1 00:00:05,046 --> 00:00:08,046 Speaker 1: A Huddle is a production of the NFL in partnership 2 00:00:08,086 --> 00:00:24,566 Speaker 1: with iHeartRadio. L Huddle is back Will Selva alongside me Ermana, Mea, 3 00:00:24,926 --> 00:00:31,326 Speaker 1: m j Acosta. Ruis so good to see you. We 4 00:00:31,766 --> 00:00:34,126 Speaker 1: had to take last week off and we'll get to 5 00:00:34,246 --> 00:00:37,366 Speaker 1: that in a second. I regret to inform you that 6 00:00:37,406 --> 00:00:41,086 Speaker 1: we will not have Prince Harry on this podcast today. 7 00:00:42,046 --> 00:00:47,966 Speaker 1: Okay with that? What about Megan? She come on? It's 8 00:00:48,046 --> 00:00:50,566 Speaker 1: it's I don't know she I guess she could come on. 9 00:00:50,886 --> 00:00:54,046 Speaker 1: I mean they had the Netflix series and then he 10 00:00:54,126 --> 00:00:57,806 Speaker 1: has this book talking about you bench and what'd you 11 00:00:57,846 --> 00:01:01,206 Speaker 1: think of it? I'm into listen, I'm into it. I'm 12 00:01:01,206 --> 00:01:03,446 Speaker 1: into it because I'm here for the for the airing 13 00:01:03,446 --> 00:01:07,446 Speaker 1: out the laundry. I'm here for the pettiness. M I 14 00:01:07,486 --> 00:01:09,726 Speaker 1: don't know if it's an unpopular opinion, but I stand 15 00:01:09,766 --> 00:01:14,286 Speaker 1: with Harry and Megan. That's where I am there. Yeah, well, 16 00:01:14,326 --> 00:01:17,006 Speaker 1: he was speaking his truth, That's what he had said. 17 00:01:17,206 --> 00:01:19,886 Speaker 1: And um, I don't know if this is the way 18 00:01:19,886 --> 00:01:25,006 Speaker 1: that he's going to reconcile with his brother and his father. 19 00:01:25,166 --> 00:01:27,566 Speaker 1: But Nils say, yeah, I think that is sale. But 20 00:01:27,766 --> 00:01:30,526 Speaker 1: he's been on a lot of shows, but he won't 21 00:01:30,526 --> 00:01:32,406 Speaker 1: be on El Huddle, but you know what will be 22 00:01:32,446 --> 00:01:42,206 Speaker 1: on El huddle, M breaking news. All right, So let's 23 00:01:42,206 --> 00:01:46,206 Speaker 1: start in Vegas. Derek Carr saying goodbye to Raider fans. 24 00:01:46,526 --> 00:01:51,926 Speaker 1: We knew this was going to happen. He just formalized it. Correct. Correct, 25 00:01:52,006 --> 00:01:54,406 Speaker 1: And I've been so on toxins. Of course, we have 26 00:01:54,646 --> 00:01:59,326 Speaker 1: David car big brother Carter, who has not been not 27 00:01:59,486 --> 00:02:01,646 Speaker 1: shy about his stance on it. And I get it. 28 00:02:01,686 --> 00:02:04,406 Speaker 1: I get it. That's big brother, and I actually agree 29 00:02:04,406 --> 00:02:07,046 Speaker 1: that I it was kind of disrespectful the way that 30 00:02:07,086 --> 00:02:10,446 Speaker 1: they did Derek all that he said, and beyond that, 31 00:02:10,646 --> 00:02:13,846 Speaker 1: the issues that the Raiders have had this season do 32 00:02:13,966 --> 00:02:17,166 Speaker 1: not fall squarely on Derek's shoulders. There's a lot of 33 00:02:17,166 --> 00:02:19,086 Speaker 1: things I needed to be fixed there. So I can 34 00:02:19,126 --> 00:02:22,406 Speaker 1: get why big brother was like, you know what we're 35 00:02:22,486 --> 00:02:25,166 Speaker 1: done with Vegas. The best part. I don't know if 36 00:02:25,166 --> 00:02:29,126 Speaker 1: you guys follow David Carr on Instagram, but after that 37 00:02:29,206 --> 00:02:33,806 Speaker 1: game he sort of subtly through shade at the Raiders 38 00:02:33,846 --> 00:02:38,326 Speaker 1: through his IG stories each time with the Chiefs. I mean, 39 00:02:38,406 --> 00:02:41,206 Speaker 1: it is it is something to behold. And again it's 40 00:02:41,206 --> 00:02:45,086 Speaker 1: the level of pettiness that I can relate to and 41 00:02:45,846 --> 00:02:49,486 Speaker 1: also appreciate. Yeah. Yeah, I think the way that that 42 00:02:49,606 --> 00:02:52,166 Speaker 1: Derek car should look at this is have the team 43 00:02:52,206 --> 00:02:54,006 Speaker 1: cut him, because I think he's going to be more 44 00:02:54,006 --> 00:02:57,966 Speaker 1: attractive to prospective teams who won't have to give up 45 00:02:58,046 --> 00:03:03,126 Speaker 1: any money or picks to get him. So if i'm him, hey, 46 00:03:03,326 --> 00:03:06,966 Speaker 1: get rid of me before February fifteenth, because the Raiders 47 00:03:07,166 --> 00:03:10,126 Speaker 1: won't have any trade partners that are going to be 48 00:03:10,166 --> 00:03:13,606 Speaker 1: willing to take that on. So see him landing, Yeah, 49 00:03:13,686 --> 00:03:16,446 Speaker 1: they're not going to absorb that. So if you're him, 50 00:03:16,486 --> 00:03:20,566 Speaker 1: you're wanting, you're praying, hoping that you're going to get traded. 51 00:03:21,446 --> 00:03:24,686 Speaker 1: The other part of it that we want to talk about, 52 00:03:24,766 --> 00:03:27,686 Speaker 1: and the reason why we were not able to be 53 00:03:27,966 --> 00:03:31,966 Speaker 1: on air doing this podcast was Damar Hamlin and what 54 00:03:32,046 --> 00:03:33,726 Speaker 1: had happened with him. Again, we'll get to that in 55 00:03:33,726 --> 00:03:40,406 Speaker 1: a second, but what ended up happening after his injury. 56 00:03:40,486 --> 00:03:43,326 Speaker 1: They decided, obviously as we know now, to cancel that 57 00:03:43,406 --> 00:03:48,606 Speaker 1: game between the Bengals and the Bills. So now a 58 00:03:48,686 --> 00:03:53,246 Speaker 1: potential Bills chiefs AFC Championship game. The neutral location was 59 00:03:53,246 --> 00:03:55,766 Speaker 1: announced and it's going to be in Atlanta. What do 60 00:03:55,806 --> 00:03:59,006 Speaker 1: you think about that? I mean, Look, we knew that 61 00:03:59,046 --> 00:04:02,046 Speaker 1: this was a possibility when we were sort of listing 62 00:04:02,126 --> 00:04:04,326 Speaker 1: all of the scenarios, and they were very intricate and 63 00:04:04,366 --> 00:04:08,366 Speaker 1: there were many. It sort of felt like, this is 64 00:04:08,406 --> 00:04:12,046 Speaker 1: the best worst case option. Right. This isn't a situation 65 00:04:12,126 --> 00:04:16,286 Speaker 1: that anybody had ever anticipated. Ever, there was no playbook 66 00:04:16,286 --> 00:04:18,126 Speaker 1: for it, like, now, how do you resolve the rest 67 00:04:18,126 --> 00:04:22,566 Speaker 1: of the season and the ongoing logistical part of it 68 00:04:22,646 --> 00:04:26,006 Speaker 1: in terms of playing the games and of course, which 69 00:04:26,246 --> 00:04:28,966 Speaker 1: we'll discuss in a second. All of this came after 70 00:04:29,166 --> 00:04:33,006 Speaker 1: everyone took a much needed and appropriate pause to focus 71 00:04:33,086 --> 00:04:36,886 Speaker 1: on Toomar Hamlin's health. So now when the after effect 72 00:04:36,886 --> 00:04:39,126 Speaker 1: of that, we know that he's okay, Now what do 73 00:04:39,166 --> 00:04:42,006 Speaker 1: we do about these games? And now here we are? 74 00:04:42,286 --> 00:04:44,126 Speaker 1: I mean, the neutral site is what it is. I mean, 75 00:04:44,246 --> 00:04:49,686 Speaker 1: it's it's meant to be neutral for everybody. Nobody's gonna 76 00:04:49,686 --> 00:04:52,006 Speaker 1: be fully happy with with this kind of thing, but 77 00:04:52,606 --> 00:04:54,806 Speaker 1: it's a situation where you have to make do with 78 00:04:54,846 --> 00:04:56,726 Speaker 1: the best case scenario. That's a very nice stadium to 79 00:04:56,766 --> 00:04:59,886 Speaker 1: play in, by the way, I agree, and that stadium 80 00:04:59,926 --> 00:05:05,086 Speaker 1: knows how to host big events Super Bowls and dr 81 00:05:05,126 --> 00:05:11,486 Speaker 1: Bowls as well, and those fan bases travel extremely well, 82 00:05:11,566 --> 00:05:15,086 Speaker 1: so I think that works out. We avoided the coin 83 00:05:15,126 --> 00:05:18,966 Speaker 1: flip for the Bengals, so we'll see if this indeed 84 00:05:19,046 --> 00:05:21,966 Speaker 1: comes to fruition. Obviously, the Bengals we have something to do. 85 00:05:22,646 --> 00:05:24,766 Speaker 1: I may have something to say about that given how 86 00:05:24,806 --> 00:05:28,526 Speaker 1: they're playing right now. We mentioned DeMar Hamlin. One of 87 00:05:28,526 --> 00:05:31,806 Speaker 1: the reasons, biggest reason why we didn't do the podcast 88 00:05:31,926 --> 00:05:35,566 Speaker 1: last week is because of Damar Hamlin. We decided to 89 00:05:35,806 --> 00:05:38,566 Speaker 1: step back, take a pause as a show, as many 90 00:05:38,566 --> 00:05:42,606 Speaker 1: other shows did as well, and happy to report, Happy 91 00:05:42,646 --> 00:05:45,686 Speaker 1: to see that he has been released from the hospital, 92 00:05:46,126 --> 00:05:52,046 Speaker 1: capping off really a remarkable, remarkable recovery from a cardiac 93 00:05:52,206 --> 00:05:55,286 Speaker 1: arrest that he had suffered. It's still amazing, and it's 94 00:05:55,326 --> 00:05:58,486 Speaker 1: the power of prayer as well. It's such a beautiful 95 00:05:58,526 --> 00:06:01,486 Speaker 1: thing to see, not only the way that everybody's come together, 96 00:06:01,566 --> 00:06:05,086 Speaker 1: but just his I mean, I'm not being dre attic. 97 00:06:05,126 --> 00:06:08,206 Speaker 1: I think when I call it a miraculous result to 98 00:06:08,286 --> 00:06:13,326 Speaker 1: everything that's happened, miraculous. The fear that we felt for 99 00:06:13,446 --> 00:06:18,126 Speaker 1: him was very real and with good reason. So I 100 00:06:18,166 --> 00:06:21,726 Speaker 1: think where he is now is a miracle. UM could 101 00:06:21,806 --> 00:06:23,526 Speaker 1: not be happier for him, and that now he's on 102 00:06:23,566 --> 00:06:26,486 Speaker 1: the road to recovery, and he'll have to do his rehabilitation. 