1 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: This is the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans 2 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: plan on Farm Bureau Health Plans making it easy to 3 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: get you the healthcare coverage you need for less than 4 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: you think. Visit FBHP dot com. I'm Mike Keith. Glad 5 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: to have you with us Titans making news on Monday 6 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: when the club announces an agreement with the city to 7 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: build a new stadium. I had a chance to visit 8 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: with Titans President and CEO Burke Nyhill to ask him 9 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: many of the questions that I felt like the ot 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: people would have about this announcement and what we know now. 11 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: So here's my conversation with Burke Nighthill on the OTPUI. 12 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: It's a great day for the Tennessee type and Titans 13 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: fans as the organization has announced an agreement with the 14 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: city for a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans. I'm 15 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: joined by Burke nig Hill, the team's president and CEO. Burke, 16 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: if you would share the details of this agreement. It 17 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: is an exciting day, Mike. We have reached an agreement 18 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: with Mayor Cooper with respect to a new stadium that 19 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: would be built on the east bank of the Cumberland River, 20 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: a stadium that would be capable of hosting only Titans games, 21 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: but the world's biggest events. We're excited because this has 22 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: been a long time coming. We've been having conversations with 23 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: the mayor for a long time, built around several principles, 24 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: but a key principle has been the idea of finding 25 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: a better path forward, in particular for the taxpayers of Nashville. 26 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,639 Speaker 1: Current Nissan Stadium is an aging building, and the current 27 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: structure of our lease would require that the taxpayer would 28 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: fund a good chunk of the investments that would be 29 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: necessary to bring it into another generation. And we're talking 30 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,639 Speaker 1: about hundreds of millions of dollars, if not over billion 31 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: dollars worth of responsibility that would fall to the taxpayers. 32 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: And that wasn't anything that was acceptable to us. It 33 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: wasn't acceptable to Mayor Cooper. So we have for a 34 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: very long time been trying to find a responsible and 35 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: sustainable solution to get to a next generation of a 36 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: stadium for Nashville, while doing so in a way that 37 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: shifts that ultimate burden from the taxpayers and to the team. 38 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: And we're delighted that we've found a solution and we're 39 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: excited to talk to the public about it. In terms 40 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: of the building itself and the lease, we're picturing a 41 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: facility of about sixty thousand capacity. It would be an 42 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 1: enclosed facility, again capable of hosting the world's biggest events 43 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: as well as events of all sizes. And I think 44 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: what is probably exciting news for Titans fans this lease 45 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: would keep the Titans in Nashville and Tennessee for another generation. 46 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: We're looking at a thirty year lease for this new facility. 47 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: So just for specifics, where exactly is the new stadium 48 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: set to be built. It would be built on our 49 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: current stadium campus. So if our stadium today is up 50 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: towards the river our front, the stadium would be built 51 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: further back towards the east and between the current stadium 52 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: and the highway. So with all this going on, we're 53 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: still going to be able to play a Nissan Stadium 54 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: as long as we need Nissan Stadium. Yes, we looked 55 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: into the possibility of playing elsewhere for a few years 56 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: during construction, but ultimately landed on Nissan Stadium being the 57 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: best place to play Titans games and host other events 58 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: during the construction period, especially for other events you look 59 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: at CMAFS in Music City Bowl, some of our longest 60 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: term partners at the stadium, and having just been through COVID, 61 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: they lost several of their events and it would have 62 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: been devastating to not allow them to continue to have 63 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: those events during a construction period. So we'll end up coexisting. 64 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: There will be a Nissan Stadium that is as active 65 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: as ever on the west side of the campus, while 66 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: there is a new stadium coming out of the ground 67 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: on the east side of the stadium during this construction period. 68 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: So just like what at Lanta and Minneapolis did while 69 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: their builds were going on. Yes, so safe to say 70 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: parking is going to be acted. Parking will be impacted, 71 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: and we know that that's a pain point for our fans, 72 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,559 Speaker 1: and so we've been working really hard already to identify 73 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: parking alternatives, transportation alternatives to make coming to Nissan Stadium 74 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: a great experience even with that disruption. We will communicate, 75 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: we will overcommunicate those solutions. Every city that has built 76 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: a new enclosed stadium has gotten a Super Bowl. You're 77 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: saying that would be your expectation for our new stadium. Yeah, absolutely, 78 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: that would be my expectation. The NFL came to Nashville 79 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen, and frankly, they took a chance when 80 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: they brought the Draft here. Only major cities had gotten 81 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 1: the NFL's biggest events up until that point, and there's 82 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: no question that Nashville delivered and in spades. And so 83 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: those same people, the events programmers for the NFL, they 84 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: took notice, and there's no doubt in my mind that 85 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,799 Speaker 1: the NFL would come to Nashville with a Super Bowl. 86 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: The thing that jumped out to when you set a 87 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 1: sixty thousand capacity, there won't be a bad seat in 88 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: the house, will there. Know. The challenge that we've given 89 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:10,239 Speaker 1: architects up until now is let's build the right building 90 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: with the right seats, not start with an arbitrary number 91 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: for capacity that was frankly old thinking. And what you 92 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: end up with is you end up with some seats 93 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: that are not great viewing and game experiences. So when 94 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: we say a sixty thousand person capacity, we're talking about 95 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: sixty thousand great experiences in that building. As we talk 96 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: about the college football playoff in the Final four and 97 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: the SEC Championship and anything else that could come to 98 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: the new stadium, it can be a huge win if 99 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: you're a sports fan like we are, or even if 100 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: you're not, just because of the overall impact in the community. 