1 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: Welcome to the NFL Player's Second Acts Podcast. I'm Peanut 2 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: Tilman and this is my uncle Roman Harper. Welcome to 3 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: the show. What's Up? What's up? That's always something dude, 4 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: I got? I got jokes for days with the grades 5 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: that that's just rhyme. Man must be on a good 6 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 1: day already. Anyways, I want to thank all of our 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: listeners for always tuning in. Continue as I always tell you, 8 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: tell a friend, to tell a friend to tell a friend, 9 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: give us a like, a follow, and always give us 10 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: a review. And anywhere you listen to your podcast, was 11 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio or Apple Podcast or anywhere else you 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: listen to podcast, you can always find us the NFL 13 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: Player's Second Acts Podcast. Now the super Bowl is done, 14 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: wrapped up, the season is over with. What an exciting 15 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: time we got to experienced beings your first one, my 16 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: first radio row experience. It was awesome. It was just 17 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: getting to see everybody looking at all the entourages, who 18 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: had the biggest entourage, who didn't have an entourage, looking 19 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: at all the crazy and the madness inside that building. 20 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: It was fun. It was once in a lifetime experience. 21 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: From Joe Montown of definitely Stephen a. Stephen A had 22 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: the biggest entourage question people twelfth double figures at least 23 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: twelfth deep. I mean he'd probably say he had fifteen, 24 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: but overall it is probably to not not necessary. I 25 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: think my entourage is like just just me. I came 26 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: under a soulo dolo, so it's just it's just me. 27 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: What do you too? I'm just using just I mean, 28 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: if I'm with the fam, then it's like four. But 29 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: other than that, all right, So we got to talk 30 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: to and sit down and talk to a lot of 31 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: different guests all week long. The experience was awesome, The 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: conversations were deep. We really got to really have a 33 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: really deep dive into um some really different experiences in 34 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: everybody's second act. So who we got up first? We 35 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: got all favor Brian weapon X Dawkins. We got out 36 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: bar and right now we'll kick it off with this 37 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: person view with Brian Dawkins. We're joined by NFL Hall 38 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: of Famer Man of Faith Brian we X Dawkins. Thank 39 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: you greatness. So look, I got my nickname is Peanut. 40 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: I think everyone knows how I got my nickname. My 41 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: aunt little Baby, I got the nickname big old Head 42 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: and everything. Where where did weapon X come from? It's 43 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: really my love for Wolverine the comic book character. Yeah, okay, um, 44 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: the way that I played the game before that, So 45 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: before he became Wolverine weapon X, Yeah I was. I 46 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: called myself idiot man, so I turned into a different 47 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: cats better But it's just that the way that I 48 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: played the game. When I when I touched the dog 49 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: on field, I flipped that switch and said, that's a 50 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: different person. So that is weapon X. And always tell 51 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: people Brian Dawkins has never played it down in the 52 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: National Football League. It was always weapon X. So so 53 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: is it because Wolverine because I'm a big comic, but guy, 54 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: just everybody needs to know this. Wolverine is the man, 55 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: one of the baddest X men out there of all time. 56 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: Was it the healing factor, was it the adamantium well 57 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: clause that that brought it out? Or was it really 58 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: just his rage when he lost it? That's so here's 59 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: the thing is, if you know his back story, you 60 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: know the darkness in his back and you know that 61 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: it's hard for him sometimes to control those things. But 62 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: when he does, and he uses it for the good, 63 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: for the love of his for his fellow X men. 64 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: He's unstoppable. So that's all of those things, the complexities 65 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: of the character. All of that brought me into that 66 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: character because I have some things in my past I'm 67 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: not so thrilled about us for as some dark possibility, 68 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: but I've I've learned how to funnel and channel those 69 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: things into a positive direction. And so that's the main 70 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: thing with Wolverine. Yeah, that's the fact that he's a 71 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: a manny hum, he's superhaling. But it's the complexity of 72 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: