Best of NFL News Part 1: Big Ben DRAMA, Cousins RETURN?!
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What is the drama surrounding Ben Roethlisberger?
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Why is Joey Porter defending Mike Tomlin?
There's more to imagine when you listen. Sign up for a free trial at audible.com. He broke the brotherhood, then Seven definitely broke the brotherhood because like... That's the one I don't understand as much. The shit that Seven do, that did, that we don't talk about, is crazy. Like, out of anybody should talk, he should never grab a microphone and really talk Steeler business. Because if we talking Steeler business, his ass is foul of all foul. Like the shit that he's did is foul of all foul. He's not a good teammate. won a Super Bowl with him, but the person, he's just not a good teammate. Like he knows that, anybody in the Stiller building knows that, but we protected him because I've only won one Super Bowl and that was my quarterback.
So do I love my quarterback? Yeah, but is he a good person? No. Hey, what's going on over there? They need to have a, they need to call a meeting or something.
What are the implications of Kirk Cousins potentially returning to the Vikings?
I something coming to come in a God moment. This is the first listen. Obviously we heard depot in his frustrations when the Steelers weren't playing. Well, and he voices frustration with Mike Tomlin. We've heard other players. We heard Ben Roethlisberger be be he chastised Mike Tomlin as well. And now Joey Porter senior coming to the defense of Mike Tomlin saying, well, hell been wasn't a great great teammate and had their things that happened. There were skeletons in the closet and we didn't let anybody know and It's getting ugly over there, Joe. Not that they didn't let anybody know. They didn't talk about it. Because, Ocho, it's going to be tough for Ben to get in on the first ballot. There's a lot.
I'm telling you. Everybody knew some of the things that were going on that didn't get reported.
How does the NFL handle player character issues?
Me, I'm not an insider. I ain't looking to put nobody's personal business on blank. Hold on. You knew? What the hell I been at? You were playing. Okay, okay, okay, okay. So I just think the thing is, it's like, look, I've only had a small interaction with Ben. I met him in his rookie season. He, my brother, and I had an appearance on Amelia Island. If I'm not mistaken, the Super Bowl was in Jacksonville that year. With that being said, I'm not surprised. And if you go back and look, one of the first guys that commented on what he said was Mason Rudolph. And then he had a big bullseye. That is right there for you, Ojo.
What was Ernest Jones IV's viral Super Bowl parade speech about?
What's going on? What's going on? Hey, hey, Rudolph was easy. Back up. Go off, Joe. Hey, Mason Rudolph said, go off, Joe, reporter 55. Bullseye. I'm Mike Mitchell. Peezy, talking that talk. Mike Adams, A.N., hold them boys accountable. Being talking ish about anybody is comical.
Mm.
Well, hold on. Wait a minute. All the Steelers players know what's going on.
How do players perceive their teammates' character in the NFL?
Is it that bad? I'm not asking to put his business out there, but is it that bad? Scale of 1 to 10. Remember halftime when we played the Steelers and nobody knows about what happened with me? So scale of 10, you understand how bad that was, right? Scale of 10, is it worse than that? I think the thing is, Ocho, is that there is a culmination. And he, look, I've been, and I think we've all, Joe, I think you could attest to this. We've been with guys that were great teammates, but not good people.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the drama surrounding Ben Roethlisberger?
0:00–1:00
2
Why is Joey Porter defending Mike Tomlin?
1:00–2:27
3
What are the implications of Kirk Cousins potentially returning to the Vikings?
2:27–3:14
4
How does the NFL handle player character issues?
3:14–3:56
5
What was Ernest Jones IV's viral Super Bowl parade speech about?
3:56–4:22
6
How do players perceive their teammates' character in the NFL?
4:22–5:07
7
What are the chances of Kirk Cousins succeeding if he returns?
5:07–6:15
8
How do injuries affect quarterbacks' careers in the NFL?
6:15–57:02
Speakers
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