Nightcap - Hour 1: DK Metcalf traded to Steelers, Sam Darnold to Seattle

Summary

Club Shay Shay Episode Summary

Title: Nightcap - Hour 1: DK Metcalf traded to Steelers, Sam Darnold to Seattle
Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts, The Volume, and Shay Shay Media
Release Date: March 12, 2025

Introduction

In this episode of Club Shay Shay, NFL legend Shannon Sharpe engages in a riveting discussion with former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson (also known as "Ocho") about some of the most significant trades and signings in the NFL during the 2025 season. The conversation delves into the implications of Justin Fields joining the New York Jets, the potential move of Aaron Rodgers to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sam Darnold's signing with the Seattle Seahawks, and Zach Wilson's deal with the Miami Dolphins. Additionally, they explore the broader landscape of quarterback contracts and team strategies.

Justin Fields Traded to the New York Jets

Shannon Sharpe opens the discussion by highlighting the New York Jets' decisive move to secure Justin Fields. Fields has signed a two-year deal worth $40 million, with $30 million guaranteed. The trade is seen as a strategic attempt by the Jets to rebuild their quarterback core after turbulent years.

• Shannon Sharpe [06:00]: "The Jets signed Justin Fields to a two-year deal $40 million with 30 million guarantees. He's celebrating in Dubai with Michael Parsons, Kyle Pitts, and Bijan Robinson."

Chad Johnson praises the move, emphasizing that Fields deserves an opportunity to start and believes the Jets have positioned themselves well to support him with talented teammates like Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall.

• Chad Johnson [06:00]: "Justin Fields deserves a chance to start somewhere. The Jets are putting pieces around him so he can succeed at what he does."

Aaron Rodgers Potential Move to the Pittsburgh Steelers

The conversation shifts to the rumor mill surrounding Aaron Rodgers and his potential trade to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Shannon Sharpe questions the Steelers' strategy and whether acquiring Rodgers is a savvy move or a desperate attempt to bolster their roster.

• Shannon Sharpe [13:53]: "The Steelers and Aaron Rodgers could reportedly have a deal done by tomorrow. Is this a good move by the Steelers?"

Chad Johnson expresses skepticism about Rodgers' fit with the Steelers, considering his past performance issues and the need for the team to adapt to a different era of football.

• Chad Johnson [14:05]: "If this is not a wake-up call for Aaron Rodgers, I don't know what is. He needs to find a way to adapt because the game is getting younger."

Sam Darnold Traded to Seattle Seahawks

Sam Darnold's recent signing with the Seattle Seahawks is another focal point. Shannon Sharpe discusses the terms of Darnold's three-year, $100.5 million deal, which includes $55 million in guarantees. The couple analyzes whether Darnold is the right fit for Seattle and how he compares to other quarterbacks in the league.

• Shannon Sharpe [33:14]: "The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to sign free agent Sam Darnold to a three-year deal. Do you like this move for Seattle?"

Chad Johnson acknowledges Darnold's potential but remains cautious, emphasizing the importance of surrounding him with quality players to maximize his effectiveness.

• Chad Johnson [33:30]: "I like the move for Sam Darnold. He needs to come in and show out, surrounded by talent like JSN and others."

Zach Wilson Signs with Miami Dolphins

In a surprising turn, Zach Wilson has signed a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins. Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson discuss the implications of this move for both Wilson and the Dolphins, debating whether Wilson's presence can elevate the team's performance.

• Shannon Sharpe [50:09]: "Zach Wilson signs a one-year deal with Miami. Is Joe buying Zach?"

Chad Johnson is optimistic about Wilson's potential impact but highlights the challenges he may face without a stable support system.

• Chad Johnson [50:54]: "If you need someone to show you around, I'm the perfect tour guide. We gotta talk football, Zach."

Player Contracts and Financial Implications

The duo delves into the financial aspects of these trades and signings, particularly focusing on quarterback Josh Allen's record-breaking contract with the Buffalo Bills. They compare Allen's six-year, $330 million deal, including a quarter of a billion in guarantees, to other top contracts in the league.

• Shannon Sharpe [57:07]: "Josh Allen reached an agreement on a new record-setting contract. Six years, $330 million. It's the largest guarantee ever given to an NFL player."

Chad Johnson discusses the trend of escalating quarterback salaries and its impact on team budgets and player negotiations.

• Chad Johnson [58:15]: "They understand. They know who you can play with and who you can't. It's all about rewarding performance and loyalty now."

Insights and Analysis

Throughout the episode, Sharpe and Johnson provide deep insights into team strategies, player performance, and the evolving economics of the NFL. They emphasize the importance of supporting quarterbacks with strong offensive lines and talented receivers to maximize their potential.

• Shannon Sharpe [12:49]: "Everybody has a responsibility. You like to move to the Jets?"

• Chad Johnson [12:56]: "Hell yeah. With Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson, the Jets are making a step in the right direction."

Conclusions

The episode concludes with Sharpe and Johnson reflecting on the dynamic nature of the NFL, where trades and signings can significantly alter team trajectories. They underscore the necessity for teams to strategically invest in key players like quarterbacks to achieve long-term success.

• Shannon Sharpe [66:40]: "When it comes to playtime, never let your squad down."

• Chad Johnson [66:58]: "Listen, this is business. The NFL is crazy, sometimes it makes you sit and scratch your head."

Notable Quotes

• [06:00] Shannon Sharpe: "Justin Fields deserves a chance to start somewhere. The Jets are putting pieces around him so he can succeed at what he does."
• [14:05] Chad Johnson: "If this is not a wake-up call for Aaron Rodgers, I don't know what is."
• [33:14] Shannon Sharpe: "Do you like this move for Seattle?"
• [57:07] Shannon Sharpe: "Josh Allen reached an agreement on a new record-setting contract. Six years, $330 million."
• [66:40] Shannon Sharpe: "When it comes to playtime, never let your squad down."

Final Thoughts

This episode of Club Shay Shay offers listeners an in-depth analysis of significant NFL trades and signings, providing expert opinions on their potential impacts. Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson deliver engaging commentary, backed by their extensive experience in professional football, making it a must-listen for NFL enthusiasts seeking to understand the intricacies of team dynamics and player contracts.