the character that really dropped me in. All right, So 73 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: I gotta get this out of the way too, and 74 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: then we're gonna we get to a real interview. Questions 75 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: the arms because like, look, I played safety. I tried 76 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: to model my game just like you. Literally, when I 77 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: saw the veins popping, he's coming out flexing, I'm like, dude, 78 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: I gotta get my arms right. So I literally this 79 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: is a true he don't whatever want to do. Rome 80 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: is built like a damn chicken. Like he big on top, 81 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: he got a little chicken legs. All wrong want to 82 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: do is bench arms. All that I'm doing something outside 83 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: every day. But look, I mean I can wear long socks, 84 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: so you don't see that, but you always see your 85 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: arms right. What you just said is eloquently placed and 86 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: put right. So I always talk about the back arms right, 87 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: So the back look like you get your back arms 88 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: right right and then you go out and hand of 89 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: your business then. So so for me, it's also an 90 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: intimidation thing. So when you were walking the walking on 91 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: on the field and you've Alrea, you already saw what 92 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: I did on film, and I'm gonna kind of give 93 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: you some of my mindset. My mindset was always put 94 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: crazy on film. I'm gonna put crazy on film. I'm 95 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: gonna do something crazy on film to have the receivers 96 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: watching for next week so that they can be thinking 97 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: about that thing that I did to that person. And 98 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 1: then you come on game band you see my arms 99 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: glistening as well. Oh that's that's just an extra bit 100 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: of things that you got to think about. Yeah, make it. 101 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: It makes you think twice, like do I really want 102 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: to go over the little right now? And that's all 103 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: I gotta do just to get you. Tell me one 104 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: example or a story where you know that they saw 105 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: something the week before and we're a little nervous when 106 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: they saw you dig routes. Just certain teams that run 107 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: dig routes. They didn't run as many dig routes against 108 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 1: I'm serious, they didn't run as many dig routes against us. 109 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: And sometimes it's not the first quarter that they short 110 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: arm stuff. It's in the fourth quarter that they beginning 111 00:05:56,200 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: short arm stuff because after I handled my business ly 112 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 1: in the game of delivering that stink on somebody, right, 113 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden they begin to think 114 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: about that thing if they do have to run a 115 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: dig route. So you know, trying to give you a 116 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: specific it's gonna be hard for me to give you 117 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 1: a specific one, but I just know that in the 118 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: fourth quarter again, there's certain routes go to combinations that 119 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: certain teams just did not do. Fathers that don't know 120 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: when he said put that stink on it, he really 121 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: mean put that thing on him and hit him. Yeah, yeah, 122 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: all right. Now, tell me how you feeling to see 123 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: the Eagles back in the Super Bowl again without you 124 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: being president. Of course, I love it. I love it. 125 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: And it's if you are a true Eagles fan and 126 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: you're honest with yourself, you did not see this coming. 127 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: This is a surprise to have this team jailed together, 128 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: and you know, playing the game how hard it is 129 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: to jail. And this team really literally acts like they've 130 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: been together for years and they've only really been together 131 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: for the most part for one year. Some of the 132 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: new pieces, right, so to be able to jail all 133 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: the different personalities together, all that talent, and then for 134 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: the coaching staff to have learned from some of the 135 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: mistakes that they've had him last year, and now they're 136 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: putting these flowers in position to make plays, and then 137 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: the players are making plays and again they're having a 138 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: great time doing it. So I didn't see that coming 139 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,239 Speaker 1: together like that, like like we've seen, and I didn't 140 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: see Hurts taking these steps that he's taken as a 141 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: prolific passer that he has this year. And the one 142 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: thing about Hurts, well, I'm sure it has, but I 143 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: always tell everybody the most impressive thing I've seen Jaylor Hurts, 144 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: because I've seen him since Alabama, you know, going to 145 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: school there, is that he's literally improved every year since 146 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: he's gotten out of high school. And it hasn't been dramatic, 147 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: hasn't been huge, but every year he's just steadily gotten 148 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: better and that's something to be said about. But it's 149 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: his mindset though, Like he's a very focused individual. I've 150 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: seen interviews with him when he was in high school 151 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: and he's just he's poised and he's ready for that moment. 