1 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: Our long National Football League nightmare is over. The Brandon 2 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: Aiyuk saga has ended where it began in San Francisco, 3 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: with a four year, one hundred and twenty million dollar 4 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: contract extension that keeps him with the forty nine ers. 5 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 2: Theyar twenty twenty eight. 6 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: So many angles to break down this story, and who 7 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: better do it then us? Welcome inside with the insiders 8 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: alongside Mike Garafalo and Ian Rappaport who brought you that 9 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: breaking news story about fifteen minutes ago. Literally alongside me's 10 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: Steve Whites here in Inglewood, California. I am Tom Pelacerro. 11 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: We have talked about this story, maybe more than anything else, 12 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 1: for literally months. There were trade talks, there were walkouts, 13 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: there was a hold in, there were tweets and TikTok posts. 14 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: I'm probably missing some stuff as well. It all leads 15 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: us here, like Brandon Ayuk and the forty nine ers, 16 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: after all that staying together, how did this get done? 17 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 3: Tom, Brandon Ayuk in the forty nine ers reaching an 18 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 3: agreement here on a four year, one hundred and twenty 19 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,559 Speaker 3: million dollar deal, just like you said, after yesterday when 20 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 3: he not only didn't practice but left the building at 21 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 3: one point because he wasn't happy with the progress of talks. 22 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 3: They come back together today the forty nine ers, from 23 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 3: my understanding, gave him an option of here you see 24 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 3: Ryan Williams, his agent and Brandon Ayuk facetiming they. 25 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 2: Worked hard for that. So they worked hard for that smile. 26 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 3: Thirty eight days, this hold in lasted, but the forty 27 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 3: nine ers Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch telling Brandon Ayuk today, 28 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 3: take your time, think about it. 29 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: But you got a couple of options. 30 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,559 Speaker 3: Grad to Pittsburgh or do you want to stay here 31 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 3: in San Francisco and put the finishing touches on this 32 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 3: thirty million dollars per year year deal. Now, remember he 33 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 3: wanted to be up where these other guys weren't around 34 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 3: twenty eight million dollars per year some of these other 35 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 3: wide receivers. 36 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 4: They had offered below that. 37 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 3: He winds up coming in above that with seventy six 38 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 3: million dollars in guarantee. So it took a long time 39 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 3: to get here, but everybody gets what they wanted. 40 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,559 Speaker 2: A Super Bowl ready roster. 41 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 3: Keep say key piece, and Brandon ahu gets to stay 42 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 3: in an offense where he will see the football and 43 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 3: get paid all that money you're seeing right there. 44 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,959 Speaker 5: Get paid so much money four years, one hundred and 45 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 5: twenty million for Brandon New Yuke has to be a 46 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 5: massive win. And it took so long for the forty 47 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 5: nine ers to get here. This had so many different iterations, guys, 48 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 5: and this deal, which by the way, gets Brandon and 49 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 5: you forty seven million dollars between now and April first 50 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 5: of twenty twenty five. You know, there was a time 51 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 5: I really wondered would they get to thirty I believe 52 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 5: at one point in late July it was twenty seven 53 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 5: million dollars a year. That's the offer. They worked, and 54 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 5: they worked, and they kept grinding. Look, there were several 55 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 5: different twists and turns to this, right. I think at 56 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 5: one point we all thought, maybe he was going to 57 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 5: the Patriots for thirty two mins million dollars per year, 58 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 5: Maybe he was going to the Browns for thirty Maybe 59 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 5: he was going to go to the Steelers for almost 60 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 5: twenty eight million dollars per year. In the end, this 61 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 5: really made the most sense. And yes, there was a 62 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 5: lot of frustrations on all sides, all parties, with literally everyone, 63 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 5: including all of us everyone. 64 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 6: But the fact that the forty nine Ers. 65 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 5: Look, at the end, it was either going to be 66 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 5: Steelers or forty nine Ers or Brandon ne Yuke. The 67 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 5: Steelers didn't have a receiver that were never going to 68 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 5: trade pickings. They never receiver to trade the forty nine Ers. 69 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 5: They couldn't do a deal. This makes sense for him 70 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 5: to stay in San Francisco. Did they pay him a 71 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 5: little more than they wanted? Obviously they did, but they 72 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 5: also now get a very very good player back on 73 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 5: the roster. 74 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: There was a marriage of convenience aspect to how this 75 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: story played out, Steve, because as Ian just mentioned here, 76 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers made multiple rounds of calls. There 77 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: obviously were the initial trade talks, which were several weeks ago, 78 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: which is where the Patriots and the Browns and the 79 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: Steelers became involved. They also then want it became clear 80 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: that you could only accept the trade to the Steelers. 81 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: We're calling other teams and saying, is there a receiver 82 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: that we can get. This is not the time of 83 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: year gms want to trade. They're number one or number 84 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: two wide receivers. The forty nine Ers went back through 85 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: those calls. In recent days, nobody was moving Brandon Ayuk 86 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: certainly was not moving with him back in the fold steep. 87 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: What does this mean for the forty nine ers in 88 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. 89 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 7: Four, Well, first of Tommy Knew saw that he was 90 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 7: gonna get done when you saw John Lynch, a Hall 91 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 7: of Fame, hard hitting safety through gritted teeth yesterday basically 92 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 7: say it is now time to get something done. So 93 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 7: they moved on their side right to get something done. 94 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 6: They got him the money. 95 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 7: They got him a thirty million dollars annually, which brings 96 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 7: him up with Amon Ross. Ain't Brown Tyreek kill money, 97 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 7: but that seventy six million dollars guaranteed. What this also 98 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 7: tells you though, when it comes to the Niners is 99 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 7: this year is the window because they are paying a 100 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 7: boatload of people huge contracts, including Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Sama, 101 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 7: the other Wide Resiver, Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, Leonard Floyd. 102 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 6: Jay von Hargreat. 103 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 7: These are all big contracts and next they've got to 104 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 7: pay Bock Party. So some of those guys are probably 105 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 7: going to be gone because. 106 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 6: Of some of these other contracts. 107 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 7: So this is the year, but this is the player, guys, 108 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 7: tom we know the relationship that Ayuk and Brock Party 109 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 7: have had since Rock Purty took over there. 110 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 6: The starting quarterback job. 111 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 7: Is like no other combo they have on this roster, 112 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 7: So they had to have Ayuk if they're going to 113 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 7: get to the super Bowl. But again, this is going 114 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 7: to set in a chain of other dominoes that could 115 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 7: really limit their flexibility financially to this year. 116 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: Certainly, you understand where Brandon Ayuk might have been intrigued 117 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: about going to playing for Mike Tomlin, but you'd also 118 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: be going into a situation where you got two quarterbacks 119 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: who are on one year deals by Russell Wilson and 120 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: Justin Fields, you have no idea who'd be throwing you 121 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: the ball. In twenty twenty five, it still was intrigued 122 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: enough that Brandon was willing to go down that road 123 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: keep the Pittsburgh possibility alive at a time that he 124 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: essentially nuked deals to Cleveland and New England that could 125 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: have happened if you were interested to go into those places. 