1 00:00:07,266 --> 00:00:09,706 Speaker 1: The Season with Peter Schreeger is a production of the 2 00:00:09,826 --> 00:00:23,946 Speaker 1: NFL in partnership with iHeartRadio. What's Up, Everybody, and Welcome 3 00:00:23,946 --> 00:00:26,946 Speaker 1: to the Season with Peter Schreger. We have another episode 4 00:00:27,066 --> 00:00:30,546 Speaker 1: on our feed this week and that's a long, extensive, 5 00:00:30,706 --> 00:00:32,626 Speaker 1: in depth interview with Michael Vick. 6 00:00:33,266 --> 00:00:35,706 Speaker 2: Vic is incredible in our sit down. 7 00:00:36,066 --> 00:00:38,946 Speaker 1: I work with Michael on the weekends on Fox NFL Kickoff, 8 00:00:38,986 --> 00:00:42,986 Speaker 1: but this season was kicked off with a premiere of 9 00:00:43,026 --> 00:00:44,866 Speaker 1: a movie that he's been working on for three years 10 00:00:44,906 --> 00:00:47,386 Speaker 1: as a producer, called The Evolution of the Black Quarterback. 11 00:00:47,386 --> 00:00:48,986 Speaker 1: We get into that, we get into a sit down 12 00:00:48,986 --> 00:00:50,906 Speaker 1: he just had with Jayden Daniels that's going to air 13 00:00:50,946 --> 00:00:53,866 Speaker 1: on the Fox pregame shows this weekend, and we go 14 00:00:53,906 --> 00:00:58,706 Speaker 1: down memory lane. Michael Vick in Atlanta early two thousands 15 00:00:59,106 --> 00:01:02,026 Speaker 1: outcast is on the scene, Ludacris is on the scene. 16 00:01:02,346 --> 00:01:03,346 Speaker 2: Two Chains is just. 17 00:01:03,306 --> 00:01:05,706 Speaker 1: Coming out, and where Michael Vick fit in to the 18 00:01:05,746 --> 00:01:09,266 Speaker 1: cultural landscape there in Atlanta during that time and is 19 00:01:09,906 --> 00:01:12,946 Speaker 1: the introspective And he's interesting in the response and that 20 00:01:12,986 --> 00:01:15,626 Speaker 1: he felt such a burden and such a responsibility that. 21 00:01:15,906 --> 00:01:17,666 Speaker 2: You know, there was pressure. It wasn't like he could 22 00:01:17,746 --> 00:01:18,066 Speaker 2: enjoy it. 23 00:01:17,986 --> 00:01:20,306 Speaker 1: It was pressure that with all that was happening in 24 00:01:20,346 --> 00:01:23,186 Speaker 1: Atlanta as such a cultural touch point, he knew it 25 00:01:23,226 --> 00:01:25,426 Speaker 1: was on him to kind of make sure that he 26 00:01:25,466 --> 00:01:28,066 Speaker 1: brought his best and he brought the Falcons to some glory, 27 00:01:28,106 --> 00:01:30,546 Speaker 1: and they did. They had some very good years during 28 00:01:30,546 --> 00:01:32,706 Speaker 1: those times. Vick's amazing. I would really urge you to 29 00:01:32,746 --> 00:01:35,666 Speaker 1: listen to that. This week on Good Morning Football. I 30 00:01:35,706 --> 00:01:37,626 Speaker 1: was in La on Monday and Tuesday, and on Tuesday 31 00:01:37,666 --> 00:01:40,746 Speaker 1: with a very special guest, the Commissioner of the NFL, 32 00:01:40,906 --> 00:01:43,946 Speaker 1: mister Roger Goodell. And now the history of Goodell and 33 00:01:43,986 --> 00:01:45,826 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football is rich and deep. 34 00:01:45,906 --> 00:01:48,786 Speaker 2: We always have him on at least twice a season. 35 00:01:48,826 --> 00:01:52,066 Speaker 1: He comes in and it is the NFL's network, so 36 00:01:52,106 --> 00:01:54,506 Speaker 1: he can come in and it's his network in a way, 37 00:01:55,266 --> 00:01:57,186 Speaker 1: and we come in, but we do not get questions 38 00:01:57,186 --> 00:01:59,946 Speaker 1: scripted for us. We are told to ask whatever we 39 00:01:59,986 --> 00:02:03,266 Speaker 1: want and to you know, present him any questions that 40 00:02:03,306 --> 00:02:06,626 Speaker 1: are currently of mind, but also that might be long 41 00:02:06,706 --> 00:02:10,386 Speaker 1: term thinking. And oftentimes these interviews with us make news. 42 00:02:10,826 --> 00:02:13,306 Speaker 1: We have that green light to ask him questions. And 43 00:02:13,426 --> 00:02:15,586 Speaker 1: we just got wrapped with an episode on Tuesday in 44 00:02:15,626 --> 00:02:17,906 Speaker 1: which Goodell sat with us for about fifteen minutes. 45 00:02:18,346 --> 00:02:19,586 Speaker 2: I thought it was pretty insightful. 46 00:02:19,946 --> 00:02:21,866 Speaker 1: I wanted to bring that interview over to this feed 47 00:02:21,986 --> 00:02:23,906 Speaker 1: so our listeners to the pod can listen to the 48 00:02:23,906 --> 00:02:25,866 Speaker 1: sit down if you didn't catch it on Good Morning Football. 49 00:02:26,266 --> 00:02:28,826 Speaker 2: The interviewers and the voices that you hear are myself. 