103 00:06:26,606 --> 00:06:28,966 Speaker 1: But one of the things that really struck me was, 104 00:06:29,006 --> 00:06:33,566 Speaker 1: of course hearing um the reaction from his teammates, his 105 00:06:33,686 --> 00:06:37,326 Speaker 1: coach when he faced timed them right later on in 106 00:06:37,326 --> 00:06:40,726 Speaker 1: the week. And you know, throughout the week us as 107 00:06:40,846 --> 00:06:44,166 Speaker 1: journalists and just as as people who are generally concerned 108 00:06:44,166 --> 00:06:47,526 Speaker 1: for this man and his life. You know, I had 109 00:06:47,606 --> 00:06:49,686 Speaker 1: posted several things. I have tagged him in a couple 110 00:06:49,686 --> 00:06:54,646 Speaker 1: of things, and a few days ago he replied to 111 00:06:54,686 --> 00:06:57,606 Speaker 1: one of those Oh he did, yes, And the reply 112 00:06:57,686 --> 00:07:01,446 Speaker 1: was simple, like the heart emoji that everybody's been throwing up. 113 00:07:01,606 --> 00:07:03,126 Speaker 1: And for me, I was like, oh my god, Like 114 00:07:03,246 --> 00:07:05,526 Speaker 1: my eyes welled up. I was like, he like, he's 115 00:07:05,526 --> 00:07:08,046 Speaker 1: out here, he's he's looking at all of the love 116 00:07:08,086 --> 00:07:09,846 Speaker 1: and support that we've sent to him. Like I wasn't 117 00:07:09,846 --> 00:07:12,086 Speaker 1: expecting to get, you know, a response of any kind. 118 00:07:12,126 --> 00:07:15,366 Speaker 1: But I'm like, if that was my reaction, I cannot 119 00:07:15,606 --> 00:07:19,686 Speaker 1: imagine how it felt for those guys in that locker room, 120 00:07:19,686 --> 00:07:22,246 Speaker 1: just waiting to hear from their brother, from their teammates. 121 00:07:22,246 --> 00:07:24,366 Speaker 1: So to Marble, we will continue to pray for you 122 00:07:24,446 --> 00:07:27,046 Speaker 1: on this road to real and recovery for you. This 123 00:07:27,126 --> 00:07:30,966 Speaker 1: is amazing. The whole world at this point is with you, 124 00:07:31,086 --> 00:07:34,366 Speaker 1: and this is just, I mean, the best outcome I 125 00:07:34,366 --> 00:07:37,326 Speaker 1: think at this point that anybody could have expected after 126 00:07:37,366 --> 00:07:40,406 Speaker 1: the very, very scary moment that we watched there. I 127 00:07:40,446 --> 00:07:43,126 Speaker 1: can't imagine what his mom and his dad are feeling 128 00:07:43,206 --> 00:07:45,366 Speaker 1: right now. You know, to know that that their son 129 00:07:46,086 --> 00:07:48,446 Speaker 1: is going to be a scary. Yeah, it's scary. You 130 00:07:48,486 --> 00:07:51,126 Speaker 1: know that it's life or death. And I knew watching 131 00:07:51,166 --> 00:07:55,686 Speaker 1: it unfold that it was worse than just a regular 132 00:07:56,646 --> 00:07:59,686 Speaker 1: leg injury, which it's not diminishing those injuries. Those are 133 00:07:59,766 --> 00:08:03,566 Speaker 1: serious injuries, but you knew after all that time had passed, 134 00:08:03,566 --> 00:08:08,046 Speaker 1: something had happened. So I'm glad that he is safe 135 00:08:08,166 --> 00:08:12,526 Speaker 1: and he's recovered. And you know that Buffalo crowd is 136 00:08:12,566 --> 00:08:15,246 Speaker 1: going to be fired up if he is even within 137 00:08:15,886 --> 00:08:19,686 Speaker 1: five hundred feet of that stadium. The place will be 138 00:08:19,806 --> 00:08:24,286 Speaker 1: rocking when they face the Dolphins, And the Dolphins are 139 00:08:24,366 --> 00:08:28,486 Speaker 1: once again going to be without Tua, who has still 140 00:08:28,566 --> 00:08:33,166 Speaker 1: not been cleared for football activities. Teddy Bridgewater is trying 141 00:08:33,206 --> 00:08:37,406 Speaker 1: to work his way back, and it's looking like Skyler 142 00:08:37,486 --> 00:08:40,926 Speaker 1: Thompson is in line to start my Nicaraguin mom, who's 143 00:08:40,966 --> 00:08:48,486 Speaker 1: always filled with sayings, would say, yeah, it's it's too 144 00:08:48,526 --> 00:08:52,446 Speaker 1: bad because this offense, as we talked about throughout the season, 145 00:08:52,526 --> 00:08:56,286 Speaker 1: really clicked and was based on timing and tempo and 146 00:08:56,406 --> 00:08:59,126 Speaker 1: ball placement, and he was such a good point guard 147 00:08:59,126 --> 00:09:03,006 Speaker 1: and distributing the ball to Jalen Waddle and to Tyree Hill. 148 00:09:03,286 --> 00:09:05,526 Speaker 1: And you want to see these playoffs teams be at 149 00:09:05,566 --> 00:09:09,886 Speaker 1: full strength. So it's too bad because Skyler Thompson what 150 00:09:09,966 --> 00:09:14,526 Speaker 1: we saw not particularly good. He seemed overwhelmed. You hope 151 00:09:14,526 --> 00:09:16,646 Speaker 1: they can put up some sort of fight, but it 152 00:09:16,726 --> 00:09:21,166 Speaker 1: just feels like all the emotion right now is in 153 00:09:21,366 --> 00:09:24,326 Speaker 1: momentum is with the Bills and jail question. I mean, 154 00:09:24,806 --> 00:09:28,966 Speaker 1: these two teams played each other very well all season long, 155 00:09:29,006 --> 00:09:33,526 Speaker 1: they split the series between them within the division, and yeah, 156 00:09:33,566 --> 00:09:38,806 Speaker 1: there's no denying that that offense is exponentially better with 157 00:09:38,926 --> 00:09:43,926 Speaker 1: Tua under center. However, even if he had cleared the 158 00:09:43,926 --> 00:09:48,246 Speaker 1: concussion protocols, I think most people would have agree he 159 00:09:48,406 --> 00:09:53,326 Speaker 1: should not have been out there this weekend, right and 160 00:09:53,406 --> 00:09:55,646 Speaker 1: he won't be because he didn't clear it. But even 161 00:09:55,686 --> 00:09:58,166 Speaker 1: if he had cleared, there was no scenario where I 162 00:09:58,246 --> 00:10:00,686 Speaker 1: felt that there would have been a decision that would 163 00:10:00,686 --> 00:10:03,486 Speaker 1: have put him on the field after all that he's 164 00:10:03,526 --> 00:10:08,486 Speaker 1: also endured this season with concussions, with injuries. It would 165 00:10:08,486 --> 00:10:11,886 Speaker 1: have felt wrong in my guts, in my heart. And 166 00:10:11,926 --> 00:10:15,726 Speaker 1: I've spoken to a lot of other Dolphins fans, other analysts, 167 00:10:15,766 --> 00:10:19,526 Speaker 1: other players who said, I don't know if you'll ever 168 00:10:19,566 --> 00:10:21,406 Speaker 1: be on the field again, and that's a discussion for 169 00:10:21,406 --> 00:10:25,406 Speaker 1: a later day. Only too can answer that question right right, 170 00:10:25,446 --> 00:10:28,126 Speaker 1: And at this point in time, it doesn't look like 171 00:10:28,206 --> 00:10:30,366 Speaker 1: that's going to be the case that he's going to 172 00:10:30,486 --> 00:10:33,926 Speaker 1: step away from the game. But from what our insiders 173 00:10:34,046 --> 00:10:37,246 Speaker 1: right now, yeah, right, yes, exactly. And according to our 174 00:10:37,406 --> 00:10:41,006 Speaker 1: insiders at NFL Network, they've said, you know he's done, 175 00:10:42,006 --> 00:10:44,406 Speaker 1: you know well in terms of his recovery and how 176 00:10:44,406 --> 00:10:49,326 Speaker 1: he's feeling. It's just they have been cautious, as they should. Again, 177 00:10:49,406 --> 00:10:54,286 Speaker 1: this Dolphins team is going to be traveling to Buffalo, 178 00:10:54,486 --> 00:10:57,766 Speaker 1: where the place is going to be rocking, and who 179 00:10:57,806 --> 00:11:01,526 Speaker 1: knows if we may see another naim Heinz kickoff return 180 00:11:01,686 --> 00:11:04,166 Speaker 1: which will really have the joint jumping. It's not I'm 181 00:11:04,206 --> 00:11:40,406 Speaker 1: being bucked on love Bins Chills cells. Are you kidding me? 182 00:11:41,686 --> 00:11:45,966 Speaker 1: How twice your script. This stuff like this is why 183 00:11:46,046 --> 00:11:50,086 Speaker 1: we love this game because it's moments like that where 184 00:11:50,446 --> 00:11:55,646 Speaker 1: life meets the field, where destiny comes together. I mean, 185 00:11:55,766 --> 00:12:00,046 Speaker 1: there was you saw Josh Allen on the sideline completely aghast. 186 00:12:00,086 --> 00:12:02,646 Speaker 1: He's like, what is happening right now? I think he's emotional, 187 00:12:02,966 --> 00:12:05,886 Speaker 1: out of body experience. All of us were in that moment. 188 00:12:05,886 --> 00:12:09,446 Speaker 1: It was unbelievable. It was poetic, it was beautiful, it 189 00:12:09,526 --> 00:12:12,926 Speaker 1: was perfect. I mean, I can't imagine a more perfect play, 190 00:12:12,966 --> 00:12:17,166 Speaker 1: a more perfect moment, especially for this team. Yeah, so 191 00:12:17,286 --> 00:12:22,486 Speaker 1: much emotion. What it represented was so big. Obviously in 192 00:12:22,566 --> 00:12:26,686 Speaker 1: the playoffs, in the postseason you see guys come out 193 00:12:26,686 --> 00:12:30,646 Speaker 1: of nowhere or some of the stars really shining the 194 00:12:30,726 --> 00:12:36,006 Speaker 1: brightest on stage. So I am looking at the Bucks 195 00:12:36,726 --> 00:12:40,566 Speaker 1: and the Cowboys game is the one I'm most interested 196 00:12:40,646 --> 00:12:45,726 Speaker 1: in on Monday Night for various reasons. For one, Tom 197 00:12:45,766 --> 00:12:50,086 Speaker 1: Brady undefeated against the Cowboys, how is he going to respond? 198 00:12:50,326 --> 00:12:52,806 Speaker 1: We know that he's going to bring it, and it 199 00:12:52,886 --> 00:12:56,766 Speaker 1: seems like he and Mike Evans have restored that connection. 200 00:12:57,206 --> 00:13:00,446 Speaker 1: And for the Cowboys, how are they going to respond 201 00:13:00,646 --> 00:13:05,166 Speaker 1: after that loss to the Commanders where Mike McCarthy said, 202 00:13:05,646 --> 00:13:09,846 Speaker 1: we are going to not burn that tape, and then 203 00:13:09,886 --> 00:13:13,286 Speaker 1: he said again, we're gonna burn that tape, and I think, listen, 204 00:13:13,606 --> 00:13:17,046 Speaker 1: let's learn from this. Let's learn from this and what 205 00:13:17,126 --> 00:13:19,406 Speaker 1: had happened so it doesn't repeat. I think there's some 206 00:13:19,486 --> 00:13:23,406 Speaker 1: concern over Dak and the interception since he came back 207 00:13:23,646 --> 00:13:26,846 Speaker 1: in throwing so many. I think there's a concern there 208 00:13:26,886 --> 00:13:30,806 Speaker 1: that you know, on Tuesday morning, people are gonna go 209 00:13:30,966 --> 00:13:34,886 Speaker 1: nuts if Dallas loses this thing because we've seen Dallas 210 00:13:34,966 --> 00:13:38,606 Speaker 1: field good teams and they just can't get over the hump. 211 00:13:39,006 --> 00:13:43,526 Speaker 1: So maybe maybe they have Dak scramble a little bit more. 212 00:13:43,606 --> 00:13:48,166 Speaker 1: He coach McCarthy was asked about that, why not get 213 00:13:48,286 --> 00:13:53,246 Speaker 1: Dak out on the loose, out moving more because the 214 00:13:53,366 --> 00:13:56,246 Speaker 1: playoff game that he had won back in twenty eighteen 215 00:13:56,326 --> 00:14:00,966 Speaker 1: against the Seahawks, he ran and was impactful. So maybe 216 00:14:01,006 --> 00:14:04,286 Speaker 1: that's what he needs to do more of. We'll see, 217 00:14:04,326 --> 00:14:08,246 Speaker 1: because I don't think the Bucks are as formidable as 218 00:14:08,286 --> 00:14:11,886 Speaker 1: we would have thought when the season began, just given 219 00:14:12,046 --> 00:14:16,006 Speaker 1: how they've played. So I think that if the Cowboys 220 00:14:16,086 --> 00:14:19,846 Speaker 1: lose this thing, there's gonna be a lot of debate shows. 