Transcript

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[Shannon Sharpe]

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[Chad Johnson]

Absolutely. It, I like it. Justin Fields deserve, deserve a chance to start. He deserve a chance to start somewhere. If it wasn't me in Pittsburgh, obviously. Mike Tomlin had promised Russell Wilson a job. He came in, took the team to 4 and 2. Then Russell Wilson took over. We know what happened. The bottom fell out towards the end of the season. Justin Fields doesn't come back. He was on a one year deal. He's now going to the New York Jets. Now the New York jets had their own problems. One of the problems that they did have, but that, that they think they solved is a quarterback position. In bringing Justin Fields in, I'm hoping, I'm hoping things go in his favor and they continue to put pieces around him so he can succeed at what he does. Having Garrett Wilson for one as a step in the right direction, fixing the offensive line for two is another step in the right direction. You have Breece hall who can take some of the pressure off of you when it comes to running the ball. He can also catch the ball out the backfield. Outside of that, the defense, maybe they can get back, hopefully get back to what they once were, not last year, but the year before where they were top three in almost every statistical category when they played. Hope they can get back to that. And I'm happy for Justin Fields. And the onus is on you. The onus is on you. You wanted a chance to be a starter. You wanted a chance to be able to prove yourself. Now you got it. And not only do you got it now, you got it in the best place to play, the best market. The media, the world is watching. You're going to be on tv. Everything you do is going to be magnified, you know, so the pressure, the pressure going to be on a little bit now the pressure is also going to be on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well also you know who the backup was under Rodgers who played better at spots when he got into Rodgers.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, you know Ty. Rob. Ty. Robin been around for a long time now. That's what. That's one joke.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And that plays well. You understand?

[Chad Johnson]

That's one joke on. You can put him on all 32 teams. He gonna give you what you need every time he step in there. Every time he step in there. But for some reason, they don't view him as a starter when he actually is. That's what he should be, right?

[Shannon Sharpe]

He played really well. Remember, he started in Buffalo. He took him to the playoffs, and then he goes to San Diego. He has a cartilage injury suffered in the preseason. They inject it, and they end up piercing the lung, and he collapsed his lung. So now Justin Herbert starts. Now Herbert plays well. He never gets the job back. So now he's been a backup. He was a backup in New York. Played better than Daniel Jones. Got. Went to jets and played good. So he's played well when he's been given an opportunity to play. Oh, actually. And he was also a backup in. In Baltimore. Yeah. Didn't he back up Flacco?

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, he did.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

Wait, what year was this?

[Shannon Sharpe]

He was on that super bowl team.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, right. Rod got a ring, too, huh? Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That'S where. And he played, you know, in back spot duty. Played well. He goes to Buffalo. Okay, so he went from Baltimore to Buffalo to the Chargers, to the Giants, to the Jets.

[Chad Johnson]

Now, where was he at when they had the issue with the lung, with the punctured lung, the Chargers? Did he purposely not file any type of action simply for the fact that he.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I think he did file a grievance. I think he did file a grievance. Cause that's tricky, Ocho, because you want to get deep enough in there and put the medicine in there. And the lungs are right there. The lungs are right there. You have to be cautious. Now you're talking to somebody that shot his ribs up because he had, like, rib cartilage. So it's a very delicate process. And it happens. It happens. It happens.

[Chad Johnson]

You know what I was thinking about, too, when I just thought about it? You have to be careful a little bit. I think if you have an issue like that, especially where the doctors are responsible for doing something wrong to you. But I always thought, as a player, if you file suit and you win, you know, the NFL ain't gonna play with you no more. You know? You know. You know what I'm trying to get at, huh?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Right?

[Chad Johnson]

So that's. That's.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's. Yeah. He said probably it cost him a starting job. Cause they pay Salary.

[Chad Johnson]

So now, now, you know what I mean? You see what I mean?

[Shannon Sharpe]

But, huh. Yeah. Peaceful. Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

Ah, that's crazy.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So, yeah, it, it happened. So I, I'm congratulating, I'm happy for Justin Fields. He's like, bro, I ain't going back to Pittsburgh. Y'all ain't gonna turn me loose. Y'all, y'all gonna come in here, y'all wanna do this little stuff like that, play to the defense. Don't take any risk. The last time they took risk is when they had Big Ben. They allowed Big Ben to play free.

[Chad Johnson]

You gotta understand what big, Big, Big Ben had at his disposal. Yeah, they ain't had, they ain't got like that over there early.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But early in his career, even when he had weapons, it was a defense. They run the bus, they ran Willie Parker. And then even when they got Leon, they still was an aired out type of a football team because they had all of those receivers. They had Mike Wallace's and they had the Sanders and they had the abs. So they had a nice collection of talent at the wide receiver position. Now, I'm not saying. And none of the guys. So I don't want people to misconstrue this, none of the guys that's played quarterback are comparable to Ben.

[Ryan Seacrest]

No.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So we know, we know what Ben represents. But all I'm saying, I mean, I think Ben has the most 500 passing games in NFL history. With that being said, at the end of the day, Ocho, you gotta let me throw a football, bro. This is 20, 25. This ain't 1940 football where we run the wing team.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, you got to.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Quarterbacks want to throw, receivers want to catch, running backs want to run edge, rushers want to rush the quarterback. So you got to let them do what they were meant to do. And so look, I'm sure you're going to take it. Try to take advantage of Phil's legs. They're too dynamic for you not to. But you got to let him throw the ball, Ocho. And I ain't talking about no damn 15 times a game. What the hell you expect the man to do? Go 12 or 15 for 220 yard, three touchdowns? Come on now.

[Chad Johnson]

It's all about understanding your player strengths, understanding your player's strengths, understanding your player's weaknesses and playing to his strengths. Play to his strengths and try to cover up his weakness by doing other things, using other people. It's easy. It's a reason. It's 11 people on the goddamn field.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes, everybody has A responsibility. You like to move to the Jets?

[Chad Johnson]

Hell yeah. But one only because, okay, I got Breece hall behind me, right? And you mean to tell me I got. I got a gangster and, and Garrett Wilson out there, too? Now, I don't. I don't know what the rest of the receiving corps look like, but I know I could count on five.

[Shannon Sharpe]

They might go, they might get a receiver, they might take an offensive lineman.

[Chad Johnson]

I know I can count on five. I'm scraped.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Let me ask you this. How much pressure do you feel is on Justin Fields to show that you know what, I'm a capable starter in the NFL?

[Chad Johnson]

Not only is the pressure on him, huh? Not only is the pressure on him, look where the hell he went to play at that. Make the pressure times 10.

[Shannon Sharpe]

True.

[Chad Johnson]

But what you can't do, you can't be. Gunshot. But it all start here. It all started. You better listen. You wanted it, now you got it. And not only did you get it, now you got it on the biggest stage.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, Joe. The Steelers and Aaron Rodgers could reportedly have a deal done by tomorrow. He beat them in Super Bowl 45. He could be joining them soon. Is this a good move by the Steelers? Might be the only.