101 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: That's right. Every one of these promoters they appreciate the 102 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: power of their event coming to town. I mean, without question, 103 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: every one of those events that are coming to mind, 104 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: for you, the Super Bowl Final or WrestleManias, they bring 105 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: hundreds of millions of dollars worth of economic impact to 106 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 1: the local economy. That means local businesses are busier than 107 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: they would normally be. That means jobs. Frankly, there's production jobs, 108 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: there's construction jobs around those events. But these events also 109 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: appreciate that they have a responsibility to impact the community 110 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: at large, and so every one of them is going 111 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: to bring with them an intentional effort to leave the 112 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: community better than they found it. And that may be 113 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: building a field, that may mean doing community projects at 114 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: a local park. I would also point out those are 115 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: just the biggest events. Those same local businesses, those same jobs, 116 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: they will benefit from a more active stadium and with 117 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: an enclosed facility. Now you're talking about additional events that 118 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: are going to keep hotels full, that are going to 119 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: keep restaurants more crowded than usual, and so we believe 120 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: that this building is going to be a benefit far 121 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: beyond the football team. It's going to benefit the community 122 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: as a whole when these events come through town. Nissan 123 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: Stadium was a game changer for this community. The new stadium, 124 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: you're saying, will be even more of a game changer. Oh. Absolutely. 125 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: If the first few decades of the Titans being in 126 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: Nashville and Tennessee and the stadium being on the banks 127 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: of the Cumberland River were phase one, phase two is 128 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: going to be an absolute game changer in terms of 129 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: what this facility can mean to the overall community. All Right, 130 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: So the number one question that I've gotten from Titans 131 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: fans outside of are we going to host a Super Bowl? 132 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: Is what about PSLs? What do you expect the role 133 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: of PSLs to be in the building of the new stadium. 134 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: For a long time, PSLs have been a reality of 135 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: construction projects of this scale, and so PSLs will be 136 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: a part of this project as well. That said, it's 137 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: been critically important to AMY, it's been critically important to 138 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: the organization as a whole that we find a way 139 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: to honor existing PSL holders. The PSL holders, some of 140 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: whom purchased their PSLs back in the late nineties. They're 141 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: the reason why we're here, and they have been loyal 142 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: to this organization for decades, and there is just no 143 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: scenario in Amy's mind where we don't honor them as 144 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: part of a transition into a new building. What that 145 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: looks like, We're still working through some of the details, 146 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: but we are committed to giving every PSL holder a 147 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: credit to purchase a new PSL and a new building 148 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: that is in line with their original investment in the 149 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: original PSL. Again, a lot of details to be worked through, 150 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: and we know how important it is to communicate with 151 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: our existing PSL holders as soon as we have all 152 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: of those details, and we will vary very soon, But 153 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 1: at every point when we've had these conversations understanding that again, 154 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: as these projects go, PSLs will be a part of it, 155 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: but that there was just not a scenario in which 156 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: we wouldn't be honoring our existing PSL holders as we 157 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 1: transition to a new building. Stay with fans, what are 158 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: your goals for fan experience in the new stadium. We 159 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,719 Speaker 1: want it to be a modern experience. Our current facility 160 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: is served our fans well for a few decades, but 161 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 1: there is a better experience that's available by thinking about 162 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: diversity of experience. Many of our fans do want to 163 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: just get to the game, parking their seats and watch 164 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: the game. But what you see around this city and 165 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: around the NFL is that the best stadiums allow fans 166 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: a choice about how they want to attend the game 167 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 1: and interact with the stadium. And so that may be 168 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: a great seat that's got a good view of the 169 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: game that they're parking the entire time, and that may 170 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,719 Speaker 1: be a more social experience. There's families who want the 171 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: ability to roam around a little bit with their little ones. 172 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: We've got millennials who would like to have something of 173 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: a game long tailgate, and so we're trying to build 174 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: a building and design a building that accommodates a wide 175 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: range of experiences. We are really really focused on building 176 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: a great fan experience home field advantage. Frankly, through the 177 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: design of this building, I think one of the most 178 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: exciting things in listening to the plan for the news datums. Okay, 179 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: all the events are cool, but this is very much 180 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: going to be Nashville Stadium. If you live here, you're 181 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 1: going to feel like it's your place. Talk to us 182 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: a little bit about that and the thinking that's gone 183 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: in to that process about what it can be for 184 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: the entire community. We're working hard to design a building 185 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: that is active three hundred and sixty five days of 186 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: the year. We picture this being the people's house. It 187 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,959 Speaker 1: starts with the location. A lot of NFL stadiums, most 188 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: NFL stadiums are usually out in the suburbs, off a 189 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: highway exit somewhere. This building is going to be located 190 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: in a central part of this city, and so that 191 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: provides an opportunity to create an activity that is really 192 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 1: really unique for NFL stadiums. And so with that kind 193 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: of activity, sometimes it is the world's biggest events, right, 194 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 1: but sometimes it's smaller gatherings that really really impact this community. 195 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: We're working to find ways to get metro schools opportunities 196 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: to use this facility on a Tuesday for yield trip. 197 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: We're working to find ways that nonprofits could use this 198 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: building for fundraisers. We're working to identify spaces within a 199 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: building that can be used for professional training or job fairs. 200 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: There's a very very unique opportunity with this building where 201 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: it can be used literally for a Super Bowl on 202 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: one weekend and later that week potentially be used to 203 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 1: host a small classroom for some sort of community event. 204 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: So this is going to be part of the tour 205 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: when the middle school students go to the Capitol and 206 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: the rhymen in all the places downtown you want to say, hey, 207 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: come see the stadium. Be part of this. Yeah, and 208 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,559 Speaker 1: not just see the stadium, mic, but but maybe come 209 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: see the stadium and for a seventh grade classroom learn 210 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 1: how to code. You know, if their hope and imagination 211 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: brewing for you know, what professional opportunities might be available 212 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: to them in this community as it continues to grow. 213 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: We think there's a real opportunity to see this as 214 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: something of almost a community center more than just a stadium. 