152 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: And I think although Kansas City has more experienced because 153 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: they've done it numerous times and all the big lights, 154 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: they have that experience under Andrew Reid, however, Hurts is 155 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: like he is that dude, like he has been time 156 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: to time and time again. He has been put in 157 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: these situations, in these moments, and he's just ice in 158 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: his veins. He's calm. That's that's what I love about. 159 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: So that was the thing about what you said. We 160 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: both of your saying the exact same thing that I saw. 161 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: So when you tell me that he has made progress 162 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: every year, so here's the thing. He has been getting 163 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: ridiculed every year. So that means that he's more than 164 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: likely seeing some of the things, taking some of the 165 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 1: good things that he can glean from some of the UM, 166 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: not people that are criticizing him, but some of the 167 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: people that are critiquing him in the UM. I remember 168 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: reading some things about Nick Saban saying specific things to him, 169 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: and he needs to improve on and when he went 170 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 1: to Oklahoma, guess what he did? Improve same thing, the 171 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 1: same thing from last year to this year. Very inconsistent 172 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: with the ball down the field he heard. I'm pretty 173 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: sure he saw that. And what do he do? He 174 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: got it right. So when you have a mentally tough 175 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: individual that can take criticism receive it has a high 176 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: um i Q when it comes to what do I 177 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: need to do to get better? Because I know I'm 178 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: not where I want to be or where I need 179 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 1: to be, and then you go work here behind off 180 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: to do it. Come on, man, like, that's that's he's 181 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: he's fit for Philadelphia. But I'm telling you he's fit 182 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: for Philadelphia. Okay, So all right, you've been to a 183 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: super Bowl. You unfortunately you didn't win it. And I'm 184 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: always giving Peanut a little bit of crap about his 185 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: experiences always looked. I mean, let's just be honest here. 186 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: If we've got three great defensive backs, we got possibly 187 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,439 Speaker 1: we got one gold jacket, probably two gold jackets when 188 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: it's all said and done, and one super Bowl win? 189 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: And uh, how does that make you guys feel? You know? 190 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 1: I know you Jackie is gonna fit great. You know, 191 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: I got a lot to see you. That's one. That's 192 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: one thing as a player that I would of love 193 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: to have my experience, our experience one as an executive 194 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: when I was at the Eagle, so I have one 195 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: as an executive. But there's nothing that would have been 196 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: nothing like me celebrating with Donovan, with you know, with 197 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: you and with Trott and with with Troy back in 198 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: the day Deuce and those guys back in the day 199 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: of winning a Super Bowl. Um, but so you got me, Yeah, 200 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: you definitely doesn't make it better though, I'm not gonna 201 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: take away I don't think it takes away from your 202 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: experiences or your love for your teammates that you don't 203 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,439 Speaker 1: win a championship, but it's almost like make it a 204 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: little bit sweeter when you do. And I feel like 205 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: I can say that, but because I've been on great teams, 206 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: but it's like that one team that's probably not even 207 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: the best team I've even been on. It's just a 208 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: little bit different because you want it all. It is 209 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: something to be said about that, and I don't not 210 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: because you guys love your teammates, like you tell me 211 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: so many great stories. We still Bears, you know, and 212 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: you're just going in really detail about Trotter and all 213 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: those great guys, all those great players with the Eagles 