50 00:02:28,866 --> 00:02:30,266 Speaker 2: I'm the one who brings him in and asks the 51 00:02:30,266 --> 00:02:34,706 Speaker 2: first question about the resurgence of the DC commanders, and 52 00:02:34,786 --> 00:02:37,586 Speaker 2: I didn't know this. Roger grew up in the DC area. 53 00:02:37,906 --> 00:02:38,426 Speaker 2: Of course, his. 54 00:02:38,386 --> 00:02:41,186 Speaker 1: Father was in government, so he grew up in DC, 55 00:02:41,426 --> 00:02:44,386 Speaker 1: so he has kind of a cool introspective response on that. 56 00:02:44,786 --> 00:02:48,266 Speaker 1: The other voice you'll hear is Jamie Erdall, who's one 57 00:02:48,266 --> 00:02:51,066 Speaker 1: of the hosts of Good Morning Football, Michael Robinson, who 58 00:02:51,146 --> 00:02:53,946 Speaker 1: is a former player and also an NFL Network colleague, 59 00:02:54,226 --> 00:02:57,026 Speaker 1: and Kyle Brandt, who was beaming in from New York 60 00:02:57,026 --> 00:02:59,506 Speaker 1: City asking some pretty good questions to Goodell as well. So, 61 00:02:59,786 --> 00:03:03,106 Speaker 1: with no further ado, here's a little bonus episode. Here's 62 00:03:03,186 --> 00:03:05,426 Speaker 1: Roger Goodell on Good Morning Football on Tuesday. 63 00:03:06,426 --> 00:03:08,786 Speaker 3: We're excited here in our LA studios and we have 64 00:03:08,826 --> 00:03:11,426 Speaker 3: a very special guest, a gentleman, the Commissioner of the 65 00:03:11,466 --> 00:03:13,146 Speaker 3: National Football League, mister Roger gudell. 66 00:03:14,346 --> 00:03:19,146 Speaker 4: Y, welcome, thank you, grilled to be here. 67 00:03:19,186 --> 00:03:21,106 Speaker 2: What brings you to Los Angeles? 68 00:03:21,146 --> 00:03:24,946 Speaker 4: You guys right, yeah this I was out in San 69 00:03:25,026 --> 00:03:28,706 Speaker 4: Francisco on Sunday, had some meetings Superior yesterday and stayed 70 00:03:28,746 --> 00:03:29,426 Speaker 4: to be with you guys. 71 00:03:29,546 --> 00:03:29,946 Speaker 2: Awesome. 72 00:03:30,426 --> 00:03:32,466 Speaker 3: Our show is now coast to coast, so we figured 73 00:03:32,506 --> 00:03:34,706 Speaker 3: we hit a couple of different markets here and hit 74 00:03:34,746 --> 00:03:35,626 Speaker 3: you with some questions. 75 00:03:35,666 --> 00:03:37,906 Speaker 2: If you don't mind us just popping you. Is this 76 00:03:37,946 --> 00:03:38,986 Speaker 2: a test? 77 00:03:38,386 --> 00:03:38,946 Speaker 5: This is a test. 78 00:03:40,226 --> 00:03:42,146 Speaker 3: I would like to start in the Nation's Capital. I 79 00:03:42,186 --> 00:03:44,506 Speaker 3: think the best story one month into the season is 80 00:03:44,506 --> 00:03:47,706 Speaker 3: this Washington Commander's franchise and this young Rokie quarterback and 81 00:03:47,786 --> 00:03:48,426 Speaker 3: what he's brought. 82 00:03:48,586 --> 00:03:50,466 Speaker 2: You have been with the league. 83 00:03:50,226 --> 00:03:51,946 Speaker 3: For many years, you were a historian of the game. 84 00:03:52,426 --> 00:03:56,186 Speaker 3: To see that market so enthused right now and energized 85 00:03:56,266 --> 00:03:58,866 Speaker 3: with what Jaden and also the new coaching staff an 86 00:03:58,866 --> 00:04:02,306 Speaker 3: ownership group has brought. What's it like having the Commanders 87 00:04:02,386 --> 00:04:04,306 Speaker 3: being on top of the NFC East and really having 88 00:04:04,346 --> 00:04:06,066 Speaker 3: the Nation's Capital is one of the top teams. 89 00:04:06,866 --> 00:04:09,306 Speaker 4: Well, like the way you say historian, that means I've 90 00:04:09,346 --> 00:04:12,266 Speaker 4: been here a long time, so I've seen this history 91 00:04:12,626 --> 00:04:14,786 Speaker 4: but the reality is, you know, I also grew up 92 00:04:14,786 --> 00:04:17,626 Speaker 4: in Washington and I know what that franchise means to 93 00:04:17,666 --> 00:04:20,666 Speaker 4: that community. It really does, and I think to see 94 00:04:20,706 --> 00:04:23,986 Speaker 4: that excitement start coming back. You can see they're on 95 00:04:24,026 --> 00:04:28,026 Speaker 4: the right path. Got a great young quarterback, DQ is 96 00:04:28,066 --> 00:04:31,426 Speaker 4: doing great. I just think that team is on the 97 00:04:31,506 --> 00:04:33,866 Speaker 4: rise and it's going to be fun for the league 98 00:04:33,906 --> 00:04:37,906 Speaker 4: because you know, the nation's capital, that's where it's at, 99 00:04:38,026 --> 00:04:40,026 Speaker 4: and I think it'll be fun for the league to 100 00:04:40,026 --> 00:04:40,506 Speaker 4: have them back. 101 00:04:40,586 --> 00:04:41,026 Speaker 2: Very cool. 102 00:04:41,146 --> 00:04:43,826 Speaker 6: You probably couldn't be more thrilled with how the International 103 00:04:43,826 --> 00:04:46,986 Speaker 6: Series started in Brazil, but also what we have coming 104 00:04:47,026 --> 00:04:51,186 Speaker 6: into this weekend an undefeated Vikings team and Aaron Rodgers 105 00:04:51,226 --> 00:04:54,386 Speaker 6: led Jets team, but then the irony that Sam Darnold 106 00:04:54,466 --> 00:04:58,306 Speaker 6: is quarterbacking the Vikings. Do you follow stories like this 107 00:04:58,506 --> 00:05:00,666 Speaker 6: and when guys just kind of really hit a lull 108 00:05:00,866 --> 00:05:02,826 Speaker 6: but then the resurgence within the league. 