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Speaker 1: Good Morning Football is the production of the NFL in

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Speaker 1: partnership with iHeartRadio. Yeah, good morning, Hey, what's up. It's

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Speaker 1: governing football time. We are live in New York City, Wednesday, March.

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Speaker 1: I'm Jamie art O, Kyle Brant is here and now

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Speaker 1: old friends at the table Mike g Alredy, Greenbay Packers

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Speaker 1: running back Aaron jones Ian report jing Us No our

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Speaker 1: NFL network insider with the latest on the franchise tag

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Speaker 1: deadline that came and went yesterday with six players receiving

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Speaker 1: the non exclusive franchise tag, but then a one very

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Speaker 1: high profile quarterback was at the top of that list

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Speaker 1: that remains at the top of our conversation talking points.

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Speaker 1: Usually quarterbacks received the exclusive tag just to make sure

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Speaker 1: that no one can touch them, no one can talk

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Speaker 1: to them. They sign with you and that is the

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Speaker 1: end of the story. That is not what happened to them.

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Speaker 1: Our Jackson, the Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback former MVP. He

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Speaker 1: an intriguing possibility based on the way the rules work

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Speaker 1: with the non exclusive tag, someone can sign Lamar Jackson

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Speaker 1: to an offer sheet. Presumably he would want a fully

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Speaker 1: so we don't really really know, but that's presumably what

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Speaker 1: If the Ravens do not match, that team gets him

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Speaker 1: and they give two first round fixs to the Ravens,

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Speaker 1: or simply the Ravens could let another team do the

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Speaker 1: contract match. That's the end of the story. They get

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Speaker 1: York Giants. Right at the deadline. They end up striking

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Speaker 1: a deal for Daniel Jones four year, one hundred and

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Speaker 1: sixty million dollars, thirty five million dollars in additional guarantees.

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Speaker 1: He gets eighty two million dollars over the first two

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Speaker 1: years of a deal, much better than two franchise tags

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Speaker 1: have been ninety four million dollars in virtual guarantees out signing.

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Speaker 1: Obviously huge deal for Daniel Jones. Meanwhile, sae Quon Barkley,

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Speaker 1: his sidekick and his fellow phase of the franchise. He

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Speaker 1: then there's a situation surrounding Aaron Rodgers, the Packers starting

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Speaker 1: quarterback for now. Rodgers is in California. The Jets contingent,

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Speaker 1: including Woody Johnson, Robert Slow, the head coach, Joe Douglas

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Speaker 1: to GM they flew out to California and meet with

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Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers yesterday just to see where he's at, to

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Speaker 1: for how he wants to move forward. Rodgers options to

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Speaker 1: this retire walk away from sixty million certainly a possibility

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Speaker 1: would say that possibility is being explored now by Rodgers

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Speaker 1: by just meeting with the Jets. Or he could return

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Speaker 1: to the Packers. Those are the options right now for

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Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. What he has to decide over the next

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Speaker 1: couple of days. And you know, there's a lot going

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Speaker 1: when we are on the doorstep of free agency frenzy,

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Speaker 1: which is coming up this weekend. We're going to discuss

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Speaker 1: two of those topics in particular right now, rap sheet,

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Speaker 1: We appreciate you. Thanks. The NFL typical always has something

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Speaker 1: on the horizon throughout the year. Yesterday it was the

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Speaker 1: franchise tag deadline. Next Tuesday, March fifteenth, four pm Eastern

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Speaker 1: marks the start of the NFL new year, at the

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Speaker 1: beginning of free agency. A lot of stories to cover,

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Speaker 1: throw Down Thursday. You have to pick one of these

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Speaker 1: two offseason story lines, two former MVPs. Which are you

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Speaker 1: more intrigued by Mike Lamar Jackson's situation or Aaron Rodgers situation.

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Speaker 1: For me, it's Lamar. He's twenty six years old. Franchise

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Speaker 1: I know he's still under the tag, but he's available.

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Speaker 1: As you mentioned at the beginning of the show, Kyle,

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Speaker 1: Now he's the fifth all time leading rusher for a quarterback.