221 00:14:19,966 --> 00:14:22,566 Speaker 1: There's gonna be a lot of shows that are gonna 222 00:14:22,606 --> 00:14:25,886 Speaker 1: be going in on the Cowboys and wondering if McCarthy 223 00:14:25,966 --> 00:14:28,686 Speaker 1: is the guy that can actually get them over the hump, 224 00:14:28,726 --> 00:14:33,086 Speaker 1: and maybe Sean Payton is online one we'll see. I 225 00:14:33,126 --> 00:14:37,846 Speaker 1: will say this if Brady Brady wins this game, because 226 00:14:37,846 --> 00:14:39,806 Speaker 1: it'll be on his you know, it's gonna come down 227 00:14:39,846 --> 00:14:42,726 Speaker 1: to a game winning drive by Brady period. If he 228 00:14:42,886 --> 00:14:46,886 Speaker 1: does that. This is this is the year tom Ward, 229 00:14:46,926 --> 00:14:49,926 Speaker 1: Patrick Brady, this is the year. Just retire after this. Okay, 230 00:14:50,646 --> 00:14:53,726 Speaker 1: just do it, Okay, just don't play any more of 231 00:14:53,726 --> 00:14:57,246 Speaker 1: these games, like go out on this type of high 232 00:14:56,726 --> 00:14:59,646 Speaker 1: um going to another NFC team which is gonna get 233 00:14:59,726 --> 00:15:08,766 Speaker 1: us into our Chee's me of the week. So we 234 00:15:08,806 --> 00:15:12,606 Speaker 1: saw very emotional Aaron Rodgers talking about teams who can't 235 00:15:12,606 --> 00:15:15,566 Speaker 1: get over the hump, especially adding it to the post 236 00:15:16,286 --> 00:15:21,006 Speaker 1: the Packers and Aaron Rodgers defeated by the Lions. I'm 237 00:15:21,766 --> 00:15:23,926 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be real, real rail with you. I think 238 00:15:23,966 --> 00:15:27,126 Speaker 1: I was happier about that Lions victory than I was 239 00:15:27,166 --> 00:15:30,726 Speaker 1: about the Dolphins victory in Week eighteen. I mean it 240 00:15:30,806 --> 00:15:34,326 Speaker 1: was the type of so fun. This is the cool 241 00:15:34,366 --> 00:15:37,966 Speaker 1: aide we've been drinking since Hard Knocks over in training camp. 242 00:15:37,966 --> 00:15:39,406 Speaker 1: Do you know what I mean? But we saw Aaron 243 00:15:39,486 --> 00:15:42,966 Speaker 1: Rodgers hand in hand with Randall Cobb, very emotional looking 244 00:15:43,006 --> 00:15:47,046 Speaker 1: up at the stands. So now it continues. He says 245 00:15:47,046 --> 00:15:49,566 Speaker 1: he has to think about it after the emotion wears off, 246 00:15:49,606 --> 00:15:51,806 Speaker 1: but he's not going to hold the team hostage. What 247 00:15:51,926 --> 00:15:53,566 Speaker 1: do you think is he going to come back with 248 00:15:53,606 --> 00:15:56,726 Speaker 1: the Pack, maybe go to another team, or just call 249 00:15:56,806 --> 00:16:00,086 Speaker 1: it a career. So many options on what could happen next, 250 00:16:00,326 --> 00:16:02,646 Speaker 1: very dramatical. Well, well guess what this is going to 251 00:16:02,726 --> 00:16:05,046 Speaker 1: be the content that we're gonna be talking about out 252 00:16:05,206 --> 00:16:08,686 Speaker 1: on Good Morning Football and on Total Access at nauseum 253 00:16:09,126 --> 00:16:12,686 Speaker 1: because he once again is deliberating on what he's going 254 00:16:12,726 --> 00:16:15,766 Speaker 1: to do. We saw this with Brett Farve, we saw 255 00:16:15,806 --> 00:16:18,726 Speaker 1: this with Aaron Rodgers. And listen, the Packers have been 256 00:16:18,806 --> 00:16:23,846 Speaker 1: lucky to have two great signal callers, and the Packers 257 00:16:23,926 --> 00:16:26,526 Speaker 1: have to figure out how they want to move forward. 258 00:16:26,806 --> 00:16:28,726 Speaker 1: I just don't know if anybody is going to be 259 00:16:28,806 --> 00:16:34,086 Speaker 1: taking that salary, that contract from Aaron Rodgers. Now, a 260 00:16:34,166 --> 00:16:37,126 Speaker 1: team like the Raiders we talked about, they would love 261 00:16:37,166 --> 00:16:38,846 Speaker 1: to have a guy like Aaron Rodgers, or even a 262 00:16:38,886 --> 00:16:41,966 Speaker 1: guy like Tom Brady. We don't know what Tom Brady's 263 00:16:42,006 --> 00:16:46,326 Speaker 1: even gonna do, if and when he decides to hang 264 00:16:46,366 --> 00:16:48,766 Speaker 1: it up or if he's going to continue his career. 265 00:16:48,886 --> 00:16:52,046 Speaker 1: So I think he ends up staying in Green Bay. 266 00:16:52,166 --> 00:16:55,766 Speaker 1: We saw these wide receivers really kind of grow up 267 00:16:55,766 --> 00:16:57,686 Speaker 1: in front of our very eyes, and he developed a 268 00:16:57,766 --> 00:17:02,446 Speaker 1: nice little rapport there with Christine Christian Watson. So I 269 00:17:02,486 --> 00:17:05,166 Speaker 1: think that he ends up staying personally in Green Bay. 270 00:17:05,326 --> 00:17:07,446 Speaker 1: I think so too, And I don't know that green 271 00:17:07,486 --> 00:17:11,526 Speaker 1: Bay necessarily is ready to move on from him. The 272 00:17:11,566 --> 00:17:14,766 Speaker 1: contract still has another year. If I'm not mistaken. We 273 00:17:14,806 --> 00:17:19,206 Speaker 1: haven't seen all that much from Jordan Love. It's unfinished business. 274 00:17:19,526 --> 00:17:24,126 Speaker 1: It's unfinished business in current business. With the Jets, we 275 00:17:24,166 --> 00:17:27,006 Speaker 1: saw how the season ended for them, a lot of 276 00:17:27,446 --> 00:17:32,326 Speaker 1: quarterback controversy there, and GM Joe Douglas says, hey, we've 277 00:17:32,366 --> 00:17:34,646 Speaker 1: never been a team that gives up on talent early, 278 00:17:34,926 --> 00:17:38,646 Speaker 1: and we all know the talent that Sack possesses. I 279 00:17:38,686 --> 00:17:40,366 Speaker 1: mean he has to say that though, right, and it 280 00:17:40,446 --> 00:17:42,646 Speaker 1: just like Sala has to coach him too. I mean, 281 00:17:42,646 --> 00:17:44,766 Speaker 1: what are they going to say? They have to keep 282 00:17:44,806 --> 00:17:48,206 Speaker 1: his ego in tech, but also have to look ahead 283 00:17:48,366 --> 00:17:53,526 Speaker 1: at their future, and the owner of the Jets, Woody Johnson, 284 00:17:53,566 --> 00:17:55,766 Speaker 1: came out and said they have to get the quarterback 285 00:17:55,806 --> 00:17:59,566 Speaker 1: position right, and again that's right for opportunity for a 286 00:17:59,686 --> 00:18:02,806 Speaker 1: Derek Carr or a Jimmy g to come in and 287 00:18:03,166 --> 00:18:07,086 Speaker 1: do you know, yeah, I don't want to count him out, 288 00:18:07,126 --> 00:18:09,446 Speaker 1: but I think we've seen enough of a sample size 289 00:18:09,486 --> 00:18:12,766 Speaker 1: with Mike White. I just found it interesting and funny 290 00:18:12,846 --> 00:18:15,966 Speaker 1: when Zach Wilson had said, Hey, I'm gonna make life 291 00:18:16,006 --> 00:18:20,006 Speaker 1: living hell for whoever comes in Pete for the job. 292 00:18:20,086 --> 00:18:22,846 Speaker 1: It's like, come on, dude, stop, I would love to 293 00:18:22,886 --> 00:18:24,646 Speaker 1: know your three point plan on how to do this, 294 00:18:24,846 --> 00:18:27,646 Speaker 1: like sit down, sit down for a minute, which is 295 00:18:27,686 --> 00:18:31,446 Speaker 1: literally what coach Robertala told you to do. So keep 296 00:18:31,446 --> 00:18:33,406 Speaker 1: on that path. That's what I get what he's trying 297 00:18:33,406 --> 00:18:35,366 Speaker 1: to do here. Probably got himself up a little bit, 298 00:18:35,406 --> 00:19:10,486 Speaker 1: but boy is McKinnon, don't it Dutch down. I love 299 00:19:10,606 --> 00:19:12,806 Speaker 1: that call. One of my favorite places of the year. 300 00:19:12,806 --> 00:19:15,806 Speaker 1: And of course on the call there in Espanol, we 301 00:19:15,926 --> 00:19:21,806 Speaker 1: now welcome in the color analyst and Espanyol for the 302 00:19:21,806 --> 00:19:24,686 Speaker 1: forty nine ers and a member of the TNF broadcast 303 00:19:24,726 --> 00:19:28,126 Speaker 1: team and ESPA go. Thank you so much for coming 304 00:19:28,166 --> 00:19:44,646 Speaker 1: on with us mia. Those chiefs implemented very busy this 305 00:19:44,686 --> 00:19:47,886 Speaker 1: week getting ready for the wild card weekend forty nine 306 00:19:47,926 --> 00:19:50,646 Speaker 1: Ers hosting the Seahawks. What does a week look like 307 00:19:50,686 --> 00:19:52,486 Speaker 1: for you when you're getting ready for a game like this, 308 00:19:53,046 --> 00:19:55,606 Speaker 1: what's actually not as busy today? Like this week is 309 00:19:55,606 --> 00:19:58,046 Speaker 1: actually a lot more relaxed because I'm not doing Thursday 310 00:19:58,126 --> 00:20:01,366 Speaker 1: night football, so I'm not flying everywhere and a home game. 311 00:20:02,406 --> 00:20:04,846 Speaker 1: You have no idea how happy I was because I 312 00:20:04,926 --> 00:20:09,086 Speaker 1: got to be in Seattle as a sideline reporter for Amazon. 