grateful and I 520 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: really want to continue to you know, to honor and 521 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: to recognize and bring some awareness to our military community 522 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:15,120 Speaker 1: because you know, we're so so so lucky and so blessed. 523 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: And every time I travel away and I come back 524 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: to America, I'm just so thankful to bornets country, So 525 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: I want to continue that. You know, We're doing this 526 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: through my nonprofit. It's called the Best Defense Foundation. Best 527 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: Defense Foundation dot org. We have a number of pictures 528 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: and videos and information. Will love to have your support. UM, 529 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: weren't able to do this about the support of our community. UM, 530 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: we're all volunteers. We all just put it forward. One 531 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 1: of our models is taking care of the ones who 532 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: took care of us, you know. And I tell my team, 533 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: don't talk about it, be about it. Hey man, we 534 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: appreciate the time. I know you guys gotta go out 535 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: and do what you do. But hey, thanks for stopping. 536 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: Stopping at the Behind the Mask podcast in conjunction with 537 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: the NFL Legends community and h let's do this again, 538 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: don't for sure? This has been the NFL Legends podcast. 539 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 1: To provide feedback or request a topic for discussion, email 540 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 1: us at NFL Legends at NFL dot com.