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Speaker 1: But the guys ahead of him Michael Vick six point one,

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Speaker 1: We've been with Aaron, who's been his teammate for his

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Speaker 1: of the fan base is always an interesting one, Carle,

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Speaker 1: And you do a good job bringing that up, because

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Speaker 1: We along those lines. Let me ask you this, this

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Speaker 1: So you guys have been through this. None of that

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Speaker 1: stuff about all retirement destirement that. Yeah, it's just it's

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Speaker 1: Why what is the disconnect between him and the past.

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Speaker 1: going on. This dude is still picking teal out of

423
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Speaker 1: his teeth. You're a bad dude. This is this is

424
00:19:33,828 --> 00:19:37,988
Speaker 1: awards about anger. I love you. I love you. Damian Pierce,

425
00:19:38,028 --> 00:19:40,908
Speaker 1: that's my man. The winner of the Angry Run of

426
00:19:40,948 --> 00:19:46,388
Speaker 1: the Year and the Golden Scepter is my man, Damian Pierce,

427
00:19:46,468 --> 00:19:49,348
Speaker 1: from the youth to tack Sens, the jax Sens gonna win,

428
00:19:50,068 --> 00:19:54,308
Speaker 1: willed wild Damien, take your feet, this is my man.

429
00:19:54,868 --> 00:19:58,428
Speaker 1: Will that we love them, we respect him, and we

430
00:19:58,668 --> 00:20:04,108
Speaker 1: fear him. Damian appears angriest Runner of the Year. All right.

431
00:20:04,708 --> 00:20:06,988
Speaker 1: He was an honor for me to present that to you.

432
00:20:07,108 --> 00:20:09,628
Speaker 1: It was an honor. What was it like for him? Man?

433
00:20:10,228 --> 00:20:12,988
Speaker 1: That's probably the first time I won something individually, like

434
00:20:13,148 --> 00:20:17,748
Speaker 1: since high school. So right, and you know what better

435
00:20:17,828 --> 00:20:19,788
Speaker 1: stage is winning on than that the NFL on this,

436
00:20:19,948 --> 00:20:22,308
Speaker 1: you know, first year, you know, get reconness from around

437
00:20:22,348 --> 00:20:24,108
Speaker 1: the league. You know, it was a lot of great

438
00:20:24,148 --> 00:20:26,268
Speaker 1: guys up, you know for the war. So I'm just

439
00:20:26,348 --> 00:20:28,788
Speaker 1: glad I came out with a win. But the enthusiasms

440
00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:31,068
Speaker 1: you brought in, I should we gonna gorow up like

441
00:20:31,548 --> 00:20:33,548
Speaker 1: I hear you, man, and I appreciate that. I try

442
00:20:33,628 --> 00:20:35,308
Speaker 1: to do TV like you run the ball, and I

443
00:20:35,388 --> 00:20:37,388
Speaker 1: mean that as a compliment to you. Think about that

444
00:20:37,468 --> 00:20:39,228
Speaker 1: I handed that to you, and then we tossed it

445
00:20:39,308 --> 00:20:41,588
Speaker 1: to Barry Sanders and Emmett Smith. It was a cool

446
00:20:41,668 --> 00:20:44,228
Speaker 1: moment for both of us. And yet there's a twist

447
00:20:44,308 --> 00:20:46,908
Speaker 1: in this story because you get the first ever golden

448
00:20:46,988 --> 00:20:49,308
Speaker 1: scepter and we've assumed it's sitting in a trophy case

449
00:20:49,428 --> 00:20:50,988
Speaker 1: or who the hell knows where you put it, and

450
00:20:51,108 --> 00:20:53,588
Speaker 1: then we saw a video that you sent us. This

451
00:20:53,788 --> 00:20:57,348
Speaker 1: is incredibly tragic. Heyo runs though I don't know what

452
00:20:57,468 --> 00:21:00,908
Speaker 1: he is. He need some really glue and if you

453
00:21:00,988 --> 00:21:03,788
Speaker 1: get really bad, I need some uptake. My mom was

454
00:21:03,788 --> 00:21:07,588
Speaker 1: gonna kill me. I'm on'ta gonna give me. All right,

455
00:21:07,668 --> 00:21:09,668
Speaker 1: First of all, we'll sending the gorilla go. No, we'll

456
00:21:09,668 --> 00:21:13,028
Speaker 1: sending you Scott. What was What was your mother's reaction?

