Podcast Appearances
I was texting with you, so you guys were like... It sounded like a great idea. My son's 10th birthday was recently. We're trying to pick a game that we'd go to. And obviously, you know, I played college football with Joe Douglas and thought it would be cool to bring him there and to take my son do it to a game. And Joe was there and, you know, get the experience, right? Yeah.
that game looked interesting i knew the patriots were going to be great but the jets are in town they're going to have a great season we all you know all were expecting that and then you know all of a sudden it's like oh shoot one in six versus two and five but still an unbelievable experience and thank you to the patriots Thank you to the Jets. Got to bring my son on the field.
that game looked interesting i knew the patriots were going to be great but the jets are in town they're going to have a great season we all you know all were expecting that and then you know all of a sudden it's like oh shoot one in six versus two and five but still an unbelievable experience and thank you to the patriots Thank you to the Jets. Got to bring my son on the field.
I'm talking to a former ESPN executive on the sideline. I look over my son. I don't know if you've been on the sideline of an NFL game pre-game. They have the ropes up where people who are allowed on the field have to stay within a certain area. And my son... I just think he thinks he runs the joint, you know?
I'm talking to a former ESPN executive on the sideline. I look over my son. I don't know if you've been on the sideline of an NFL game pre-game. They have the ropes up where people who are allowed on the field have to stay within a certain area. And my son... I just think he thinks he runs the joint, you know?
And I look over and I'm talking to this guy, Jerry Madelon, who G Matt, I don't know if he was there when you guys were at ESPN.
And I look over and I'm talking to this guy, Jerry Madelon, who G Matt, I don't know if he was there when you guys were at ESPN.
He's a wonderful man. Yep. He really is a wonderful man. So I'm talking to him, lose track of where my son is and he thinks it's okay. Now I look over, he's in the end zone and I'm like, Oh sh**.
He's a wonderful man. Yep. He really is a wonderful man. So I'm talking to him, lose track of where my son is and he thinks it's okay. Now I look over, he's in the end zone and I'm like, Oh sh**.
you know like i know and i'm all that's running through my head is like joe texting me like what are you doing stacy james with the patriots yelling at me and and so i look over and now the jets are coming out of the tunnel and braylon allen the rookie running back number zero and
you know like i know and i'm all that's running through my head is like joe texting me like what are you doing stacy james with the patriots yelling at me and and so i look over and now the jets are coming out of the tunnel and braylon allen the rookie running back number zero and
comes running out and tate is like what's up man with his hand out and i'm like this isn't gonna end well and so i'm like jerry i gotta go so i start walking over and braylon was cool he looked around like what like this he's not supposed to be here and i thought he was gonna be like get out of here but he was cool he was like what's up buddy how you doing so that was the start of my day i thought we were gonna get kicked off the field within like five minutes of being there
comes running out and tate is like what's up man with his hand out and i'm like this isn't gonna end well and so i'm like jerry i gotta go so i start walking over and braylon was cool he looked around like what like this he's not supposed to be here and i thought he was gonna be like get out of here but he was cool he was like what's up buddy how you doing so that was the start of my day i thought we were gonna get kicked off the field within like five minutes of being there
I mean, he gets a page out of your, your playbook, right?
I mean, he gets a page out of your, your playbook, right?
Yeah. I mean, we had to have a conversation about that after, uh, I am certain you had a number of suitors.
Yeah. I mean, we had to have a conversation about that after, uh, I am certain you had a number of suitors.
You know, when I, when I was laid off with a bunch of people at ESPN, um, I kind of made the decision a few months in after kind of being frustrated, going through all the emotions that when I go back, I want to do it my way.
You know, when I, when I was laid off with a bunch of people at ESPN, um, I kind of made the decision a few months in after kind of being frustrated, going through all the emotions that when I go back, I want to do it my way.
And my guy, Steve Mensch, who's been with me behind the scenes, scouting, lives up in New Hampshire, doesn't like to travel, just been doing the grinding for over two decades, like 25 years. And I was like, you know what? Mench is going to be my guy and we're going to go on and we're just going to be transparent. We're just going to do it our way.