109 00:05:03,226 --> 00:05:06,066 Speaker 4: Yeah, to me, it's part of what makes our game 110 00:05:06,146 --> 00:05:09,146 Speaker 4: so much fun is to see kids that you know, 111 00:05:09,266 --> 00:05:11,226 Speaker 4: maybe don't have a good start at one team and 112 00:05:11,226 --> 00:05:13,906 Speaker 4: they move off. I think he's now on his FOURT team, 113 00:05:13,946 --> 00:05:16,866 Speaker 4: I believe, and you know, to see him get in 114 00:05:16,906 --> 00:05:19,586 Speaker 4: the right system. And I really give a lot of 115 00:05:19,626 --> 00:05:24,146 Speaker 4: credit to Kevin. And you know, the GM crazy is 116 00:05:24,226 --> 00:05:26,586 Speaker 4: just you know, to get the right kind of guy 117 00:05:27,106 --> 00:05:29,626 Speaker 4: to fit their system. He's getting the most out of them. 118 00:05:30,026 --> 00:05:32,306 Speaker 4: Got great teammates. It's always great to throw to JJ, 119 00:05:32,546 --> 00:05:34,666 Speaker 4: but you know you've got to give him credit to 120 00:05:35,306 --> 00:05:38,346 Speaker 4: you know, his determination to get back in there and 121 00:05:38,346 --> 00:05:41,186 Speaker 4: say I can do this. And when you see someone 122 00:05:41,226 --> 00:05:44,946 Speaker 4: try to overcome that and try to build on the 123 00:05:44,946 --> 00:05:48,906 Speaker 4: failures he may have had, that's just something you take 124 00:05:48,906 --> 00:05:49,466 Speaker 4: your hat off to. 125 00:05:50,586 --> 00:05:54,626 Speaker 7: You got ratings going crazy, man, you know, you got streaming, 126 00:05:54,786 --> 00:05:57,826 Speaker 7: you got you know, all the different platforms. Just what 127 00:05:57,986 --> 00:06:01,426 Speaker 7: excites you about the National Football League right now? Just 128 00:06:01,426 --> 00:06:05,226 Speaker 7: in general? Man, with all the ever changing media platforms. 129 00:06:05,666 --> 00:06:08,786 Speaker 4: Well, I think all that is another opportunity for us. 130 00:06:08,786 --> 00:06:10,506 Speaker 4: I mean, I think we have the greatest content in 131 00:06:10,506 --> 00:06:13,986 Speaker 4: the world. I mean, everybody wants to see every aspect 132 00:06:14,146 --> 00:06:17,466 Speaker 4: of the NFL. They want to see our players. I 133 00:06:17,506 --> 00:06:19,306 Speaker 4: want to see our coaches. I want to see the teams. 134 00:06:19,466 --> 00:06:21,666 Speaker 4: They want to see Kyle. I see you in the 135 00:06:21,666 --> 00:06:22,866 Speaker 4: background there, Caud they do. 136 00:06:23,306 --> 00:06:26,586 Speaker 6: He's like Oz back there, honestly, Like sometimes you see 137 00:06:26,586 --> 00:06:27,746 Speaker 6: his body language. 138 00:06:27,746 --> 00:06:28,986 Speaker 7: I'm like Oh God, what's. 139 00:06:28,786 --> 00:06:31,866 Speaker 2: Wrong, Commissioner. 140 00:06:35,106 --> 00:06:37,906 Speaker 8: Come over to this, this large Orrellian monitor that we 141 00:06:37,946 --> 00:06:39,866 Speaker 8: have there in that beautiful set the Roger. 142 00:06:40,546 --> 00:06:41,546 Speaker 2: I'm in New York City. 143 00:06:41,626 --> 00:06:44,146 Speaker 8: I'm in our Good Morning Football is Lower West Side condo, 144 00:06:44,226 --> 00:06:47,266 Speaker 8: of course, home of the league headquarters where your office is. 145 00:06:47,906 --> 00:06:49,786 Speaker 8: And you know what, we do really well here at 146 00:06:49,826 --> 00:06:52,546 Speaker 8: the NFL. We're really good at branding, and I like 147 00:06:52,626 --> 00:06:56,546 Speaker 8: that we branded the new kickoff rule the dynamic kickoff, 148 00:06:56,666 --> 00:06:59,386 Speaker 8: and it really feels that way. We're a month into it. 149 00:06:59,546 --> 00:07:01,346 Speaker 8: What do you think about the early returns of the 150 00:07:01,506 --> 00:07:02,666 Speaker 8: dynamic kickoff? 151 00:07:03,626 --> 00:07:05,906 Speaker 4: You know, we always said this is going to be 152 00:07:05,946 --> 00:07:08,826 Speaker 4: a working progress. I guess if I had to grade it, 153 00:07:08,866 --> 00:07:11,706 Speaker 4: I'd say it's an incomplete right now, and only in 154 00:07:11,706 --> 00:07:14,906 Speaker 4: this sense. We wanted to bring back more returns, but 155 00:07:14,986 --> 00:07:18,426 Speaker 4: we wanted to do it safely. So we have more returns. 156 00:07:18,426 --> 00:07:20,786 Speaker 4: I think we had an eighty five percent increase in returns. 157 00:07:21,146 --> 00:07:24,066 Speaker 4: That'll give us more data to find out is it working. 158 00:07:24,106 --> 00:07:26,586 Speaker 4: Are we seeing the safety level go back to the 159 00:07:26,626 --> 00:07:29,026 Speaker 4: same safety levels we see at the line of scrimmage 160 00:07:29,066 --> 00:07:32,186 Speaker 4: plays So far that looks pretty good, but it's really 161 00:07:32,226 --> 00:07:35,106 Speaker 4: early to tell, and there's really not enough data yet. 162 00:07:35,266 --> 00:07:38,666 Speaker 4: I think it's going to come out where we've brought 163 00:07:38,786 --> 00:07:41,346 Speaker 4: the safety back into that play, and then I think 164 00:07:41,426 --> 00:07:44,306 Speaker 4: we'll have to make a few changes on the kickoff 165 00:07:44,386 --> 00:07:47,946 Speaker 4: that will I think lead to a lot more kickoff returns. 