457
00:21:13,148 --> 00:21:17,428
Speaker 1: And what happened? Listen, I'm see this laugh I won

458
00:21:17,508 --> 00:21:19,668
Speaker 1: waa laugh so hard? She see this. But as soon

459
00:21:19,668 --> 00:21:22,468
Speaker 1: as I broke it bro like we were doing photos shoo,

460
00:21:22,508 --> 00:21:23,868
Speaker 1: were having a good time. You know what I'm saying.

461
00:21:23,948 --> 00:21:26,548
Speaker 1: Trying to get good pizures of septing and everything. I'm

462
00:21:26,588 --> 00:21:29,748
Speaker 1: playing around boom, it's in two pieces. I'm like man

463
00:21:29,908 --> 00:21:35,068
Speaker 1: cole me. But you know, my mama told me to

464
00:21:35,148 --> 00:21:37,388
Speaker 1: tell you. So we got it on video and we

465
00:21:37,468 --> 00:21:39,028
Speaker 1: got the something over for you, and you said you're

466
00:21:39,028 --> 00:21:41,268
Speaker 1: gonna have to replace them soon. But I'm gonna have two.

467
00:21:41,308 --> 00:21:43,108
Speaker 1: I'mna have two trophy cas. I'nna have one for the

468
00:21:43,148 --> 00:21:45,028
Speaker 1: original and I'm gonna have one off to the side

469
00:21:45,068 --> 00:21:47,788
Speaker 1: for what you said. I love you, dude. You you

470
00:21:48,028 --> 00:21:53,228
Speaker 1: you break everything you touch, tackles, will, souls, scepter, it's

471
00:21:53,268 --> 00:21:56,508
Speaker 1: on brand. Okay, it's only it's only right. It's only

472
00:21:56,588 --> 00:21:58,748
Speaker 1: right you break the anger runs trophy. It's only right

473
00:22:00,588 --> 00:22:03,748
Speaker 1: you broke them, scepter. It's fine. You can start to

474
00:22:03,828 --> 00:22:05,748
Speaker 1: manipulate the story where like after a while you can

475
00:22:05,788 --> 00:22:09,268
Speaker 1: just pretend like you went like this with him. With ye,

476
00:22:09,388 --> 00:22:12,068
Speaker 1: I'll celebrate too hard. I'll celebrate too hard. You got

477
00:22:12,148 --> 00:22:15,748
Speaker 1: it exactly exactly. You know who's probably thrilled that you

478
00:22:15,828 --> 00:22:18,308
Speaker 1: are an angry runner as your new head coach. Ryan's

479
00:22:18,588 --> 00:22:20,268
Speaker 1: what's it like the first couple of weeks with him

480
00:22:20,348 --> 00:22:22,348
Speaker 1: in the building in Houston, He's got a new offensive

481
00:22:22,388 --> 00:22:24,628
Speaker 1: coordinator he got from the forty nine Ers, which Bobby

482
00:22:24,668 --> 00:22:27,628
Speaker 1: Slowick knows how to run the ball very creatively, especially

483
00:22:27,948 --> 00:22:30,268
Speaker 1: coming out of San Francisco. What's it been like getting

484
00:22:30,268 --> 00:22:32,228
Speaker 1: to know these two guys. Oh, you know me, I've

485
00:22:32,268 --> 00:22:33,748
Speaker 1: been on it man. You know, they come from the

486
00:22:33,788 --> 00:22:36,028
Speaker 1: forty nine and that's a great system, you know, as

487
00:22:36,068 --> 00:22:39,188
Speaker 1: a whole offensively, but especially for the running bats. You know,

488
00:22:39,228 --> 00:22:41,548
Speaker 1: they got good guys coming out of that system right now.

489
00:22:41,588 --> 00:22:44,708
Speaker 1: They've got christ McCaffrey, They've had Raheem Moster. You know,

490
00:22:44,828 --> 00:22:46,908
Speaker 1: they just system that just works. You know, all that

491
00:22:47,028 --> 00:22:49,028
Speaker 1: fails run the ball right, you know, you know I'm

492
00:22:49,068 --> 00:22:52,228
Speaker 1: all for that. You know. Coach Miko, young guy, he's eager,

493
00:22:52,348 --> 00:22:54,788
Speaker 1: he's ready, he's ready to coach. It's a new it's

494
00:22:54,828 --> 00:22:56,948
Speaker 1: a whole new wave in Houston. You kind of feel