214 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: for all those years. Like it doesn't you don't lose love. 215 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: It's just there is no love loss. You just we 216 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: just didn't have the culmination of all of the hard 217 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: work like you was able to experience of UM before 218 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: it was O T A S. You know, we had 219 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: real training camp. So going through all of those rigors 220 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,200 Speaker 1: and all the pains and all of the setbacks and 221 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: all of the injections sometimes and known some areas stup 222 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: that we had to numb up because we wanted to 223 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: steal play even though we probably should have set out 224 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: behind and then the training room, like doing all going 225 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: through all of that, we've never experienced the final destination 226 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: of standing at the podium, beat up, bruised up, dirty 227 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: uniform saying we did it. Like that's just that's just 228 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: a different experience. Yeah, So switching switching gears. Now, let's 229 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: let's talk about obesity. How did you how did you 230 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: get involved in a huddle up? Wow? So I have 231 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: been an advocate for UM, learning how to do things 232 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: in a specific way of blessing you to live life 233 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: in a powerful way. And that's when I think of 234 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: the word wellness itself, and that's what this is about. 235 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: What wellness. Wellness is the idea and the thought of 236 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: doing specific things on a daily basis so that you 237 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: can have the event, vitality, the energy, the strength and 238 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: to do things powerfully from a physical and mental standpoint. Right. 239 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: So that obesity part of it, Um, you know I 240 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: have had and um they've given me permission to say 241 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: this to big bone individuals in my family. Right My 242 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: mom has had diabetes. He no longer has it. So 243 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:30,559 Speaker 1: I saw firsthand the results some of the decisions that 244 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: were made in my household and how it affects the 245 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: people in my household. So if I can then do 246 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 1: things in my life, which I do, and that's one 247 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: of the reasons I do what I do. That's one 248 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: of the reasons I lift the way that I live 249 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 1: and still work out the way that I work out 250 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: because I want to continue to to bless this body 251 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: and in a specific way as to do things to 252 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: give me that energy, that vitality to live life on 253 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: my terms as much as I can. Right. But on 254 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: the other side of that I want to help those 255 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: individuals know that just because you have going to a 256 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,679 Speaker 1: place that you don't want to be, you don't have 257 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: to stay in that spot. Right, all of us have 258 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: been on You talked about team, right, So I have 259 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: a team of individuals in my life. Right. I have 260 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: doctors that I go to. I have a nutritionalist that 261 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: I go to. Right uh Um, I have a a 262 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: naturalist that I go to. And so these are my 263 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: teammates and they helped me to come up with game 264 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: plan for me in my life. So my level of 265 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: fitness is for me. This is how I live my life. 266 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: It may not be for somebody else. I don't under them. 267 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: I don't ever tell somebody that exercise the way that 268 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: I do. A matter of fact, I very seldom say 269 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 1: the word exercise because say that sometimes set people off. 270 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: I say movements, like, what are the movements you like 271 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: to do? What are some of the movements you would 272 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 1: love to do in your life. So it's the moving 273 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: part of doing things, getting up and not being stagnant 274 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: that will help you stay away from some of the 275 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: things that could preventually, um, have you going to the 276 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: doctor too much? Right. So, also the way that I 277 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: talk about, is you want to take care of as 278 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: many things while you can before someone takes it out 279 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: of your hands and you have to begin to do 280 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: stone do things. Excuse me the doctor tells you to 281 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 1: do and that makes sense. Yeah, that's deep, that's deep. 282 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: We look, man, we could I know, we could talk 283 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: with you all day about this stuff. Thank you for 284 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: blessing us with your presence and just got please please 285 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: when we're gonna get to work out of my book, 286 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: I need it. I'm there. You can be our cheer. 