166 00:07:48,186 --> 00:07:49,146 Speaker 4: I think the. 167 00:07:49,586 --> 00:07:50,666 Speaker 2: Back moving it up a little bit. 168 00:07:50,706 --> 00:07:52,386 Speaker 4: Maybe I could do the touchback and move it to 169 00:07:52,506 --> 00:07:54,666 Speaker 4: thirty five. You know, I think that would be a 170 00:07:54,706 --> 00:07:57,786 Speaker 4: game changer right away. Yeah, I think that everything. I've 171 00:07:57,786 --> 00:07:59,786 Speaker 4: talked to the coaches and as you know, our special 172 00:07:59,786 --> 00:08:01,866 Speaker 4: teams coaches are looking at this. I've talked to some 173 00:08:01,906 --> 00:08:05,186 Speaker 4: of them and I think there will be a change, 174 00:08:05,226 --> 00:08:07,986 Speaker 4: whether we make it immediate after the season. We're going 175 00:08:08,066 --> 00:08:10,506 Speaker 4: to have a competition committee in the next week. 176 00:08:10,586 --> 00:08:13,626 Speaker 3: So Jamie's headed to London this afternoon. You'll probably be 177 00:08:13,626 --> 00:08:14,946 Speaker 3: there at some point, I imagine for. 178 00:08:15,066 --> 00:08:16,626 Speaker 2: The next week, next following week. 179 00:08:16,666 --> 00:08:16,826 Speaker 4: Yep. 180 00:08:18,106 --> 00:08:20,546 Speaker 3: What other big league initiative is the flag football and 181 00:08:20,666 --> 00:08:23,626 Speaker 3: something that we have seen explode and you know, we've 182 00:08:23,666 --> 00:08:26,986 Speaker 3: all got kids and they're all playing flag football. The 183 00:08:26,986 --> 00:08:29,266 Speaker 3: sky is the limit, obviously, How does the NFL play 184 00:08:29,266 --> 00:08:31,506 Speaker 3: a role in kind of curating and guiding this thing 185 00:08:31,586 --> 00:08:34,026 Speaker 3: to this amazing youth sport and how it can lead 186 00:08:34,106 --> 00:08:37,026 Speaker 3: to more fans and of course more players at the 187 00:08:37,026 --> 00:08:37,586 Speaker 3: next level. 188 00:08:38,386 --> 00:08:40,906 Speaker 4: Well, our international team and all our clubs have really 189 00:08:41,466 --> 00:08:45,306 Speaker 4: done a great job, you know they Troy Vincent back 190 00:08:45,346 --> 00:08:48,266 Speaker 4: in New York and Peter O'Reilly runs international and all 191 00:08:48,306 --> 00:08:52,026 Speaker 4: our events. The idea here is to give kids an 192 00:08:52,066 --> 00:08:54,866 Speaker 4: opportunity to play. And I'm what I'm most excited about 193 00:08:54,946 --> 00:08:57,426 Speaker 4: is young women playing the game. I see it in 194 00:08:57,986 --> 00:09:00,786 Speaker 4: was with Steve Young last year and he brought his 195 00:09:01,066 --> 00:09:04,946 Speaker 4: entire team up, thirty young women coach the flag football too, 196 00:09:05,026 --> 00:09:07,026 Speaker 4: and two of his daughters are on the team. This 197 00:09:07,066 --> 00:09:10,186 Speaker 4: is awesome And it was just to see their confidence 198 00:09:10,426 --> 00:09:13,266 Speaker 4: and the empowerment that gave them to say we're playing 199 00:09:13,706 --> 00:09:16,266 Speaker 4: and they were wonderful young women and it was just 200 00:09:16,346 --> 00:09:19,306 Speaker 4: great to see so and Steve, as a coach, said, 201 00:09:19,906 --> 00:09:22,466 Speaker 4: I fell back in love with the game by coaching 202 00:09:22,466 --> 00:09:25,186 Speaker 4: these young women. So I think that's the thing we're 203 00:09:25,226 --> 00:09:28,306 Speaker 4: trying to share with people, the joy of playing this game, 204 00:09:28,666 --> 00:09:31,546 Speaker 4: all the values of playing this game. You know, what 205 00:09:31,666 --> 00:09:33,866 Speaker 4: it takes to be on a team that you know 206 00:09:34,106 --> 00:09:37,426 Speaker 4: is trying to accomplish something bigger than themselves. I think 207 00:09:37,666 --> 00:09:40,746 Speaker 4: young women and young boys are learning those lessons, and 208 00:09:40,866 --> 00:09:42,986 Speaker 4: I think that's great and it's just another funnel to 209 00:09:42,986 --> 00:09:45,426 Speaker 4: get them into the game, either as tackle players at 210 00:09:45,426 --> 00:09:49,386 Speaker 4: some point in time or to move on and take 211 00:09:49,386 --> 00:09:49,946 Speaker 4: another role. 212 00:09:50,266 --> 00:09:52,466 Speaker 3: We've had fun with the Olympics in twenty twenty eight 213 00:09:52,506 --> 00:09:54,306 Speaker 3: in Los Angeles, and I don't know if the NFL 214 00:09:54,346 --> 00:09:56,026 Speaker 3: players are involved, and I don't think we're there yet, 215 00:09:56,066 --> 00:09:59,506 Speaker 3: but the fact that it's an Olympics sport