[Chad Johnson]

I was just getting ready to say that I'm not sure if they want to go back to Russell Wilson, but the only move for them to do at this point, even though the issues that Aaron Rodgers had when he was with the jets, it didn't work out, some of the things that he did away from the, away from the game, that affected him, you know, on the field, if there's a team, if there's a team or a place where we can go, where you understand you have to change your ways because now you're on the back end where they don't need you. They don't need you. And you have to find a way, you know, to, to get in good graces with the NFL in general, letting them know, okay, you know what? I don't have the leverage I used to have. Things are a little bit different now. The game is getting younger. I'm not the same four time All Pro I used to be. I got to do things the right way because I'm almost out the door. I have flashes of brilliance, flashes of brilliance. Every so often I'm up and down. This is. This could be my last stop. Listen, you got absolute stickers to work with. You got DK Metcalf to work with. I'm not sure what they can do prior move. Oh, you got Charles Austin III I'm not sure what they're going to do in the back to you. You need somebody to take that pressure off him so he don't have to.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Do so much not to cut you off. It looks like Najee Harris is about to sign with the charges.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, he going to the charts.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So Jaylen Warren is a free agent too. Is he or is he back? Because you know, everybody feels that they can go get a back. Because a lot of times people feel like the college back. His most value is when he first come out. Because guess what, Ocho, he's coming out of a 21 or 22 year old and we get him for three to four years and we ain't got to do nothing, at least for three years. So we run the tread off the tires and then punt the ball, let somebody else get him so we feel we've got the best out of him. That's how they think.

[Chad Johnson]

I hate that. I hate that he's a restrictive. I don't, I don't, you know, I don't like, I don't like the fact that the running back position still, if you look at the numbers that some of the recent running backs have gotten today, is not valued the way it should be. Unless you are special. Unless you are special. And you, you, I mean, you can look at it. So I don't want to say any names because to me it's somewhat disrespectful, you know, to some of the deals that they had to sign. One year deal.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, they did. The running back had a resurgence last year, Ocho. I mean, look, I, I ain't talking about. But you talk about the top five backs. Let's say you say Saquon, you take Derek Henry, you take Josh Jacobs, you take. Who else was Jonathan Taylor? Who else is.

[Chad Johnson]

That's your top five right there.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, like, it's like them and then there's a huge drop off, like off the cliff, right? Like, like what, man? What the hell? Now that's. That's crazy. Just, I mean, I'm looking at some of the numbers. I'm looking at some of the numbers and like it is the NFL. It's still good money, but for the position and what you have to go through the wear and tear, the pounding pause.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'm like, golly, now you signed with the Rams. I thought he was going to the Chargers. I thought he was looking at the Chargers. Somebody told me he just signed with the Rams one year.

[Chad Johnson]

Who? Who? Yeah, I saw that earlier, before I even got here. I Saw that on. On Twitter.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He signed with the Chargers, right? One year. Okay. 9.25. Okay. They just got. They had the number right, but they had the wrong team. I look, think about it, Ocho. Look about how many quarterbacks moved and they're the one of the last ones to move is a four time league mvp. A Super bowl winning quarterback. That should tell him everything he needs to know. If this is not a wake up call for Aaron Rodgers, I don't know what is.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, it would scare me. Honestly, it would scare me.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes, it is.

[Chad Johnson]

It would scare me to the point where I'm walking on eggshells. Where an NFL in which I dominated for a very long time and I've had leverage for a very long time. I no longer have that leverage. They no longer need me right now. The fact that I had opportunity in New York and didn't get it done and they actually let me go, I've never been on the losing side of things in that manner. You know what? We gonna show you the door. We good. Shoot, man. Please.

[Shannon Sharpe]

The Raiders. The Raiders say, hey, we'll trade for Geno. Seattle says, nah, we want Sam Darnold. I was. Remember I told you ho Cho. I said, I like a deal for Sam Donald. Like what Baker Mayfield got. I'm not finna give him no 45, $50 million, about $33 million. Baker has played really well. Next year, Baker probably, if he plays well like he played last year, he's probably going to. They gonna tear that deal up. And he's probably getting 45, $50 million. Baker has played unbelievable. And Chris Godw down more money to stay. He turned out well. He had an opportunity to go to the Patriots. If I, if I'm read. If I read it correctly, but he took less money to stay in Tampa. Excuse me. Play alongside Mike Evans and have B. Baker Mayfield as his quarterback. Got no problem with that. But this is. Should this like you said. Oh, this absolutely should be a wake up call for Aaron Rogers. Because the. Your. Your resume. Because see your resume, it doesn't. You didn't do that resume in Pittsburgh. You didn't do that resume. X, Y and Z. What you did in Green Bay, they'll be. They'll forever remember you. But I ain't. Hey, I need you to do some of that for what you did in Green Valley. Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

And he. Listen, he had, he had everything he needed. They gave him everything he needed. They gave him everything he wanted. And he didn't get it done. He didn't get it done.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He did not.

[Chad Johnson]

I think he'd be. I think he want.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He wanted. He wanted. He wanted Randall. I mean, Randall Cobb. He wanted. Alan got it. He wanted Tay Adams. He got him. He wanted his offensive coordinator. He got it. I mean, Nathaniel Hacker owe a lot to Aaron Rodgers because he snaked the Broncos. Pretend like, you know, he was interested in knowing he wasn't going. Got Nathaniel Hackett that job.

[Chad Johnson]

That's pretty.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And then he's like, you know what? I want Nathaniel Hackett knowing. Goodwill.

[Chad Johnson]

I understand. But look at. Look at the power and leverage as a quarterback that a quarterback has, especially with quarterback, with the accolades and the resume that he has, there's some of the things that he can pull off. Come to organization. Come to an organization, and they give you the keys. They gave you everything. Not only did they give you everything. Yes, but look how you acted when it was time for minicamp, when it was time to be a leader of men, the one person that the players are supposed to be able to look up to and actually count on. You're completely different. You do things your own way. Not like the Tom Brady's, the Peyton Mannings, or the Drew Brees, but you do. You do it your own way now. You get another shot in Pittsburgh. And I would think the best thing for you to do, I mean, who am I to tell somebody on how to conduct themselves when to come to play in the game of football when I was an ass clown myself?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Look, you will be an asshole, but I'm saying, Ocho, when you go to a new team, you show up for minicamps. No, Tas. Because you try to ingratiate yourself into that team structure. Because what you did, where you came from, has no bearing on what you're going to do here. That was my approach when I went to Baltimore. I understood what I had accomplished in Denver, but how was that gonna help me in Baltimore? John wasn't throwing me the ball. I wasn't in Mile High. And so now I got to show people, okay, this is how the guy that came here. This is how I became who I became. The way you practice, the way you do things, the attentiveness that you show, I didn't think I was because I had sumo rings and I was an all pro, yada, yada, yada. I didn't go in there thinking I was better than them. I went in there, I humbled myself. Hey, I need to be an ota. Here I am. The only thing I did say, they used to have a test, Ocho, the conditioning test. You had to run on the treadmill.