313 00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:11,766 Speaker 1: When the San Francisco forty nine Ers became the NFC 314 00:20:11,886 --> 00:20:14,206 Speaker 1: West cham champions. I was like, oh my gosh, yes, 315 00:20:14,806 --> 00:20:16,886 Speaker 1: we don't have to travel. I get to be home. 316 00:20:17,526 --> 00:20:21,006 Speaker 1: So it was essentially very relaxing. I know the players 317 00:20:21,046 --> 00:20:24,686 Speaker 1: want that home field advantage, but as beat reporters, as 318 00:20:24,806 --> 00:20:27,686 Speaker 1: you know, part of the team in one way or another, 319 00:20:28,046 --> 00:20:31,686 Speaker 1: we're also exciting, at least I am. So the weekend 320 00:20:31,686 --> 00:20:34,046 Speaker 1: has been a little bold, just I'm trying to do 321 00:20:34,126 --> 00:20:36,966 Speaker 1: a day to day, you know, press conference from Afar 322 00:20:37,686 --> 00:20:40,326 Speaker 1: kind of the whole COVID fields still a little because 323 00:20:40,326 --> 00:20:43,646 Speaker 1: I'm not there, but everybody else is there, So I 324 00:20:43,766 --> 00:20:45,406 Speaker 1: just keep up to the day to day with what's 325 00:20:45,406 --> 00:20:47,086 Speaker 1: happening with the forty nine ers, and of course the 326 00:20:47,406 --> 00:20:51,086 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks Pete Carroll rolling into the field with the 327 00:20:51,126 --> 00:20:54,126 Speaker 1: scooter and then Nick Boza doing it the following day. 328 00:20:54,126 --> 00:20:56,206 Speaker 1: I don't know what's going on with the scooters. Apparently 329 00:20:56,246 --> 00:20:57,886 Speaker 1: we all need to get a scooter. Is that the 330 00:20:57,926 --> 00:21:03,206 Speaker 1: playoff thing? Let's do it? Love it for us? So 331 00:21:03,286 --> 00:21:06,846 Speaker 1: how fun is this team to cover? Because you have Kittle, 332 00:21:07,006 --> 00:21:12,446 Speaker 1: You've got Debo, you've got Bosa, you've got personalities all around. 333 00:21:13,086 --> 00:21:16,806 Speaker 1: How are these guys when you approach them and you 334 00:21:16,846 --> 00:21:18,726 Speaker 1: talk to them, because they seem like they're just having 335 00:21:18,766 --> 00:21:21,686 Speaker 1: fun constantly. They really are. And it's funny that you 336 00:21:21,726 --> 00:21:23,886 Speaker 1: bring that up because going back to that game on 337 00:21:23,926 --> 00:21:26,926 Speaker 1: Thursday night football, they always ask us, oh, who do 338 00:21:26,966 --> 00:21:28,966 Speaker 1: you want to interview after the game, and you know, 339 00:21:29,006 --> 00:21:30,886 Speaker 1: and it's kind of like, oh, I play by play 340 00:21:31,006 --> 00:21:33,246 Speaker 1: And I hate to say this, but there are some 341 00:21:33,286 --> 00:21:36,046 Speaker 1: teams where you're like, oh, do they have players with personality? 342 00:21:36,366 --> 00:21:38,646 Speaker 1: Or there's gonna be two three and that's it, And 343 00:21:38,766 --> 00:21:40,846 Speaker 1: like as a Spanish language, like who do I get? 344 00:21:41,286 --> 00:21:42,766 Speaker 1: But then what the forty nine ers. Does it? Give 345 00:21:42,806 --> 00:21:45,846 Speaker 1: me anybody? Right, So give me anybody, give me the 346 00:21:45,846 --> 00:21:48,726 Speaker 1: third string, give me the kicker, because I mean, come on, 347 00:21:48,806 --> 00:21:52,006 Speaker 1: Robbie Gold incredible, You've got the stopper going on on 348 00:21:52,126 --> 00:21:55,366 Speaker 1: social media. I mean, every single person there has a 349 00:21:55,446 --> 00:21:58,446 Speaker 1: personality and when you approach them, especially Kittle, I mean 350 00:21:58,446 --> 00:22:01,646 Speaker 1: George Kittle, it's not just George, but it's his whole family. 351 00:22:01,846 --> 00:22:05,446 Speaker 1: It's his mom, his dad, his sister. Now the systems 352 00:22:05,526 --> 00:22:22,086 Speaker 1: can't say who's there every week see see Familia. It 353 00:22:22,166 --> 00:22:25,446 Speaker 1: was the cutest, loved it. So it's it's a lot 354 00:22:25,446 --> 00:22:27,246 Speaker 1: of fun. It's really a lot of fun. That locker 355 00:22:27,326 --> 00:22:30,806 Speaker 1: room has been incredible year after year, and I think 356 00:22:30,806 --> 00:22:32,846 Speaker 1: that they just continue to bring in those kinds of 357 00:22:32,886 --> 00:22:35,606 Speaker 1: players you know, might have. When we first met, it 358 00:22:35,766 --> 00:22:38,366 Speaker 1: was in Santa Clara, both covering the forty nine ers. 359 00:22:38,366 --> 00:22:40,006 Speaker 1: I was the big reporter at the time here for 360 00:22:40,046 --> 00:22:42,726 Speaker 1: the NFL network. Um and you know better than anyone, 361 00:22:42,846 --> 00:22:46,126 Speaker 1: especially amongst Latinos, but especially when it's women. I saw 362 00:22:46,166 --> 00:22:48,246 Speaker 1: you and I was like, Hi, we're friends now, okay, 363 00:22:48,246 --> 00:22:51,006 Speaker 1: thanks um, and we're just sort of instant, you know 364 00:22:51,086 --> 00:22:55,086 Speaker 1: that quick, yeah, that quick, Like okay, we got this united, 365 00:22:55,166 --> 00:22:58,286 Speaker 1: stronger together because most of the time we are the 366 00:22:58,326 --> 00:23:01,966 Speaker 1: only one or the first one even sometimes in that space. 367 00:23:02,006 --> 00:23:05,206 Speaker 1: But um, it's been so great to watch you progress, 368 00:23:05,286 --> 00:23:07,886 Speaker 1: to see you be able to be part of the 369 00:23:08,286 --> 00:23:11,606 Speaker 1: Thursday night football team in Espanola. I mean, I'm so 370 00:23:11,606 --> 00:23:13,166 Speaker 1: so proud of you. So I wanted to get that 371 00:23:13,166 --> 00:23:14,926 Speaker 1: out of the way first, because you are crushing it 372 00:23:14,966 --> 00:23:17,766 Speaker 1: and to be in the space in which you're doing it, 373 00:23:18,086 --> 00:23:21,646 Speaker 1: calling games play by play color analysts, that's spill a 374 00:23:21,686 --> 00:23:24,766 Speaker 1: space for most women and most Latinas really haven't broken through. 375 00:23:24,846 --> 00:23:27,566 Speaker 1: So what was it like week to week in the 376 00:23:27,606 --> 00:23:32,246 Speaker 1: booth for Thursday Night? Oh my goodness, it's been incredible. 377 00:23:32,286 --> 00:23:35,446 Speaker 1: I mean, and for Thursday Night was just unbelievable because 378 00:23:35,526 --> 00:23:38,206 Speaker 1: I got to work with Rolando Canto, who I've admired 379 00:23:38,246 --> 00:23:41,446 Speaker 1: for many years, who was a great friend, who I've 380 00:23:41,486 --> 00:23:44,446 Speaker 1: been able to work with in the past doing certain podcasts. 381 00:23:44,806 --> 00:23:47,366 Speaker 1: And so when they told gave me the news, Amina 382 00:23:47,446 --> 00:23:48,926 Speaker 1: calls you and so say you're gonna be working with 383 00:23:49,086 --> 00:23:50,966 Speaker 1: Orlando and you're gonna be working with me Gael, and 384 00:23:51,006 --> 00:23:53,126 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh my gosh. These guys are rock stars, 385 00:23:53,486 --> 00:23:55,646 Speaker 1: Like they know what they're doing so, you know, I 386 00:23:55,766 --> 00:23:57,686 Speaker 1: got to step up my game. And so when you 387 00:23:57,726 --> 00:24:00,846 Speaker 1: mentioned preparing, it was it's just so exciting going into 388 00:24:00,926 --> 00:24:04,486 Speaker 1: every stadium every week, you know, preparing and getting to 389 00:24:04,526 --> 00:24:07,166 Speaker 1: know the players from other teams. I always say, like 390 00:24:07,486 --> 00:24:10,166 Speaker 1: there's one thing to watch them play, to actually have 391 00:24:10,366 --> 00:24:12,566 Speaker 1: that one on one connection with them, whether it be 392 00:24:12,606 --> 00:24:15,326 Speaker 1: ten seconds, whether it be ten minutes, like you get 393 00:24:15,366 --> 00:24:18,246 Speaker 1: to see which one of them has a personality or 394 00:24:18,246 --> 00:24:20,606 Speaker 1: which one of them is willing to go that extra 395 00:24:20,726 --> 00:24:24,566 Speaker 1: step for fans. And even just recently talking to Dak 396 00:24:24,606 --> 00:24:26,806 Speaker 1: and you know, I approached them and I say, hey, 397 00:24:26,886 --> 00:24:28,166 Speaker 1: you know, I met you when you were at the 398 00:24:28,166 --> 00:24:30,446 Speaker 1: Pro Game. He's like, oh, that was a while ago. 399 00:24:30,566 --> 00:24:33,286 Speaker 1: We're like we know each other because it's it's been 400 00:24:33,326 --> 00:24:36,126 Speaker 1: a while, but he was so relaxed. You're talking about like, 401 00:24:36,126 --> 00:24:38,686 Speaker 1: oh my injuries, and it's fine, who cares about the 402 00:24:38,726 --> 00:24:41,926 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. We're going to the Super Bowl. So it's 403 00:24:41,966 --> 00:24:44,726 Speaker 1: just it's exciting that week to week being able to 404 00:24:44,726 --> 00:24:47,926 Speaker 1: meet more more people involved in the NFL, more reporters, 405 00:24:48,006 --> 00:24:51,206 Speaker 1: more people. As you mentioned, actually funny story, the first 406 00:24:51,206 --> 00:24:52,966 Speaker 1: time I met you was the first time that I 407 00:24:53,006 --> 00:25:00,166 Speaker 1: was going into a locker room in San Francisco. It's Andy. Yeah. Wow, 408 00:25:01,246 --> 00:25:03,166 Speaker 1: I did not tell that that was your girl, say 409 00:25:03,166 --> 00:25:06,686 Speaker 1: a pros pro at your approach, I was. I was 410 00:25:06,726 --> 00:25:09,166 Speaker 1: so nervous internally and I was like oh. And then 411 00:25:09,166 --> 00:25:11,486 Speaker 1: when I saw you, I was like, oh, someone else 412 00:25:11,646 --> 00:25:15,566 Speaker 1: is here and we're good. And I got to talk 413 00:25:15,566 --> 00:25:17,606 Speaker 1: to you in Spanish and connect a little bit, and 414 00:25:17,646 --> 00:25:20,166 Speaker 1: I was like, Okay, whatever she does, I'm just gonna 415 00:25:20,166 --> 00:25:23,166 Speaker 1: follow on her footsteps. If she approaches a player, I'm 416 00:25:23,166 --> 00:25:28,206 Speaker 1: gonna go approach because there's no rule book. There really 417 00:25:28,326 --> 00:25:30,766 Speaker 1: isn't a rule book, you know. You it's like, here's 418 00:25:30,766 --> 00:25:33,726 Speaker 1: the locker room. But you're like going, like doff, you 419 00:25:33,846 --> 00:25:37,806 Speaker 1: go right right? They just literally have these men are naked, 420 00:25:38,326 --> 00:25:41,246 Speaker 1: have these men are like in their towels, and you're 421 00:25:41,286 --> 00:25:43,686 Speaker 1: just like, okay, well, what do I say hi to 422 00:25:43,726 --> 00:25:46,126 Speaker 1: them now? Because because they're drying, like you know, they're 423 00:25:46,166 --> 00:25:47,846 Speaker 1: drying themselves, like they just got out of the locker 424 00:25:47,926 --> 00:25:50,246 Speaker 1: room or when I was coming from training, So it 425 00:25:50,326 --> 00:25:52,446 Speaker 1: can be a little overwhelming. So I have to I 426 00:25:52,446 --> 00:25:54,086 Speaker 1: don't think I've ever told you this, but it was 427 00:25:54,126 --> 00:25:58,766 Speaker 1: so relaxing for me to see you there. I wouldn't 428 00:25:59,126 --> 00:26:02,966 Speaker 1: you handled yourself like a consummate professional, as you always have. 429 00:26:03,046 --> 00:26:06,206 Speaker 1: And the thing is like it is. I always say 430 00:26:06,206 --> 00:26:08,006 Speaker 1: this to people who are not in the industry or 431 00:26:08,006 --> 00:26:11,926 Speaker 1: who don't cover teams like that, we are allowed in 432 00:26:11,926 --> 00:26:14,446 Speaker 1: the locker rooms, but we're not welcome in the locker room. 433 00:26:14,486 --> 00:26:17,286 Speaker 1: I mean, imagine you at your house getting ready, getting dressed, whatever, 434 00:26:17,326 --> 00:26:19,286 Speaker 1: and then someone's coming in with a freaking microphone and 435 00:26:19,326 --> 00:26:23,646 Speaker 1: a camera. Like the dynamics of the situation are very awkward. 