126 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,119 Speaker 1: By the way, we had deebos Samuel on the show 127 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: a couple of days ago. I asked him, Hey, you know, 128 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,239 Speaker 1: when you're looking around at all these other big receiver 129 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: contracts and he just started smiling this big grin next year, 130 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: forget some of the other guys that they got to 131 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 1: take care of, Cliding Brock Perty Devo Samuel with two 132 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: years left on his deal. Quite possibly we'll be looking 133 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: for a new contract as well, Mike. One guy who's 134 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: still looking for a new contract right now. 135 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 6: Is Trent Williams. 136 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: It seemed like, especially in recent days here, that one 137 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: of the reasons that they had not been able to 138 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: push things over the edge, get it across the goal 139 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: line with Trent Williams was the fact that they had 140 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: this pressure of the IUK situation. Where do we go 141 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: from here in terms of Trent Williams and getting the 142 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: other key piece of that team back in camp. 143 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 3: Interesting is Kyle Shanahan was so confident that Trent Williams 144 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 3: would get done and they really didn't know Brandon Ayuk 145 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 3: was going to go. So if me and asked them 146 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 3: maybe and they'd be honest, a couple of week ago, 147 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 3: they probably would said, yeah, Trent will be done first 148 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 3: and then we'll figure out what's gonna happen with Brandon. 149 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,239 Speaker 3: The fact that this is still going on is somewhat 150 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 3: of a surprise. But Trent Williams and the forty nine ers. 151 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 3: From my understanding, the talks have not been close, and 152 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,679 Speaker 3: with Auk we kept saying they're close from that offer 153 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 3: that they made a couple of weeks ago. They're close, 154 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 3: they just need a little tweak to get it over 155 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 3: the goal line. In Trent Williams case, I'm not getting 156 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 3: those same vibes. So there is still time before the 157 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 3: start of the regular season. But Trent Williams does seem 158 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,559 Speaker 3: intent on making his point that, you know, twenty million 159 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 3: dollars plus average over the next two years when the 160 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 3: tackle market is now approaching thirty to him, not good 161 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 3: enough what he's scheduled to make right now, as well 162 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 3: as the lack of guarantees on the deal. 163 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 2: So Trent Williams seemed pretty dug in Is. 164 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 3: He willing to carry it into the regular season, I 165 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 3: would say it sounds like he is, but obviously all 166 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 3: sides would like to get this done before the Niners 167 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 3: play their first game. 168 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 6: I would say it sounds like he is too. 169 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 5: And if there's any player who is holding out and 170 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 5: who is as prideful and also has made a ton 171 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 5: of money to really carry the shoe, it's Trent Williams, 172 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 5: and you know, the branded a huge situation you guys 173 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 5: may have noticed was slightly awkward. We hit on it 174 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 5: basically every day for the last month or so. The 175 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 5: trend Williams situation is not nearly as awkward. He's not there, 176 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 5: So it's not like, is he going to get on 177 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 5: the plane, is he going to be on the practice field. 178 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 5: He's not wearing forty nine or stuff? What did that 179 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 5: bro hug on the field mean? It's literally out of sight, 180 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 5: out of mind, which if you're going to stay away 181 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 5: and really hold out, that's the way to do it. 182 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 6: For the forty nine ers. Look, I think there's a 183 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 6: deal to be done here. 184 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 5: He's going to, I'm sure, have to be among the 185 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 5: highest paid tackles in the NFL. He has a lot 186 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 5: of leverage because he is an excellent player, and anyone 187 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 5: who watches the forty nine ers knows when he went 188 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 5: out last year seems simply wasn't as good because he's 189 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 5: that good. It's just a matter of can they get 190 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 5: there in time for him to be on the. 191 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 6: Field to start the season. Still an open question, but 192 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 6: still time. Yeah, Well, he wasn't there last year. They 193 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 6: lost ball games if you watch. 194 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 7: The nine Ers a preseason where Rock Party was out there, 195 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 7: he was getting hit without Trent Williams. 196 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 6: Here's a question I have for Utah. 197 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 7: I just talked about all the money, these double digit 198 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 7: million dollar salaries they're playing in a bundance of people 199 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 7: on this roster. Could they be needing time to restructure 200 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 7: some of these deals to create cap space to give 201 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 7: Trent Williams the money. 202 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: There's always ways that you can do that. We saw 203 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: the Browns do that earlier today with Deshaun Watson. You 204 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: can tip over those deals, the big bass salaries and 205 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: be able to create cap space in the short term. 206 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 6: Really, this is about long term planning. 207 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 1: When you're the forty nine ers, you're locking up your 208 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 1: best players for multiple years, which all to them. By 209 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 1: the way, Steve allows you to push money back. For 210 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: Brandon Ayuk based on where his number was entering the 211 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: fifty year option on his contract, his cap number in 212 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,719 Speaker 1: all likelihood goes down in twenty twenty four, not up, 213 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,319 Speaker 1: which actually creates a little bit more flexibility than to 214 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: get a Trent Williams deal done. By the way, too, 215 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: Brian Williams, Brandon Ayuk's agent, taking to social media a 216 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: short time ago, responding to the suggestion that this was 217 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: the same deal that had been on the table for 218 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: several weeks, he responded, in short, that's factually inaccurate, but 219 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: the check still cashes. By understanding was the forty hours 220 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: were very close. It was like a twenty nine million 221 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: dollar average. That's pushed it up to thirty. That was 222 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: the number, Mike that he always had in his head. 223 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: We know Jamar Chase has a number in his head 224 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: that he's going to want to get fully back into 225 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: action with the Bengals. A strange situation that's played out 226 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati. He practiced Sunday and Monday, then Zach Taylor 227 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: said he's going to practice the rest of the time. 228 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: He's going to be out. 229 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 4: There come week one. 230 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: Then all of a sudden, he doesn't practice the past 231 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: couple of days. We know Ian, as you said the 232 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: other day, I believe you were joking, but some people 233 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: picked it up and reported as fact that he wants 234 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,839 Speaker 1: as much or one cent more than his buddy. Justin 235 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: Jefferson from LSU, This Ayuk deal, I don't think bears 236 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: on the Jamar Chase situation, But how does this proceed 237 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,439 Speaker 1: because similar to Ayuk and Ceedee Lamb, the time is 238 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: running short to be ready for week. 239 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 5: One, right, although I well, first of all, I was 240 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 5: joking about him wanting one cent more than Justin Jefferson, 241 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 5: but not really really joking, because I actually do think 242 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 5: in some ways of the structures right that would actually 243 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 