[Chad Johnson]

How you did, man?

[Shannon Sharpe]

I told Friday. You remember Friday? Friday was y'all. You all had Chip and Friday, too, but the roles were reversed. Friday was the head. Chip was the assistant in Cincinnati. Chip was the head. Friday was the assistant. Man, they got on the thing, and, you know, you start off at, like, eight. You run on there for two minutes, and they go to nine, eight down. But you gotta be up there, like, 20 minutes. And I'm looking at everybody, and I'm thinking to myself, is this a new form of football? Cause we ain't gonna be playing on the treadmill. I said, Friday, I'll be right. I went right upstairs to see Brian. I said, bro, what? What? What the treadmill gotta do. Work it out. He said, what's wrong? I said, bro, I run on the grass. I run on the ground. I play football on the ground. I said, bro, I can't do that. He's like, all right, don't worry about it. I say, I came right back down. I said, I talked to Brian.

[Chad Johnson]

You ain't doing it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's a rap for me.

[Chad Johnson]

I like stuff like that. I like stuff like gases, conditioning tests, stuff that actually has.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I like actually running, Ocho. I like actually running. And I had just. I had just got off a hamstring injury. I had just got off a hamstring injury.

[Chad Johnson]

I said, nah, that's understandable. That's understandable.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Nah, hell no. But let me ask you this, Ocho. How do you think the pairing is going to be with Aaron Rodgers and Mike.

[Chad Johnson]

It's going to be good. Listen, one thing about it, I guarantee you, any player, no matter who you are, no matter what you've done in the NFL, they have respect for their young bull out there. I'm talking about young bull. They have respect for Mike Tomlin. All of them, including Aaron, walking in that building, going to play for that historic franchise. For a coach that has been consistently good. I mean, not where they should be, but he's been consistently good and always winning year in and year out. You're coming in, you know, with respect, I'm sure. And I'm sure Mike Thomas going to give him that same respect based on who he is and what he's done. But again, like you said, it holds no weight and have no bearing on what you've done so far. You got to. You got to update the resume every year.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You do. You absolutely do. And that's what I. That's what I love about sports. This ain't no, hey, bro, you Got no, you got to update your resume every game. It's a game to game now you get an opportunity to do it. Because this ain't like no regular job on your way. We have a year in review now. We review your stuff every week, bro. I can't wait to the end of the year to make a decision. I might need to get you up out of here. After week five, after week six, after week ten. I can't be afraid to make change right. The only constant you will ever have in life is changed. Whether you choose to adapt and evolve and change with it. But change is the only thing that's constant. Hopefully. I hope Aaron understands that. Yes, your career in Green Bay was sensational. I mean some people might have think you based on who you are, your body of work, those MVPs, the consistency, the touchdown to interception ratio, some people might say. But damn, Aaron, you left some out there. Losing to Jimmy Garoppolo twice, Russell Wilson in his third year.

[Chad Johnson]

I remember that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You lost to who else lost to Tom. You wanted. You wanted home field. You said I want to roll to the super bowl to lead through Green Bay. And I be damned if you ain't let Tom if first year in Tampa come there and put puss in you.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Four MVPs. You gotta get to at least two to three Super Bowls, Ocho. I ain't saying you gotta. You gotta get to at least two to three. With four MVPs. Ocho. Four.

[Chad Johnson]

Four.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Manning has the most. He had five. Manning with the three Super Bowls. I think Montana has two MVPs. Montana went to four Super Bowls. Brett Favre went to two. Elway got one MVP, he went to five with four MVPs. You got to be at least two Super Bowls. You got to. You got to. And don't give look and he. I mean he ain't like he have no weapons on show. Jordan Nelson and Craig Jennings and Donald Driver, Jamaica Finley. He always.

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[Shannon Sharpe]

So it's gonna be. It's very interesting to see. It's gonna be very. It was, it was difficult seeing him in a Jazz uniform because I'm sure you get so custom to seeing a guy in a said uniform. I mean, it's like Damn. I mean, now you will probably see him in a different uniform. Maybe the Steelers, it seems like. You know, but what. Who said that? Schefter. That a deal might be reported. Schefter didn't report it. Pro football talk. Saying it could be a deal to see Aaron Rodgers in a different uniform.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Mike Floria.

[Chad Johnson]

Listen, they need it, though. They need it even though it's not Aaron Rodgers of old. But the fact that, okay, if we can get him somewhere just close to being. Being a little consistent, we'll be all right. Because, look, we got to deal with already in our division. Yeah, we. We see. You know who else got to make another splash? The Cleveland Browns. There is no way to compete in the AFC north unless you have a quarterback, because defense ain't gonna get it done. You're not gonna dominate on defense. That can't be your identity. Not going against Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson. Now Aaron Rodger being in Pittsburgh. The Cleveland Browns are gonna have to make a splash. I don't know where they're gonna go. I don't know who they're gonna get, but they don't have a choice but to make a splash. Cause you can't rely on your defense to be able to stop these teams.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No. Cause you got cause. Cause here's the thing. You gotta score. The NFL's about scoring. That's why they instituted the rules. Because they like scoring, we like scoring. Ocho Baseball, they like to see the ball go over the fence. Basketball, they like to see people. They like to see 127, 140, 127. They like 145 to 143. That's what we like. We've always liked scoring. Baseball, I mean, maybe you get a purist, and he wants to see a 2:1 basketball game. I mean, excuse me, a 2:1 baseball game, right? Or in soccer. But no, HoJo, I don't want to see that. Excuse me. In hockey. No, bro, I won't put. Hey, make it six, five. Baseball, make it 10, 11. Not what I want to see. All that other stuff. I don't care about that. It's being reported the Steelers are also signing Darius Slade.

[Chad Johnson]

Slayer is going there. Boy. Hey. Hey, boy. Listen, I'm a bangle at heart, right? I'm in the chat. Y'all stay with me real quick now. Darius Slay is well capable of still being an elite corner in this NFL. If you watched him play last year, if you seen some of the clips that I saw, still, they still got it. Still got it still.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well, guess what? He does. He's gonna be put to the test. Because if Cincinnati bring back T. Higgins, you gotta deal with T. Higgins and he gotta deal with Chase. He gotta deal with Bateman, and he gotta deal with the other Zay Flowers.