215 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: Let's talk nuts and boats. Now, what does the next 216 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: dep in stadium development look like? Well, there's a legislative process. 217 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: So the City Council of Nashville has formed an East 218 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 1: Bank Committee that's been meeting for a few months now 219 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: trying to get out all of these details that we've 220 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: been working on for a long time with the Mayor's 221 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: office and make public as many details as possible so 222 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: the public can review in a transparent manner all the 223 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: things that have led us to this point, and so 224 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: that process will continue. Now that process will add the 225 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: details of this deal that we announced with the mayor today, 226 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: then it will go to a full city council process 227 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 1: in the coming weeks. Sports Authority other agencies need to 228 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: review this deal and approve this deal, so we're still 229 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: talking about a matter of months of the city process 230 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: before this deal would be completely finalized and approved. We 231 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,199 Speaker 1: have also been meeting with our community. We've been meeting 232 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: with fans to talk about what they want to see 233 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: in the new stadium facility and the area surrounding the 234 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 1: new stadium, and that process will continue as well. We 235 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: are hungry for feedback. Like we've talked about, this is 236 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: the people's house and we want to hear from the 237 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: people about what they would like to see in this 238 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 1: design as we continue to march towards the possibility of 239 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: this new facility. Two part question, has the stadium design 240 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: process already begun and when will the fans have a 241 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: chance to see those initial plans. Yes, the design process 242 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 1: has begun. We needed to start that process months ago, frankly, 243 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: to figure out whether a new stadium would fit on 244 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: our campus, and if so, how much it would cost. 245 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: And the answer we're happy to report is yes, there 246 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: is a beautiful new building that would fit on this campus. 247 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: And so we have a design concept that we are 248 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: starting to rally around. We hope to be able to 249 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: show the community those early design concepts very very soon. 250 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: They're still in process, but as soon as they're ready, 251 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: we hope to show them to the public and hope 252 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 1: that they're excited to see what a new building could 253 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 1: look like on that campus. In terms of the design 254 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: principles we've been paying attention to. First of all, we've 255 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 1: rallied around this phrase went on character, and what we 256 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: mean by that is we see Nashville and Tennessee as 257 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: a character rich community and I think about the Rheman 258 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: and the Rheman is not future rich, it's not opulent, 259 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: and it is a treasure of a venue because of 260 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 1: the character of that venue. And when you build a 261 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,199 Speaker 1: new building, you certainly want it to have modern comfort 262 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: in a modern experience, but we also want to embrace 263 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: that sense of character. Right, We're not going to compete 264 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 1: with some of the other facilities that have been built 265 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: around the NFL recently that are very, very future rich 266 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: and an opulence. We want this building to ultimately reflect 267 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: the character, the rich fabric of this community, and we 268 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: feel like we've landed on something that does just that. 269 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: The second thing is we're focused on this building being 270 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: so much more than a football stadium. A lot of 271 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: the buildings that have been built recently have focused on 272 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: being football facilities. It will be a great football facility, 273 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: it's a facility that will create a home field advantage 274 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: for the Titans for Tennessee State University when they come 275 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: through and play their games there. But it's so much 276 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: more than that. This facility to be the very best 277 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: concert venue in the country. We want it to be 278 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: a place that the Super Bowls and Final four is 279 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: want to come because it creates this great template for 280 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: those those events coming through. And as I mentioned before, 281 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: we want this to be a great place for the 282 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: community to come and experience their house three hundred and 283 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: sixty five days a year, and so that's another focus 284 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: that we've had. The last thing that we've been focused 285 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: on is a building that endures. A building that is 286 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: flexible enough, is built with the right design processes that 287 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: it endures for decades and decades and decades to come. 288 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: This lease will keep the Titans in thirty years and 289 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: hopefully beyond. We are trying to build this building in 290 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: a way that, frankly, it uses design methods and the 291 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: type of forward thinking that our current building does not have, 292 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: and we expect this building to last fifty sixty seventy 293 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: years with the design methods and some of the thinking 294 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: that they're putting in behind making sure this is an 295 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: enduring and sustainable building. So how so do we start construction? Well, 296 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: you know, to not count our chickens again, there is 297 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: the city process that will be ongoing, and so that 298 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: will be the focus over the next few months, is 299 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: both the legislative process and the community outreach and input 300 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: gathering process. If all of that were to go according 301 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: to plan, next fall is probably the earliest that construction 302 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: would actually be. There's a design process that needs to continue, 303 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: if there's a procurement process that needs to begin, and 304 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: so next fall to winter is probably the earliest that 305 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: construction would begin. All right, So if that's when construction starts, 306 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: when will it be completed? Our goal has always been 307 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. We're not going to put an arbitrary 308 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: date on completion that would ultimately result in a construction 309 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: process that is hurried or a design process that is hurried. 310 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: And so if that means that ultimately the first games 311 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: and first events aren't hosted at the stadium until twenty 312 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: seven and not twenty six, we will take a responsible 313 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: approach to managing that construction schedule. So short answer, we're 314 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: aiming for twenty twenty six, but it maybe twenty twenty seven. 