Mike Florio talks jury finding Stefon Diggs not guilty of assaulting chef (Hour 2)
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Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now is a man who's got a massive brain.
Mike Florio.
He used to be a lawyer, then he decided to take his talents to the internet.
NBC Sports. I'm sorry I'm late. I was talking to Robert Kraft. That isn't the time for an airing of grievances. Pro Football Talk. I got a lot of problems with you people.
Now, you're going to hear about it. On Chicago Sports Radio, 104.3 The Score. I want to keep talking Legos.
As we know, the NFL never sleeps, and that is why Mike Florio is a weekly guest on our show, and we like him. He's the creator and editor-in-chief of Pro Football Talk. He is at Pro Football Talk on X. He joins us on our hotline and on Twitch, twitch.tv slash Chicago, the score, Chicago. I was about to say Chicago 670, the score, because old habits. Sometimes they go back.
We're still on 670, the score, for all our people who are a little further away.
We are. But our address is The Score Chicago. Mike knows. Mike thinks we're coming on.
Thanks for having me. I'm curious now. If you didn't like me, would I still be on because the NFL never sleeps? Would that be enough to overcome your disdain for me if that were the case?
I'm curious. You know what, Mike? I once read a quote that I use way too often as an edict in my life, which is power is the ability to have the uncomfortable conversation. So, yes.
Okay, good. Now I know.
You're good at what you do. And I feel like you kind of also subscribe to that theory.
Yeah, I think so. I think so. Even though the NFL would prefer that the uncomfortable topics never be discussed and they go about avoiding it by buying up all the media properties and expecting the people who work there to act accordingly.
See, and this is why we have you on, because we need you on that wall. So that said, I know you've talked a lot about just... The trends, Marshall and I were just talking about some of the business trends that we've seen over the past couple of years. When you mentioned the NFL buying up media properties, we see the news about like Peter Schrager, for example, and perhaps replacing the show like Around the Horn. What do you think about just some of the consolidation that you've seen and why that was top of mind for you when you brought it up with us?
Well, because I constantly deal with... the push and pull that comes from speaking my mind and the feedback that I often get directly or indirectly to my supervisors and the people who cut my checks at NBC when someone at 345 Park Avenue may not like something that I've said instead of worrying about what I said or the fact that they disagree with it. How about addressing the merits of it? How about focusing on what I'm actually talking about and engaging me instead of complaining? If I'm wrong about something, I'll listen. It's amazing how many people in the NFL ecosystem think that I can't be talked to, that I can't have things explained to me in a way that maybe I hadn't thought of them before.
They just prefer to dismiss the opinion instead of trying to better inform it if they think it's misinformed. But that's kind of the world we're in now. Anytime someone says something you don't like, The current mood set by the person at the very top of our government is just attack them. Just attack them any way you can. Dismiss what they're saying, attack them, and never engage in a real discussion that could be beneficial to everyone about the merits of the reason that the person may be saying something that someone else doesn't like.
Mike, from a legal standpoint, but more importantly, a societal standpoint, are we ever going back to that not being acceptable?
I don't know. I don't know. I'm not giving up. They're not going to break me. I'm not going to stop. And hopefully one of these days we'll emerge from our fever dream with a renewed commitment to truth and honesty and morality and all of the things that become lost over the last 10 years. I can hope we can all hope. And if there's anybody out there that hears me saying those very basic things and gets triggered by it,
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–7:02
2
What challenges do commentators face when discussing uncomfortable topics?
7:02–9:16
3
What role does media consolidation play in NFL coverage?
9:16–21:17
4
What is the jury's verdict in the Stefon Diggs case?
21:17–22:10
5
What implications does the not guilty verdict have for Stefon Diggs' career?
22:10–22:37
6
How do NFL personal conduct policies affect players after legal issues?
22:37–39:03
7
What is the significance of the NFL's media ownership?
39:03–39:08
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