[Chad Johnson]

It's a good thing. I like it. The pairing, it's a nice pair. Now might be two of the best pairings outside of Marlon Humphrey and what's Nate Wiggins. I like Nate Wiggins too. He looks a little on the slim side, but he nice. Joy Porter, Darius Slay. I like that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ocho. The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to sign free agent Sam Darnold to a three year deal. $100.5 million. Seattle is giving Donald Darnold 55 million in guarantees. You like this move for Seattle?

[Chad Johnson]

I like this move because I don't like to move for Seattle. I like the move for Sam Donald, though. I like the move for Sam Donald. We saw a small sample size of Sam Donald in New York, okay? He didn't really have nothing to ride. We saw a small sample size of Sam Donald in Carolina. He didn't really have nothing to ride him. Boy, he put goddamn Sam Donald over there on the Minnesota Vikings, boy. Look like Joe Montana. Boy. He looked like Joe Montana. You hear me?

[Ryan Seacrest]

He.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He ain't got that.

[Chad Johnson]

Can you why he looked like that though? They got a young bull over there named, last name Hawkinson. Huh? They got a young bull over there. Probably. Probably the best. The best receiver in NFL outside of Jamar Chase and Justin Jefferson. They got Addison Young Bull crazy giving you crazy work.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

So that's how he was able to get paid like that. So now he get that money down there. Now you got to come and show up. You have certain. You got certain quarterbacks that elevate the receivers around them. Then you have certain quarterbacks that need the receivers around them to elevate the quarterback play. So now you got to come in and show out. Right now all they have right now is jsn. I like jsn. I like him. You know, they got to get something else over there. You done let Tyler lock it go. You done let DK Metcalf go. I'm not sure what kind of rebuilding stage they in, but they playing with Legos. They done started over from scratch for me.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I don't think that Sam Donald is better than Geno. Now. Maybe you didn't want to give Geno an extension. Geno is going to make 31 million this year and he probably go looking for something north of 40 you get the Sam Darnold for about 33 million. But go back and look, the last two to three years, Geno has outplayed it. Now maybe, hey, you want to move on? We've letting lock it go. We've letting DK go. Hey, let's. We're gonna start fresh. We're gonna get all that up, all that Pete, Carol, we're gonna get that up out of here. But I, I, I don't think. I don't think Sam Darnold is better than Gino.

[Chad Johnson]

Well, you know, he's not better than Gino. Huh? You know he not better than Gino. But I'm just saying we have to understand why Sam Donald was able to do what he did in Minnesota. I always say a quarterback is only as good as a supporting cast. There are very few quarterbacks in the NFL right now that can go to any team. And regardless of what's around them, they can excel.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Regardless of who's around, ain't a whole lot of it.

[Chad Johnson]

Lamar Jackson is one of them. Josh Allen is another one who did. Who did more with less. There's a few others. I'm not gonna say no names. There's a few others. They can go on any team. I don't care what you put around me, I'm gonna get the jobs no matter what. I don't care how much talent, how much skill I got around. It's because of the onus in what I can do. And that's why I'm special. Hell, that's why Josh Allen just got a deal.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He got sick for 330.

[Chad Johnson]

That's why he got the deal he just got. That's why the quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow make the big money. Some people say, well, Joe Burrow's only doing what he's doing because he had Jamar Chase. Put him anywhere. Put him anywhere. The skill set doesn't change. You being able to throw the ball doesn't change. All you need is the players around you to get the job done.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Somebody said in the chat they offered Gino the same contract they offered Donald. Why would I take. Why would I? So you mean to tell me I played the way I played? I've gone to Pro Bowls, and you gonna give me a $2 million raise?

[Chad Johnson]

Please.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Screw you, child.

[Chad Johnson]

Please.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I mean, I wish I. I like.

[Chad Johnson]

That for Geno, too. I like that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, and so do I.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, Miami. Miami is one of Miami's finest. Geno Smith.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Sam Donald ranked 14th in QBR, except which was seven spots ahead of Smith en route to the Pro Bowl. But Darnold also had 11 sack debacle in their wild card playoff loss to the Rams. If you look at it the last two games, I think they played Detroit and they played the Rams. They played. Hold on. They played Detroit? Yeah, they played Detroit. Cause they had that come from behind win. Then they played Detroit and Detroit mopped them and then they went to the playoffs and the Rams crushed them. So he is. His play is very, very receiver centric which means he really need quality players around him to elevate him. I don't believe he can elevate. They need to elevate him. And that's what you got with Jetta. That's what you got with Hawkinson. That's what you got with an Aaron Jones. That's what you got with an Addison. Now it's going to be very interesting to see what they put around him. He only has Jackson, Smith and Jigba. That's still there or they have no offense who's still there. But what are the other receivers that you're going to pull? No dk, no Tyler Lockett. So what are you going to surround him with in order to and hope you get the production this year that he gave Minnesota last year?

[Chad Johnson]

Listen, I'm not sure who the owners are in Seattle, but I think they understand. They've been watching football long enough as.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Paul rested so far.

[Chad Johnson]

His sister.

[Shannon Sharpe]

His sister, Paul Allen. Yeah. He passed away and left everything.

[Chad Johnson]

They have enough scouts and g. No. Enough scouts and people in place to understand why he played as well as he did. You. You know why. You know I understand it's a business. I understand you have to pay him his money but if you want to see him be as productive as he was, you need to get the same type of pieces you won't get. You ain't gonna put a game. Yeah, you ain't gonna find that. But there are some quality wide receivers you can get to put a ride him to put him to put with jsn. They got a nice running back and Kenneth Walker. Kenneth Walker iii. Right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Kenneth Walker. Yeah. And Sharpenau.

[Chad Johnson]

Well, they nice. They nice so I think they gonna be all right. But that's just. Just very questionable about some of the moves they made for one locket. I don't how you let the preacher go. I called the pre. I called. I called locket the preacher's wife. You can't let the priest's wife go. You know that goes against everything God stand for. Not. Not dk. He won this deal. They. They weren't gonna pay. Yeah, now, I understood that move, but. Hey, man, hey. The business. The NFL is crazy. Sometimes it make you sit there and scratch your head. But it's the nature of the business. You've been around it for so long, you play it, and you see how they operate. Nothing should.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Surprisingly. Yeah. Oh, no, I love what Jamar. Lamar. Lamar, Jamar posted on ig. Know your worth, then add your play.

[Chad Johnson]

I saw it. He don't play. Oh, you don't? Man, you're not. You're not listening to me.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Give me, give me, give me, give me.