5: get it done. Wants to be the highest paid receiver 244 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 5: at least or tied or in that realm. And what 245 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 5: he has done on the field, even though the year 246 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 5: earlier than Jefferson did it, you have. 247 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 6: You can't argue that he's not worth it the type 248 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:10,679 Speaker 6: of player he is. 249 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 5: But look, just like the clock is ticking on Brandon, 250 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 5: and if it's the same for Jamar Chase. Now he's 251 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 5: practiced a small bit more so, maybe you have a 252 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 5: couple more days. But at some point to do a 253 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 5: deal and to get the player on the field, you 254 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 5: have to do it in a game week. It's I 255 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 5: think Thursday today, I'm pretty sure tomorrow's Friday next week 256 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 5: is after that. 257 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 6: The clock is ticking. The Bengals can get it done. 258 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,719 Speaker 6: My question is still if they don't like what then. 259 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 3: This reminds me of the end of The Truman Show 260 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 3: when they celebrate Truman's escape from that little bubble world 261 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 3: that they've got him in, and everybody will focus and 262 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 3: locked in and watch it. So that that's Brandon Ayuk 263 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 3: and now it's like all right, let's see what else 264 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 3: is on, right, and the dudes is clicking to. 265 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 2: That's where we are with Chase. And I would say, 266 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 2: you know, every every year you get. 267 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 3: That Saturday right before week one where that's the point 268 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,079 Speaker 3: of no return, like, is it deal going to get done? 269 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 3: Is a deal not going to get done? That to 270 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 3: me is the next pressure point in this negotiation here. 271 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 3: Once we get there, usually i'll see about four or 272 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 3: five six deals done because guys want it done before 273 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 3: they step on the field, and teams want it done 274 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 3: because maybe it'll save you money in the long run. 275 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 4: Here. 276 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,439 Speaker 3: But you know, Tom, what you have said with regard 277 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 3: to Jamar Chase and the fact that he's got two 278 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 3: years left on his deal, whereas these other guys have 279 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 3: gotten deals done with one year left after their fourth year, 280 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 3: not after. 281 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 6: Their third year. 282 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 3: It's sort of making this a lot harder to do 283 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 3: than the average deal. 284 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 2: And to me, the Jamar Chase in the one penny 285 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 2: he can. 286 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 3: Get a lot more than one penny if he played 287 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 3: through this season, stayed healthy. I understand the risk, played 288 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 3: through this season, stayed healthy, and then tried to do 289 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 3: it this offten. 290 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: Are We got a lot more on the Brandon Ayuk 291 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: story as this show continues to roll on here, although, hey, 292 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: we can finally get to the part where it's Brandon 293 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: Ayuk on the football field catching passes again. Jamar Chase 294 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: to be determined, will continue to monitor right there. Coming 295 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 1: up after this though, let's talk about that guy, Jade Daniels. 296 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: He's also set to play some football a rookie starter 297 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: in Week one. What are the expectations for the number 298 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: two overall pick. 299 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 4: We'll get into it after this. 300 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: On The Insiders, breaking news tonight out of Santa Clara, 301 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: Brandon Ayuk is not going anywhere. The forty nine ers 302 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: and one of their star players are green to terms 303 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: on a four year, one hundred and twenty million dollars 304 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:52,359 Speaker 1: contract extension. It includes seventy six million dollars in guarantees. 305 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: That news brought to you by Ian Rappaport and Mike 306 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 1: Garrifolo just a short time ago. All the twists and turns, 307 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: the trade talk the tweets Brandon Ayuk staying in San Francisco, 308 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: Will Dak Prescott ultimately stay in Dallas. Well, the Cowboys 309 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 1: might be running a little bit short on time to 310 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: make something happen. They got the Ceedee Lamb deal done 311 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: earlier this week. Now the attention, you would think, turns 312 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: to Dak Prescott. Jerry Jones, as he has wont to do, 313 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: spoke on the dark situation earlier, so that there were 314 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: a lot of different things at play here. Dak Prescott, 315 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: what did you think on Jerry's comments. 316 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 8: You don't need to do done before the season. I 317 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 8: don't need to know no, do what you like it 318 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 8: done before the season. I think it says a lot 319 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 8: if it is or if it isn't. But however, it 320 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 8: doesn't doesn't really matter. 321 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 9: To me, to be honest, What does this say if 322 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 9: it isn't. 323 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 4: Just how people feel which people? 324 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 9: How do you feel right about that? Yeah? 325 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 10: How do you feel about Jared Sees isn't about your 326 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 10: merit as the Cowboys quarterback, but more about their cap situation? 327 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 10: What do you take from that when he says, you know, 328 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 10: it's not really about what you're doing. 329 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 11: Yeah, I understand that that's the business and the nature 330 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 11: of this this game that we play. Uh yeah, I 331 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 11: mean I stopped honestly listening to things that he says 332 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 11: to the media a long time ago. 333 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 9: Doesn't really hold away with me. 334 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: We heard Jerry talk a lot too about cd Lamb. 335 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: Lamb at one point responded on Twitter with an lol 336 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: to something here too. Dak has probably learned to speak 337 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: Jerry as well as anybody who's not related to Jerry. 338 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: As we welcome you back to the insiders, Tom pellisero 339 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport and Mike garritfollo Ian. It certainly makes logical 340 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: sense the once the Cede Lamb deal got done, he 341 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: was the one that was holding out. You would now 342 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: see if there's a path forward to get your quarterback locked. 343 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 6: Up as well. 344 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: The question remains, can the Cowboys put the type of 345 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: deal in front of Dak Prescott that is so good 346 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,479 Speaker 1: that he passes on what is an exceedingly rare opportunity 347 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: for a franchise quarterback, which is the opportunity to hit 348 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: unfettered free agency, no franchise takes come this come in March. 349 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 5: Well, first, I want to talk about the first thing, 350 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 5: which is I don't believe at all that Dak Prescott 351 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 5: was seeing anything not nice about Jerry Jones when he said, like, 352 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 5: I've learned to ignore it. 353 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 6: He is great at being the Cowboys quarterback. 354 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 5: I don't know who has done it better than Dak 355 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 5: Prescott and being the Cowboys quarterback. And what I mean 356 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 5: by that is taking all the things that come with 357 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 5: and including Jerry Jones commenting on everything, and not really 358 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 5: worry about it, just going out and doing your job 359 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 5: and practicing and all that. He is awesome at that 360 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 5: and ignoring the words, even the words of the owner 361 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 5: really prove like a great thing, proved to be a 362 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 5: great thing for Dak Prescott. Yes, to answer your question, Tom, 363 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 5: they do have time. They can do a deal, but 364 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 5: they better hurry up. 365 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 9: Now. 366 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 5: This is different from my youth, This is dim from 367 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 5: Jamar Chase. Dak Prescott is going to be ready for 368 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 5: the season no matter what. So this is not like 369 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 5: if Mike was saying, you know, could they do a 370 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 5: deal the night before the season. 