Mike Ryan

Oh, I had a show, a weekly show. I would call in. Moose and Molly, me and Molly would get into it every single week. So it was a lot of fun, you know? It was like when you're losing two, three games in a row and people want answers and you're just like, look, man, we're trying to do our best. We're trying to do our jobs here. We didn't score enough points. We didn't stop them.

Oh, I had a show, a weekly show. I would call in. Moose and Molly, me and Molly would get into it every single week. So it was a lot of fun, you know? It was like when you're losing two, three games in a row and people want answers and you're just like, look, man, we're trying to do our best. We're trying to do our jobs here. We didn't score enough points. We didn't stop them.

It's like it's not a secret, you know? But everyone wants to dig it out of you. Like, what do we need to do? And I'm like, we need to play better.

It's like it's not a secret, you know? But everyone wants to dig it out of you. Like, what do we need to do? And I'm like, we need to play better.

I think the New England thing, I think it's Bill. And I think we saw his personality this year in the media, right? I think people have seen it and they're like, wow, he's actually funny and actually he's good at telling stories. And I think people were surprised. We always saw that side of Bill. He just didn't want anybody outside the building to get any type of...

I think the New England thing, I think it's Bill. And I think we saw his personality this year in the media, right? I think people have seen it and they're like, wow, he's actually funny and actually he's good at telling stories. And I think people were surprised. We always saw that side of Bill. He just didn't want anybody outside the building to get any type of...

answer from us, any tip, any injury. What's your status? Are you playing next week? Don't talk about your injury status. Don't talk about your teammate's injury status. Oh, you're coming off ACL. You'll be back next game. I know it. Don't put that expectation. So he didn't want to give out any insider info.

answer from us, any tip, any injury. What's your status? Are you playing next week? Don't talk about your injury status. Don't talk about your teammate's injury status. Oh, you're coming off ACL. You'll be back next game. I know it. Don't put that expectation. So he didn't want to give out any insider info.

That was his biggest thing that he taught us is we're trying to win every game, but there's no reason to give our opponent any inside glance of what we do, how we do it, who's playing, what our situations are.

That was his biggest thing that he taught us is we're trying to win every game, but there's no reason to give our opponent any inside glance of what we do, how we do it, who's playing, what our situations are.

Look, I think it's surprising seeing it, yeah, for sure. But I knew that was his personality all along. He played pranks on us. He had jokes. I told this story before, and it's still random to me. You know, we had a bunch of Rutgers guys in New England. McCourty's twins, myself. shoot, a handful, handful of Rutgers players. Steve Belichick went to Rutgers, forgot his own son, right?

Look, I think it's surprising seeing it, yeah, for sure. But I knew that was his personality all along. He played pranks on us. He had jokes. I told this story before, and it's still random to me. You know, we had a bunch of Rutgers guys in New England. McCourty's twins, myself. shoot, a handful, handful of Rutgers players. Steve Belichick went to Rutgers, forgot his own son, right?

So he had his love of Rutgers players, and he would say, like, you know, I was a really good tackler. Like, that was, like, my thing in the NFL. Like, I won the best tackles. I don't miss tackles. I'm tough. I don't miss games. And he was like, these Rutgers guys, they're soft. And he called me soft to get under my skin. And then he's like, you're soft as marshmallows.

So he had his love of Rutgers players, and he would say, like, you know, I was a really good tackler. Like, that was, like, my thing in the NFL. Like, I won the best tackles. I don't miss tackles. I'm tough. I don't miss games. And he was like, these Rutgers guys, they're soft. And he called me soft to get under my skin. And then he's like, you're soft as marshmallows.

And everyone knew I wasn't soft. But I come in my locker one day, and he has a tub of 60-gallon tub of marshmallows overflowing out of my locker. And I'm like, who gave me the marshmallows? And then Bill's like, do you like those marshmallows? Yeah. I'm like, oh, great. What do I do with these? Yeah, it hit for like a second. Good joke, dude. What do I do with all these marshmallows?

And everyone knew I wasn't soft. But I come in my locker one day, and he has a tub of 60-gallon tub of marshmallows overflowing out of my locker. And I'm like, who gave me the marshmallows? And then Bill's like, do you like those marshmallows? Yeah. I'm like, oh, great. What do I do with these? Yeah, it hit for like a second. Good joke, dude. What do I do with all these marshmallows?

It's like, does anyone know what a marshmallow is? Bill, now what do we do? But, like, yeah, the coach pranked me. Like, you know, the coach pranked my own locker. So I don't think people would expect that from Belichick. But, you know, I love playing for him. He was a genius, and I learned a lot from him. And a lot of us Rutgers guys or Patriot guys do good in media because we've got the –

It's like, does anyone know what a marshmallow is? Bill, now what do we do? But, like, yeah, the coach pranked me. Like, you know, the coach pranked my own locker. So I don't think people would expect that from Belichick. But, you know, I love playing for him. He was a genius, and I learned a lot from him. And a lot of us Rutgers guys or Patriot guys do good in media because we've got the –

literally the Harvard school book of football from this guy.

literally the Harvard school book of football from this guy.