is a 216 00:09:59,586 --> 00:10:00,786 Speaker 3: huge milestone as well. 217 00:10:00,906 --> 00:10:03,546 Speaker 4: It's a huge milestone, and I think doing that on 218 00:10:03,586 --> 00:10:07,706 Speaker 4: an international basis, Listen, that's the pin of sports on 219 00:10:07,746 --> 00:10:11,226 Speaker 4: an international basis. So we're really looking forward to that, 220 00:10:11,306 --> 00:10:13,666 Speaker 4: whether players are in it from the NFL level or 221 00:10:13,706 --> 00:10:16,146 Speaker 4: whether we're going to have great athletes out there, and 222 00:10:16,186 --> 00:10:17,106 Speaker 4: it's gonna be a lot of fun. 223 00:10:17,426 --> 00:10:20,586 Speaker 6: I was going to ask about something that is very 224 00:10:20,706 --> 00:10:23,266 Speaker 6: jarring for us to see sometimes during the week, which 225 00:10:23,306 --> 00:10:26,706 Speaker 6: is the turn of Bill Belichick's personality in the media. 226 00:10:27,106 --> 00:10:28,386 Speaker 6: Is very concerning to me. 227 00:10:28,466 --> 00:10:29,426 Speaker 4: I don't understand it. 228 00:10:30,746 --> 00:10:33,426 Speaker 6: Were you prepared for this version of Bill Belichick? Knowing 229 00:10:33,466 --> 00:10:35,786 Speaker 6: him for I just made you very nervous with saying 230 00:10:35,786 --> 00:10:36,146 Speaker 6: the word. 231 00:10:36,026 --> 00:10:41,626 Speaker 4: Jar What I wanted you know, if you're if you 232 00:10:41,666 --> 00:10:43,906 Speaker 4: ever sit around with Bill and you talk football. That's 233 00:10:43,946 --> 00:10:47,066 Speaker 4: where he is, I'm sure in front of the camera, 234 00:10:47,226 --> 00:10:49,066 Speaker 4: and we all know it's a little bit different. But 235 00:10:49,066 --> 00:10:50,866 Speaker 4: when you get him back and you talk to him 236 00:10:50,866 --> 00:10:54,306 Speaker 4: about the game of football, it really you see the 237 00:10:54,386 --> 00:10:56,826 Speaker 4: joy he has in this game and the passion and 238 00:10:56,866 --> 00:10:59,866 Speaker 4: the historical perspective to it. He's he's a he's just 239 00:10:59,866 --> 00:11:02,466 Speaker 4: such a student of the game. And you know, since 240 00:11:02,506 --> 00:11:05,946 Speaker 4: I lost John Madden, who has played an incredible role 241 00:11:05,986 --> 00:11:08,786 Speaker 4: to be brought that perspective. He saw everything on the field, 242 00:11:09,066 --> 00:11:10,986 Speaker 4: and he looked at tape and he was he was 243 00:11:11,666 --> 00:11:14,546 Speaker 4: Bills in a lot of ways filled that role. He's 244 00:11:14,586 --> 00:11:16,866 Speaker 4: been someone that if you can call and you can 245 00:11:16,906 --> 00:11:19,746 Speaker 4: have you consult when he studied, well, he's down in 246 00:11:19,746 --> 00:11:22,386 Speaker 4: an NFL film all day, so I figured I'd get 247 00:11:22,386 --> 00:11:26,786 Speaker 4: a free call. But he really, he really has a 248 00:11:26,826 --> 00:11:29,346 Speaker 4: good feel for the game and it's something that can 249 00:11:29,386 --> 00:11:29,786 Speaker 4: help us. 250 00:11:29,866 --> 00:11:32,306 Speaker 6: It's been said that Belichick kept a mattress in his 251 00:11:32,386 --> 00:11:35,626 Speaker 6: office in New England. Does he have one at films? 252 00:11:35,746 --> 00:11:37,626 Speaker 4: You know, I haven't checked that one because it will 253 00:11:37,626 --> 00:11:40,386 Speaker 4: have to charge him a little different. So if he's stayed. 254 00:11:40,106 --> 00:11:43,986 Speaker 2: Overnight, that's good point Roger. 255 00:11:44,066 --> 00:11:47,146 Speaker 9: We remember when the first London game was played and 256 00:11:47,186 --> 00:11:49,906 Speaker 9: it felt really like history. It was really really special, 257 00:11:50,266 --> 00:11:53,266 Speaker 9: and now it's this is what we do. There's multiple countries, 258 00:11:53,346 --> 00:11:56,026 Speaker 9: multiple continents. Can you give us a taste of the 259 00:11:56,066 --> 00:11:59,226 Speaker 9: future of where this might go? I know that Peter 260 00:11:59,386 --> 00:12:01,106 Speaker 9: is part of an investment group that's trying to build 261 00:12:01,146 --> 00:12:03,506 Speaker 9: a stadium in Bora Bora, But short of that working, 262 00:12:04,026 --> 00:12:04,346 Speaker 9: is there. 263 00:12:04,266 --> 00:12:05,866 Speaker 8: Anywhere we might land as a league? 