495
00:22:57,028 --> 00:22:59,788
Speaker 1: like the energy whenever Coach Miko or his staff is around,

496
00:22:59,868 --> 00:23:01,348
Speaker 1: Like you kind of know when those guys are in

497
00:23:01,468 --> 00:23:03,548
Speaker 1: the building, and you know, as a as a young

498
00:23:03,628 --> 00:23:05,348
Speaker 1: player and as a coming to play, you know, that's

499
00:23:05,388 --> 00:23:08,108
Speaker 1: a that's a good sign for me because you see

500
00:23:08,148 --> 00:23:10,548
Speaker 1: a coach whose hungry, he has players who's hungry and

501
00:23:10,708 --> 00:23:12,508
Speaker 1: I'm all the good things come from that and we're

502
00:23:12,508 --> 00:23:15,548
Speaker 1: ready to work. Damnian, it's Aaron John's here. I just

503
00:23:15,668 --> 00:23:18,068
Speaker 1: want to tell you I'm a fan of ye Yeah,

504
00:23:18,148 --> 00:23:21,588
Speaker 1: it's up. You finish the rookie season just tripping on

505
00:23:21,668 --> 00:23:25,428
Speaker 1: your right. What do you think, hey, man? Yeah? I

506
00:23:25,468 --> 00:23:28,148
Speaker 1: saw him an NFL on here to here to see

507
00:23:28,148 --> 00:23:29,468
Speaker 1: a running back. I look up to man. Hey, I

508
00:23:29,548 --> 00:23:31,348
Speaker 1: just out pair of Spence. But I love you game, bro,

509
00:23:31,468 --> 00:23:34,908
Speaker 1: Appreciate you so love love yours too, Bro, Keep going. Uh,

510
00:23:35,188 --> 00:23:37,508
Speaker 1: I know you finished a rookie season sixty one yards

511
00:23:37,588 --> 00:23:40,308
Speaker 1: short of a thousand yards despite getting cut short due

512
00:23:40,348 --> 00:23:43,228
Speaker 1: to your ankle injury. How's your ankle doing right now?

513
00:23:43,588 --> 00:23:47,508
Speaker 1: How are you looking to build upon the success next season? Uh?

514
00:23:47,868 --> 00:23:49,428
Speaker 1: You know it's kind of a blessing and the curse.

515
00:23:49,548 --> 00:23:51,948
Speaker 1: You know, of course I wanted a thousand yards rushing,

516
00:23:52,028 --> 00:23:53,948
Speaker 1: but you know I got signed a lot with an

517
00:23:53,948 --> 00:23:55,788
Speaker 1: ank injury. He's just making me hungry, bro. It just

518
00:23:55,868 --> 00:23:57,268
Speaker 1: makes me, you know, want to go out and then

519
00:23:57,388 --> 00:23:59,268
Speaker 1: crush a thousand next year. Like the fact that I

520
00:23:59,388 --> 00:24:01,308
Speaker 1: even got that close to it with that many games

521
00:24:01,388 --> 00:24:02,828
Speaker 1: love showed me I have a lot of touch of

522
00:24:02,908 --> 00:24:06,188
Speaker 1: left and with a new offensive guys coming in, coach

523
00:24:06,268 --> 00:24:08,428
Speaker 1: Miko coming in, the new mentality, we got a hold

524
00:24:08,468 --> 00:24:10,708
Speaker 1: coming in. I think everything is just going in the

525
00:24:10,788 --> 00:24:13,388
Speaker 1: right direction so far. You know, rehab is going great.

526
00:24:13,708 --> 00:24:16,108
Speaker 1: All season, workout going great. Man, Like I said, man,

527
00:24:16,348 --> 00:24:18,188
Speaker 1: breath of fresh, Aaron all. We're just trying to get

528
00:24:18,268 --> 00:24:21,308
Speaker 1: the staying roll a yeah, sir, the keep keep the

529
00:24:21,428 --> 00:24:23,628
Speaker 1: head down, keep working. That's a lot out there in

530
00:24:23,708 --> 00:24:25,468
Speaker 1: front of you. I know, you see these running backs

531
00:24:25,508 --> 00:24:27,668
Speaker 1: getting to the bag, getting some money. It's a lot

532
00:24:27,708 --> 00:24:32,068
Speaker 1: of YouTube man. So man, you can wear them big

533
00:24:32,148 --> 00:24:35,468
Speaker 1: shades like Aaron's wearing right now. Yea, sir, And I

534
00:24:35,508 --> 00:24:37,468
Speaker 1: gotta ask him. You and Anthony Richardson, who was the

535
00:24:37,548 --> 00:24:40,788
Speaker 1: star of the combine, you overlap the order for two seasons.