371 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 6: They could. 372 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 5: Okay, they have time, they could. Here's what I would 373 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 5: imagine based on my knowledge, not reporting, just based on 374 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 5: what I what I gather and what I know. If 375 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 5: they don't do a deal by then. I can't imagine 376 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 5: he's looking at a deal through the season. I can't 377 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 5: imagine he's looking at a deal until March. Then we're 378 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 5: talking free agency, and as we've said many times, it 379 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 5: will be the highest profile free agent in NFL history. 380 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 4: They can do a. 381 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 5: Deal, but it has to become an unbelievable cost. Mic 382 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 5: and I just don't know if the Cowboys are going 383 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 5: to get where they need to get. 384 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, Honestly, when you start to listen to Dak Prescott 385 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:42,439 Speaker 3: through this process, maybe I'm not surprised by it, but 386 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 3: you can tell it's really about respect in his mind. 387 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 2: Mean, he already made. 388 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, what was it, one hundred and sixty million on 389 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 3: this last deal plus what he made in the tags 390 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,199 Speaker 3: and everything before. This is not life changing money for 391 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 3: Dak Prescott at this point. It's really about I guess 392 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,239 Speaker 3: it's respect. I guess that's the word that I'm looking for. 393 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 3: And you know that quote right there says it, but 394 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 3: he says if it's not done by the start, it 395 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 3: says a lot. If it is or isn't done, it's 396 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 3: about this team that had the entire offseason to get 397 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 3: this done. I mean, go back to the league meeting. 398 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 3: We were sitting together in March, and that was the 399 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 3: day that it really started to become a conversation piece 400 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 3: that this could be something that doesn't get done this year. 401 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 3: And frankly, we were sitting here we thought it was 402 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 3: not going to get done, to the fact that it's 403 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 3: up against the wire here and we think that it 404 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 3: might still have a chance to get done. And in 405 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 3: Dak's mind, he's made it clear that he would like 406 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 3: to have it done before the start of the season. 407 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 3: Maybe a little bit bit of a surprise that the 408 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 3: door is still open. So in his mind, they've got 409 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 3: a week to get this done. Because you're right in, 410 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 3: if it's not done by this point next week or 411 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 3: maybe a little after it, we're not talking about Dak 412 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 3: Prescott and the Cowboys getting a deal done until much 413 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:49,880 Speaker 3: much later. 414 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 1: It just another reminder too. The reason that the Cowboys 415 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: effectively can't tag Dak again is because the last time 416 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: that they did an extension with him, it came so 417 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: close to the deadline for place on the franchise head 418 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: they basically needed to buy time to get the paperwork 419 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: in they tagged him a second time. The third one 420 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: would be one hundred and forty four percent of his 421 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: current cap member, which is something around eighty million dollars, 422 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: is what it would cost him to tag him in 423 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five. It's one more reason that he would 424 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: have an unprecedented amount of leverage. Can the Cowboys keep 425 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: him from getting anywhere close to the free agent market, 426 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: as Ian said, those days are coming up really quickly here. 427 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: We did get some quarterback news earlier today, Ian, and 428 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: this time around, it's not going to be a rookie 429 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: quarterback starting in New England. 430 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 5: That's right, Drake May is now going to be the 431 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 5: backup quarterback to Jacoby Pressett. Gerond Mayer, the head coach, 432 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,719 Speaker 5: informed teammates his players today and the teammate that it's 433 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 5: going to be present starting the twenty twenty four season. 434 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 5: Team's got some issues. They got to make sure the 435 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 5: offensive line is good enough. I know they love what 436 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 5: they have seen from Drake May. This is not a no, 437 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,880 Speaker 5: it's just a not yet. And this is why they 438 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 5: signed Jacoby said, gave him all that money, Mike to 439 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 5: get coming to be the starter for. 440 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 6: As long as he needs to be. 441 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 3: Yep, So Jacoby Brissett gets the start for the Patriots. Meanwhile, 442 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 3: this guy, Jaden Daniels, the number two overall pick, he 443 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 3: will get the start for the Commanders from the jump. 444 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 3: We've known this for quite some time right now at 445 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 3: this point, because dan Quinn made the announcement. 446 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 2: A couple of weeks ago. 447 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 3: So Jaden Daniels set to take on the NFL by storm. 448 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 3: He is a dual threat quarterback. We saw it in 449 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 3: the preseason. We're seeing it in these highlights that he 450 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 3: had against the Jets and against the Dolphins as well 451 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 3: his ability to put a stress on defenses. 452 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 2: So with that, we bring in our Sarah. 453 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 3: Walsh who's down there in Florida in Tampa and has 454 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 3: covered the Bucks closely for us the last couple of years. 455 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 2: And so it is the Bucks. 456 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 3: It is Todd Bowles who right away will have the 457 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 3: challenge of defending not only Jayden Daniels and the dual 458 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 3: threats Sarah, but also Cliff Kingsbury and his schemes which 459 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 3: have been a headache for defensive coordinators the last couple 460 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,719 Speaker 3: of So, how are Bulls and the Bucks approaching this one? 461 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 12: Yeah, By the way, we got a Week one matchup 462 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 12: of former Heisman winners in Daniels and Baker Mayfield. And 463 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 12: obviously for Daniels it's going to be his first NFL 464 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 12: regular season experience and you get to go against a 465 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 12: head coach that, as you mentioned, Todd Bowles has built 466 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 12: his entire reputation around being this defensive guy. We know 467 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 12: that teams have struggled to run the ball against the Buccaneers. 468 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 4: They're going to make him throw it. 469 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 12: I talked to box starting quarnerback Zion McCollum, who said 470 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 12: they love going against rookie quarterbacks. He said, they love 471 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 12: it if you're a secondary, if you're a defensive line, 472 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 12: or if you're a defense He said, like us that 473 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 12: can do a lot of things. Now, I asked him, 474 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,680 Speaker 12: how are you preparing for him? Because the tape obviously 475 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 12: in the NFL, very limited on Daniels. He played all 476 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 12: of three preseason series, albeit they were successful ones, and he, 477 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 12: to your point that you just made, said it helps 478 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 12: him more by studying Cliff Kingsbury, the new offensive coordinator there, 479 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 12: and picking apart what he likes to do. He said 480 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 12: that would give him a better cent If you go 481 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 12: back a year ago, the Bucks played three rookie quarterbacks, 482 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 12: Bryce Young, twice, and then Will Levis once. Those three 483 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 12: in those three games combined for zero touchdowns, sacked eleven 484 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 12: times two picks. 485 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 4: However, there's another rookie. 486 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 12: Quarterback that they played a season ago, and, like Daniels, 487 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 12: taken second overall. That would have been CJ. Stroud in 488 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 12: Week nine. In that game, the Buccaneers gave up a 489 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 12: rookie record five touchdowns four hundred and seventy yards to Stroud. 