436 00:26:24,486 --> 00:26:26,246 Speaker 1: I give a lot of credit to the players, but 437 00:26:26,246 --> 00:26:28,846 Speaker 1: I grew a lot of creative to us as well 438 00:26:29,526 --> 00:26:31,966 Speaker 1: having to navigate that. And I will say, though I've 439 00:26:31,966 --> 00:26:33,686 Speaker 1: been in a lot of locker rooms throughout this league, 440 00:26:33,726 --> 00:26:36,526 Speaker 1: as have you, and the forty nine ers do sort 441 00:26:36,526 --> 00:26:39,166 Speaker 1: of make it a welcoming space, even though we know 442 00:26:39,206 --> 00:26:41,726 Speaker 1: that we are infringing sort of on their on their 443 00:26:41,766 --> 00:26:44,846 Speaker 1: moments there right like they're privacy. The guys are our 444 00:26:44,966 --> 00:26:47,526 Speaker 1: class acts in that locker room. And so I'm glad 445 00:26:47,566 --> 00:26:48,926 Speaker 1: that that was your first one and that I was 446 00:26:48,966 --> 00:26:51,886 Speaker 1: there with you for that moment, because man, well I 447 00:26:51,886 --> 00:26:54,206 Speaker 1: should clarify that that was that was my first one 448 00:26:54,246 --> 00:26:57,406 Speaker 1: with the forty nine ers, my first first NFL locker room. 449 00:26:57,926 --> 00:27:00,766 Speaker 1: Let's just say I saw a full moon. Oh lord 450 00:27:00,926 --> 00:27:08,966 Speaker 1: from that's the real Oh wow, drop a name. Yes, 451 00:27:09,166 --> 00:27:13,846 Speaker 1: so it was. It was a full mood. That's a lot, 452 00:27:14,126 --> 00:27:18,806 Speaker 1: that's a lot, a whole. It is a lot. It 453 00:27:18,886 --> 00:27:21,846 Speaker 1: has been a lot of fun. Yes, it has been 454 00:27:21,886 --> 00:27:23,886 Speaker 1: a lot of fun to watch it do your thing 455 00:27:24,006 --> 00:27:27,606 Speaker 1: on Thursday night football. I unfortunately have to wrestle the 456 00:27:27,646 --> 00:27:29,806 Speaker 1: remote control away from my son because I want to 457 00:27:29,806 --> 00:27:31,686 Speaker 1: watch the Spanish feed. Then he wants to watch the 458 00:27:31,766 --> 00:27:35,406 Speaker 1: dude perfect feed as well, So no, no, no, now, 459 00:27:35,526 --> 00:27:37,286 Speaker 1: come on, we got to bring it back here. I 460 00:27:37,326 --> 00:27:40,726 Speaker 1: want to hear this. Uh And I especially enjoyed you 461 00:27:40,766 --> 00:27:43,926 Speaker 1: were talking about your interaction with the players Marvin Jones, 462 00:27:44,166 --> 00:27:54,406 Speaker 1: and the best part of that interview is it was 463 00:27:54,486 --> 00:27:58,806 Speaker 1: so cool that I instantly thought of my parents and 464 00:27:59,446 --> 00:28:01,966 Speaker 1: all those times I thought that would never be an 465 00:28:02,086 --> 00:28:06,446 Speaker 1: NFL player that would do a post game interview in Spanish. 466 00:28:06,486 --> 00:28:09,686 Speaker 1: And you see somebody like Marvin Jones just busting it out. 467 00:28:09,886 --> 00:28:15,286 Speaker 1: It's Marvin Jones. You're not thinking, oh, well latinos latino. No, no, 468 00:28:15,326 --> 00:28:18,086 Speaker 1: you're not thinking that. It's just you and him talking, 469 00:28:18,126 --> 00:28:21,006 Speaker 1: and he embraces it and he talks to you, and 470 00:28:21,046 --> 00:28:23,926 Speaker 1: it made for such an entertaining back and forth between 471 00:28:23,966 --> 00:28:27,646 Speaker 1: the two of you. So it was to me, first 472 00:28:27,646 --> 00:28:30,686 Speaker 1: of all, I love when players are open to speaking Spanish, 473 00:28:30,686 --> 00:28:33,366 Speaker 1: to learning anything that has to do with the Latino culture. 474 00:28:33,566 --> 00:28:36,286 Speaker 1: I absolutely adore them, and I think them for it 475 00:28:36,326 --> 00:28:38,806 Speaker 1: because it brings them out of their comfort zone. For sure. 476 00:28:38,846 --> 00:28:41,086 Speaker 1: It brings them out of their comfort zone. And you 477 00:28:41,126 --> 00:28:42,726 Speaker 1: know they are they have a game in front of them. 478 00:28:42,766 --> 00:28:45,206 Speaker 1: They just played a game. So when a player says 479 00:28:45,246 --> 00:28:49,006 Speaker 1: to me, hey, I can speak Spanish, and I looked 480 00:28:49,006 --> 00:28:51,366 Speaker 1: at him and I said, so you want the interview 481 00:28:51,566 --> 00:28:54,686 Speaker 1: in Spanish? Completely in Spanish? He goes, yeah, I want 482 00:28:54,686 --> 00:28:57,606 Speaker 1: it in Spanish because I I can, you know, And 483 00:28:57,646 --> 00:29:07,446 Speaker 1: it's like, okay, aamos. I was nervous. I didn't know 484 00:29:07,486 --> 00:29:09,806 Speaker 1: how good his Spanish was going to be. I have 485 00:29:09,846 --> 00:29:12,926 Speaker 1: a producer in my ear telling me it better, it better, 486 00:29:12,966 --> 00:29:14,686 Speaker 1: you know, better, work, like it's got to work. The 487 00:29:14,766 --> 00:29:18,006 Speaker 1: people need to know the message. And I'm thinking, okay, 488 00:29:18,566 --> 00:29:21,686 Speaker 1: I haven't had a conversation with you. How good is 489 00:29:21,726 --> 00:29:24,806 Speaker 1: your Spanish? And then he's got this confidence and he's 490 00:29:24,846 --> 00:29:27,806 Speaker 1: so happy to embrace it. He's talking I'm going and 491 00:29:27,846 --> 00:29:29,406 Speaker 1: he says, you know, all I need you to do 492 00:29:29,846 --> 00:29:32,286 Speaker 1: is ask the question in English so that I know 493 00:29:32,326 --> 00:29:34,166 Speaker 1: where you're asking me. So I'm one hundred percent sure 494 00:29:34,246 --> 00:29:37,406 Speaker 1: what I'm answering. And I said, Okay, let's do it. 495 00:29:38,046 --> 00:29:50,566 Speaker 1: And as he's rolling every every word not leave you. Wow, 496 00:29:50,926 --> 00:29:54,166 Speaker 1: like you said, my parents, my grandparents, Like this isn't 497 00:29:54,206 --> 00:29:58,926 Speaker 1: in that you know, my parents can listen to and 498 00:29:59,006 --> 00:30:02,166 Speaker 1: actually understand what's happening, and like they hear it and 499 00:30:02,206 --> 00:30:04,566 Speaker 1: they see it, and it was unbelievable. And I think 500 00:30:04,566 --> 00:30:07,006 Speaker 1: one of the greatest moments to me was actually after 501 00:30:07,046 --> 00:30:11,126 Speaker 1: the interview, my sister text me and she said, Hey, Shay, 502 00:30:11,206 --> 00:30:13,526 Speaker 1: who's one of her best friend called me and this 503 00:30:13,846 --> 00:30:17,126 Speaker 1: is a Caucasian family that I'm speaking of, and she said, 504 00:30:17,366 --> 00:30:20,526 Speaker 1: her little boys who have non Latino in them other 505 00:30:20,566 --> 00:30:24,606 Speaker 1: than their Gnina, Who's who's my sister said, turned around 506 00:30:24,606 --> 00:30:27,366 Speaker 1: to him and said, hey, Miles, we better pick up 507 00:30:27,366 --> 00:30:36,286 Speaker 1: our Spanish, like jon't speak Spanish, better get better. So 508 00:30:36,366 --> 00:30:40,326 Speaker 1: he's inspiring the next generation to come out of their 509 00:30:40,366 --> 00:30:43,246 Speaker 1: comfort zone. And I think that that was just unbelievable. 510 00:30:43,446 --> 00:30:46,406 Speaker 1: And while we're on the topic, really quickly, I also 511 00:30:46,446 --> 00:30:50,766 Speaker 1: want to mention that I did have an interview earlier 512 00:30:50,846 --> 00:30:54,846 Speaker 1: on with a player who I had had this one. 513 00:30:54,886 --> 00:30:56,926 Speaker 1: We're not going to say his name because we're gonna 514 00:30:56,926 --> 00:30:58,446 Speaker 1: we're gonna leave it out, but we had I have 515 00:30:58,566 --> 00:31:03,206 Speaker 1: certain encounters with him and we didn't click. And this 516 00:31:03,286 --> 00:31:08,086 Speaker 1: particular interview because happens, right, but this particular interview, I said, Hey, 517 00:31:08,086 --> 00:31:12,726 Speaker 1: how good is your Spanish? He's like Spanish, it's good, 518 00:31:13,846 --> 00:31:17,326 Speaker 1: but it's not great. And I said, okay, and he 519 00:31:17,486 --> 00:31:19,726 Speaker 1: just but when I when I asked him a question, 520 00:31:19,886 --> 00:31:26,686 Speaker 1: he tried to speak Spanish and I was blown away 521 00:31:26,966 --> 00:31:32,766 Speaker 1: because our encounters from before just we're gone because of 522 00:31:32,806 --> 00:31:35,726 Speaker 1: the kind of reaction he had in that moment. And 523 00:31:35,926 --> 00:31:40,366 Speaker 1: now we're firs. Wow. Yeah, that's so cool. And I 524 00:31:40,406 --> 00:31:44,286 Speaker 1: always tell people, I always tell people having if you 525 00:31:44,446 --> 00:31:48,366 Speaker 1: try to speak Spanish to a Spanish speaker, just trying 526 00:31:48,886 --> 00:31:53,886 Speaker 1: goes a long way, and it's appreciated so much. So 527 00:31:54,006 --> 00:31:56,246 Speaker 1: even when they do it, I think sometimes there's this 528 00:31:56,286 --> 00:31:59,246 Speaker 1: feeling of I'm gonna embarrass myself or I'm not gonna 529 00:31:59,326 --> 00:32:02,366 Speaker 1: do it. Well, it doesn't matter. Just talk to us 530 00:32:02,366 --> 00:32:05,326 Speaker 1: in Spanish. We'll be into it. Just affect that you're doing. 531 00:32:05,366 --> 00:32:11,606 Speaker 1: The effort is the big thing. I will help you. Yes, exactly. 532 00:32:11,766 --> 00:32:21,366 Speaker 1: Look at CD lab at least he did. Yes, absolutely, 533 00:32:21,366 --> 00:32:24,286 Speaker 1: and everybody does. And I think again, like just the 534 00:32:24,286 --> 00:32:27,446 Speaker 1: comments and the way it was received by the audience, 535 00:32:27,526 --> 00:32:30,486 Speaker 1: the people that we're listening to him, and you know, 536 00:32:30,566 --> 00:32:35,566 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, which means your your family, your family, 537 00:32:35,606 --> 00:32:38,526 Speaker 1: and it's that simple, you know, And I'm just excited. 