[Chad Johnson]

They played with him last year. There's certain players that love the game. And you know you can play with them, right? You can play that. You know, when the NFL knows you love the game so much that you're. You're coming play, they take advantage of you. Now, you got somebody like this, who showed you? All right, man, I'm gonna sit out. I'm not gonna.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I ain't give you. I ain't cutting no deal.

[Chad Johnson]

Now, you played with me last year. This year, Nah. Yesterday's price ain't today's price.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I need all that yesterday. Today's price is two years from now. Price I'm charging. I know the economy. I know. Hey, I know we wiped out a lot of games over the last couple of days. The Dow and the NASDAQ is down. But I need.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, I need.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I, I. Hey, for what y'all did to me, I, I cuts nothing. I'm charging. I remember when I was growing up and my grandfather used to take me and my brother, we go clothes, get Easter shopping. We buy one of them, you know, buy two suits. You get two suits for $99. They throw the tie in the pocket square for free. Jamar say, I'm charging everything a la carte. It's 15. It's 15 million for. I led the league in receiving yards. It's 15 million. I led the league in touchdown. It's 15 million. I Led the league in catch it. We 45. Make it right. Make the money right. Toby, you and Mike Brown make the money right.

[Chad Johnson]

Hold on. And if it ain't what it. And it ain't what it should be, I ain't touching the field. I'm not touching the field.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'm not touching the field until week eight because I want to make sure I get my credit this season.

[Chad Johnson]

I'm slam.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I will do that. Oh, but y'all gonna pay me every. I'm not cutting a T. I would really love you, but I ain't gonna save no money. Now, I'm just letting you know I ain't saving no money. Ain't gonna be no scraps.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, that's funny, man. That's funny.

[Shannon Sharpe]

They don't ever cut. They don't cut these. They don't cut these networks. They don't cut no breaks. They pay. They make a pay top dollar.

[Chad Johnson]

So, hey, I need that choice.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I need that. Oh, and plus, you already told me you're gonna make me the highest paid.

[Chad Johnson]

You gotta be careful.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It's like, hey, Ocho, you go ahead and say we in this thing together and you don't promise your girl. Hold on, hold on.

[Chad Johnson]

Don't forget, they done lied to me once already. Now, they said they gonna pay him last year. So now you're worried. Now you're worried. I really can't. I really can't stand on your word because you told me one thing last year and then you bumped the system on me. You bumped me. So I don't know what to believe now. So now you get a post like that because now it's strictly business.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, that's all it's ever been. Because y'all told. Y'all told me y'all was going to take care of me. Now I look at y'all, you say your promise look like pie crust. Thin and easily broken. I can't believe nothing you tell me.

[Chad Johnson]

I wrote that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, I can't believe nothing wrote that one down before.

[Chad Johnson]

I remember that one. That's a good one.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, so I need all that. I want everything I was promised yesterday and everything y'all took in today. Remember Harlem night when you say we shake it up nice.

[Chad Johnson]

That dude snagger too. Snag or two.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

Classic.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Mama need a dress. Baby need new shoes and you need teeth. Now rolling dice, mo folks. I'm a roller. I'm a roller.

[Chad Johnson]

I told you kids give me bad. I told you kids give me bad luck either.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Get that kid out of here. I didn't raise their homo.

[Chad Johnson]

It's my place. It's my place.

[Shannon Sharpe]

My place. Kid ain't going nowhere.

[Chad Johnson]

I'll stick you and I'm definitely gonna stick you.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And I'm gonna stick that slow walking gravel boy backing. He crapped out, he was hot. But he said, hold on, bro, had you won, we'd have paid you. I paid a man on by the dice. And I ain't selling punk, but Jamar Chase want that brand, Ocho. I need that get Your money, Chase. Get your money. Chase was ocho. Check this out. Last year he was open to a deal average around 36 million if structured right. Bengals couldn't get it done. Now Triple crown. Triple crown, triple the price.

[Chad Johnson]

It's crazy.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Money, money. Yeah, yeah. Money, money. Yeah, yeah. Get him, Chase. Oh, the highest paid non quarterback is 40 million. Chase said I need, give me, give me eight. I need 41. I need my five years. And then when they got you see, hey, the first three years, I need a honey piece.

[Chad Johnson]

Make it, make it 105.

[Shannon Sharpe]

100 piece.

[Chad Johnson]

Make it, make it 105. Just a, just a good measure.

[Shannon Sharpe]

As a matter of fact, you know what? I had to take out a lord's, a London policy, just in case I get hurt. That could replace the value that I was going to lose. I need that money back too. So throw that in there. Throw that in there. Absolutely, absolutely.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, it's been a good time. It's been a good time. It's been a good day for me, for the NFL.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Don't you check this out. Had they, this is what the. The Bengals, because they waited till the last minutes, they could have had Jesse Bates for 12 million. They didn't do it. He leaves, gets 15, 16 from the Falcons. T. Higgins, they could have had T. Higgins for about 23 mil a year. Now they're gonna have to pay him north of 30. Jamar Chase, you could have had it for 35. 36, say 36. Now you're gonna have to play him 40 plus Trey Hendrickson could have had it for 25. Now you got to pay him. Now you're gonna have to be sandwich him at somewhere between 30. He wants north of 30.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, two back to back season with 17 and a half sacks. I can't say I disagree with him.

[Chad Johnson]

And I look at what Philly's been able to do with Devontae Smith, with AJ Brown, obviously Saquon Jalen hurts. And being able to pay everybody. Do you think they were able to do it because they paid early? They struck before it got hot. With great understanding. And it happened that they waited two years.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes.

[Chad Johnson]

Bro.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You see these guys practice every day. You see how these guys meet. You see them play that don't get in trouble. What are you waiting for? The longer you wait, it's almost like betting against. Basically they're going to have a down year, they're going to get injured, decrease the value. Well, there's a chance that happens, but what happens when it doesn't?

[Chad Johnson]

Right? I never looked at it like that. You know, hey, the, the betting against your own players by not paying. Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes.

[Chad Johnson]

When you franchise, when you franchise, tag me. That's basically what you would have sound like to me.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You're betting against me. Yes, I'm betting against you. You're betting.

[Chad Johnson]

That's crazy. I've never heard it, I've never heard it said like that. I just, I just saw it as. I don't value you long term. I didn't even, I didn't even think about the concept of, you know what? I'm betting against you because I don't think you could do it again. So you know what I'm doing? I'm attacking now.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I ain't gonna get no long term. I'm gonna make you prove it again. And guess what, T. Higgins, I believe that was a fluke the last three years. I'm gonna tag you again.