490 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 12: Bowles is not an emotional guy. After that game, he 491 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 12: called it devastating loss. Baker mayfields that he didn't play 492 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 12: like a rookie. The point is this is a Buccaneers 493 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 12: team that, while they're preparing for this rookie that's going 494 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 12: to get his very first NFL snaps, they very much 495 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 12: understand that they are not going to take experience or 496 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:46,479 Speaker 12: lack thereof, for granted, because they've seen what just straight 497 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 12: talent can do in this league. 498 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 3: Mike, I remember the last time Kingsbury had a highly 499 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 3: drafted rookie quarterback. It was Kyler Murray when he was 500 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 3: the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. He was creating 501 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,479 Speaker 3: headaches for defenses early that ce and as was Murray, 502 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 3: so now that it'll be Jaden Daniels and Kingsbury that 503 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 3: team that'll try to do that for Todd Bowles beginning 504 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 3: in week one. 505 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 2: Meanwhile, Sarah, we were down there for Bucks camp. 506 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 3: We talked about all the moves that the Bucks had 507 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 3: made this offseason, all the money that they spent, it 508 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 3: was to retain their own guys. It was Mike Evans, 509 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 3: it was Baker Mayfield, is Antoine Winfield, and a bunch 510 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 3: of other guys off the top of my head that 511 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 3: I'm forgetting right now. So what's changed about this Buccaneers team, 512 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 3: And it's got to be the influx of the youth 513 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 3: via the draft and otherwise. 514 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 12: The biggest change for this Buccaneers is that they are 515 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,360 Speaker 12: a much younger team than they were just a couple 516 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 12: of years ago when they made that Super Bowl run. 517 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 12: When the fifty three man roster was announced this week, 518 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 12: the Buccaneers became the third youngest team in the league. 519 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 12: Only the Packers and the Rams are younger than a 520 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 12: Buccaneers team that if you go back just a couple 521 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 12: of years ago when they won that Super Bowl, it 522 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 12: was a team that was built around veterans getting big 523 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 12: names in to make that run. Back then in twenty twenty, 524 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 12: they had eleven guys that were over the age of thirty. 525 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 12: Right now, they have just three players on that roster 526 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 12: that are over thirty. That would be Mike Evans, Levante 527 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 12: David and Will Goldston. For a couple of years now, 528 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 12: we've heard Todd bowlesate they want to get younger, they 529 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 12: want to get faster, and we are now seeing that 530 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 12: come to fruition. They were also up against it cap 531 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 12: space after making that run, they had to pay dead 532 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 12: money and so they really had to look within. Right now, 533 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 12: eighty three percent of the roster. That is a huge 534 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,399 Speaker 12: number homegrown guys, which means that they were either drafted 535 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 12: by the Bucks or originally signed as undrafted free agents. 536 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 12: And Jason Lai said he's okay with that because Todd 537 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 12: Wowles has no problem playing young guys. He loves developing guys, 538 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 12: and we look to see more of that. With a 539 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 12: yah Ya Dabi of Elijah Cansy, You're going to see 540 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 12: the rookie center, Bram Barton and potential breakout wide receiver 541 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 12: and Jalen McMillan. 542 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 4: All of those guys. 543 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 12: The young guys are going to have to step up, Mike, 544 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:46,479 Speaker 12: if the Bucks want to make it a fourth straight 545 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 12: division title. 546 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 6: Yeah, they're on a roll. 547 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,719 Speaker 3: They're on a playoff role here, and it's been different cornerbacks, 548 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 3: different coaches, different regimes. Basically that's happened over this playoff 549 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,080 Speaker 3: run for the Bucks. Can they keep it going in 550 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 3: an NFC South that is pretty much still open. 551 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 2: For the taking there? See if the Bucks can go 552 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 2: out and grab it, Sarah Walsh, thank you very much. 553 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:12,360 Speaker 3: Can the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes, can they 554 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 3: keep it rolling with regard to the Super Bowl streak. 555 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 2: That they are on coming up? We are going to 556 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 2: talk about that Ravens Chiefs game coming up to start 557 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 2: the season. 558 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 13: We are just about a week away from them. 559 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: Not gonna lie even I feel a little bit relieved 560 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:37,120 Speaker 1: that the Brandon Ayuk saga is over. 561 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 4: He's back. 562 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: The breaking news tonight Ayyuk staying in San Francisco. It's 563 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: a four year, one hundred and twenty million dollar contract extension, 564 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 1: including seventy six million in guarantees. According to our Ian 565 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 1: Rapaport and Mike Garofolo, all the trade talk, all the speculation, 566 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: it ends here a Yuk staying with the team, that 567 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: drafted him, and I'm just in time too. 568 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 2: We're coming up pretty quick on football. 569 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: One week from right now, at this second, the. 570 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 6: Players will be on the field. It's the Chiefs and 571 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 6: the Ravens. 572 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: The final countdown is on to the twenty twenty four 573 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: kickoff of the NFL season. 574 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 6: Also for the Kansas City Chiefs. 575 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 1: One of the unresolved matters from the offseason Rashi Rice, 576 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: who of course had multiple instants, including one in which 577 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: he allegedly crashed a Lamborghini at a high speed, facing 578 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 1: multiple charges. According to an NFL spokesman, not expected to 579 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:38,440 Speaker 1: be placed on the Commissioner's exemplist while that investigation continues 580 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,479 Speaker 1: to play out in the legal system, which means expect 581 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: for she Rice to be out there in that week 582 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 1: one game against the Ravens. Welcome back to the insiders. 583 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 1: That's Steve Wich. I'm Tom Pilisero. That right there is 584 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 1: our guy, Jeffrey Chidia in Kansas City. Jeff I went 585 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:56,479 Speaker 1: through that forty nine Ers camp. I've said it before, 586 00:26:56,920 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 1: I have not seen a team with more speed in 587 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: the NFL than I do in Kansas City. They've continued, though, 588 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: to mold that wide receiver group obviously moved on from 589 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: Kadarius Tony, and they also brought back an old friend recently. 590 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 4: They did. It's probably because of the depth in that room. 591 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:17,360 Speaker 14: La Tom, I think what we're calling you now right, 592 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 14: but it's like, yeah, why not. But depth in that 593 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 14: room was a concern for the Chiefs. Once you got 594 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 14: past the starters Hollywood Brown or she Rice Dave, you're worthy. 595 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 14: Bringing in a guy like Juju Smith Stuster gives them 596 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,479 Speaker 14: a little more comfort level with the guys who are 597 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,640 Speaker 14: playing behind him. And really the expectation here is that 598 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 14: he's not going to be a huge part of this 599 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 14: offense immediately. He's coming off some knee issues in New England. 600 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 14: He acknowledged that he might not be ready to play 601 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 14: in week one because of that. 602 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 4: But it gives them a lot more comfort. 603 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 14: Matt Naggie, the offensive Wordator, really rallied for him, really 604 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 14: pushed to get him in when New England let him go. 605 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 14: And the hope here is that instead of relying on 606 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,639 Speaker 14: guys like Kadarius, Owner your Sky, more people who had 607 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 14: drops in inconsistency, you've got a player who had success 608 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 14: in this offense. It can help them when it comes 609 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:10,360 Speaker 14: down to those older guys with more experienced guys, those 610 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 14: last year guys eating a break. 