1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge standing in Really, we're gonna get 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: replaced today in this episode by the Purple Chair Podcast. 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: You're kind of driving by the lounge. You see the lounge, 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: you wave there you are. That's sad when you drive 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: like not tonight, fellows, gotta go home Surtay in early Yeah, 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: you're driving by the last today. Uh. What we have 7 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: is a little teaser of a new podcast as part 8 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: of the overall Ravens podcast network, and this is the 9 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: Purple Chair Podcasts. Cassie Calvert has been working harder this 10 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: and is hosting this podcast, talking with a variety of 11 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: people both in the organization and associated with the organization. 12 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: And this is just so fans know. This is going 13 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: to be in a different feed than the Lounge podcast. 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: So you're not gonna get this podcast if you're already subscribe, 15 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: you gotta go and search Purple Chair podcast and then 16 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: you can subscribe there and get all the episodes that 17 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: are going to be there. Subscribe, rate it, review it, 18 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: and share it with your family and friends. Uh, but 19 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: we first want to give you a little taste that 20 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: see this is the old Teachers the hook and you're 21 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: gonna love it and then you're gonna go there and subscribe. 22 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: So here you go with the Purple Chair Podcast Episode one. 23 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:22,839 Speaker 1: Welcome to the very first episode of the Purple Chair Podcast. 24 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Cassie Calvert, and I'll be introducing you 25 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: to the Ravens organization and the NFL in a way 26 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: you've never heard before before. Now when you've heard about 27 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: the Ravens, the voices, you've heard from our mail, our 28 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: head coach, our general manager, most of the media that 29 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: cover the team, but there are a lot of smart, 30 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: dynamic women in and around this organization who have really 31 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: unique stories to tell and fresh perspectives. This isn't going 32 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: to be women talking about how they cliche quote got 33 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: jobs in sports or proving that they know the game 34 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: of football. I already know that they know the game. 35 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: This podcast will be an all access past all things 36 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: Ravens like you've never heard it before. Okay, I'll get 37 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: off my soapbox now because our first guest deserves your 38 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: full attention. She's the Queen of Ravens Twitter, Baltimore born 39 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: and bread and the first Lady of the Baltimore Ravens. 40 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: Here's Lazy DaCosta, a k A. Mrs E d C. So, 41 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: first of all, I think Ravens Twitter is going to 42 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: lose their minds when they find out about this one. 43 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna be so excited. So thank you for joining me. 44 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: Oh oh my gosh, this is this is an honor. 45 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: I'm psyched to be here. We found this expression around 46 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: a lot here, but I think you really epitomize this 47 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: more than anyone, and it's the football is family, the 48 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: Ravens family. We talk about those cliches a lot, but 49 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: your family has really intrinsically been tied to this organization. 50 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,119 Speaker 1: And we'll get into that a little bit more later, 51 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: but first and start with the obvious. Obviously, your husband 52 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: is a general manager, so it doesn't really get closer 53 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: than that, so we'll start there. How did you and 54 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: Eric originally meet? Oh gosh, okay, so quickly, I'll tell 55 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,239 Speaker 1: this story as fast as I can because it's a 56 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: little long. But basically, my dad was UM good friends 57 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: with our and Pat model through UM building the stadium. 58 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: My dad's company, UM owned a building and supply company, 59 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: and Pat and Art actually came into his office to 60 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: pick out the brick for the stadium, which is so 61 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: iconic and beautiful. And Um. So he they just jelled 62 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: like right off the bat. My dad had lost his 63 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: father and so Art had become like this UM father 64 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: figure for him. And the last game at Memorial Stadium, UM, 65 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: it was during the holidays. UM. It was my senior 66 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: year in college. Senior, yeah, and UM. I was home 67 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: and we were down on the field and Eric was 68 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: with Ozzie somewhere up above, and he asked who I 69 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: was and and Ozzie was like, oh, he's that's one 70 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: of um Art and Pats um friend's daughter. And He's 71 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: like hm hmm, I'm gonna find out who she is, 72 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: like and UM. And so then we went to the 73 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: UM party. They had like a closing Memorial Stadium party 74 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: after the game, and so my dad and my mom 75 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: and my UM younger sister, Maggie, and I were there 76 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: and I was trying to find I was actually a 77 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: senior college, so I was looking for a job and 78 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: my I was in a sociology major and I really 79 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: wanted to get into UM working in the public and 80 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: what I was doing at the time was working in 81 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: a juvenile delinquent center. My dad was like not not 82 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: having it. He was really nervous about it, so I 83 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: thought I'd work for him, and then he said, no, 84 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,119 Speaker 1: I think you need to do something on your own. 85 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: So he said, why unless you asked Mr Modell if 86 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: like there's something available. And I was so nervous. I'm 87 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: sitting next to him at this beautiful party and Jonathan 88 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: Ogden's on the other side of Mr. Model and it 89 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: was just like this like crazy, like surreal yelling the 90 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: whole time. And I catched this guy looking at me 91 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: from across the party and I'm like, hm, he's really cute. 92 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: And I look at my sister Maggie and I was like, 93 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: that guy is staring at us. And she's like, I 94 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: don't know if he's staring at us. I think he 95 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: might be staring at you. Why don't you go get 96 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: a drink at the bar. So I did and I 97 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: came back and she's like, he's not looking at me. 98 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: So anyway, I got up the nerve to ask Mr 99 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: Mondale if I could at least send my resume. He 100 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: was so gracious and wonderful and he said absolutely. So 101 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: I was so excited. I'm getting ready to leave and 102 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: I I'm walking to the cocheck and I see Eric 103 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: following me and he comes up to me and he's 104 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: about to say hello, and my dad, who was like 105 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: six ft four, big man. He's a little intimidating but 106 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: a big teddy bear, puts his arms around me. He's like, 107 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: you ready to go, kid, And I was like, oh shoot. 