315 00:16:58,160 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: We'll just have to let the next few months play 316 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: out and determine what the schedule is, and we'll communicate 317 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: the answer as soon as we have it. The Adams 318 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: family bet big on Tennessee in the nineteen nineties and 319 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 1: it's paid off big. Why has the marriage between Tennessee 320 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 1: and the Titans been so successful? Amy recently rolled out 321 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: a new mission statement for the organization, and it's to win, 322 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: to serve, and to entertain. And in terms of winning, look, 323 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: this is a hard working community, right, This is this 324 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: is a community that that's gritty, that's that's not afraid 325 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: to roll up their sleeves. It's a city that is 326 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 1: based on makers, you know, writing songs and land bricks, right, 327 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: And I think this team reflects that and this organization 328 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: reflects that. On the field, it's not always pretty, but 329 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: it's always beautiful. As it heard Mike Ray will say, right, 330 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: this team is scrappy and is resilient, as is this 331 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: city in this state. We're tough, right in terms of serving. 332 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: This is the volunteer state, and I think Amy has 333 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: always had this appreciation that we can we can help 334 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: model that, and we can help use our re sources, 335 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 1: we can use our platform to make this city in 336 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: state a better place to live. And in terms of entertaining, 337 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: let's face it, this place is a great event out 338 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: maybe one of the best in the world, and we've 339 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 1: tried to embody that both in terms of the events 340 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: that we have at the stadium. Every game day should 341 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: be a big show. Amy understands that, and it feels 342 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 1: like the city and state appreciate how we leverage this 343 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 1: venue for those purposes. You've put years into this process, 344 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: you and a lot of people with the organization ownership. 345 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: You've taken a lot of time, a lot of thoughtful 346 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: work on every aspect of it. So as we wrap 347 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,439 Speaker 1: up this interview on this big day, what do you 348 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: want to let fans, know, citizens of Davidson County, know 349 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: everybody who's watching this know about where this process is 350 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: going next. Well, I'll speak to Titans fans first. I 351 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: think Titans fans who've been paying attention to this organization 352 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: recognize the impact that Amy Adams Trunk has had on 353 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: this organization since she stepped into her role as controlling 354 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: under in twenty fifteen. There's really not much that is 355 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: the same about this organization from then until now, and 356 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: just about everything's better. And that is not as a 357 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,199 Speaker 1: result of an accident. That's because of Amy's leadership. She 358 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: sets really really high expectations for this organization to deliver 359 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 1: on behalf of the fans, and that starts on the 360 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: football field. And we've seen, you know, remarkable results on 361 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: the football field compared to where the team was when 362 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,199 Speaker 1: she stepped into her position. But hopefully the fans are 363 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: seeing that throughout every part of this organization, whether that's 364 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: getting in and out of the stadium, which has gone 365 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: from a challenge to something that's that's that's better, whether 366 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 1: it's how we interact with them on social media and 367 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: through digital channels, whether that's how our ticket office is 368 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: interacting with fans. Amy really really cares about the details 369 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: and making sure that fans and season ticket members in 370 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 1: particular feel a sense of honor and respect and have 371 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: this closeness with our organization and this process. While it's 372 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: about so much more than the Titans, for Amy, she 373 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: appreciates that this opportunity, it's how to get right for 374 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: Titans fans, and this is about defining what it's going 375 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: to mean to be a Titans fan for another generation. 376 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,880 Speaker 1: And in terms of Nashville and Tennessee. First of all, 377 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:11,880 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you for your support over the last 378 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 1: few decades. It is an honor to be your NFL 379 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,919 Speaker 1: football team. We are committed to serving you well, and 380 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: we understand that we have a responsibility to use our platform, 381 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:25,919 Speaker 1: to use our resources to serve you, and we are 382 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: absolutely committed to continuing to do that. And that includes 383 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: how we design a building. That includes how we ultimately 384 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: use a building. When we say that we see this 385 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,479 Speaker 1: as the people's house, we absolutely mean it. This building 386 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: needs to be so much more than a football field. 387 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: This needs to be a building that serves the people 388 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: of Nashville, serves the people of Tennessee, and we are 389 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: absolutely committed to making that happen. If you'd like to 390 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: watch that interview, you can certainly do that by going 391 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: to Tennessee Titans dot com. My entire conversation with Burke 392 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: night Hill is there and you can watch it in 393 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,439 Speaker 1: case you missed any of it. Hey, By the way, 394 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: when you join the new Duncan Rewards program, you can 395 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: start saving and stacking your way to free Duncan. 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Gearing 405 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 1: up for a big weekend against the Indianapolis Colts at 406 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 1: Nissan Stadium. It is Oilers Titans homecoming weekend, and one 407 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:59,120 Speaker 1: of the many players coming back to Nashville for Sunday's 408 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 1: game is Jason mccordy, a Titans draft pick in two 409 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: thousand and nine who spent eight years with the club, 410 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: finally retired after this past season with the Miami Dolphins, 411 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: and now, at age thirty five, he is hosting Good 412 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 1: Morning Football with a talented group of people on NFL Network. 413 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,719 Speaker 1: Jason mccordy excited to be coming back to Nashville so 414 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: much so he gave me time to record this interview 415 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: for the ot people. Here's one of my favorites, j 416 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:40,679 Speaker 1: Matt Jason mccordy on the OTP. We know Jason mccordy 417 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: as a football player, a former Titan, a three year 418 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: player with the Patriots, spent a season with the Cleveland 419 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: Browns and the Miami Dolphins. But now he is a 420 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 1: big time TV star co host of Good Morning Football 421 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: on NFL Network. Jason mccordy, how in the world are 422 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: you man? I'm gonna go a TV starting off, I'll 423 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: go that farm. A rookie in the game, still figuring 424 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: my way out, but it's been a lot of fun 425 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: of learning on a job and getting to know some 426 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: of the amazing people over at the Good Morning Football 427 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,919 Speaker 1: with our crew. How much fun is it working with 428 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 1: Kyle Brandt, Oh, you never know what he's not even 429 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 1: I'm not even