287 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: I'm not. I feel like it's gonna be some weights 288 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: banging you a pound club. Now. I give you might. 289 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: I'm benching on the three might. So if you do it, 290 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: we do that now, like seriously, Now you might call Earl. Okay, 291 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: do you know what do we know what Earl is 292 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: those listening, It's it's vomiting from working out. Really you might. 293 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: So let me get this last night. So if you 294 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: want to have more information about this, seriously learned about 295 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: some of the things you need to do for those 296 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: who are listening. Um, it's the truth about weight dot com, 297 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: not the truth about weight dot com. So go go 298 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: on that website and look at some of the things, 299 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: answer some of the questions that are gonna be on 300 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: there for you, so that you can begin to understand 301 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: if diabetes like runs in your family. So begin to 302 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: know those things, the markers and all those things so 303 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: that you can again meet with your teammate developer team 304 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: and then meet with them to see what you need 305 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: to do to be your best self. I'm wanting appreciate 306 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: about weight dot com Tooth of wit weight dot com. 307 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: Thank you, Thanks, do appreciate. I do have big and 308 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: little legs. Joe the Jet Perry first African American NFL MVP. 309 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: As we continue to celebrate black history of Moth across 310 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: the league, we share the accomplishments of the past and present. 311 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: Joe the Jet Perry was a Navy veteran, one of 312 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: the first African American players and professional football, and the 313 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: NFL's first African amer American MVP. The first black player 314 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: in forty Niners team history, Perry earned a Pro Bowl 315 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: selection in San Francisco. He would rush for over ninety 316 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: seven hundred yards in a sixteen season career and held 317 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: the league's career rushing title until nine three. Following his retirement, 318 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: Perry remained involved with the forty Niners organization as a 319 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: scout and assistant, and in nineteen sixty nine he was 320 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. All Right, 321 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: we're back Radio Road, Radio Road day seven and we are. 322 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: You have a great guest here, somebody I look up to. 323 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: I see him all the time. O Bar, what's the 324 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: last said? Give it? Okay? Look we call him og 325 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:05,120 Speaker 1: bar record. Can you tell us how to pronounce your 326 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 1: full name and what does it mean? And the only 327 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: advice he gave me was, dog, don't try and read it. 328 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 1: Don't try. It's worse than reading teleprompter. Man. It just 329 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: like it's just just too many letters. Man. No, it's 330 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 1: a akbar Ola kemi Wa Balla. My first name. Akbar 331 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: means great, Idoo means born after twins. I was born 332 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: after my brother Kebir. Of course you played for the 333 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: Packers and my sister, who are twins, and so in 334 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: the Nigerian culture, in the Yodoba culture, when you're born 335 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: after twins, you inherit that name. So I'm ido Wu. 336 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 1: So when they hear my last name, they my middle name, 337 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: they go, oh, we know where you fall in the order. 338 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: And then balla means big man, come save me. So 339 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: my great great grandfather was a mediator in the in 340 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: the village. He's like seven ft tall, I mean, so 341 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:55,440 Speaker 1: whenever people would have problems, they would say, meaning big man, 342 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: come save me. So that's how the last name so 343 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 1: and it tells the story. It does tell us, like 344 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: the names, the Zumas, the my my college roommate, his 345 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:12,479 Speaker 1: name was Charlie Yao peppra Yeah has gotten in. It 346 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: means Thursday born. So every all these little telling stories. 