538 00:32:38,606 --> 00:32:41,726 Speaker 1: How many more players can you know, jump on this bus, 539 00:32:42,086 --> 00:32:47,526 Speaker 1: get on, just try. Yeah. Culturally, you know, our love 540 00:32:47,526 --> 00:32:51,006 Speaker 1: of sports, especially as Latinos, can start from a place 541 00:32:51,006 --> 00:32:53,886 Speaker 1: outside of American football. Right for me, it was baseball 542 00:32:54,126 --> 00:32:56,726 Speaker 1: with my dad watching the late ninety Yankees when we 543 00:32:56,726 --> 00:33:00,006 Speaker 1: were living in Washington Heights, and that evolved into an 544 00:33:00,006 --> 00:33:03,286 Speaker 1: overall encompassing love of sports. What was it for you? Mina? 545 00:33:04,566 --> 00:33:10,526 Speaker 1: And I grew up with a father who was in 546 00:33:10,606 --> 00:33:14,566 Speaker 1: love with soccer, and I played soccer since I was 547 00:33:15,246 --> 00:33:19,526 Speaker 1: For as long as I can remember, I actually idolized 548 00:33:19,806 --> 00:33:24,126 Speaker 1: a men's a man who played soccer, Casio, who is 549 00:33:24,166 --> 00:33:28,286 Speaker 1: now technically with you know over in Telemundo, and I 550 00:33:28,326 --> 00:33:31,646 Speaker 1: wanted to be him. Growing as a child, I would 551 00:33:31,646 --> 00:33:33,406 Speaker 1: always say, when I grow up, I want to be 552 00:33:33,406 --> 00:33:38,046 Speaker 1: the first woman to play soccer in league. Yamakis ad 553 00:33:38,366 --> 00:33:41,526 Speaker 1: so my father. The first time I told my father 554 00:33:41,606 --> 00:33:44,046 Speaker 1: and I always applaud him and I tell every person 555 00:33:44,086 --> 00:33:47,726 Speaker 1: who's a girl, dad, you know, have something similar. I 556 00:33:47,766 --> 00:33:49,886 Speaker 1: turned around and said, hey, Dad, I want to be 557 00:33:49,926 --> 00:33:52,606 Speaker 1: the first woman to play in this men's league. And 558 00:33:52,646 --> 00:33:55,446 Speaker 1: he said, we'll get up. You gotta go train better. 559 00:33:57,646 --> 00:34:00,526 Speaker 1: Now I think about him, Dad, that was totally a realistically, 560 00:34:00,646 --> 00:34:03,406 Speaker 1: I can never become a female playing in the best room, right, 561 00:34:03,526 --> 00:34:07,766 Speaker 1: he responds, but it responds. It was a right answer. 562 00:34:07,886 --> 00:34:10,806 Speaker 1: And so soccer was the first sport. But we really 563 00:34:10,926 --> 00:34:14,126 Speaker 1: we watched everything. We had that giant antenna and I'm 564 00:34:14,206 --> 00:34:17,046 Speaker 1: going to age myself, but we had the big PA, 565 00:34:18,086 --> 00:34:20,726 Speaker 1: you know, it was large and white, and my siblings 566 00:34:20,726 --> 00:34:24,126 Speaker 1: and I would play rock paper scissors to see who 567 00:34:24,206 --> 00:34:26,846 Speaker 1: would go and turn in and locate the right channel 568 00:34:26,926 --> 00:34:31,526 Speaker 1: because we'd watch everything from European football, you know, soccer, 569 00:34:31,646 --> 00:34:36,566 Speaker 1: to Mexico to tennis, the Australian Open, the US Open. 570 00:34:37,366 --> 00:34:40,726 Speaker 1: The house was it was all sports, but soccer was 571 00:34:40,726 --> 00:34:44,926 Speaker 1: was the beginning of it all. And I played soccer, baseball, basketball. 572 00:34:45,326 --> 00:34:47,366 Speaker 1: Actually got to high school and that was the first time, 573 00:34:47,366 --> 00:34:49,366 Speaker 1: somebody told me I couldn't play baseball because I was 574 00:34:49,406 --> 00:34:52,486 Speaker 1: a girl. And I went to my dad and I said, hey, Dad, 575 00:34:52,486 --> 00:34:54,526 Speaker 1: I'm told I have to play softball, and he goes, 576 00:34:54,526 --> 00:34:56,246 Speaker 1: you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. 577 00:34:56,686 --> 00:34:58,886 Speaker 1: But then I realized that that's how the school was divided. 578 00:34:58,966 --> 00:35:00,726 Speaker 1: So I said, okay, fine, I'll try and use sport. 579 00:35:01,286 --> 00:35:05,206 Speaker 1: But it was but my dad didn't go to school. 580 00:35:05,486 --> 00:35:08,526 Speaker 1: My jad just show us. My daughter wants to play baseball, 581 00:35:08,646 --> 00:35:11,206 Speaker 1: and she's gonna play baseball. She wants to play baseball. 582 00:35:11,606 --> 00:35:14,366 Speaker 1: So well, I know, for for my dad and I, 583 00:35:14,526 --> 00:35:18,886 Speaker 1: it was bonding over baseball, and uh soccer wasn't as 584 00:35:18,926 --> 00:35:23,286 Speaker 1: big as a book sale like Alexei Aguayo. He was 585 00:35:23,446 --> 00:35:27,206 Speaker 1: a big time uh hero, I guess if you want 586 00:35:27,246 --> 00:35:31,726 Speaker 1: to call it. My dad especially as Nica, So that's 587 00:35:31,846 --> 00:35:34,966 Speaker 1: where our focus was. But then we watched a lot 588 00:35:34,966 --> 00:35:38,486 Speaker 1: of football. And then my parents got into the forty 589 00:35:38,566 --> 00:35:42,246 Speaker 1: nine ers living in San Francisco, so I get that, 590 00:35:42,286 --> 00:35:45,526 Speaker 1: and we arrived all of us at this spot where 591 00:35:45,566 --> 00:35:48,806 Speaker 1: we're at right now. When did you realize that you 592 00:35:48,846 --> 00:35:53,086 Speaker 1: could actually be bilingual and do this and do it 593 00:35:53,166 --> 00:36:01,006 Speaker 1: effectively in both languages. So it started with EDI, what 594 00:36:01,446 --> 00:36:04,446 Speaker 1: is an affiliate of Univision, And I actually have the 595 00:36:04,486 --> 00:36:06,486 Speaker 1: news director walk in and ask me what I was 596 00:36:06,526 --> 00:36:08,446 Speaker 1: going to do with my life, and at that time, 597 00:36:08,526 --> 00:36:10,686 Speaker 1: I was only I had just come back from Europe. 598 00:36:10,726 --> 00:36:14,886 Speaker 1: I was away doing you know, young young people things, 599 00:36:15,486 --> 00:36:19,166 Speaker 1: and yes, and I came back and again, you know, 600 00:36:19,206 --> 00:36:21,766 Speaker 1: my whole dream was to become a professional soccer player, 601 00:36:21,886 --> 00:36:24,846 Speaker 1: and as any good athlete, I hurt my ankle and 602 00:36:25,046 --> 00:36:29,166 Speaker 1: I was done, so, you know, an injury. So he 603 00:36:29,246 --> 00:36:31,646 Speaker 1: actually gave me my first opportunity to get in front 604 00:36:31,646 --> 00:36:35,006 Speaker 1: of the camera and talk sports. And when I got 605 00:36:35,006 --> 00:36:37,646 Speaker 1: a taste for it, it was like, okay, wait, I 606 00:36:37,686 --> 00:36:41,446 Speaker 1: can do this. But I also saw an opportunity to 607 00:36:41,446 --> 00:36:43,926 Speaker 1: do it for my Latino community and do it right. 608 00:36:44,646 --> 00:36:46,526 Speaker 1: What do I mean by right is that I grew 609 00:36:46,606 --> 00:36:50,886 Speaker 1: up watching a lot of sports in in Spanish and 610 00:36:51,206 --> 00:36:53,406 Speaker 1: the news in Spanish, and I would see the woman 611 00:36:53,606 --> 00:36:57,766 Speaker 1: be the trophies and it would bother me because I'd like, 612 00:36:57,766 --> 00:36:59,166 Speaker 1: I don't want to do that. I don't want to 613 00:36:59,246 --> 00:37:01,246 Speaker 1: wear a bikini and show up in front of a 614 00:37:01,246 --> 00:37:04,086 Speaker 1: camera and talk sports, Like why do I have to 615 00:37:04,086 --> 00:37:07,966 Speaker 1: wear a bikini to talk sports. So at that moment, 616 00:37:08,366 --> 00:37:11,246 Speaker 1: it was like, Okay, I want to talk sports, but 617 00:37:11,286 --> 00:37:13,646 Speaker 1: I don't want to wear a bikini to do it, 618 00:37:13,686 --> 00:37:15,926 Speaker 1: Like that's that's not what I want. By the way, 619 00:37:15,926 --> 00:37:19,926 Speaker 1: that's an eventual, literal example like she's you're not exaggerating, right, 620 00:37:20,126 --> 00:37:25,406 Speaker 1: like almost a caricature. Especially growing up. Yeah, woman came 621 00:37:25,526 --> 00:37:28,206 Speaker 1: you know, in the Latino community. Woman came into talking 622 00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:32,006 Speaker 1: sports as a trophy. Like you know, it was just 623 00:37:32,046 --> 00:37:34,406 Speaker 1: like you would see this thing and it was like 624 00:37:34,846 --> 00:37:37,406 Speaker 1: I remember a couple of women that have created a 625 00:37:37,406 --> 00:37:40,006 Speaker 1: career for them, but when they first started and when 626 00:37:40,046 --> 00:37:43,726 Speaker 1: they were doing the World Cup, it was they were 627 00:37:43,766 --> 00:37:47,126 Speaker 1: talking about the best abs and the best legs and 628 00:37:47,166 --> 00:37:50,646 Speaker 1: they're wearing miniskirts and crop tops, and I was like, 629 00:37:51,526 --> 00:37:54,046 Speaker 1: that's that's not what I want to do. I want 630 00:37:54,086 --> 00:37:56,286 Speaker 1: to talk about the actual game if I want to 631 00:37:56,326 --> 00:37:59,766 Speaker 1: do this. So that's where I started, and I said, okay, 632 00:37:59,766 --> 00:38:02,726 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go to Mexico because if at that time 633 00:38:02,726 --> 00:38:04,806 Speaker 1: I had one niece, now I have two. But I said, 634 00:38:04,846 --> 00:38:06,486 Speaker 1: you know, when my niece grows up, I don't want 635 00:38:06,566 --> 00:38:08,286 Speaker 1: her to say, hey, yeah, how'd you get into this 636 00:38:08,366 --> 00:38:09,926 Speaker 1: and be like, well, my pretty face and I knew 637 00:38:09,966 --> 00:38:13,246 Speaker 1: sports m At that time, I only had a degree 638 00:38:13,246 --> 00:38:16,206 Speaker 1: in business administration. So so I'm going to go to Mexico. 