gonna say each day, you never know 430 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,199 Speaker 1: what each segment is gonna bring, what he's going to 431 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: say next. Him and Peter Schrager, they've been awesome. Any 432 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: questions I have, they're answering them. They're always there. And 433 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,679 Speaker 1: then Jamie Urdoll coming on with me. We're both the 434 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 1: new people, so we've been able to bond over that 435 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: get to know each other. So it's been it's been 436 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. How much do you think it 437 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:40,399 Speaker 1: helps that Jamie Urdahl is new coming in at the 438 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: same moment as you and the host of the show 439 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: is experiencing everything with it at the same time you are. 440 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: In terms of the new Oh, it's huge. We both 441 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 1: came in a week before we were going to start 442 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: on air and we were just hanging out. We were 443 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: just talking in Obviously, Kyle and Peter they've been doing 444 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: this for six years together, so they have a certain 445 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: rapport and relationship and inside jokes, and it's just like 446 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: sometimes me and Jamie said at the back of the table, 447 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:08,679 Speaker 1: we'll look at each other like I don't know what 448 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: the hell they're talking about. We'll just pretending to laugh. 449 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: So it's been fun to go through that experience together 450 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: and be able to share it and learn on the run. 451 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 1: All Right, So you get out of football, you say, 452 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: I'm thirty five, I'm not gonna play anymore. A lot 453 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: of guys sort of take a year or two Jason 454 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: and don't do anything. What kind of led you to 455 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: make the decision to go after this role? Yeah, And 456 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: to be honest, probably a few years ago when I 457 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: thought about retirement, I thought I'd do the same thing, 458 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:38,439 Speaker 1: take a year off, just hang out with the wife, 459 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 1: with the kids. And I think it was just the 460 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: way everything fell into place, you know. Getting hurt last 461 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: year told the Liz Frank ligaments in my foot, had 462 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: a lot of time off to be able to be 463 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 1: with the family. The broadcast boot camp came up that 464 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: the NFL does out in LA. Went out and did 465 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: that and was able to perform well. And by time 466 00:24:57,359 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: this summer came and I was rehabbing and deciding what 467 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: I was going to continue to play. The next thing, 468 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: I knew I had opportunities of real jobs to go 469 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,120 Speaker 1: on and do broadcasting and be on TV and pull 470 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: games for the radio. So it was just like, Hey, 471 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 1: I don't want to retire and say, hey, you know what, 472 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 1: I'm going to hold off on that opportunity. I'll come 473 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: back next year because those roles would be filled. So 474 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: for me, it was about staying busy in retirement. I 475 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 1: try to talk to some of the guys I played 476 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 1: with often. A guy Lavelle Hawkins, who I was in 477 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: Tennessee with me and him spoke the other day and 478 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 1: we were just laughing and reminiscent about our times looking 479 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,360 Speaker 1: forward to the alumni weekend, and we talked about being 480 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: in retirement of staying buy having things to do and 481 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: doing the broadcasting has given me that opportunity to be 482 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: able to still beat in football while actually not going 483 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: through beating up my body every day. Jason, you mentioned 484 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: you had other opportunities in broadcasting. Why was the Good 485 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: Morning Football opportunity the best one for you? It was 486 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: start like an opportunity I just couldn't pass up. I 487 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: found on the show A few times. I've gotten a 488 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: chance to sit on there with Peter, Kyle and Nate 489 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: and Kay and the atmosphere there. I went in and 490 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: did an audition at the end of June, and I'm 491 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: laughing the entire show, and you can't beat that. To 492 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: be able to go on there to hear some of 493 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: the outlandish things that Kyle says on an everyday basis, 494 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 1: to get the inside track of what Peters saying. I 495 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: think for me, it was like, yeah, I want to 496 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 1: go and talk sports, but whatever I'm doing, I want 497 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,400 Speaker 1: to make sure I'm having fun every step of the way. 498 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: So this gives me an opportunity to laugh while doing 499 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: a show, but also offer up my perspective. Playing thirteen years, 500 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: I went through some good years, some bad years, playing 501 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,400 Speaker 1: with different organizations. I feel like I have the platform 502 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: now to share those experience and give the viewers and 503 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: inside look of what it is to be underneath that 504 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 1: helmet and to be out there competing. I wanted to 505 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: ask you about playing for different teams because your brother 506 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: Devin still with the Patriots in year thirteen. I mentioned 507 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: at the start you played for the Titans and three 508 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: other teams. How much do you think it helps you 509 00:26:55,600 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: in this job that you did play for various organizations. 510 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: Oh huge, Because we'll have a guest come along, or 511 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: we'll be talking about a player and I was, oh, yeah, 512 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: I played with him. In Tennessee, my rookie year, or 513 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: whoever the case may be. And not only from a 514 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 1: player's standpoint, but also coaches, GM scouts. They move around 515 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,199 Speaker 1: so much and you look up and I called the 516 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 1: game for Westwood one, the Cleveland Browns versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, 517 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 1: and I'm walking in to the stadium there in Cleveland 518 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:26,399 Speaker 1: and the equipment manager, Brad is there. I stopped and 519 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: have a long conversation with Brad. The PR people there, 520 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 1: you get a chance to see them, and there's so 521 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: many people that you've met, you've built relationships with that 522 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: now you know, when you're on one team, it's awesome 523 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 1: and you're locked in. But now doing the job, I'm 524 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 1: doing this the league in its totality, So having those 525 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: relationships and people knowing you and it goes a long way. 526 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: So I'm very thankful for my experience, and I tell 527 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:51,879 Speaker 1: people all the time those eight years in Tennessee, like 528 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: God will always be home, got married there, had all 529 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 1: three of my kids there. I'm very fortunate to have 530 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,959 Speaker 1: BM to spend so much time there. Ask you about 531 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: the part of the job that players who go into 532 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:07,439 Speaker 1: broadcasting never know, and that is it's really a job. 533 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: It really, it really is work. What is the toughest 534 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: part that you've had to get used to as you've 535 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: started on Good Morning Football? One percent because it's a 536 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,640 