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[Shannon Sharpe]

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[Shannon Sharpe]

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[Chad Johnson]

I'm going to give me a Zach Wilson jersey. You listen. You saw me. I wore two jerseys on this show. I got every soccer jersey you could think of. I wore Jamar Chain jersey. And what's the other jersey I want to show? Wear it out.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You got how many, how many black Wilson jerseys?

[Chad Johnson]

You got that one green one I had on that time on the show.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Wear it out. When you get back to your car, you have four more. They found somebody like Zach, so they.

[Chad Johnson]

Say, hey, hey, listen, don't. Don't talk about my dog. Don't talk, listen. You know, we had a better season in New York than Aaron Rodgers. Zach Wilson, you know, they say, hey, Zach, I know you're gonna see this. Baby, I love you. I'm glad to have you in the city. I'm like, if you need someone to show you around, I'm the perfect tour guide. You know, I don't go out. I'm in bed by 9:00. But we gotta go, we gotta go hit tootsies, Zach. We gotta hear tussies. I'm sure you're probably married. You have a wife, but it's okay. I just want to talk football. I want to talk football. They got chicken wings, seafood rice and lobster tail. They got chocolate cake. And we can use our peripheral vision to make sure we focus, but still see what's around us. You hear me? You got to be aware of your surroundings. So holla at your boy, Zach. My number's still the same.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You said they got chocolate tail. What?

[Chad Johnson]

Chocolate. I be talking fast.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, yeah, I know you do. Chocolate cakes. I know the cakes. You talking about chocolate. Yeah. Okay. Let you dinner.

[Chad Johnson]

Nah, nah, not like that. Not like that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'm really.

[Chad Johnson]

I'm really talking about food. If you've never been to Tootsies, you got to go to Tootsies for the food you have. I know. Listen, try the food. Shrimp Alfredo.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay. Chicken and shrimp I'm allergic to.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, my bad, my bad. So you can't eat seafood, right? You can't eat lobster. You can't eat lobster either, huh?

[Shannon Sharpe]

No.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, they got only California.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's a fish. Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

Damn. You can't eat nothing.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Shellfish, mullocks, oyster, scallop, lobster, crab.

[Chad Johnson]

None of that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No. Anything that has iodine in it.

[Chad Johnson]

Can I ask you a question?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Like, if I put. I can't. I can't do. I can't do Betadine on my skin. Anything that has Betadine in. Burn my skin.

[Chad Johnson]

Burn? You mean like itch, Itching?

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, it'll burn the skin. The skin. I can't put beta down on my skin. It instantly discolors my skin. Oh, so I have to use like, father clean or something like that.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, how do you find something out? Like, how do you find something like that out?

[Shannon Sharpe]

When they put it on my black ass and my skin discolored? The same way you found out that you put bleach in your washing machine when you get colored and they spotted. That's how I found. I didn't know. Well, I knew I was allergic to shellfish, but I didn't. It didn't really dawn on me that, okay, Betadine has iodine in it, but after trying anytime, you took me a couple of times, I'm like, well, damn.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, see? Multiple times. Okay.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. But I was. Why. I was like, why? My skin discoloring. They're like, well, sharpie love. And then, you know, went to that. Like, well, it has. If you're allergic to shellfish, you're probably allergic to iodine because that's the. What people. What they've said, what they told me is that that's probably the common ingredient because there's iodine and shellfish. There's iodine and Betadine. So we recommend that you obviously, clearly don't eat shellfish, but stay away from Betadine. Find another cleansing solution. That's what I would. That's what I did. The Panthers cornerback J.C. horn agreed to a four year, $100 million extension worth 70 million guaranteed, making him the highest paid DB in NFL history.

[Chad Johnson]

I like it. I like it. Listen, I'm a huge fan. I'm a huge fan of DB play. Those of you in the chat that have watched the Carolina Panthers play, those of you in the chat that are fans of defensive quarterbacks, I know JC Horn is one that you like. Pastor Tane might be the best. One who doesn't get the credit he deserves based on his play. Whether it be man to man, whether it be man to man, bump and run or off in JC Horn, I think he's one of the few that allows his defensive coordinator to do much more that they. They want to do defensively because of how well he can play man to man. I love J.C. horn. He's technically sound, doesn't get the credit he deserves is not showcased because of where he plays football at. There's a reason why they paid him what he did. There's a reason why they paid him what he did. I've been watching him. I've been watching him all these years and he's the reason. He's the real deal. He's the real deal. He just doesn't get the credit he deserves because of where he's playing at. He don't, he don't talk much either. He ain't gonna talk much, but he gonna go out there and play and he gonna walk it every time he real nice. And the fact that he hurt his foot, I forgot, I think it was maybe last year, year before last he hurt his foot, huh?

[Shannon Sharpe]

The Bills and Josh Allen reached an agreement on a new record setting contract. 6 years 330 million. A contract that includes a quarter of a belly. The largest guarantee ever given to an NFL player. Allen had four years left on his deal, but the rebuilds will reward their franchise quarterback with a new benchmark deal. The last 100 days been pretty good for Jared Allen. On 112924 he got engaged to Haley Stanfield. In 2625 he won his very first NFL MVP. On 3925 he agreed to the richest contract in NFL history. Six years, 330 million. If I'm not mistaken Ocho, he gets 100 million. No, that was, that's what you call him's contract. How much he got? He got 143 million. How much you get guaranteed? Fully 250. 50. I'm thinking about Miles Gary. 250. So that passes the DeShawn's 230. Remember DeShawn got 230 guaranteed. Basically he got his whole contract guaranteed.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He got all but 80 million of his guaranteed. Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

You notice, you notice something? We talked about a few shows.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Josh Allen, I keep saying Jared Allen. Josh Allen, yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

Remember we talked about something not too long ago when it comes to quarterbacks.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes.

[Chad Johnson]

Every time they get married, every time they get engaged, you know that everything else they got going on fall in place.

[Shannon Sharpe]

See like stuff around starting to fossil my whole show.