611 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: Juju for all the things that he's had in his 612 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: career here, and it feels like he's been around forever. 613 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 1: He's still like twenty eight years old. He left a 614 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: really good impression the first time around on the people 615 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: in Kansas City here, So what they were trying to add, 616 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 1: really you just hit on it. Jeffrey was somebody who 617 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 1: has chemistry already with the quarterback and the coaching staff. 618 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: They certainly got that in Juju. We'll see if he's 619 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 1: indeed real ready to be out there come week. Wonder 620 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: exactly when he gets on the field. Flip side of 621 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: this matchup, Steve. Another one of the storylines of the 622 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: offseason here was the Ravens, after what a couple of 623 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: years of everybody connecting them in trade talks with the Titans, 624 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: a deal that actually was fairly close to happening once before. 625 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry is now on that team, playing with Lamar 626 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: Jackson in the Ravens backfield. 627 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 6: We're finally going to get a look at the real 628 00:28:57,760 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 6: thing here. What are you anticipate its going to look like? 629 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 7: And one of the reason why he ended up with 630 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 7: the Ravens is what happened the last time they faced 631 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 7: the Kansas City Chiefs, and that Chiefs defense really stifled 632 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 7: him in the run game, and the Ravens only ran 633 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 7: the ball sixteen times, only eight times with the running 634 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 7: back in the AFC Championship. 635 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 6: So what do they do. They go out and they 636 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 6: get the big workhorse. 637 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 7: And speaking with John Harball this offseason, the reason that 638 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 7: they were one of the things that they really like 639 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 7: about Derrick Henry isn't so much his ability to go 640 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 7: north and south, but it is to stretch the edges 641 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 7: off tackle in the run game. That's going to allow 642 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 7: some misdirection and some things with Lamar Jackson in the 643 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 7: run game, in the bootleg game. 644 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 6: So we'll see how much. 645 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 7: Again, he's somebody who against the Kansas City Chiefs historically 646 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 7: gets about twenty carries a game. 647 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 6: That's with Tennessee. We don't know if they're. 648 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 7: Going to if the Ravens are going to use him 649 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 7: that much out of the gate, but now he gives 650 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 7: them an option to set up the deep passing game 651 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,959 Speaker 7: that they like to have with eight flowers, but a 652 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 7: lot of other things in terms of backfield misdirection or 653 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 7: just flat out power game in the run game that 654 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 7: they were not able to showcase against that stiff chief 655 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 7: front again in the AFC Championship. 656 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: Did I mention that game is one week from tonight? 657 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: One week We've almost made it, guys, real football next 658 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: Thursday night. It's the Chiefs and the Ravens. We got 659 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 1: a lot of football coming up here too, Jeffrey Chedea, 660 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. 661 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 4: Steve. 662 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: Stick around because this Sunday, two rising HBCU football programs 663 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: head to Canton, Ohio for their chance to shine on 664 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: national TV. The Virginia State Trojans take on the Tigers 665 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: of Benedict College in the fifth Black College Football Hall 666 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 1: of Fame Classic that is September first, four pm Eastern, 667 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,240 Speaker 1: live on NFL Network and streaming on NFL Plus. 668 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 7: Welcome back to the Insiders, and yes, Sunday a game 669 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 7: will be played on NFL Network, but it's a college game. 670 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 7: It is a Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic 671 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 7: which will take place in Canton, Ohio between the Benedict 672 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 7: Tigers and the Virginia State University Trojan to Division two powerhouses, 673 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 7: and right now we are joined by the head coach 674 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 7: of Virginia State, doctor Henry Fraser, the third Doctor Fraser, 675 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 7: thanks so much for joining us. 676 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 9: Man. 677 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:15,160 Speaker 7: We really appreciate it, and I'm glad you're here because 678 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 7: you all are picked to win the CIAA. Benedict College 679 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,760 Speaker 7: has been the dominant HBCU program at the Division two 680 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 7: level the past two seasons. 681 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 6: What is it like to kick off your season in 682 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 6: such a high profile manner? 683 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 9: Oh, it's exciting. 684 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 15: I mean, this is going to be unbelievable for him, 685 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 15: for my student athletes, for the university at home. I mean, 686 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 15: to be able to go to the Hall of Fame 687 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 15: Classic up in Campton, ohiose or see the Hall of Fame, 688 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 15: and then to play a vulnerable opponent like Benedict. 689 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 9: I mean, we're looking forward to now. 690 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 4: Coach. 691 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 7: Last season, you guys averaged thirty seven points per game 692 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 7: on offense. You have eight returning starters. Should we expect 693 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 7: to see similar fireworks? 694 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 15: Well, you know that was a good thing. Had a 695 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 15: stingy defense. But again, we just don't know what to expect. 696 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 15: But I think we're gonna be ready to go, and 697 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 15: we're excited for the challenge. But but we just don't 698 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:05,959 Speaker 15: know what we're gonna see when we when we see Penny, 699 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 15: but we'll see some guys because I'm pretty sure many 700 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 15: players are still own that ball club. 701 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 9: They have won eleven games two years in a row, 702 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 9: so we better be ready. 703 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 7: And I'm glad you said that when you say you 704 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 7: don't know what you're gonna see. Of course, there's been 705 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 7: a coaching change at Benedict. They got a new staff 706 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 7: coming in there. But let's go back to some of 707 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 7: your returning players, because on offense, you get back your 708 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 7: quarterback Ramelo Williams, who was a starter last year for 709 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 7: more than four games where he broke his arm in 710 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 7: the middle of a game. 711 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 4: What about him being back. 712 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 6: To complete the mission that didn't get completed last year. 713 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 15: Hey, as he goes, we go. He's a dynamic threat. 714 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 15: I mean he can run the ball, he can throw 715 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 15: the ball. He's a true dual threat quarterback. But what 716 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 15: I like more about him most about him is three 717 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 15: point eight NBA student. 718 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 9: You know, he's a very cerebral quarterback. 719 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 15: And he leaves our office and him having another off 720 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 15: season in the offense, and so we're expecting big things 721 00:32:58,360 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 15: out of Romelo. 722 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,440 Speaker 7: One of the big guys protecting him is someone who 723 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 7: has caught the eye of NFL scouts. 724 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 6: Now is your left tackle Bruno and I got the 725 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 6: correct pronunciation. 726 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 7: Coach Awaso six ' eight, three hundred and twenty pounder 727 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 7: originally from Nigeria, a former basketball player. What can you 728 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 7: tell us about his ability and why he's someone that 729 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 7: NFL teams have already gotten in touch with you about. 