Speaker 1: morning show. Waking up, I'm up at four thirty, four 537 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: thirty in the morning today, make sure I'm getting to 538 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,120 Speaker 1: the studio with enough time to prep in all of that. 539 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: But I would say outside of that is the preparation 540 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: that goes into it. I think sometimes for us as players, 541 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 1: we say, hey, like in the locker room, we sit around, 542 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: we talk sports, I can go do a show. I'm 543 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: just gonna show up. I know the game. I can 544 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: tell you this that in the third. But it's the 545 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 1: preparation that goes into saying, all right, tomorrow we're going 546 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: to talk Tightens and Commander's game. Well, you need to 547 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: have some idea what happened in that game. You need 548 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 1: to have some idea what the flow was. Not just 549 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: regurgitating stats, but hey, what was the feel of it. 550 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: Do you have a relationship, do you have something to 551 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: back up what you're saying? So I think that part 552 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 1: of it sometimes as athletes we underestimate and then the 553 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,239 Speaker 1: glind of it is waking up at four thirty one 554 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 1: day isn't too tough. But when you're doing that every 555 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 1: single day, you're preparing for the show weekly, daily, it 556 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,239 Speaker 1: catches up to you. So I think the glind of 557 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: it playing football, you know, is there. I think sometimes 558 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: we get on this side when you say this is 559 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: going to be a breeze. I'm in retirement, but now 560 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: you have a job and it's still working. When you 561 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 1: can enjoy it, it it makes it that much better. Jason McCarney, 562 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: this is the reason we thought you could do this 563 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 1: so well because you worked so hard as a player. 564 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: You did things that you were serious and passionate about 565 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: off the field. It was clear you were going to 566 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 1: have a life after football. You were a professional from 567 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 1: the first moment that you walked into Ascension Saint Thomas 568 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 1: Sports Park. Here is a sixth round pick in two 569 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: thousand and nine. How long ago does that seem at 570 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: this moment? Oh my goodness, it seems so long, especially 571 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 1: as I was still playing. Like last year, I was 572 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: down in Miami and I would tell people about my 573 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: days in Tennessee. I would say, well, as soon as 574 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: I said I was drafted in two thousand and nine, 575 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 1: to look at me like Dann I was in elementary 576 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: school in two thousand and nine. Well, once you start 577 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 1: talking about some of the guys you played with it 578 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: you mentioned Keith Bullock or Kevin mwy and these guys 579 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: are all the way up or nominated for the Hall 580 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: of Fame and different things, and guys are like you 581 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: played with him, You played against that guy. So I 582 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: think you definitely start to feel old. But man, I 583 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 1: look back at that time, the guys I was able 584 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 1: to learn from, Courtland, Finnigain, Chris Holt, Vinnie Fuller, the 585 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: people that I was able to be around that kind 586 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 1: of molded me and helped me get to where I 587 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: am today, not only playing thirteen years but even post 588 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: career of talking that into me, it was an amazing 589 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,239 Speaker 1: time and it does seem like so long ago. So 590 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: you now there's a guy wearing number thirty for the 591 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans, Trey Avery, who played at Rutgers. Rutgers guy, 592 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: how about that? I love it? I love it. I 593 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: was watching the game. Guys, guys are playing against Buffalo 594 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: and obviously didn't turn out the way the Titans and 595 00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: the fans wanted. But for me to look out on 596 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 1: that field and see him an undrafted guy. I was 597 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 1: a low round guy wearing number thirty representing the Titians. 598 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: I was like, man, how awesome is this? I hope 599 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: his career continues the skyrocket. He's already defied the odds 600 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 1: and just got to continue to grind. And for me, 601 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 1: it's been a lot of fun just watching the Tennessee Titians. 602 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 1: Obviously my eight years there, we weren't able to have 603 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 1: the success, but hearing a way people talk about them, 604 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: it's just like, hey, they don't get the pub that 605 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 1: they deserve, but they're a team that over the last 606 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 1: few years, they're constantly there at the top of the AFC. 607 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: Last year have been in the playoffs. I'm just sitting 608 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 1: I'm like, damn, why couldn't have been like that when 609 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: I was there? But I'm happy for those guys. It's 610 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: been a lot of fun watching them. But your ride 611 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 1: was incredible. Over seven hundred career tackles, eighteen interceptions, you 612 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: played in one hundred and seventy six NFL games, you 613 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: started one hundred forty four of them. You're a Super 614 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: Bowl fifty three champion for all of that, And let's 615 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 1: narrate down to being a Super Bowl champion. You got 616 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 1: to play with your twin brother for three years. Was 617 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: that the most special part of your career? Even more 618 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: so than winning a Super Bowl? Oh? Man. I can 619 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: remember finish your year in Cleveland and obviously that didn't 620 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: go as playing over a sixteen and remember getting a 621 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: call from John Dorsey to GM and he's like, Hey, 622 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna release you. We're bringing some guys in and 623 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: we just want to show you to respect and give 624 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: you a chance to catch on with another team. And 625 00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: probably about an hour later, I talked to my brother 626 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: right afternoon, was just like, yeah, they're gonna release me. 627 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,120 Speaker 1: We'll see what happens, blah blah blah. About an hour 628 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 1: two hours later, Dev calls me and he's just like 629 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 1: you're a New England Patriot. Were we just traded for you? 630 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: And I'm on the phone, I'm just like all right, 631 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: Like sounds good. I'm thinking he's joking around, And little 632 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 1: did I know, fifteen minutes later, John Dorsey calls me 633 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: and it's just like, yes, we just traded you to 634 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,720 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots. And I remember going home to 635 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: my wife and being so excited catching a flight out 636 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: to Boston. Dev is in New Jersey. He drives up 637 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,080 Speaker 1: to Boston to pick me up from the airport. We 638 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,160 Speaker 1: go into the facility and it was like a dream 639 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: come true. I remember playing Pop Warner and we're on 640 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: the same team, and we're watching our favorite players in 641 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 1: the NFL playing on Sundays and talking and dreaming about 642 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: being able to get there and doing it together. And 643 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: I think for our journey the way it took place, 644 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 1: we both were able to have the same success separate 645 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: of one another, and then to come together. It was 646 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 1: just a fun time. We both have three kids, they 647 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 1: got to spend a lot of time together, our wives, 648 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,640 Speaker 1: mom was only three hours away, so at that time 649 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 1: was incredible. And then to reach the mountain Pegan and 650 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: win a Super Bowl together, especially for me. I remember 651 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: going from Nashville flying to wherever the Super Bowl was, 652 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: watching dev and help host the family. And now to 653 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 1: be able to do it myself and be a part 654 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 1: of those festivities our dream come true. How different was 655 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 1: it playing with Devon in the NFL that it was 656 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:55,360 Speaker 1: saying Pop Warner middle school, high school, in college, How 657 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 1: different was it playing with him in the pros. The 658 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 1: difference was I think us growing up, we were always together. 