[Chad Johnson]

I mean I don't know if it's part of tradition, if it's something that they have in a clause, if it's part of some type of ceremony. Every single one of them that get married or gets engaged or that has a partner that is the face of a franchise, which Josh Allen is and there's some other examples, as you can probably say, once I'm done talking that I can't think of right now. At the top of my head. The Brady's, the Peyton Mannings, the Drew Brees, the Matt Staffords. I mean, I can keep going on and on. The common denominator is marriage. A woman. Senior. Just for some reason, it seemed like everything else in life, once you do that part, everything else just falls right in line. So what does that tell you you and I need to do?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. Keeps you out the streets, keeps you from chasing you home, studying. You got a confidant, you got somebody that's. That's there for you, that you can come home, you can venture, you can vent to when things are not going well. They understand your situation, babe. Look, hey, I'm trying to be one of the. I'm trying to be one of the best, if not the best to have ever played this game. I need as little distraction as possible. Now, there are gonna be days I come home and I had a bad day at work. And I'm gonna be able to bring that home to you, baby. And hopefully you understand. But, babe, you and I can never be in a situation where I take you to work. It can never get that bad. I'm gonna need you to understand, baby. They're gonna be games where I don't play well, and I'm gonna be moody as hell, baby. Understand? Don't take that as. Take that. Don't take it with anything but love. Don't take it with anything but love, babe. Cause I do love you. But this is a very physically demanding. This is a very emotionally demanding, and this is a very psychologically demanding game. It plays with your mental. Yeah. And, baby, all I ask you to be patient with me. That's all.

[Chad Johnson]

And look at the reward. Look at the. Look at the reward with patience.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

Unbelievable. But listen.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Most guaranteed money. Ocho, let me get. Before you finish the thought. Most guaranteed money. Josh Allen, 250 million. Second most guaranteed money. Deshaun Watson, 230 million. Third most guaranteed money. Dak Prescott, 229.4. Joe Burrow, 219. Allen becomes the first player in NFL history record at least 25 touchdown passes, 10 touchdown runs with fewer than 10 interceptions in a single season. He finished the season 28 rushing, 28 passing touchdowns, 12 rushing touchdowns, 6 interceptions. In recent days, the Bills Josh Allen, 6 years, 330. Gregory Russo, 4 years, 80 million. Terrell Barnard, 4 years, 50 million. Khalid Shakir, 4 years, 53 million. So you see what they're doing? They're rewarding the Players that they drafted keep it together because you, if, if, if you go outside, you see to get a Miles Garrett, you see what you had to play. Oh yeah, you gotta put two, you gotta put two of that, that 180, you gotta put two of that together. If you go get a linebacker, you see what you're gonna have to pay. You go get a wide receiver. Devonte just got two years at 50, at 52 million. Shakira got four years at 53. So if I can keep my players and I can keep and I can get them. But you see Pocho, you see quarterback Josh Allen had four years on his deal. Yeah, they make that go all the way to the. They made what you call it play all the way damn near to the end of his contract.

[Chad Johnson]

They, they understand. They, they know. They, you know who you can play with and you know who you can't.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But see. But Harry, what happened. You know what? Now you see what happened now the GM for the. Your Bengals said at the combine, yeah. Mark Chase is going to be the highest paid non quarterback now. I don't know if he noticed the past two days. Yeah, what the two, what two non quarterbacks got now. I told you Chase was going for north of 40 because that's just what Miles Gary just received. DK Metcalf was traded for a second rounder to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The teams are flipping picks in the sixth round and seventh round as well. In 2025, he was set to be in his final year of his contract. But DK is signing a new five year, $150 million contract, making the deal the largest in franchise history in terms of new money. Steelers wide receivers now George Pickens, Calvin Austin III. DK Metcalf finished in the top 10among 138 qualified players in yards per reception in 2024. Alec Pierce was number one at over 22 yards. Jameson Williams seven over 17 yard. Rashad Bateman at about 17 yards. AJ Brown, 16 yard. Calvin Ridley 16 yards yards. Pickens was 15.3 and DK was 15 and Calvin Austin was 15.2. So they got three guys that are big play potential.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. And listen, this what I like, brother Alton Smith. You ain't got to do much. Sometimes you get players on your team that make your job a lot easier as an officer coordinator.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Who throwing the ball, me or you?

[Chad Johnson]

Man, listen, we talk about DK Pickens together as a duo. I don't care if the sisters of the north were at quarterback for the Steelers. You getting the ball.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Who's Ordered the ball, me or you.

[Chad Johnson]

But you ain't hear what I said. It could have been one of the Sisters of the north, one of the nuns. You got George Pickens, and you got DK Metcalf as offensive coordinator. It's not hard. You don't have to make things complicated. Understand your skill sets and the receiver that you have and put them in position to make plays.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay, if it wasn't that hard, why was George Pickens always upset? Oh.

[Chad Johnson]

Cause they. They didn't know how to get involved.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well, you said don't matter.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, no, I'm telling you how easy it is for me as a receiver. Now I have. They ain't got nothing to do with what they got. They got an offense. They got even.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You had trouble getting the ball sometimes, didn't it?

[Chad Johnson]

Me? Oh, yeah. Let me tell you something. I know you had them games like that. Them games you're going. You're going to play. And the defensive coordinates say, you know what? I don't come hella high up in the Beatles. Hey, he not beat me. Not today. I hate those kind of days. And you have to weather the storm. Yes, obviously, George Pickett is being young, he didn't understand that. But he had his fair share of those games.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And George Pickett looked like.

[Chad Johnson]

Hold on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Wait a minute. What about me?

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, listen. Remember I told you. Remember I told you I talked to Pickens? Right?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Right.

[Chad Johnson]

Remember I told you?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

I guarantee he don't have no problem this year. But I guarantee. Wait, listen to me. You trust me. You. You ain't gonna have from. From Pick, even if he doesn't get a contract extension this year, after he played this year out with no issues. Watch what he get next year. Yeah, he. He gonna be all right because it's money time.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now.

[Chad Johnson]

Ain't no time to play with your bag. You worked too hard to get to the point you at now. You know, you've had your ups and downs so far early in your career. You know, we've had a. A conversation with great understanding. They're not going to give you too many chances, but there are too many opportunities for people that are waiting right behind you. You can't. You can't blow. You can't blow the chance because you only gonna. You only gonna get so many opportunities. But he gonna be all right. He gonna get his money. He might not get it this year. You know, this. This would be somewhat of a trial year to see if you can, for one, you know, do the things the right way, not be a distraction Be on time, you know, and show up week in and week out with a positive mindset and contribute hard all the time and get the job done. Then you'll be rewarded on the back end.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Why? It's going one. Hey, like, hold on, bro. Man, y'all see what all these guys got?

[Chad Johnson]

Wait, who?

[Shannon Sharpe]

T.J. watt.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

Hold on. T.J. watt. And top three in top three is a position now. And getting paid.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Got no guarantee. He probably got. Where's TJ White? He probably got money on it.

[Chad Johnson]

Not no more. No, not no more.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And what happens when guys don't have guaranteed money? They start requesting phantom trades. See, that's the quickest way to get some money, Ocho. Yeah, I believe it. Okay, babe, I'mma do right.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, it worked. It worked for Miles Gary, didn't it? Yeah, but I think he meant that, though. He meant that he was dead serious.

[Shannon Sharpe]

The volume.

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