1 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Welcome back. One of those lives isn't about a lot 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: of health. John Murphy Steve Tasker on the line with 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: us now is the Buffalo Bills Director of Equipment Operations. 4 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: The Bills are the AFC Equipment staff of the Year, 5 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: an award just announced by New Era Company. On the 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: line is Jeff Missouri. Jeff, John Murphy and Steve Tasker here. 7 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: Congratulations to you. Thanks guys. How are you guys doing. 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: We're doing well. How are you doing? How you got 9 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: a pretty big staff there? Everybody healthy and doing okay 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: in the current situation. Yeah, we're all good. We're all 11 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: just you know when hopefully getting back to work soon 12 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: and get ready for the off season program. Yeah, I hear, 13 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: I hear you do. I understand this right, Jeff. There's 14 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: an award and you get a championship belt with this 15 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: with this thing, is that true? Yeah, it's like a 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: you know, like a wrestling WW style championship belt. That's 17 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: new Air. They created this award about what five years ago, 18 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: I think, and it's become pretty competitive throughout our colleagues 19 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: and equipment staffs around the league for sure. So congratulations. 20 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,119 Speaker 1: How there's a point system, right and there how they 21 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: how does that work? Because most people don't realize that 22 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: there are strict rules and regulations for what even like 23 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: the Caps guys were on the sidelines or the shoes, 24 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: the jackets, all that stuff has to be right and 25 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: you get points for and against yourself if somebody's in 26 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: the right or wrong uniform. Yeah, so pretty much it 27 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: starts right away in the offseason the training program with 28 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: their training hat and basically like you get points for 29 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: pretty much, you know, your head coach, quarterback, backup quarterback, 30 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: you know, guys wearing the right headwear to practices and 31 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: on the sidelines, and you know, we make sure that 32 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: you know, in each category of the season, whether it's 33 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: training and then going into the season with the certain 34 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: programs with the crucial catch and salute to service that 35 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: we have to constantly switch out and make sure guys 36 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: are wearing the right hats on the sideline, you know, 37 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: press conferences and you know, we're super lucky that with 38 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: coach McDermott and the you know, the players are always 39 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: super accommodating wearing you know, the right the right product 40 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: for us, and um, so yeah, you get points and 41 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: you know we kind of get an update throughout the year, 42 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,679 Speaker 1: especially with you know, our reps in talent with new era. 43 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: Ike and Kyle kind of give give us the little 44 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: heads up like hey, this is where you guys are at. 45 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: So then you know, we kind of knew like midway 46 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 1: through the season that we had a solid chance at 47 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: getting the belt this year, so we, uh, my staff 48 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,839 Speaker 1: and I went pretty hard and um did a great 49 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: job of it. Jeff Mazurich is director of equipment Operations 50 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 1: for the Buffalo Bills. Jeff, it's always impressed me how 51 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: your group works um UM in such a quick manner. 52 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: I mean, you got to see it to believe it. 53 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: After a road game, how quickly you guys get everybody, 54 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: you know, get everybody's equipment packed, and get all the 55 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: equipment packed and get them loaded into trucks. It's it's 56 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: kind of a it's pretty amazing to see that happen, 57 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,079 Speaker 1: and I know you take great pride in that. Right. 58 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: The coach wants to be on that plane coming home 59 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: as quick as you can. Yeah, for sure, I mean 60 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: I think as soon as Usually it's within an hour 61 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: is what coach likes to be out of the locker 62 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: room on a visiting when we're on the road, and 63 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: I think this year we did it an under fifty 64 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: minutes getting everything packed up. And my staff, my my 65 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: group of assistants are phenomenal. We all work together super hard, 66 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: and then we have a lot of help to not 67 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: just my staff, but you know, like the trainers, the 68 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: video guys, um, you know, the broadcasting crew. Those guys 69 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: are always you know, in a hurry getting stuff, you know, 70 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: getting stuff done. But I'll start a trucking company as well. 71 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: But like I said, we just you know, kind of 72 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: grind it out and get it done, and most of 73 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: the credit goes to my staff of assistance. Can you 74 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: use the name of those assistants, Jeff, Can you run 75 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: down the name of the crew there, the assistant Jeff, Yeah, 76 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: the assistant directors Spence or Haws, and then equipment assistants 77 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: Austin Scobell and Corey Rublin and then um our full 78 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: season in turns, Nick Prince and those guys will get 79 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: a piece of the belt too, right right there. Yeah, No, 80 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: for sure, we'll get uh, we'll have it in the 81 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: office and Scobes is uh, he's going to get the 82 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: first one to have the first picture with it because 83 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: he uh, he did most of the work at one point. 