730 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:26,200 Speaker 15: I mean the wings fan himself and so wide. But 731 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 15: you know what, he really wants to be good and 732 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 15: he gets better every single day. Another three point three 733 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 15: student who takes his academics extremely well. 734 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 9: But he he is he works hard. 735 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 15: He spent some time at the University of Maryland under 736 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 15: coach Grasswell who got some great tools. That was his 737 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 15: introduction to football under coach Grasswell at Maryland. And then 738 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 15: when I got the job here, he decided to come 739 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 15: on down here with me. So he's getting better every 740 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 15: single day and every single rep he takes very seriously. 741 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,720 Speaker 15: So and this year we got the big insts on 742 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 15: past I mean on one blocking I said, you six 743 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 15: eight with this football, it's okay to be on the ground. 744 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:10,360 Speaker 7: Now, well, coach, he is gonna be going up against 745 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,520 Speaker 7: an HBCU preseason all Americans. That's Aaron Miller, the defensive 746 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,359 Speaker 7: end for Bennett College. What about him getting tested out 747 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 7: of the gate like this? 748 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 15: Yeah, yeah, we like those odds. I mean, because that 749 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:25,240 Speaker 15: guy gets up the field. He's extremely talented. And Bruno 750 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:27,279 Speaker 15: is looking forward to the challenge. I mean, you know, 751 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:29,320 Speaker 15: it's not something that we're talking about because we still 752 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:31,879 Speaker 15: we just don't know who's gonna show up for ben 753 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 15: a nigma. We know those guys that they're gonna put 754 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,759 Speaker 15: on the field, you know they gonna be they gonna 755 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 15: be ferocious. Looking at the film from from the last 756 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:39,880 Speaker 15: couple of years. 757 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,120 Speaker 7: Coach, we're talking about the on field challenges, but you 758 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:46,480 Speaker 7: also have a coaching challenge having three sets of twins 759 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,680 Speaker 7: and five sets of brothers. 760 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 6: On your roster. You got a lot of mamas not 761 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 6: to make mad. 762 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 7: How do you go by figuring out who these cats are? 763 00:34:57,400 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 9: I know, and it's amazing that it worked out there. 764 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 15: What I mean, you know a lot of times you're 765 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 15: doing around family with family and things like that, but 766 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:08,799 Speaker 15: really are family. I mean, you know, five sets of 767 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 15: brothers on your team, three of them are twins. I 768 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 15: think it's a testament to the way we do business 769 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:17,239 Speaker 15: around here, and that you know, you know, you get 770 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:19,439 Speaker 15: one and then the other one say you know what, hey, 771 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,280 Speaker 15: I want to come play for you as well, because 772 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 15: because they you know, most of them are transferred, just 773 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:24,720 Speaker 15: except for the high school. 774 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:26,880 Speaker 9: The freshman kids that we got. 775 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 15: Out of North Point High School in Maryland, they are 776 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:32,040 Speaker 15: true freshmen. But their father played for me at Bouee State. 777 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:35,240 Speaker 15: So that's kind of you know, a plus. But everyone 778 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 15: else was guys that came, and then one came, then 779 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:39,520 Speaker 15: the brother came out. 780 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 7: Coach, you mentioned you you coached at Buie State. You 781 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 7: played at Buie State, that's you got your one of 782 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,919 Speaker 7: your undergraduate degrees from. You've also coached at Prairie View, 783 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,279 Speaker 7: third year at Virginia State. So HBCU football, it is 784 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:53,960 Speaker 7: clearly in your blood. What do you want to showcase 785 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:57,680 Speaker 7: to a national audience? You and Benedict, what do you 786 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 7: hook the goal is to achieve and showcasing both of 787 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 7: your programs on such a national stage Sunday. 788 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:04,399 Speaker 9: I'm glad you. 789 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 15: Asked that question because I've been ahead football coach in 790 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:10,600 Speaker 15: three of the four HBCU conast and the main thing 791 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 15: that you want to showcase, course, we want to win 792 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:13,200 Speaker 15: the ball game. 793 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:15,240 Speaker 9: But secondly, that we can coach football. 794 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 15: You know, because it has been a take on a 795 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:20,240 Speaker 15: you go to an HBCU, you're not gonna give coach, 796 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:22,600 Speaker 15: You're not gonna be able to get developed. 797 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,160 Speaker 9: And you know, I debunked that theory. 798 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:28,759 Speaker 15: I debunked that theory with great passion, because you know, 799 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 15: we do know ball, we do know how to motivate, 800 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:34,720 Speaker 15: and we will be a disciplined football team on Sunday. 801 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:37,520 Speaker 9: And and that's one of the things that you know. 802 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 9: You know, people feel like hbc is a black hole, 803 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,000 Speaker 9: and it's not. I chose to be here. 804 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:45,959 Speaker 15: I left University of Maryland, came to an HBCU because 805 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 15: this is me. I have three degrees from HBCU. This 806 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 15: is my fourth HBCU as a head coach, and I 807 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:56,319 Speaker 15: love my hbc coach. I love my HBCU too. You 808 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:59,960 Speaker 15: know Howard University can't thank you enough. Looking forward to 809 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,600 Speaker 15: calling your name and calling your player's name and really 810 00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 15: highlighting some of these special programs on Sunday. 811 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:10,200 Speaker 9: Thanks for having me. I appreciate it all right. 812 00:37:10,239 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 4: And here's our broadcast team. 813 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,520 Speaker 7: I'll be doing the play by play and Bucky Brooks 814 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:14,880 Speaker 7: and I say it's standing back. They'll be in the 815 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:17,600 Speaker 7: booth with me. Bridget Conny will be on the sideline. 816 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:21,120 Speaker 7: That's four pm Eastern on NFL Network, the Black College 817 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:22,719 Speaker 7: Football Hall of Fame Class. 818 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,840 Speaker 1: Three days till that game, seven days until the start 819 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:29,760 Speaker 1: of the regular season, and ten days until we start 820 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: seeing some of these stud rookies on the field for 821 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:35,000 Speaker 1: the first time. So who's the offensive rookie of the year. 822 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 6: Could it be. 823 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:39,280 Speaker 1: Caleb William or Molik Neighbors, maybe somebody else are different. 824 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 1: Todea gonna have some predictions coming up right after this. 825 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:52,319 Speaker 1: On the inside, there's been a lot of he says, she. 826 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:54,160 Speaker 4: Say backlash in Baltimore. 827 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 8: No Biden requested a trade, a brand new contract extension. 828 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:08,400 Speaker 9: That's cool. That's cool. 829 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:12,560 Speaker 2: Fires that's the X factor. 830 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:15,839 Speaker 3: Gotta be wrong. 831 00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:19,479 Speaker 4: Business still on a street. Business. I want to play 832 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:20,280 Speaker 4: under business. 833 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:22,160 Speaker 9: That is Vinjit's Lamar Jackson. 834 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 4: I know who the MVP is, Lamar Jackson. I really 835 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 4: want to fez my grea hair on win Super Bowl here. 836 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:30,360 Speaker 9: They'll get a Super Bowl out of me. 837 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 1: Need that two time NFL m v P. Lamar Jackson. 838 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:38,480 Speaker 1: The Ravens taking on the Chief one week from tonight, 839 00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:40,479 Speaker 1: in the kickoff game. So who's gonna be the MVP, 840 00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:42,879 Speaker 1: Who's gonna win so many these other big awards. For that, 841 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:45,960 Speaker 1: we turn again to our friend Jeffrey Chedia alongside me, 842 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:49,719 Speaker 1: Tom Pilla Sero, Ian Rappaport, Mike garra Fullo on the Insiders. 