347 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: It's like very little things that nobody you think. It's 348 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: just no purpose. It's completely I'm just Charles Silliman. Sorry, no, 349 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: that it works. I'm just I'm just Charles. Something funny, 350 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: quick story you you uh, Pisa Tina. We sa we're 351 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: talking about names and everything like that. Pizza Tina, you know, 352 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: great great linebacker for us to Chicago. I was like, man, 353 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: what's your name? All means this means that. And then 354 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 1: he goes, well, what's your middle name? I know, some 355 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: dope middle name. He was like, it's just Donald. So 356 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 1: his name is Pizza Donald Tina. We come on, man. 357 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: Know a lot of times what happens is they may 358 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: they may throw in a common name in order to 359 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 1: like kind of fit in if other people having a 360 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: hard time. It's for the Americans, like, hey, just just 361 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: call him Donald, Like what's his name? Just call him Donald? Alright, alright, 362 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:09,679 Speaker 1: tell me this. So how do you feel you know 363 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: you're a Lakers fan. I'm a Lakers fan. I'm a 364 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: die hard. I called myself an originalist. I was. I'm Showtime. 365 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: I go back to the Showtime nineteen seventy United In fact, 366 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: when I was born. Magic Johnson just won a championship 367 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: for us as a Laker fan. So I know this. 368 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: I came out of the woom watching the Lakers at 369 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: the Great Western for him. So I mean, that's how 370 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: far back you're an originalist? Too good. We're on the 371 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: second page. How do you feel about Lebron breaking the 372 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: all time scoring recker? Because for me, as an originalist 373 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: Laker fan, you didn't love Lebron for like most of 374 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 1: his career because he wasn't with the Lakers, and so 375 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 1: now he's with the Lakers in he beats Kareem's Like, 376 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: how do you feel it was bitter sweet? For meter sweet? 377 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: But I was because it came from a Laker but 378 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: it was bitter because I wanted Kareem, that was my 379 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: dad's favorite basketball players, my favorite basketball player, to see 380 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: the cat didn't at the top. And then to see 381 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 1: that number, which was unachievable for Michael Jordan's, Kobe Bryant 382 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: and all the other dope shooters out there, Reggie Miller, 383 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: all those people who could shoot, Karl Malone, nobody could 384 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: get it. It It was just in a league of its own. 385 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: So but then you do have to sit there and recognize, 386 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: like that was an impossible record to beat. None of 387 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: us will be here, everybody here a radio road. No 388 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: one is going to be alive to see that record 389 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: being broke because he's still playing at a high level. 390 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 1: I mean, he's jumping around like you know, he's twenty two. 391 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: So it was it was better sweet for me, it 392 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: really was. But it was so cool to see Kareem 393 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: hand over the torch to Lebron Um. It was such 394 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 1: a great moment because people don't know that Kareem and 395 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: Lebron haven't had a lot of interaction and so for 396 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: two yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it was a little awkward. 397 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: But I would love to and I've I've set this 398 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: to to to Lebron's team. You know, I would love 399 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: for them to have you know, Kareem on the barbershop, 400 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: have one on one on with Lebron and Kareem, because 401 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,360 Speaker 1: both these guys have not only had a big impact 402 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: on the sport, but it's what they do off the court. 403 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: You know, Lebron started something and he doesn't get a 404 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: lot of creditive, but Lebron has changed the dynamics as 405 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,959 Speaker 1: far as people's management. Athletes are now wanting to you know, 406 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:17,959 Speaker 1: like and I'm just calling out keeping it real, Like, 407 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: there was a time as a young black athlete, you 408 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: came out most of your team were white men, and 409 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 1: you didn't you weren't including that. And you've seen what 410 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 1: Lebron do not only including you know, African Americans, but 411 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: women to his team and showing that it didn't have 412 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: to be dominated by one. And so he's representation is 413 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,679 Speaker 1: so powerful. I'll never forget the moment I had with Lebron. 414 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: I went to his to the school that he had 415 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: that he has in Ohio, UM and I set up 416 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 1: a Ninja Warrior program for these kids. And um, I 417 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: never asked him to do anything. You know, at the time, 418 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: I came out with my book Everyone Could Be a Ninja, 419 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: And I get a phone call from my manager and 420 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: she says, hey, Lebron's team wants to use your book 421 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 1: in his commercial and his next commercial. I'm going what 422 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: I'm like, yes' side away, but I almost like, but 423 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: he was helping me promote my book in a time 424 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: like if you've ever you know, it's hard to promote 425 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 