536
00:24:41,068 --> 00:24:43,108
Speaker 1: Give me a scouting report on who he is as

537
00:24:43,108 --> 00:24:46,308
Speaker 1: a player, but also as a person. You will be surprised.

538
00:24:46,548 --> 00:24:48,468
Speaker 1: I don't want to see him talk as much about

539
00:24:48,508 --> 00:24:51,428
Speaker 1: his athletic ability because you see he crushed to come by,

540
00:24:52,268 --> 00:24:54,868
Speaker 1: has a rocket of an arm, you know, physical freak.

541
00:24:55,108 --> 00:24:57,708
Speaker 1: But uh, he's a great guy, you know, personal Like

542
00:24:57,868 --> 00:25:00,188
Speaker 1: I've seen something on the all online. I said, he's

543
00:25:00,188 --> 00:25:02,268
Speaker 1: one of the best interviewers. Come, boy, you know that's

544
00:25:02,308 --> 00:25:03,988
Speaker 1: as bit from a guy that aar You know, he's

545
00:25:04,028 --> 00:25:06,788
Speaker 1: buried thorough. He's a carrot guy. He's always involved in

546
00:25:06,788 --> 00:25:08,468
Speaker 1: the community and game Biel. That's one of the reasons

547
00:25:08,508 --> 00:25:10,828
Speaker 1: he went to Florida to state in the community, you know,

548
00:25:11,028 --> 00:25:13,068
Speaker 1: just to be that motivation for the kids surrounding his

549
00:25:13,148 --> 00:25:15,348
Speaker 1: community and just so love to the kids. And his

550
00:25:15,428 --> 00:25:18,388
Speaker 1: community is high school and etcetera. But great guy, a

551
00:25:18,428 --> 00:25:20,228
Speaker 1: great character guy. Man. I think at one point a

552
00:25:20,268 --> 00:25:22,148
Speaker 1: time he was like, if I didn't played football, I'd

553
00:25:22,148 --> 00:25:24,388
Speaker 1: be a fire fighter. So like just you know, a

554
00:25:24,468 --> 00:25:25,908
Speaker 1: guy who want to be a fire fight. They just

555
00:25:25,988 --> 00:25:28,148
Speaker 1: shows the type of you know, dedication. They love it

556
00:25:28,228 --> 00:25:30,508
Speaker 1: he has for his community and helping people. So great

557
00:25:30,548 --> 00:25:33,228
Speaker 1: guy to be around. Even better athlete man. And look,

558
00:25:33,388 --> 00:25:34,948
Speaker 1: who knows, maybe you'll be handing the ball to you

559
00:25:35,068 --> 00:25:37,108
Speaker 1: next year. Damian. We've always loved your game. We love

560
00:25:37,188 --> 00:25:39,028
Speaker 1: you as a personal man. You are a great dude,

561
00:25:39,068 --> 00:25:41,428
Speaker 1: a big personality. Houston is a team to watch. And

562
00:25:41,468 --> 00:25:43,588
Speaker 1: I'll tell you, and please tell your mother, I will

563
00:25:43,628 --> 00:25:46,468
Speaker 1: send you another scepter and I will paint it gold. Personally,

564
00:25:46,548 --> 00:25:48,348
Speaker 1: I will do this and I'll take it a video.

565
00:25:48,388 --> 00:25:50,028
Speaker 1: You get it, man, Hey, man, just put the jil

566
00:25:50,108 --> 00:25:54,548
Speaker 1: handcock on them. Man, that's all I need. Damien Pierce,

567
00:25:54,628 --> 00:26:01,028
Speaker 1: incredible dude, great player. Thanks visit. Yeah, absolutely, man. That's

568
00:26:01,068 --> 00:26:05,068
Speaker 1: a Florida Gator right there, Houston, Texas. You're right to watch.