264 00:12:05,906 --> 00:12:06,906 Speaker 2: Like, what's the sure of this? 265 00:12:08,266 --> 00:12:10,586 Speaker 4: We're not going to take Peter's road map to the 266 00:12:10,666 --> 00:12:17,626 Speaker 4: next future marching market. They love football there, you know, 267 00:12:17,786 --> 00:12:20,066 Speaker 4: I do, uh, And so my perspective goes back to 268 00:12:20,066 --> 00:12:22,306 Speaker 4: the nineties and being in both you know, when we 269 00:12:22,346 --> 00:12:25,146 Speaker 4: went to Japan and we went to Berlin and what 270 00:12:25,226 --> 00:12:27,986 Speaker 4: you saw was fans that really didn't understand the game. 271 00:12:28,066 --> 00:12:30,986 Speaker 4: Now you go over to London and it's you know, 272 00:12:31,026 --> 00:12:32,826 Speaker 4: you have a hard time telling you whether you're in 273 00:12:32,826 --> 00:12:35,066 Speaker 4: London or whether you're in the Middle Lands or you know, 274 00:12:35,226 --> 00:12:38,866 Speaker 4: it's just the fans there are sophisticated. They understand the game, 275 00:12:38,866 --> 00:12:42,386 Speaker 4: they appreciate the game, And for me, that's what I 276 00:12:42,426 --> 00:12:46,706 Speaker 4: think gives us so much confidence that our game can 277 00:12:46,786 --> 00:12:48,826 Speaker 4: be a global game, and when we were down in 278 00:12:48,826 --> 00:12:51,106 Speaker 4: Brazil a few weeks ago, it was just it was 279 00:12:51,146 --> 00:12:54,666 Speaker 4: the same thing, you know, just a lot of enthusiasm, 280 00:12:54,746 --> 00:12:58,666 Speaker 4: excitement over the game, and I believe great potential. So 281 00:12:59,506 --> 00:13:02,146 Speaker 4: we'll be back there. I'm sure we're going to continue 282 00:13:02,186 --> 00:13:04,506 Speaker 4: to grow. I think we'll end up going to sixteen 283 00:13:04,546 --> 00:13:07,026 Speaker 4: games at some point in time, and the owners have 284 00:13:07,066 --> 00:13:10,546 Speaker 4: already authorized us to go to eight. But I'm confident, 285 00:13:10,626 --> 00:13:12,866 Speaker 4: particularly if we can do the restructuring of the season, 286 00:13:13,106 --> 00:13:14,866 Speaker 4: that we would get to sixteen at that point. 287 00:13:16,306 --> 00:13:18,586 Speaker 6: I have to imagine you. I've been thinking about that 288 00:13:18,666 --> 00:13:21,426 Speaker 6: having a full slate in Europe. Do you have an 289 00:13:21,426 --> 00:13:22,906 Speaker 6: advance necessarily Europe? 290 00:13:22,906 --> 00:13:24,466 Speaker 4: We got a rest big in the world. 291 00:13:24,266 --> 00:13:26,626 Speaker 6: Yes, internationally, sixteen games internationally. 292 00:13:26,746 --> 00:13:27,186 Speaker 2: My mistake. 293 00:13:27,746 --> 00:13:30,786 Speaker 6: Do you have people that do this, like scouting years 294 00:13:30,786 --> 00:13:33,946 Speaker 6: in advance of just the logistics to answer questions that 295 00:13:34,026 --> 00:13:36,466 Speaker 6: teams might have. If you're the forty nine ers and 296 00:13:36,466 --> 00:13:38,506 Speaker 6: you're being asked to do X, Y and Z, you 297 00:13:38,586 --> 00:13:41,226 Speaker 6: want to probably have all of the solutions before teams 298 00:13:41,226 --> 00:13:42,186 Speaker 6: come to you with concern. 299 00:13:42,706 --> 00:13:45,226 Speaker 4: Yeah, you're absolutely right, James, and the answer is yes. 300 00:13:45,346 --> 00:13:48,266 Speaker 4: I mean, we're already looking at several markets. We don't 301 00:13:48,266 --> 00:13:50,946 Speaker 4: have Peter's list a bit, but we do have a 302 00:13:50,946 --> 00:13:54,946 Speaker 4: lot of markets that are interested in the game. But 303 00:13:55,106 --> 00:13:56,946 Speaker 4: we have to go do the work because one of 304 00:13:56,986 --> 00:13:59,306 Speaker 4: the things that we do, particularly with Brazil, it was 305 00:13:59,346 --> 00:14:02,546 Speaker 4: a key factor for us. You want the teams to 306 00:14:02,586 --> 00:14:05,386 Speaker 4: feel like it was not disruptive to the season that 307 00:14:05,466 --> 00:14:08,066 Speaker 4: it you know, they went that they loved the trip. 308 00:14:08,306 --> 00:14:10,226 Speaker 4: I went to Jordan Malatta because that, to me, that 309 00:14:10,266 --> 00:14:12,946 Speaker 4: was the best one. Right, How was the trip? How 310 00:14:13,026 --> 00:14:16,746 Speaker 4: is a plane? You know, everything was great and you know, 311 00:14:16,906 --> 00:14:20,386 Speaker 4: the coaches were good, the players were great. Everybody felt 312 00:14:20,466 --> 00:14:23,386 Speaker 4: like this was a great trip. It was not disruptive 313 00:14:23,706 --> 00:14:27,106 Speaker 4: that they were able to prepare properly when they got back. 314 00:14:27,226 --> 00:14:30,706 Speaker 4: I went back and checked afterwards. Everyone recovered really well. 315 00:14:30,786 --> 00:14:32,986 Speaker 4: So and that's an eleven hour trip for these guys. 316 00:14:33,506 --> 00:14:37,346 Speaker 4: So when you see that we learned something from every 317 00:14:37,346 --> 00:14:39,906 Speaker 4: one of the games and say, okay, what can we 318 00:14:39,946 --> 00:14:43,306 Speaker 4: do next ultimately and how do we continue to expand this? 319 00:14:43,466 --> 00:14:46,906 Speaker 4: But I do think we can do this. I think 320 00:14:46,946 --> 00:14:49,346 Speaker 4: the scheduling, you know, we may have to make changes 321 00:14:49,386 --> 00:14:52,426 Speaker 4: to that in some ways, probably roster sizes, do some 322 00:14:52,506 --> 00:14:56,106 Speaker 4: other things, but I do think it's something we'll do more. 323 00:14:56,586 --> 00:14:58,466 Speaker 2: Real quick super Bowls in New Orleans. 