843 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,279 Speaker 1: We'll get the MVP momentarily here Jeffrey. But first off, 844 00:38:52,719 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 1: let's talk about all those offensive rookies. A ton of 845 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 1: them went up high in the first round. Who do 846 00:38:58,120 --> 00:38:59,799 Speaker 1: you got Offensive Rookie of the Year? 847 00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 4: Well, i'll give you too. 848 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:03,880 Speaker 14: I'll give you Offensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive 849 00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:06,160 Speaker 14: Rookie of the Year. But as far as the offensive side, 850 00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:08,719 Speaker 14: it's a no brainer. Man, it's Caleb Williams. If you've 851 00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:10,840 Speaker 14: been around the Bears training camp, you see him in 852 00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:14,040 Speaker 14: the preseason. He is doing all the things that people 853 00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:16,600 Speaker 14: expect of him, and really you see here it's the 854 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:18,399 Speaker 14: splash plays that he's going to make. 855 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 4: This is an award that remember the highlights. 856 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,640 Speaker 14: This guy is going to be a highlight reel with 857 00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 14: the supporting cast he has around him. Now will stay 858 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:27,600 Speaker 14: in his division with the Defensive Rookie of the Year 859 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 14: because all these guys Caleb Williams, Jordan Love the Lions. 860 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,480 Speaker 14: They're gonna be throwing the football around a lot. So 861 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:37,320 Speaker 14: Dallas Turner of the Vikings level great opportunities to get sacks. 862 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:38,680 Speaker 4: I know he's playing. 863 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:41,680 Speaker 14: With Jonathan Gernard and Andrew Bangeek who came in there. 864 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 14: But Brian Flores is a masters scheming things up in 865 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:47,879 Speaker 14: this guy pass rosine situations, He's gonna have great opportunities 866 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:49,000 Speaker 14: to make a lot of plays. 867 00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:53,880 Speaker 5: Okay, so those are the rookies. What about overall? What 868 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:56,960 Speaker 5: about Offensive player of the year? Defensive player of the year. 869 00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:57,439 Speaker 6: What do you got? 870 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 4: I'm going with Tyreek Hill for offense. 871 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:01,640 Speaker 14: It's the player for the year of the year, and 872 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:04,200 Speaker 14: he was on a great pace to get this. Last year. 873 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 14: He was talking about being a two thousand yard receiver. 874 00:40:07,080 --> 00:40:09,279 Speaker 14: He got pretty close to it. But you look at 875 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:12,319 Speaker 14: again the highlight reel two. We'll talk about Lowell looking 876 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:14,239 Speaker 14: for him all the time to make big plays in 877 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:17,279 Speaker 14: his offense. He's going to have plenty of chances do 878 00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:20,239 Speaker 14: the things he did last year to be in that conversation. 879 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:22,640 Speaker 14: I'm a defensive side of it. I'm going with the 880 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:23,960 Speaker 14: guy who should have won last year. 881 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:25,360 Speaker 4: If you look at the stats. TJ. 882 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:30,760 Speaker 14: Watt did everything better than Miles Garrett from sacks, the forest, bumbles, interceptions, tackles, 883 00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:34,280 Speaker 14: and somehow didn't win this award. He's gotten actually screwed 884 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,520 Speaker 14: probably three or four times. So I imagine people are 885 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:38,759 Speaker 14: gonna remember that they're gonna go with him this time. 886 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:40,800 Speaker 4: So I'm going with him for that award. 887 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:42,319 Speaker 9: All right. 888 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:43,240 Speaker 2: I like the reasoning. 889 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 3: I like the fact that you know these are you know, 890 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:50,040 Speaker 3: well thought out. Maybe some chalk a little bit here 891 00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:53,840 Speaker 3: along MVP. I'm going to MVP because I got a feeling, 892 00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:55,839 Speaker 3: you know, you're gonna take a little bit of a. 893 00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:59,120 Speaker 14: Chance on this one. Yeah, no chalk here. I'm going 894 00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:02,440 Speaker 14: with CJ. St And I know Patrick Mahomes is the favorite. 895 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:02,920 Speaker 9: Nice. 896 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:06,120 Speaker 14: I know Josh Allen and Joe Burrow and other guys 897 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:07,840 Speaker 14: are going to be in there, but c J. Stroud, 898 00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:10,759 Speaker 14: I'm going on the theory of Patrick Mahomes win. 899 00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:13,400 Speaker 4: This is the second year starter. Lamar Jackson won is 900 00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:14,280 Speaker 4: the second year starter. 901 00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:14,920 Speaker 9: T J. 902 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,560 Speaker 14: Stroud is in his second year and spending time around 903 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:20,960 Speaker 14: the Houston Texans and hearing what he's been doing. Talking 904 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:25,040 Speaker 14: to quarterback coach de Rod Johnson, about his continued maturity, 905 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:27,239 Speaker 14: the way he's being a leader, the way he got 906 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:30,239 Speaker 14: guys together in the offseason, the way he's preparing for 907 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:33,640 Speaker 14: more scrutiny. Defense is knowing what's coming. I think he's 908 00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:35,800 Speaker 14: going to have a big year, and in that division 909 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:38,439 Speaker 14: where there's not a lot of competition, I think he's 910 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:39,839 Speaker 14: going to blow it up. So I think he's gonna 911 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:41,040 Speaker 14: have a great chance to win this award. 912 00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:45,080 Speaker 1: NFL dot Com Slash Predictions you can read the predictions 913 00:41:45,080 --> 00:41:47,560 Speaker 1: on all the awards from all of our various NFL 914 00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:50,399 Speaker 1: network personalities and a mooch was on the panel other 915 00:41:50,520 --> 00:41:53,279 Speaker 1: NFL dot Com writers Jeffrey jedia thank you very much 916 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:54,080 Speaker 1: for being here. 917 00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:56,400 Speaker 4: We will talk to you again. Sue. 918 00:41:56,640 --> 00:42:01,360 Speaker 1: The big story tonight in Santa Clara. Ay, No, he 919 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:03,680 Speaker 1: hasn't been traded to the Steelers. What was that about? 920 00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:05,920 Speaker 1: Twenty three days ago? People were tweeting that, but I 921 00:42:06,040 --> 00:42:09,600 Speaker 1: want to unpin those now. He's staying in San Francisco. 922 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:18,600 Speaker 1: We got all the details next on the inside, the 923 00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:23,640 Speaker 1: holding is over and Brandon Ayuk is not going anywhere. 924 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:27,040 Speaker 1: Forty nine Ers locking up their standout receiver on a 925 00:42:27,239 --> 00:42:31,040 Speaker 1: four year, one hundred and twenty million dollar contract extension, 926 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:34,440 Speaker 1: including seventy six million dollars in guarantees, a deil you 927 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:37,920 Speaker 1: first heard from r Ian Rapport and Mike Girofolo about 928 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:41,279 Speaker 1: an hour ago. Meanwhile, the only fitting way for this 929 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:45,520 Speaker 1: saga to end would be some online speculation about whether 930 00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:47,640 Speaker 1: Auk had simply taken a deal that had been on 931 00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:51,800 Speaker 1: the table for several weeks, Auk's agent Ryan Williams getting 932 00:42:51,840 --> 00:42:54,880 Speaker 1: on to social media to chime in on that, writing 933 00:42:55,040 --> 00:43:01,359 Speaker 1: that's factually inaccurate, but the check still cashes Winki. There 934 00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:04,320 Speaker 1: really is no other way for this to come down. 935 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:09,239 Speaker 1: After TikTok videos, after stage FaceTime calls with Jade Daniels, 936 00:43:09,320 --> 00:43:14,000 Speaker 1: after bad tweets about nonsense involving trades that didn't actually 937 00:43:14,080 --> 00:43:17,160 Speaker 1: end up happening, It's done, Ian, How do you feel? 938 00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:19,160 Speaker 9: So? 939 00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,719 Speaker 5: I was at the dinner table, grabbing a quick bite 940 00:43:21,719 --> 00:43:24,560 Speaker 5: deep before the show, and as soon as I could 941 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:28,400 Speaker 5: hit send, I screamed, probably as loud as I have 942 00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:31,040 Speaker 5: screamed in a very long time, and then race down here, 943 00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:32,759 Speaker 5: even though we weren't on air for twenty minutes, just 944 00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:35,000 Speaker 5: to sit here and send my tweets. I would also 945 00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:36,799 Speaker 5: say that you know, when you tweet something terrible and 946 00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:39,920 Speaker 5: people say delete your account. I really wonder, Mike, are 947 00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:42,400 Speaker 5: there going to be some accounts being deleted because of 948 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:44,080 Speaker 5: Brandon Ayuk staying in San Francisco. 949 00:43:45,640 --> 00:43:46,319 Speaker 4: I'll just say this. 950 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:48,560 Speaker 3: I saw that tweet from Ryan Woods and I thought 951 00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:50,560 Speaker 3: back to when he was standing behind me at Raiders 952 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:53,040 Speaker 3: camp that day on the phone. I was not saying 953 00:43:53,080 --> 00:43:56,279 Speaker 3: anything but basically telling us, don't believe everything that you read. 954 00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:58,200 Speaker 3: One day he's going to write a book, and I 955 00:43:58,200 --> 00:43:59,799 Speaker 3: can't wait to read this au chapter. 956 00:44:00,520 --> 00:44:02,160 Speaker 1: Where else would you want to be on a night 957 00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:04,360 Speaker 1: like this? Then right here with the inside. 958 00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:05,440 Speaker 6: We're back tomorrow night. 959 00:44:05,560 --> 00:44:05,880 Speaker 15: See that