659 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: People knew us as the twins, Jason and Devon, and 660 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:08,080 Speaker 1: then we joined forces in the league, and for dev 661 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 1: in New England like he was his own established guy, 662 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: been a captain forever. He's kind of like we call him, 663 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:16,759 Speaker 1: he is pat the Patriot. So when I get there, 664 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: he's just Deav to me, He's just my brother. I'm 665 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 1: gonna talk to him, however, I want to talk to him. 666 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,600 Speaker 1: So we'd be in full blown arguments sometimes in the 667 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:26,759 Speaker 1: meeting room, and I'd be the one like, if I 668 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 1: didn't agree with him, I'm calling him out, and that 669 00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:31,920 Speaker 1: wasn't the case with everybody around. So we had a 670 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,439 Speaker 1: lot of fun with that. And I think on top 671 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,840 Speaker 1: of just us enjoying that, I think around us it 672 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 1: helped to build the chemistry. And I used to talk 673 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:41,840 Speaker 1: to Coach Belichick about I think for him both his 674 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:44,680 Speaker 1: sons are on that staff as well, Brian and Steve, 675 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 1: who are really good young coaches, and him get an 676 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 1: opportunity to watch me and Deav as brothers. The way 677 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 1: we would compete, the way we would challenge each other. 678 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 1: I think it kind of uplifted the entire room, did 679 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:59,440 Speaker 1: you think about coaching, You know what. I love to 680 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:01,400 Speaker 1: teach the get as I got older, Even when I 681 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: was in Tennessee. I remember Cody Cinciba came in, Bleedy 682 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: Ray Wilson. I used to love to trying to teach 683 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 1: those guys as much as I possibly can, because guys 684 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:12,800 Speaker 1: did it for me. Their time commitment for a coaching 685 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:15,520 Speaker 1: is what was so tough for me. I would love 686 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 1: to do it, but I get off right now. I'm 687 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:20,879 Speaker 1: on my way home from doing it, so I'm hold 688 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 1: by like eleven, I get to pick the kids up 689 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:25,320 Speaker 1: from school. I'm at all the games on the weekend. 690 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 1: Those are just a moment that I don't want to miss. 691 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:31,799 Speaker 1: The thing that I wondered too. In reviewing everything from 692 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:34,319 Speaker 1: your career, you saw a lot of stuff. I mean 693 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:37,120 Speaker 1: you you have a twin brother who you played college 694 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:39,839 Speaker 1: ball with. You get drafted a year before him. Your 695 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: first year in the NFL, you start owing six and 696 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:45,719 Speaker 1: a guy rushes for two thousand yards and Chris Johnson. 697 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:50,520 Speaker 1: The two thousand and ten season was a bit odd here. 698 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:54,359 Speaker 1: The two eleven season was the lockout year. You went 699 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:57,400 Speaker 1: through some rough years where you were five and twenty 700 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 1: seven over two seasons, and yet then you're able to 701 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: move forward with your career, go to Cleveland, as you mentioned, 702 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 1: that didn't work out great. Oh in sixteen, you get 703 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:09,360 Speaker 1: to go play with your brother, you win a Super Bowl. 704 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:13,960 Speaker 1: You're writing a book at some point, right, you know? 705 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:18,120 Speaker 1: Sometimes I tell that. I remember one day going over 706 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:20,799 Speaker 1: as I think I was mulling over retirement, and I 707 00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:23,759 Speaker 1: went through each season I was in Tennessee, Cleveland and 708 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,720 Speaker 1: all of that, and I totaled all the wins and losses, 709 00:36:26,719 --> 00:36:30,160 Speaker 1: and it was sold lopside of losses. And you look 710 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:32,880 Speaker 1: back and I think when some people don't realize, losing 711 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:34,719 Speaker 1: sucks every part of it. The year I spend in 712 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:37,799 Speaker 1: Cleveland that much, losing it wears on you. But I 713 00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:42,440 Speaker 1: think about the relationships that was built, and specify in Tennessee, 714 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:44,719 Speaker 1: a guy like Michael Griffin. I got a chance to 715 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,360 Speaker 1: play seven years with Alton round Werner. I got a 716 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 1: chance to play four years with some of those relationships 717 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:53,319 Speaker 1: that you build through that type of adversity where like 718 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 1: you said, the record was five and twenty seven or 719 00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:58,600 Speaker 1: whatever it is, those are relationships that last a lifetime 720 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:02,480 Speaker 1: beyond just the football season or whatever it is. As kids, 721 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:05,279 Speaker 1: are as, marriages and weddings and all of that. So 722 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:07,719 Speaker 1: it was it was such a fun time, but a 723 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,880 Speaker 1: ton of adversity. But you grow. And there were so 724 00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:14,560 Speaker 1: many people in that building. Steve Watterson, our strength coach, 725 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:17,440 Speaker 1: who I would talk too often about what it was like, 726 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:19,719 Speaker 1: and he would always keep me hopeful and kind of 727 00:37:19,719 --> 00:37:21,319 Speaker 1: shown me the ropes of what it was like to 728 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:23,000 Speaker 1: be in the NFL and to be a pro. So 729 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:27,120 Speaker 1: some great times. Homecoming Weekend This weekend, you are coming 730 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:31,440 Speaker 1: back to Nashville to be part of Oilers Titans Homecoming Weekend. 