324 00:14:58,586 --> 00:15:00,586 Speaker 3: We've got a few months to get there. What's one 325 00:15:00,586 --> 00:15:04,026 Speaker 3: thing you're looking to see between now and that day 326 00:15:04,026 --> 00:15:04,706 Speaker 3: where we get out? 327 00:15:07,026 --> 00:15:10,426 Speaker 4: Well, you know, there's so much. I keep reminding myself. 328 00:15:10,506 --> 00:15:13,346 Speaker 4: We're just centering eight week five here at this point, 329 00:15:13,466 --> 00:15:16,386 Speaker 4: and there's so much and there's so many changes between 330 00:15:16,386 --> 00:15:19,706 Speaker 4: now and then, but it also goes really fast. And 331 00:15:20,186 --> 00:15:21,746 Speaker 4: you know, no one loves football more than I do, 332 00:15:21,826 --> 00:15:25,026 Speaker 4: so I love watching everything I can. I'm looking forward 333 00:15:25,026 --> 00:15:27,466 Speaker 4: to go over to the international Games. I'm really looking 334 00:15:27,466 --> 00:15:31,266 Speaker 4: forward to that run up to the playoffs. Super Bowl 335 00:15:31,306 --> 00:15:34,426 Speaker 4: time is just a blasphemy. So I'm I must. 336 00:15:34,306 --> 00:15:36,346 Speaker 2: Earliest New Orleans Super Bowl memory? What do you have? 337 00:15:36,386 --> 00:15:37,066 Speaker 3: What sticks out? 338 00:15:37,186 --> 00:15:38,826 Speaker 2: Madden? I'll tell you what it is. 339 00:15:38,866 --> 00:15:39,506 Speaker 3: It earlier than that. 340 00:15:39,786 --> 00:15:42,826 Speaker 4: It was nineteen eighty six. I was Pete Roselle's driver. 341 00:15:43,306 --> 00:15:46,546 Speaker 4: This is incredible. So, okay, it was the best thing 342 00:15:46,586 --> 00:15:51,066 Speaker 4: of the Bears Patriots Bears Patriots. Wasn't a great game, no, 343 00:15:51,146 --> 00:15:53,626 Speaker 4: but but I was up in the booth with Pete 344 00:15:53,666 --> 00:15:57,386 Speaker 4: and we had an officiating here. Oh, it was not 345 00:15:57,426 --> 00:16:00,066 Speaker 4: a good day for Pete. He was upset, but the 346 00:16:00,346 --> 00:16:03,106 Speaker 4: reality is I spent the entire week with Pete basically 347 00:16:03,186 --> 00:16:05,466 Speaker 4: living in his in his room. I was his sort 348 00:16:05,506 --> 00:16:09,586 Speaker 4: of go to to every thing, and it was it 349 00:16:09,626 --> 00:16:11,546 Speaker 4: was the experience of a lifetime to me. I never 350 00:16:11,626 --> 00:16:13,546 Speaker 4: thought that I would even be that close to much 351 00:16:13,586 --> 00:16:14,586 Speaker 4: less driving. 352 00:16:14,346 --> 00:16:16,106 Speaker 2: Them around town. And now you're the commissioner. 353 00:16:16,306 --> 00:16:18,546 Speaker 4: Now I'm commit. He had a lot to do with that, 354 00:16:18,626 --> 00:16:20,706 Speaker 4: I'm sure. And it wasn't for my driving skills. 355 00:16:20,746 --> 00:16:22,906 Speaker 2: You know, it's tough streets to talk. 356 00:16:22,946 --> 00:16:25,786 Speaker 4: I mean, also easy to try to go down twice 357 00:16:25,826 --> 00:16:27,026 Speaker 4: just to figure out my way around. 358 00:16:27,066 --> 00:16:31,186 Speaker 3: I would have mentioned wh This was fantastic. Thank you 359 00:16:31,226 --> 00:16:33,266 Speaker 3: so much for joining us. Have an amazing rest of 360 00:16:33,306 --> 00:16:35,426 Speaker 3: the season. Hopefully we'll talk to you again and enjoy 361 00:16:35,826 --> 00:16:37,186 Speaker 3: you're up when you go over there as well. 362 00:16:37,226 --> 00:16:38,986 Speaker 4: Look forward to it. Thank you, guys, thanks for all 363 00:16:39,026 --> 00:16:40,666 Speaker 4: you do. We're glad to have you back. 364 00:16:40,946 --> 00:16:41,706 Speaker 5: Thank you, thank you. 365 00:16:41,866 --> 00:16:43,266 Speaker 4: It was too long while you were going. 366 00:16:43,386 --> 00:16:45,386 Speaker 6: It was when I were fresh as a daisy. And 367 00:16:46,666 --> 00:16:49,346 Speaker 6: International Games coming up this month in November. You're gonna 368 00:16:49,386 --> 00:16:50,386 Speaker 6: drink a beer again in Germany. 369 00:16:50,986 --> 00:16:53,266 Speaker 2: If you're there, let's go that. 370 00:16:53,426 --> 00:16:54,586 Speaker 5: The t's and TV. 371 00:16:54,466 --> 00:16:57,466 Speaker 1: Talk bring on Aaron Wang Kaufman, our producer here on 372 00:16:57,506 --> 00:16:59,946 Speaker 1: the podcast, who does not work on Good Morning Football. 