569
00:26:05,228 --> 00:26:08,028
Speaker 1: He reminds me of you. He was good. Yeah, absolutely,

570
00:26:08,188 --> 00:26:10,868
Speaker 1: all right, we've got let's just keep a roll. Guys

571
00:26:10,908 --> 00:26:13,388
Speaker 1: come out their first year. Marcus Jones joining the crew next,

572
00:26:13,468 --> 00:26:17,308
Speaker 1: talk about expectations in Foxborough, and Mike Gardy said, Marcus Jones,

573
00:26:17,628 --> 00:26:35,708
Speaker 1: watch what you say. They are always listening me playing

574
00:26:36,028 --> 00:26:38,468
Speaker 1: both sides and doing special teams and everything in high

575
00:26:38,508 --> 00:26:40,268
Speaker 1: school and not a lot of people were doing it

576
00:26:40,348 --> 00:26:42,388
Speaker 1: in college. But however I can help the team. I'm

577
00:26:42,428 --> 00:26:44,828
Speaker 1: definitely down for it on whatever organization picks me up,

578
00:26:45,548 --> 00:26:48,348
Speaker 1: whatever organization picks him up. Well. The next guest on

579
00:26:48,428 --> 00:26:50,988
Speaker 1: our show just a year ago before getting drafted in

580
00:26:51,068 --> 00:26:54,148
Speaker 1: the NFL to the New England Patriots. It's the renaissance man.

581
00:26:54,228 --> 00:26:59,228
Speaker 1: Marcus Jones, Hey, how y'all doing it? You sound like

582
00:26:59,348 --> 00:27:01,508
Speaker 1: a man that's made it one year through the NFL.

583
00:27:01,668 --> 00:27:04,108
Speaker 1: Last year you were answering questions, talking fast, trying to

584
00:27:04,108 --> 00:27:05,908
Speaker 1: make sure teams knew you, got to know you. The

585
00:27:05,948 --> 00:27:08,148
Speaker 1: Patriots picked you if they wanted you. In New England,

586
00:27:08,228 --> 00:27:10,628
Speaker 1: you played a huge role in all phases. You earned

587
00:27:10,668 --> 00:27:13,268
Speaker 1: yourself a first team All pronod in your rookie season.

588
00:27:13,468 --> 00:27:15,508
Speaker 1: What would you have said to that young man, knowing

589
00:27:15,588 --> 00:27:17,548
Speaker 1: well you all of you accomplished in your first year

590
00:27:17,588 --> 00:27:20,348
Speaker 1: in the league. Basically, just keep your head down and

591
00:27:20,428 --> 00:27:23,468
Speaker 1: controlling what you can control, and just keep building. Don't

592
00:27:23,508 --> 00:27:26,308
Speaker 1: get complacent, which is not in my blood, So just

593
00:27:26,468 --> 00:27:28,428
Speaker 1: keep going. You know. There's a lot of that going

594
00:27:28,468 --> 00:27:30,708
Speaker 1: on right now, because of course we're in draft season

595
00:27:30,828 --> 00:27:32,868
Speaker 1: and people are coming out of the draft, some of

596
00:27:32,908 --> 00:27:35,548
Speaker 1: them highly touted, some of them not so much. If

597
00:27:35,548 --> 00:27:37,068
Speaker 1: you could sit down with them and just tell them

598
00:27:37,068 --> 00:27:38,668
Speaker 1: more about what you're saying there, like this is what

599
00:27:38,748 --> 00:27:41,228
Speaker 1: I learned. Man, I would have done this differently, or

600
00:27:41,268 --> 00:27:42,868
Speaker 1: I'm glad I did it this way. What would be

601
00:27:42,908 --> 00:27:46,908
Speaker 1: your best advice? Everybody's situation is different, So my main

602
00:27:47,068 --> 00:27:49,868
Speaker 1: thing is every every play is a different play as well,

603
00:27:49,988 --> 00:27:51,748
Speaker 1: So just taking one play at a time and just

604
00:27:51,988 --> 00:27:54,508
Speaker 1: building from there, because in this league, you know, you

605
00:27:54,548 --> 00:27:56,428
Speaker 1: could be playing on one play and they'd be out

606
00:27:56,468 --> 00:27:59,788
Speaker 1: the next play, So you gotta take every snap seriously

607
00:28:00,028 --> 00:28:02,388
Speaker 1: and just keep building. Like I said, you're the only