639 00:38:16,326 --> 00:38:20,366 Speaker 1: I'm going to perfect my Spanish. I'm going to you know, 640 00:38:20,606 --> 00:38:23,766 Speaker 1: become a woman in sports, and I'm going to talk 641 00:38:23,846 --> 00:38:26,526 Speaker 1: sports and I'm going to not have to do it 642 00:38:26,566 --> 00:38:28,966 Speaker 1: in a bikini. That was that was my goal. I was. 643 00:38:30,046 --> 00:38:33,446 Speaker 1: And so I went to Mexico and I started. I 644 00:38:33,486 --> 00:38:36,606 Speaker 1: did a sports a journalism and equivalence with sports journalism 645 00:38:36,646 --> 00:38:43,886 Speaker 1: masters in Mexico and they realized in that moment that 646 00:38:43,926 --> 00:38:47,006 Speaker 1: American football was a big part of the Mexican culture, 647 00:38:48,126 --> 00:38:52,246 Speaker 1: which was something that I did not know because originally 648 00:38:52,286 --> 00:38:55,206 Speaker 1: I was going to go and talk about soccer. Remember 649 00:38:55,206 --> 00:38:58,406 Speaker 1: how we talked about soccer got me started. Soccer was well, 650 00:38:58,646 --> 00:39:00,886 Speaker 1: I thought, But then I get to Mexico and I 651 00:39:00,926 --> 00:39:03,086 Speaker 1: was like, oh my gosh. They love football. They do, 652 00:39:03,526 --> 00:39:09,246 Speaker 1: and they know they love it, yes, and they bring 653 00:39:09,326 --> 00:39:12,726 Speaker 1: this extra passion and they're so excited and there's this 654 00:39:12,766 --> 00:39:16,646 Speaker 1: whole tradition of college football and it was like, oh 655 00:39:16,726 --> 00:39:19,086 Speaker 1: my goodness. So one thing led to another. I had 656 00:39:19,086 --> 00:39:22,726 Speaker 1: the opportunity to work with Maximo Avance cover football college 657 00:39:22,846 --> 00:39:27,046 Speaker 1: UM cover, which is one of the longest, historical, most 658 00:39:27,086 --> 00:39:31,886 Speaker 1: recognized football programs in Mexico. And I started asking questions 659 00:39:31,926 --> 00:39:34,486 Speaker 1: like how long is football? Went around and wait, you 660 00:39:34,526 --> 00:39:38,126 Speaker 1: watch NFL? And how do you watch the NFL? And 661 00:39:38,406 --> 00:39:41,806 Speaker 1: so then it just one thing again led to the other. 662 00:39:41,806 --> 00:39:43,566 Speaker 1: It just kind of it was like this puzzle that 663 00:39:43,646 --> 00:39:47,566 Speaker 1: just kept building, building building, and I'm still putting the 664 00:39:47,606 --> 00:39:53,766 Speaker 1: pieces together. Girl, the picture is coming along very, very beautifully. 665 00:39:53,926 --> 00:39:56,006 Speaker 1: And what I love about it is that we're you're 666 00:39:56,046 --> 00:40:00,046 Speaker 1: still creating the puzzle pieces right, like they weren't predetermined 667 00:40:00,566 --> 00:40:03,126 Speaker 1: um new things like Tiana for example, like your position 668 00:40:03,166 --> 00:40:06,246 Speaker 1: with the Niners, Like they're creating a tapestry that now 669 00:40:06,286 --> 00:40:11,486 Speaker 1: other women will be able to follow and then add 670 00:40:11,526 --> 00:40:14,366 Speaker 1: their own puzzle pieces too, And it's been such a 671 00:40:14,406 --> 00:40:17,326 Speaker 1: crazy journey. I love that you mentioned, you know, sort 672 00:40:17,366 --> 00:40:19,686 Speaker 1: of like the trope that it was early on for 673 00:40:19,766 --> 00:40:22,406 Speaker 1: women to be in sports and Spanish language specifically, because 674 00:40:22,446 --> 00:40:25,926 Speaker 1: I think on the opposite side of it in the US, 675 00:40:26,086 --> 00:40:30,206 Speaker 1: it's almost an overcorrection, right, So it's like a double 676 00:40:30,286 --> 00:40:34,126 Speaker 1: edged sword, where my experience was the opposite, where they 677 00:40:34,126 --> 00:40:35,926 Speaker 1: were like, you need to strip away all of your 678 00:40:35,966 --> 00:40:40,646 Speaker 1: femininity in order to be considered credible, and it's like, okay, well, look, 679 00:40:41,046 --> 00:40:43,846 Speaker 1: can we as women just exist as who we are 680 00:40:44,326 --> 00:40:46,366 Speaker 1: authentically with what we bring to the table and just 681 00:40:46,446 --> 00:40:49,566 Speaker 1: bring our expertise in the field and our talent in 682 00:40:49,566 --> 00:40:53,006 Speaker 1: the field. Well that without having to fit into this 683 00:40:53,446 --> 00:40:56,526 Speaker 1: literal box that everybody tries to shove us in. So 684 00:40:56,926 --> 00:41:00,526 Speaker 1: it's I think we're still navigating those waters and the 685 00:41:00,646 --> 00:41:04,166 Speaker 1: industry is still trying to catch up to what it 686 00:41:04,246 --> 00:41:07,406 Speaker 1: is that that that women really bring to the table. 687 00:41:07,446 --> 00:41:09,366 Speaker 1: But it's going to be a journey I think for 688 00:41:09,406 --> 00:41:11,166 Speaker 1: the rest of our career, certainly. I just hope that 689 00:41:11,206 --> 00:41:15,286 Speaker 1: for your nieces and for mine, um, eventually everything can 690 00:41:15,366 --> 00:41:17,646 Speaker 1: land on an even playing field. So a long way 691 00:41:17,686 --> 00:41:19,366 Speaker 1: to go, but you are one of the reasons why 692 00:41:19,966 --> 00:41:22,566 Speaker 1: the fight continues. So thank you for that. In Mena, 693 00:41:22,766 --> 00:41:25,206 Speaker 1: I appreciate you. Thank you. I just want to add 694 00:41:25,246 --> 00:41:27,966 Speaker 1: one thing when you mentioned about doing it, you know, 695 00:41:28,006 --> 00:41:30,166 Speaker 1: like you said, it's a double sword, because I now 696 00:41:30,206 --> 00:41:32,086 Speaker 1: I tell my niece, you know, your pretty face may 697 00:41:32,126 --> 00:41:33,966 Speaker 1: get you the door open, but it's going to be 698 00:41:34,006 --> 00:41:36,006 Speaker 1: your knowledge and the way you execute it that's going 699 00:41:36,046 --> 00:41:38,206 Speaker 1: to keep you there. It's going to continue to grow, 700 00:41:38,286 --> 00:41:41,326 Speaker 1: and I said, you know, sometimes it's like the way 701 00:41:41,486 --> 00:41:44,926 Speaker 1: it's it's it's kind of a challenge trying to figure 702 00:41:44,926 --> 00:41:49,206 Speaker 1: out how sexy you can be or how much you know, 703 00:41:49,286 --> 00:41:52,966 Speaker 1: not to push, to not get judged, to not be disrespected, 704 00:41:53,526 --> 00:41:57,246 Speaker 1: to still be respected for the professional that you are, 705 00:41:57,366 --> 00:41:59,726 Speaker 1: for your knowledge in the game. And so I think 706 00:41:59,766 --> 00:42:02,406 Speaker 1: that's a that's a challenge that as women just in general, 707 00:42:02,446 --> 00:42:05,486 Speaker 1: we face. I remember going to the field, the football 708 00:42:05,486 --> 00:42:08,526 Speaker 1: fields when I first started in Mexico, and every person 709 00:42:08,806 --> 00:42:14,886 Speaker 1: the first question that came out of anybody's so you 710 00:42:14,966 --> 00:42:18,526 Speaker 1: actually asked which which player is? My husband? Is always 711 00:42:18,526 --> 00:42:23,086 Speaker 1: the question. I'm like, oh wow, really, yeah here, oh 712 00:42:23,126 --> 00:42:26,086 Speaker 1: yeah to this day. By the way, yeah, I worked 713 00:42:26,126 --> 00:42:31,926 Speaker 1: with no Girl. Yeah, I worked with the Mexican Professional League, 714 00:42:32,206 --> 00:42:35,526 Speaker 1: because now Mexico has an American Football league, a professional 715 00:42:35,606 --> 00:42:37,766 Speaker 1: league that's getting started. It's been around for a few years. 716 00:42:37,846 --> 00:42:40,846 Speaker 1: And I worked with them, and apparently when I walked away, 717 00:42:41,006 --> 00:42:43,286 Speaker 1: I heard that I slept with half the men. Oh right, 718 00:42:43,366 --> 00:42:49,486 Speaker 1: great news to you. So you know, oh wow, I 719 00:42:49,526 --> 00:42:51,606 Speaker 1: didn't know this. Thank you, thank you for the info. 720 00:42:52,726 --> 00:42:54,806 Speaker 1: But it's thank you said. I think that as women, 721 00:42:55,086 --> 00:42:57,526 Speaker 1: you know, we just we learned to navigate, and that 722 00:42:57,606 --> 00:43:00,526 Speaker 1: question came to the point where I would answer sarcastically, 723 00:43:01,246 --> 00:43:03,166 Speaker 1: I don't know. I watched these players and they're just 724 00:43:03,206 --> 00:43:06,326 Speaker 1: kind of attacking a football. I don't is that a football? 725 00:43:06,366 --> 00:43:08,806 Speaker 1: Like that round little thing? Is that what we call it? Right? 726 00:43:09,086 --> 00:43:11,086 Speaker 1: Because it just it got to the powers, like I 727 00:43:11,486 --> 00:43:13,206 Speaker 1: just I don't have any time for this. I gotta go. 728 00:43:13,446 --> 00:43:15,646 Speaker 1: I gotta go figure out. People try and shame you 729 00:43:15,846 --> 00:43:17,846 Speaker 1: one end and shame you with the other. So it's 730 00:43:18,126 --> 00:43:19,606 Speaker 1: so all you gotta do is go out there and 731 00:43:19,646 --> 00:43:22,326 Speaker 1: do you the rule Literally the sweatshirt I'm wearing today, 732 00:43:22,606 --> 00:43:30,006 Speaker 1: who says the rules are all fake? Do you? That's it? Absolutely? Yes, 733 00:43:31,006 --> 00:43:32,766 Speaker 1: you have to do you and you have to create it. 734 00:43:32,806 --> 00:43:34,806 Speaker 1: And I always I say, you know you you go 735 00:43:34,846 --> 00:43:37,766 Speaker 1: out there and you know we we have the knowledge 736 00:43:37,766 --> 00:43:39,686 Speaker 1: and we just look cute or doing it no offense 737 00:43:39,686 --> 00:43:44,446 Speaker 1: to any men, right, Sorry, I mean come on, I 738 00:43:44,446 --> 00:43:47,446 Speaker 1: mean I don't. I don't necessarily have a face for radio, 739 00:43:47,646 --> 00:44:02,486 Speaker 1: do I. I don't know. I mean, no, no, you know, no, 740 00:44:02,846 --> 00:44:17,966 Speaker 1: no thing. It's hard, uh Mara mj. I. I admire 741 00:44:18,046 --> 00:44:20,646 Speaker 1: both of you because it's not been an easy journey 742 00:44:20,686 --> 00:44:24,566 Speaker 1: to get to this point, and I am obviously proud 743 00:44:24,566 --> 00:44:26,126 Speaker 1: of the fact that MJ I get a chance to 744 00:44:26,526 --> 00:44:29,006 Speaker 1: work with you on this podcast. I'm glad that we're 745 00:44:29,046 --> 00:44:33,606 Speaker 1: able to do it. And Mara, I've really enjoyed watching 746 00:44:33,726 --> 00:44:37,886 Speaker 1: your coverage and your interviews and how you've conducted yourself. 747 00:44:37,966 --> 00:44:42,766 Speaker 1: So you have been an incredible example to my daughter. 748 00:44:42,806 --> 00:44:54,726 Speaker 1: For example, you and Espanola bien legnol you have la Lespangnoling. 749 00:44:55,006 --> 00:44:58,246 Speaker 1: So thank you so much for joining us on l huddle. 750 00:44:58,326 --> 00:45:02,326 Speaker 1: It's been an absolute pleasure. And enjoy this magic carpet 751 00:45:02,446 --> 00:45:09,726 Speaker 1: right of the forty nine ers, crazy day for my influence. 