1: a book, and so to get somebody like Lebron James 426 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: who's willingly wanting to put and promote an African American, 427 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 1: you know, author, it was to me, it was like anyways, 428 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: Lebron James and me is I mean, you know, he 429 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: always have a place in my heart, but I'm so 430 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: happy for all the success that he has on and 431 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: off the court. So does he get a statue? Oh 432 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: of course of course he gets Is it with the 433 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: Lakers or is it with Cleveland? Is it Miami? He 434 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: will be the first to get a statue everywhere they 435 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 1: might end up that he might be the first way. 436 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: He'll get one in Miami. He'll get one in in 437 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: Cleveland for sure. I mean he is the son you know, Yeah, 438 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: but I mean Lebron we inherit everybody. I mean, Los Angeles, 439 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 1: the city of stars and cars, and you can't take 440 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: the best star away from us. So he's he's definitely 441 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: gonna have to do. You think we're gonna at Staples 442 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: or Crypto or I agree. I'm sorry, I can't. I can't. 443 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: I can't even start to call the crypt the originalist 444 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:09,679 Speaker 1: like me? All right, So what else is next for you? 445 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,199 Speaker 1: We've seen you as a TV host, You've seen you 446 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: write books, You've done all these other things in this world. 447 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: Somebody like me, all right, I'm trying to I'm just 448 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 1: in your footsteps over here. Number one, how do you 449 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: get into doing the TV part of it? The personality 450 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: TV aspect of it? And what's gonna be your next 451 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:28,239 Speaker 1: steps for you? Like, is there anything else you want 452 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: to accomplish? Yeah? I think for me the next thing 453 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 1: was probably going behind the camera. Um, there are a 454 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 1: lot of documentary pieces. I love documentaries and there's so 455 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 1: a lot of things that I would love to do 456 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: from the documentary standpoint, um to to showcase that and 457 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: being off camera but behind the camera. But you know, 458 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: the journey from transitioning into media wasn't you know an 459 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,679 Speaker 1: easy path for me? And That's kind of what my 460 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: book was about, like the you know, the the underground 461 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: path to success. Whereas I didn't have a big name. 462 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 1: My brother was the you know, all time sack leader 463 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,880 Speaker 1: for the Packer. I didn't have that same type of success, 464 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 1: and there's no shame. I made it to the league, 465 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: but it just didn't work out the same way. And 466 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: but oftentimes, you know, like place in the media is 467 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: usually served for guys who had prominent careers, big names, 468 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: and so I had to take what I called the 469 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,680 Speaker 1: backdoor approach, which was I went to an area where 470 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: they knew me the most, which was San Diego. I 471 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:21,880 Speaker 1: went to the local station at NBC in San Diego 472 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: and I said to them, I said, hey, guys, UM, 473 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: my name is Akbar. I'd love to uh host a 474 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: show or do the after postgame show for free. They 475 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: said for free. I was like, yeah, for free. And 476 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:36,880 Speaker 1: I did it for two years for free. Um, because 477 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: I played for the charges of the time, played for 478 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: San Diego State, and then from there I was able 479 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,199 Speaker 1: to do CBS College sports. From there, I got my 480 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,479 Speaker 1: opportunity at the NFL Network. And I mean it just 481 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: it took a couple of people to believe and go 482 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: away at a second. This guy's he's talking this fantasy 483 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: football stuff a little a little different, and they gave 484 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 1: me that opportunity and from that that jumped off my 485 00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: career because uh an executive producer saw me on the 486 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: NFL Network and for American Ninja Warriors, like, hey, we 487 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: want to bring this guy in the rest of history. 488 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: Yeah so now soh my credit is I think it's decent. 489 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,120 Speaker 1: You got you got good credit credit. Oh no, well 490 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: it was messed up from other people. But now I'm good. 491 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: I get my story. They hit me up. I get 492 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:19,679 Speaker 1: emailed every night every week a couple of weeks. So 493 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: he was a co signer two or something. Yes, yeah, 494 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: don't know. I've done it. I've learned. I'm I'm doing 495 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: every time I do open up something, I do buy something. 