84 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: There's a few times even our new Arabs saw one 85 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: of the home games, a couple of guys weren't wearing 86 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: the right hats, and he went up to them and 87 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: switched them out on the sideline. So, like I said, 88 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: we all take great pride in what we do. And um, yeah, 89 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: it's been. It's been pretty cool. A lot of a 90 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: lot of text messages from players and uh, you know, 91 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: Coach and Brandon and so it's been. It's been pretty 92 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: cool a few days. Yeah, I gotta ask you, are 93 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 1: you gonna treat the belt like the Stanley Cup. You 94 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: gotta gotta give it to one of your staff guys. 95 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: They can wear the belt out for a night, you know, 96 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: and have have. I guess we can't really, they can't 97 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: really go out anywhere because of the because of the quarantine. 98 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: But do you pass it around and let them take 99 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: it home show their families that kind of thing? Oh 100 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: for sure. Yeah. I mean we haven't gotten the belt yet. 101 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: I'm hoping to get it soon. Um, but we'll definitely 102 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: pass it around. Take some pictures, uh, you know, get coach, 103 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: get a picture with coaching and Josh because I mean, 104 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: like I said, the players, you know, and our coaching 105 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: staff and the guys are just everyone just works together. 106 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,679 Speaker 1: And it's, you know, the war as much as there's 107 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: It is mine and my staff who won the belt 108 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: last year. Um, shoot, I want to say Kansas City. 109 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: I think I'm not too sure, but I mean, we're 110 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: gonna repeat, so it doesn't you know, We're I gotta 111 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: ask you up in Western New York. You're a native here, 112 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: give us a little quick history of your background. Where 113 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: did you grow up and how long you've been with 114 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: the Bills. I mean, so I grew up in West Seneca. 115 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: I went to Saint Francis for high school, and I've 116 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: been with the clubs and this will be my twenty 117 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: fourth year. I've been there since I was sixteen, working 118 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 1: my way up. Actually was on the road trip your 119 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,799 Speaker 1: final game in Green day when you get the boot. 120 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: Steve's could help you with equipment that day. Huh yeah 121 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 1: I can that day. Yeah, Yeah, I knew you. I 122 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: knew you were there the last couple of years in 123 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: my career, and uh yeah, he'd been there a long time. 124 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: Yeah it worked, you know. I just worked as a 125 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: ball boy starting when I was young and just kind of, 126 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: you know, worked my way up. It's a help of 127 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: all the interns and my assistant, you know, to get 128 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: where we're at now. Is is pretty it's a pretty cool. 129 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 1: It's a pretty cool thing for sure, especially being the hometown. Jeff, 130 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: let me run something by you. I need your personal 131 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: opinion on this. It is an area of expertise for you. 132 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: I had a friend who was fired or no, it 133 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 1: wasn't fired. He left as head coach of the NBA 134 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 1: Cleveland Cavaliers a month or so ago, and about a 135 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: week later, one of his former players, they're going to 136 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: start him, he's a rookie, took off his warm ups 137 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 1: and did not have a jersey on, and we had 138 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 1: some people in our little department. They're saying, well, somebody's 139 00:06:58,640 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: got to be in charge of that, and I saw, 140 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,559 Speaker 1: wait a minute, I think it's I think it's okay 141 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: to ask players to put the uniform on, right? Is 142 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: that too much to ask? What's your opinion is it? 143 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: Is it up to you? To me? Really upsets me 144 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: because it's just indicative of the way the Cavaliers treat everything. Right. 145 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: It's like, oh whatever, Oh, I don't have my jersey 146 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: and okay, I won't start. That's not the equipment guy's fault, 147 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: is it. Um I mean to a certain extent, as 148 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: long as you know, if he had it in his locker, 149 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: then you know he should award. But you know, and 150 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: I think most of you guys have seen like um 151 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: like for games, like most of the we put most 152 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: probably ninety five percent of the jerseys on the pads 153 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: um before the guys you know, get to the locker room. 154 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: So we wouldn't have that issue with games. But there's 155 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: been times where you know, guys come up to walk 156 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: through a practice without their T shirt or their jersey on, 157 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: and you know, coach sends them in. For sure. I 158 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: mean that's you know, like you know coach, you know, 159 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: with accountability, it's all comes down to accountability and um 160 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: our guys, our players, you know, we don't ever have 161 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: to worry about that with ours for sure. No goodbye, Hey, Jeff, 162 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: can go ahead and see I'm sorry. Yeah, nobody forgets 163 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: their jersey. It's hard to do that in the NFL, 164 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: no question, Jeff. Congratulations to you and to your crew, 165 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: your whole staff. That's a kind of a need award. 166 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: Do me a favor. If we ever go back to normal, 167 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: which we will someday, you got to bring the belt 168 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: into our studio so we can show people what it 169 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: looks like. Oh for sure, we totally will. I appreciate it, 170 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: and thank you guys. I'm hoping you and your families 171 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: are doing well. Thanks Jeff, congratulations again. All right, boys, 172 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. Thanks Jeff. Missourich is the Bill, Director 173 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: of Equipment Operations, and the Bills are the AFC Equipment 174 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: Staff of the Year.