752 00:45:12,766 --> 00:46:00,846 Speaker 1: Espanol Personae beneficious, Well my thanks, Correll Brop your heart alone. 753 00:46:14,886 --> 00:46:17,726 Speaker 1: Oh Josh Allen, I'm trying not to call him the 754 00:46:17,806 --> 00:46:21,406 Speaker 1: other Josh Allen because he he stands on his own man. 755 00:46:21,846 --> 00:46:25,726 Speaker 1: That's for there. I love that too. Yeah, I love 756 00:46:25,766 --> 00:46:28,406 Speaker 1: a great name. Just this is now a football player name, right, 757 00:46:28,446 --> 00:46:32,246 Speaker 1: football player? Um royalty goes into that. Um, let's get 758 00:46:32,286 --> 00:46:36,766 Speaker 1: into budas mcgannas here, Um, well shall we let's do it. 759 00:46:38,806 --> 00:46:40,606 Speaker 1: Coach Campell did a great job of his crew and 760 00:46:40,646 --> 00:46:43,046 Speaker 1: they played a fantastic football game to get the wind 761 00:46:43,086 --> 00:46:44,726 Speaker 1: to give us the chance so we don't try to 762 00:46:44,766 --> 00:46:49,366 Speaker 1: do something with it. Unfortunately, we're playing the Niners. Unfortunately 763 00:46:49,486 --> 00:46:53,406 Speaker 1: we're playing the Niners. Uh yeah, Coach, I hear you there. 764 00:46:53,766 --> 00:46:58,086 Speaker 1: Do you think Pete Carroll is worried or could the 765 00:46:58,166 --> 00:47:02,446 Speaker 1: third time be the charm here? I think that is 766 00:47:02,966 --> 00:47:05,646 Speaker 1: love it that I think he truth is he is 767 00:47:05,726 --> 00:47:08,526 Speaker 1: worried about this. The team look overmatched in the two 768 00:47:09,126 --> 00:47:13,046 Speaker 1: other matchups that they had. You can never count out 769 00:47:13,046 --> 00:47:15,166 Speaker 1: peek care how much like you can't count out a 770 00:47:15,286 --> 00:47:19,526 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick or Tom Brady. But this is a situation 771 00:47:19,606 --> 00:47:22,806 Speaker 1: where I just think there's going to be too much McCaffrey, 772 00:47:22,846 --> 00:47:25,766 Speaker 1: too much of this offense. Maybe the weather will be 773 00:47:25,806 --> 00:47:28,446 Speaker 1: a great equalizer for them because it is expected to 774 00:47:28,526 --> 00:47:31,766 Speaker 1: be a wet one there in Santa Clara. But I 775 00:47:31,846 --> 00:47:34,046 Speaker 1: think it's better that I think he's worried. Genuinely think 776 00:47:34,086 --> 00:47:36,646 Speaker 1: so too. All Right, you alluded to this other kanas 777 00:47:36,926 --> 00:47:40,126 Speaker 1: earlier in the pod in Mike McCarthy. That's hear how 778 00:47:40,206 --> 00:47:43,126 Speaker 1: coach is feeling heading into the post. We had a 779 00:47:43,166 --> 00:47:46,006 Speaker 1: team meeting, so we you know, I felt that we 780 00:47:46,086 --> 00:47:47,726 Speaker 1: were able to cover some things in there that need 781 00:47:47,806 --> 00:47:50,886 Speaker 1: to be covered, and um, you know they've had a 782 00:47:50,966 --> 00:47:53,806 Speaker 1: chance to visit with their position coaches. You know, you 783 00:47:53,846 --> 00:47:56,606 Speaker 1: know I talked a little bit but oh yesterday not 784 00:47:56,686 --> 00:47:59,166 Speaker 1: being a you know, burn a tape type type out 785 00:47:59,246 --> 00:48:00,886 Speaker 1: walk here, but you know, we've had a chance to 786 00:48:00,966 --> 00:48:03,206 Speaker 1: go through it, and frankly, I think it's time to 787 00:48:03,246 --> 00:48:06,286 Speaker 1: burn the tape and move on to Tampa. So are 788 00:48:06,406 --> 00:48:09,046 Speaker 1: they just moving on? I wouldn't burn that tape. Goat, 789 00:48:09,566 --> 00:48:12,686 Speaker 1: that's just my tape. What do you think? Well, I 790 00:48:12,846 --> 00:48:17,766 Speaker 1: think this is a case where um, I think I 791 00:48:17,966 --> 00:48:19,606 Speaker 1: love it that too. I mean, you have to you 792 00:48:19,686 --> 00:48:22,046 Speaker 1: have to look at the tape and learn from it. 793 00:48:22,606 --> 00:48:26,046 Speaker 1: McCarthy had said when he was asked about the interceptions 794 00:48:26,366 --> 00:48:29,126 Speaker 1: if that was a worry for him and Dak Prescott, 795 00:48:29,126 --> 00:48:31,366 Speaker 1: and he said like, well, you gotta you gotta learn 796 00:48:31,486 --> 00:48:35,526 Speaker 1: from your failures to succeed, which is true. And at 797 00:48:35,566 --> 00:48:38,166 Speaker 1: this point in time, I think, you know, for them, 798 00:48:38,966 --> 00:48:41,366 Speaker 1: you gotta learn from it. You gotta move forth because 799 00:48:41,406 --> 00:48:43,326 Speaker 1: otherwise this is going to be the same movie that 800 00:48:43,446 --> 00:48:47,246 Speaker 1: we've watched over and over with the Cowboys in the postseason, 801 00:48:47,526 --> 00:48:49,486 Speaker 1: where they have a lot of hype. We're thinking they've 802 00:48:49,526 --> 00:48:53,566 Speaker 1: got the pieces in place, they have everything going in 803 00:48:53,686 --> 00:48:56,566 Speaker 1: their favor and then they fall flat. And we've been 804 00:48:56,606 --> 00:48:59,406 Speaker 1: talking about this for a long time. Our colleague Kyle 805 00:48:59,486 --> 00:49:02,646 Speaker 1: Brandt on Good Morning Football. He even pointed out, as well, 806 00:49:03,046 --> 00:49:06,126 Speaker 1: we have come We've just grown so accustomed to Hey, 807 00:49:06,246 --> 00:49:08,246 Speaker 1: this is the year that the Cowboys are gonna do it. Now, 808 00:49:08,326 --> 00:49:10,126 Speaker 1: They're gonna do it. Now, We're gonna see what they 809 00:49:10,166 --> 00:49:13,046 Speaker 1: can do, and then they end up falling flat. So yeah, 810 00:49:13,326 --> 00:49:15,846 Speaker 1: look at that tape, learn from it, try to get 811 00:49:15,886 --> 00:49:18,926 Speaker 1: this road win against the Bucks, and keep moving forward. Yeah, 812 00:49:18,926 --> 00:49:21,406 Speaker 1: the Cowboys have not reached the NFC Championship game since 813 00:49:21,526 --> 00:49:26,766 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety five. That's a long old time time, Okay, 814 00:49:26,806 --> 00:49:29,566 Speaker 1: So time to flip the script and get it done. Well. 815 00:49:29,606 --> 00:49:32,206 Speaker 1: It's a lot of fun talking to Mara and her 816 00:49:32,566 --> 00:49:37,246 Speaker 1: experience and the connection that you two have. And as 817 00:49:37,286 --> 00:49:39,566 Speaker 1: I told her and told both of you, you're both 818 00:49:40,046 --> 00:49:45,246 Speaker 1: my heroes and the journey that you took to get 819 00:49:45,366 --> 00:49:48,726 Speaker 1: here isn't easy and is a male sometimes it's hard 820 00:49:48,806 --> 00:49:53,326 Speaker 1: to look outside of yourself and say, wow, this is 821 00:49:53,406 --> 00:49:57,286 Speaker 1: hard to do. And I know that it's like for her, 822 00:49:57,486 --> 00:50:00,686 Speaker 1: for you, for any of our female colleagues. It's like 823 00:50:00,806 --> 00:50:05,526 Speaker 1: there's the feeling of always having to overcome and prove yourself, 824 00:50:05,886 --> 00:50:08,766 Speaker 1: and while that gets exhausting, all of you are pros. 825 00:50:09,126 --> 00:50:11,886 Speaker 1: So my et boon though, is if you want to 826 00:50:11,926 --> 00:50:16,326 Speaker 1: get into sports broadcasting and you're a female watch MJ watch, 827 00:50:17,126 --> 00:50:22,366 Speaker 1: there's so many other great female reporters who do their 828 00:50:22,486 --> 00:50:25,606 Speaker 1: prep work, who know the game, and stop with a 829 00:50:25,726 --> 00:50:30,566 Speaker 1: whole you didn't play sort of weak weak sauce. Some 830 00:50:30,726 --> 00:50:34,726 Speaker 1: guys like to say to these female colleagues of art, 831 00:50:34,806 --> 00:50:39,646 Speaker 1: it's totally weak. Just get over yourselves. They're knowledgeable, they know. 832 00:50:40,206 --> 00:50:42,966 Speaker 1: Just sit back, listen to the information, take it in, 833 00:50:43,446 --> 00:50:45,406 Speaker 1: and then you can do with that what you will 834 00:50:45,526 --> 00:50:48,286 Speaker 1: with your fantasy team or your own team. That is 835 00:50:48,366 --> 00:50:50,646 Speaker 1: my epunto and a little bit of a rant there. 836 00:50:50,766 --> 00:50:55,286 Speaker 1: I love it as sticking up, sticking up for my colleagues. 837 00:50:55,886 --> 00:50:58,126 Speaker 1: I appreciate you, You've always been a real one. But 838 00:50:58,446 --> 00:51:01,326 Speaker 1: I think having these conversations right, having a platform like 839 00:51:01,446 --> 00:51:04,606 Speaker 1: this like l huddle, where we can be open about it, 840 00:51:04,886 --> 00:51:07,646 Speaker 1: transparent and keep it real one hundred percent, and I 841 00:51:07,726 --> 00:51:11,046 Speaker 1: think more of these conversations need to happen amongst the 842 00:51:11,126 --> 00:51:14,766 Speaker 1: women in the business. Like no gay keeping ladies all right, 843 00:51:15,286 --> 00:51:18,486 Speaker 1: Stronger together, Knowledge is power. Just talk to one another, 844 00:51:18,606 --> 00:51:21,446 Speaker 1: and I promise you we will continue to lift each 845 00:51:21,486 --> 00:51:23,686 Speaker 1: other up. I appreciate you will. I think that's a 846 00:51:23,726 --> 00:51:26,606 Speaker 1: perfect spot to end on ibunto. As we gear up 847 00:51:26,886 --> 00:51:30,486 Speaker 1: for the playoffs. Holy moly, we made us to the postseason. 848 00:51:30,566 --> 00:51:33,526 Speaker 1: Will let's go. We want to thank you joining us 849 00:51:33,566 --> 00:51:35,806 Speaker 1: here on another week of l Huddle. More to come 850 00:51:35,926 --> 00:51:38,366 Speaker 1: as we get ready and closer to the Super Bowl. Hey, 851 00:51:38,446 --> 00:51:41,966 Speaker 1: make sure you like, subscribe, rate us, share it, share 852 00:51:41,966 --> 00:51:43,926 Speaker 1: a little bit of it on your social media. Follow 853 00:51:43,966 --> 00:51:46,606 Speaker 1: Will in us, and let's continue the conversation over there, 854 00:51:46,886 --> 00:51:50,406 Speaker 1: because the Huddle never stops. Appreciate you will. We'll talk 855 00:51:50,446 --> 00:52:10,046 Speaker 1: next week. Appreciate You and Huddle is a production of 856 00:52:10,126 --> 00:52:14,486 Speaker 1: the NFL in partnership with iHeartRadio. 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