731 00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:37,440 Speaker 1: Any guys specifically you're looking most forward to seeing? Oh man, 732 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,480 Speaker 1: I'm so excited. I'm hoping. Chris Hope is already talked 733 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: to Lavelle Hawkins. He said he's gonna be there. Kenny Britt, 734 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:47,120 Speaker 1: who I was drafted with, he's gonna be there, and 735 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:49,160 Speaker 1: a lot of guys I hadn't even hit up. I 736 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:51,479 Speaker 1: kind of want to be surprised when I get back. 737 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:54,279 Speaker 1: I can remember being on the team when they had 738 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 1: to started the alumni weekend and guys were coming back 739 00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,680 Speaker 1: that were older guys when I first got to the 740 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:01,960 Speaker 1: team and with Sean Meet the ropes, a guy like 741 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:05,000 Speaker 1: Linn Dell who was there, who everybody talked about his 742 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: past and who he was. But I remember sitting in 743 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,319 Speaker 1: a hot tub with Linn Bell and him giving me 744 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,799 Speaker 1: great advice and saying to me, hey, like, don't do 745 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:13,920 Speaker 1: what I'm doing, Like I had to figure it out 746 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:16,520 Speaker 1: the hardway, Like what you're doing, keep doing that, And 747 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:18,920 Speaker 1: I think that's what it's all about. So for me, 748 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:22,000 Speaker 1: I'm so excited to go back. There's so many add 749 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:24,040 Speaker 1: ons to the building and I haven't gotten a chance 750 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:26,520 Speaker 1: to see, and there's so many people there. I talked 751 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 1: to Jared Puffer, who's in the media relations side, and 752 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:32,920 Speaker 1: he has sent me some gear, and you talk to 753 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:35,799 Speaker 1: those people throughout your years when you leave. Today on 754 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:38,800 Speaker 1: the show, we talked about just the importance of equipment 755 00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:41,840 Speaker 1: managers and what their jobs are, and Matt and Joey 756 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:44,880 Speaker 1: and Hostair in Tennessee. I'm excited to see all of 757 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,879 Speaker 1: old people beyond, just like former teammates and all of that, 758 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:50,640 Speaker 1: with so many people behind the scenes. Just getting a 759 00:38:50,719 --> 00:38:52,560 Speaker 1: chance to talk to you, Mike, of so many years 760 00:38:52,760 --> 00:38:55,520 Speaker 1: we'd be on the Titans caravan and doing different things. 761 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 1: It'd be fun to reminisce and talk about those times. Well, 762 00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:00,919 Speaker 1: you know what's funny is the thing for our job 763 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,840 Speaker 1: that's so difficult is when the business side of it 764 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:07,600 Speaker 1: requires that a player depart and that it's part of it, 765 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:11,719 Speaker 1: you know, and you don't really get used to it. Personally. 766 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:15,520 Speaker 1: It meaned it hurts us deeply to see a guy leave, 767 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:18,080 Speaker 1: but you understand that that's part of it. It's certainly 768 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:21,840 Speaker 1: different on the player's side. How long does it take 769 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:25,960 Speaker 1: you to realize that it's not personal and to realize 770 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:29,680 Speaker 1: that these people are still your family even though you're 771 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:33,080 Speaker 1: with another organization. Yeah, it's tough when you're in the 772 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:35,520 Speaker 1: thick of it. And I can remember I can vividly 773 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:39,320 Speaker 1: remember having that meeting with John Robinson and coach Malarkey 774 00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:42,320 Speaker 1: and had just my daughter was just born that off season, 775 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,759 Speaker 1: so they gave me the football what they do for 776 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:47,960 Speaker 1: every guy, you have a kid as a name and 777 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:50,839 Speaker 1: all of that on it, and then your release and 778 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:53,520 Speaker 1: it was about ten days before the draft. And I 779 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:56,520 Speaker 1: think for me, I try to stay levelhead. If I'm like, hey, 780 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:58,440 Speaker 1: I understand it, like you gotta make the moves you 781 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:00,800 Speaker 1: gotta make, and then you look at and the draft 782 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:03,760 Speaker 1: comes and goals, and you're still waiting. You're still waiting, 783 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 1: and you do get angry, you do get mad, And 784 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:08,440 Speaker 1: I think when you get to another team and you 785 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:10,920 Speaker 1: find your footing. We didn't win a lot in Cleveland, 786 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:13,200 Speaker 1: but I got to that team. I was comfortable. I 787 00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:15,279 Speaker 1: got to know everybody. I was able to become a 788 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:17,960 Speaker 1: leader on that team, and you start to realize, like, 789 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:20,080 Speaker 1: you know what, Like I'm okay, I'll be all right. 790 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,239 Speaker 1: Then I get to New England and got a chance 791 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:25,759 Speaker 1: to go back and eighteen we played in Nashville and 792 00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,520 Speaker 1: you guys beat us. I'm still a little salty. Tennessee 793 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:30,960 Speaker 1: is one of the only teams I've never beaten throughout 794 00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:34,520 Speaker 1: my career. But being back there and seeing so many people, 795 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:36,920 Speaker 1: I think in that instance, for me, it was just 796 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:40,600 Speaker 1: like I'm not angry anymore. Like I'm so happy to 797 00:40:40,680 --> 00:40:43,000 Speaker 1: see these people and to know and think back on 798 00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:45,839 Speaker 1: the moments that I shared here that there was far 799 00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:49,080 Speaker 1: more good than bad when I look at being released 800 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 1: and all of those different things. So I'm excited the 801 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 1: end of this month to be able to get back 802 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:55,080 Speaker 1: and see all of those people. Yeah, it's just so 803 00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:58,040 Speaker 1: exciting and to have the oilers here now too, with 804 00:40:58,080 --> 00:41:01,680 Speaker 1: Amy Adams Strunk bringing in all the parts of the organization, 805 00:41:01,719 --> 00:41:04,759 Speaker 1: probably guys you've never met, but we'll get a chance 806 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:08,279 Speaker 1: to swap stories with and the history of all of it. 807 00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:10,400 Speaker 1: One more question before I let you go. Do you 808 00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 1: have an ultimate goal in broadcasting? Jason mccordy, do you 809 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:17,440 Speaker 1: Is there more that you see for yourself in the 810 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:20,799 Speaker 1: broadcasting business as you get into it and begin to 811 00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:23,680 Speaker 1: love it, as you clearly have, You know what, It's 812 00:41:23,719 --> 00:41:26,319 Speaker 1: still so new to me that I haven't even developed 813 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:28,839 Speaker 1: those things people have asked me. And obviously you see 814 00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:32,440 Speaker 1: guys like Michael straighthand Nate Burlison who I've gotten in 815 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:35,440 Speaker 1: have just taken off. And I said, I have no 816 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:38,560 Speaker 1: idea what Nate does with straighthand I don't even know 817 00:41:38,600 --> 00:41:41,200 Speaker 1: what that entails to know that, Hey, that's what I want. 818 00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:42,719 Speaker 1: I don't know what the worst yells are like or 819 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:44,759 Speaker 1: any of those things. The one thing I can say 820 00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:47,839 Speaker 1: is what I'm doing right now. I'm thoroughly enjoying. My 821 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:50,680 Speaker 1: Family's in a good place. Mentally, physically, I'm in a 822 00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:52,840 Speaker 1: good place. I just want to stay in a moment, 823 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:56,080 Speaker 1: stay in the present, enjoy it and whatever unfolds in 824 00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:58,359 Speaker 1: the future, I'll be ready. I'll be prepared for it, 825 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:00,480 Speaker 1: and I'll just let the steps take me where they go. 826 00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:02,840 Speaker 1: I'll tell you one thing that's in their work schedule. 827 00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:04,880 Speaker 1: They have to go to the bank a couple times 828 00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:10,320 Speaker 1: of the month for big deposits. Oh no, that's the 829 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:12,520 Speaker 1: part of the job that they liked them. So proud 830 00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:15,719 Speaker 1: of you, Jason mccordy and cannot wait to give you 831 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:19,480 Speaker 1: a big hug at Homecoming Weekend this weekend. I'm looking 832 00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:27,960 Speaker 1: forward to it. Thanks for having lots of special things 833 00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:32,160 Speaker 1: upcoming for Oilers Titans Weekend this Sunday against the Colts, 834 00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:36,920 Speaker 1: including Jason mccordy being back in Nashville. We're gonna be 835 00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:39,799 Speaker 1: so excited to have a chance to see him. This 836 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:43,040 Speaker 1: has been the OTP presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. 837 00:42:43,400 --> 00:42:46,120 Speaker 1: Farm Bureau Health Plans is for those who make plans 838 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:50,400 Speaker 1: for everything except themselves. We make it easy and affordable 839 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:53,760 Speaker 1: for Tennesseeans who don't have a group or employer plan. 840 00:42:54,360 --> 00:42:59,480 Speaker 1: Visit FBHP dot com to learn more. I'm Mike Keith, 841 00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:03,000 Speaker 1: thanking you for joining me for the o t P.