108 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: So I never talked to him then, but we all 109 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: we walked out together. He was in front of us. 110 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: He said goodbye to this the security guy. At the time, 111 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: it was like this feeling like I had, like he 112 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: was just like I was like, oh my gosh, like 113 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: he is the way he just interacted with that security guard. 114 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: It was just like this warm feeling that I felt. 115 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: And I remember thinking to myself, he's not going away. 116 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to meet this guy again sometime somewhere down 117 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: the road. And six months later I started working for 118 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: the team and he was I was working hard opening 119 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: the stadium and he was a scout and he was 120 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: off like he was off pretty much the whole summer. 121 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: So we really never connected until mid season that season 122 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: and Um, Aaron Cashman, who was working in marketing, was 123 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: a friend of his, and she um came up to 124 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: me at at St. Paul's Place, which is where our 125 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: offices were at the time, and she's like, I know 126 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: somebody that wants to take you out on the date 127 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: and I said, I know. It's North Da Costa. And 128 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: she was like what, how did you know? And I 129 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: was like, there's just a hit, Like there's a history there. 130 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: And we had seen each other at a happy hour 131 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: the first week that I'd work for the team, and 132 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,040 Speaker 1: he asked me if I was the new chick and 133 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: I was like, oh lord, I mean, this is the 134 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: first time thing you're saying to me. And I was like, 135 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: I don't know about this, but anyway, that's how we 136 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 1: that's how we met. We went on our first date 137 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: November eight, after we played UM the the Houston Oilers. 138 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: At the time, I think, yeah, yeah, I have to 139 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: ask Erica, but I think that's what But November eight 140 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: is like our our anniversary. Like he he that's his 141 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: anniversary for us. He doesn't really count you in second 142 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: I do. So we really got married. But that we 143 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: went to UM out in Federal Hill. We went on 144 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: our first date, and then he left the next day 145 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: for Michigan for two weeks and I was like, whoa, 146 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: this is bizarre, Like because he was a scout. So 147 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: he was literally home for the weekend for a home game, 148 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: and it's just sort of took off from there and 149 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: we never looked back. I love that your dad just 150 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: swooped in there, because I feel like that's like the classic, 151 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: like somehow your dad's going to get in the way 152 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: of that first interaction. Oh my god. Yeah, I mean 153 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: it was just like, and my dad was my best friend, 154 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: you know when he passed away about eight years ago, 155 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: but he was the biggest Ravens fan ever ever ever. Um, 156 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: So yeah, he definitely, and he loved Eric and just 157 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: all of the inside and being able to, you know, 158 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: enjoy the team through him in art. So I think 159 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: I heard you just tell this story one time that 160 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: Eric actually asked your dad for your hand in marriage 161 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: during a draft weekend, and your dad was like trying 162 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: to get the draft scoop. He's like, we have bigger, 163 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: bigger priorities. Yeah, it was actually because remember way back 164 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: when also, when did he ask me to marry him. 165 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: I guess it was right out two thousand, Okay was 166 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: it two thousand? Yeah? Two thousands and yeah, so it 167 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: was the draft of two thousand. We had just we 168 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: draft that year. I don't remember, but anyway, it was 169 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: the Sunday because the draft used to be Saturday and Sunday, 170 00:08:56,240 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 1: so it was pouring down rain and and the facility 171 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: used to be like a mile from my parents house. 172 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: So Eric actually ran to my parents house that morning 173 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: to get exercise and he my dad was in the 174 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: kitchen making coffee, and my dad thought he was coming 175 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: in to talk about the draft. So he's like, oh, Eric, 176 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: what do you think about the guy that we just 177 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: got in Oh, and I got don't remember who it was. 178 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: I can't remember. I wish we could go back and 179 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: see it. But anyway, he Eric was like, yeah, no, 180 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: George is gonna be good. It's gonna be good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 181 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: today we're doing this and that. He's like, but I'm 182 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: not here for that, and my dad was like, well, okay, 183 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: well it's a Sunday morning before the draft with the 184 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 1: heck else are you doing? And he's like, um, I 185 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: want to ask Lazy to marry me. And I have 186 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: like a really small window because I have to go 187 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: up to Boston and get the ring and then come 188 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: back and this was the only time I could do it, 189 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 1: and he's my dad was like huh. He's just like, 190 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: like I fell over, and he was like, b J, 191 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: that's my mom's name, Betty Jane. But she came running 192 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: in and she and he he's like Eric wants to 193 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: marry Lacey, Like well, yeah, let's say yeah, it's okay, 194 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: it's good, you know. And so that was the story, 195 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: and then he had to run back in the pouring 196 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: down rain shower and get ready for the I think 197 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: it was the third round that started then. So stay 198 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: tuned for a season of incredible guests all right here, 199 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: don't forget to subscribe and send us along to anyone 200 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: you think would enjoy this podcast. New episodes drop every 201 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: other Tuesday. I'll catch you next time.