373 00:17:00,826 --> 00:17:02,986 Speaker 1: So Aaron at the end there we start rattling off 374 00:17:03,986 --> 00:17:08,066 Speaker 1: some questions and he has a really response to me 375 00:17:08,186 --> 00:17:14,306 Speaker 1: asking about Belichick, the media mogul, and it hit me 376 00:17:14,346 --> 00:17:16,266 Speaker 1: in an emotional way that he's like he always had 377 00:17:16,346 --> 00:17:19,826 Speaker 1: John Madden as this north star, this rabbi if you will, 378 00:17:20,266 --> 00:17:22,746 Speaker 1: this this voice that he could talk to, and when 379 00:17:22,786 --> 00:17:25,346 Speaker 1: Madden passed that they might have been avoid there. It's 380 00:17:25,386 --> 00:17:28,186 Speaker 1: pretty neat that he says he's talking to Belichick pretty often, 381 00:17:28,266 --> 00:17:30,266 Speaker 1: and the closest thing to Madden that he's had is 382 00:17:30,306 --> 00:17:32,946 Speaker 1: now this new relationship with Belichick, which he's obviously had 383 00:17:32,986 --> 00:17:37,746 Speaker 1: in a different capacity. But to have Belichick serve in 384 00:17:37,826 --> 00:17:39,826 Speaker 1: that Madden role for Commissioner Goodell, I just thought it 385 00:17:39,866 --> 00:17:42,106 Speaker 1: was cool. I thought Roger was great. He heads over 386 00:17:42,186 --> 00:17:45,666 Speaker 1: to London next week. He'll be there for the football 387 00:17:45,666 --> 00:17:48,066 Speaker 1: game that's going on in London next week. But Jamie 388 00:17:48,186 --> 00:17:50,826 Speaker 1: rd All, my co host, is flying over now, she'll 389 00:17:50,866 --> 00:17:53,986 Speaker 1: be there. But Aaron Roger Goodell anytime you get him on, 390 00:17:55,226 --> 00:17:57,586 Speaker 1: you know, without the certain tie on which as he 391 00:17:57,666 --> 00:17:59,746 Speaker 1: came in with just an unbuttoned shirt and just loose 392 00:17:59,786 --> 00:18:02,386 Speaker 1: and comfortable. I always find him to be a very 393 00:18:02,426 --> 00:18:03,586 Speaker 1: interesting conversationalist. 394 00:18:03,626 --> 00:18:05,946 Speaker 2: But also what I love is he is a. 395 00:18:05,946 --> 00:18:08,426 Speaker 1: True story end of the game, Like this guy goes 396 00:18:08,466 --> 00:18:11,346 Speaker 1: deep and his stories about Pete Roselle in nineteen eighty six, 397 00:18:11,426 --> 00:18:12,826 Speaker 1: like that's the stuff I'm here for. 398 00:18:13,546 --> 00:18:17,626 Speaker 5: I have a tangential Goodell story when I was at 399 00:18:17,666 --> 00:18:21,746 Speaker 5: the Fanatics Festival earlier this summer. Goodell was there at 400 00:18:21,786 --> 00:18:25,266 Speaker 5: the NFL like experience or whatever it is. I think 401 00:18:25,266 --> 00:18:27,066 Speaker 5: he did a speech or something at something, but then 402 00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:29,266 Speaker 5: he was just standing there and a bunch of kids 403 00:18:29,346 --> 00:18:31,666 Speaker 5: were like going to get his autograph, and he stood 404 00:18:31,666 --> 00:18:34,626 Speaker 5: there and signed autographs with kids the whole time. And 405 00:18:35,386 --> 00:18:38,346 Speaker 5: you know, it was like a long time that he 406 00:18:38,386 --> 00:18:41,546 Speaker 5: was just sitting there with this crowd of kids coming 407 00:18:41,626 --> 00:18:43,786 Speaker 5: up to talk to him and get autographs with him, 408 00:18:43,826 --> 00:18:46,346 Speaker 5: and he was very into it. I've never personally talked 409 00:18:46,386 --> 00:18:48,586 Speaker 5: to him or met him. You know, I'm a little 410 00:18:48,586 --> 00:18:51,426 Speaker 5: too old, I think for the little crowd to get 411 00:18:51,426 --> 00:18:53,706 Speaker 5: the yeah, to get the autograph. But he was great 412 00:18:53,746 --> 00:18:54,426 Speaker 5: with the kids and. 413 00:18:54,666 --> 00:18:55,586 Speaker 2: You know everyone. 414 00:18:56,666 --> 00:18:59,426 Speaker 1: So Pete Roselle was his mentor and this guy that 415 00:18:59,506 --> 00:19:01,666 Speaker 1: he you know, obviously came in, and then it was 416 00:19:01,666 --> 00:19:05,906 Speaker 1: Paul tag Leboo, and it's wild Goodell is He's been 417 00:19:05,946 --> 00:19:08,706 Speaker 1: the commission longer than all those guys, so it's pretty 418 00:19:08,706 --> 00:19:11,626 Speaker 1: crazy that I still remember when he was ushered in. 419 00:19:11,666 --> 00:19:15,586 Speaker 1: So Roger Goodell, great interview. Appreciate you guys listening. This 420 00:19:15,626 --> 00:19:18,026 Speaker 1: is a bonus episode. Go find the Michael Vick episode. 421 00:19:18,106 --> 00:19:18,666 Speaker 1: We'd like to give you. 422 00:19:18,666 --> 00:19:19,946 Speaker 2: As much content as possible. 423 00:19:20,866 --> 00:19:24,426 Speaker 1: All Right, enjoy Week five of the NFL season Jets 424 00:19:24,506 --> 00:19:25,746 Speaker 1: Vikings nine thirty am. 425 00:19:25,906 --> 00:19:28,186 Speaker 2: Start, don't forget, and that's over there on NFL Network. 426 00:19:28,226 --> 00:19:29,066 Speaker 2: All right. Peace. 427 00:19:47,146 --> 00:19:49,866 Speaker 1: The Season with Peter Schrager is a production of the 428 00:19:49,986 --> 00:19:53,986 Speaker 1: NFL in partnership with iHeartRadio. For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, 429 00:19:54,066 --> 00:19:58,906 Speaker 1: visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, wherever you get your podcasts.