608
00:28:02,428 --> 00:28:04,708
Speaker 1: player Marcus in the last seventy five years Steff of

609
00:28:04,748 --> 00:28:08,028
Speaker 1: receiving touchdown, I pup return touchdown and an interception return

610
00:28:08,108 --> 00:28:11,068
Speaker 1: touchdown the same season. Many folks in New England, but

611
00:28:11,228 --> 00:28:13,068
Speaker 1: I talked on a regular basis, would like to see

612
00:28:13,068 --> 00:28:15,668
Speaker 1: you on offense full time. Where do you hope to

613
00:28:15,748 --> 00:28:18,508
Speaker 1: be valued most as your career goes on. I'm always

614
00:28:18,588 --> 00:28:21,148
Speaker 1: a defensive back, That's that's the first thing. But like

615
00:28:21,268 --> 00:28:24,588
Speaker 1: I said before, anywhere you know that's needed for the team,

616
00:28:24,628 --> 00:28:27,268
Speaker 1: I'm definitely down for it, but I'm a defensive back first.

617
00:28:28,668 --> 00:28:30,948
Speaker 1: How much time did you or did you spend much

618
00:28:31,028 --> 00:28:35,988
Speaker 1: time practicing at wide receiver this past year? Um, it's

619
00:28:36,028 --> 00:28:38,028
Speaker 1: not a specific time. I can't. I can't say that,

620
00:28:38,188 --> 00:28:41,268
Speaker 1: but all I know is that whenever it came down

621
00:28:41,348 --> 00:28:43,988
Speaker 1: to it and coaches telling me to do something, I

622
00:28:44,188 --> 00:28:46,228
Speaker 1: was doing it. So I can't really calculate on how

623
00:28:46,348 --> 00:28:48,108
Speaker 1: much time and everything like that because it's it's a

624
00:28:48,188 --> 00:28:51,748
Speaker 1: long season. Let me say you, you live in everybody's

625
00:28:51,828 --> 00:28:54,588
Speaker 1: dream as an athlete. You know you grow up playing

626
00:28:54,668 --> 00:28:56,948
Speaker 1: both sides of the ball or returning as well, and

627
00:28:57,068 --> 00:28:58,668
Speaker 1: so to still be doing it at this at the

628
00:28:58,748 --> 00:29:00,868
Speaker 1: highest level that you can be. Kudos to you, bro.

629
00:29:01,028 --> 00:29:03,508
Speaker 1: Like I said, you live in everybody's dream. Last April,

630
00:29:03,668 --> 00:29:06,228
Speaker 1: Bill Bellich and the Patriots drafted you with the eighty

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Speaker 1: Belichick as a rookie? It's one of those situations to

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Speaker 1: where he's one of the best coaches to ever coach

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Speaker 1: in the National Football League. He just teaches the importance

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Speaker 1: of basically taking one play at a time. Things that

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Speaker 1: happened in the past is flush you down a drain

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Speaker 1: and just keep going from there, and just making sure

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Speaker 1: that you don't get complacent. You know, it'll be one

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Speaker 1: play that you do good, but the next play it

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Speaker 1: could be a bad play, But just don't worry about

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Speaker 1: that and just keep stacking good plays. Sure, well, g

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Speaker 1: already tried to get you on you telling exactly how

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Speaker 1: much time you practice a wide receiver, but you didn't

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Speaker 1: take the bait. So well done. Your first year is great, Marcus.

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Speaker 1: Shown's congratulations on everything you have and will yet to accomplish.

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Speaker 1: A new Thanks Marcus, thank you, thank you for having

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Speaker 1: me You've been unbelievably cool. We love you. Thank Julia

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Speaker 1: would be you looked up to all the hype. We've

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Speaker 1: asked you five thousand questions about your quarterback and you're

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Speaker 1: always cool to Thank you, man, We love you. Oh,

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Speaker 1: thank you. Thank you all for having me. It's the

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Speaker 1: honor to be on here and be on this show.

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Speaker 1: I had a lot of fun these past two days,

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Speaker 1: so thank you. Absolutely enjoy your first time in New

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Speaker 1: York City. You got your brother album with you. You

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Speaker 1: get to go watch the Big East Basketball tournament like

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Speaker 1: you're gonna help yourself a New York weekend. Like I'm

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Speaker 1: about to be a New Yorker. No way,