496 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: I recently just purchased a car, so they run my credit. 497 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: You know, experience. Tell me how you got involved, you know, 498 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:40,479 Speaker 1: with with Experience. Yeah, you know, there's a long way 499 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: to get to my back my credit a little bit, 500 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:47,919 Speaker 1: but I will I will tell you though. But this 501 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 1: partnership with Experience has been a long relationship. But I'm 502 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:54,400 Speaker 1: super excited about it. Because it really is a partnership 503 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 1: about helping people change a the way they think about 504 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: just experience, and that experience not just a at it bureau. 505 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 1: It is really trying to help people get financially fit. 506 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: And the way they're doing that is by helping people 507 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: save money, save money, not just stuff in money underneath 508 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 1: the pillowcase of the mattress, but by being able to 509 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 1: take a look at your your spending habits. So for example, 510 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 1: we all have streaming stuff that we're streaming right Netflix, Hulu, um, 511 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: you know, Disney Plus. Well, now you can boost your 512 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: credit score with Experience boost by taking those and then 513 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: adding it and self submitting it into experience and that 514 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: helps to boost your credit score because if you boost 515 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: your credit score, that means you're getting a lower interest rate. 516 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: Right and everyone can save some money right now. And 517 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: when we talk about inflation, inflation is at all time 518 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: high right now for a year high right now for inflation, 519 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: And so people are hurt right now because I'm telling 520 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 1: you it is trying to go buy Burger, go out 521 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: and try to eat out and see how much that 522 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: bill come out to. Right, So we're trying to figure 523 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: out how to do that and so with Experience Boost, 524 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: it allows you, it gives you that opportunity. And then 525 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,120 Speaker 1: the last thing is on the Experience app is they 526 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: have the the tool that allows you to and and 527 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: be honest. Now, when's the last time you checked to 528 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: see how much you're paying on your car insurance? Uh? 529 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 1: Like nobody right, nobody checks to see how much you're 530 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,640 Speaker 1: paying on there. You just put it on automatic pay. Well, now, 531 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: Experience has this feature to where this tool that allows 532 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: you to compare your insurance with other insurance and you 533 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: can see, hey, look at my profile with this, and man, 534 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: I can I'm paying seventy two hundred dollars more than 535 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: I should be, right, I'm so this allows you to 536 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: save money in creative ways. Oh well, it's always good 537 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: to be able to compare and contrast, you know. And 538 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 1: I actually do check how much I pay my insurance. Yeah, yeah, 539 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 1: it's only because I don't want to lie. It's it's 540 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: still under my mom. I'm hey, man, we appreciate you 541 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: coming out. Thank you for finally correcting how to pronounce 542 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: your name the right way. We're gonna get you guys 543 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: got football, so I mean you guys, you guys good 544 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 1: on that one too, experience can help you with your 545 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: football cred too. Now I'm just head. Can I say 546 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: that now? I don't think I don't think football. I 547 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 1: don't think they help you with your football credit. You 548 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:21,159 Speaker 1: guys already did that too late. He said it. That's it. 549 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: That's a wrap on that episode. I really want to 550 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: thank Brian Dawkins and also our b Miller really tell 551 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,879 Speaker 1: us all into their life why Brian Dawkins became Weapon 552 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: X story, why our bar started doing what he was doing, 553 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:37,879 Speaker 1: his experience of Hey, I gotta go where they know 554 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 1: me first. So I'm starting in San Diego and building 555 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 1: out my brand and who I am from there. And uh, 556 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: that's what we're trying to do, trying to build our brand. 557 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: So all your listeners continue to listen, continue to tell 558 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: a friend to tell a friend to do what you 559 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: tell a friend there it is anytime make sure you 560 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: hit that like putting click follow, give us a rating 561 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: and a review, or anywhere you listen to your your 562 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: podcast us at with his, I Heart Radio or Apple podcasts. 563 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 1: We're there, baby, tune in, We're out. Peace. H