Nightcap - Hour 2: Shams predicts LeBron retirement? + Tyreek Hill Makes Up With Dolphins

Summary

Podcast Summary: Club Shay Shay – Nightcap - Hour 2: Shams Predicts LeBron Retirement? + Tyreek Hill Makes Up With Dolphins Release Date: May 30, 2025

Hosts: Shannon Sharpe, Chad Ochocinco, Ryan Seacrest, and guest Rio Chalmers

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1. LeBron James' Potential Retirement and NBA Longevity

Timestamp: [02:24 – 07:30]

The episode kicks off with a deep dive into NBA superstar LeBron James' career trajectory. Shannon Sharpe speculates that LeBron might retire after the upcoming season, potentially wrapping up his illustrious career at age 43, paralleling Tom Brady's retirement age in the NFL.

Notable Quote:
Shannon Sharpe (02:24): "If he plays at 24, you might as well make it 25. I ain't worried about nobody getting 25."

Guest Rio Chalmers emphasizes LeBron's exceptional dedication to maintaining his physical health, attributing his longevity to meticulous body care and consistent performance without major injuries.

Notable Quote:
Rio Chalmers (05:45): "The way he take care of his body, the way he pays attention to his treatment and stay on schedule with that, that attests to his longevity."

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2. Big3 League Season Predictions

Timestamp: [07:30 – 08:35]

Shannon Sharpe shifts the conversation to the upcoming Big3 basketball league season, highlighting the showdown between Miami's 305 and LA Riot featuring stars like Nick Young and Dwight Howard. The hosts discuss team strategies and key players expected to make significant impacts.

Notable Quote:
Shane Sharpe (07:30): "The Big Three, season eight tips off June 14th live on CBS, Vice TV, and iHeartRadio."

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3. NFL Quarterback Competition: Joe Flacco and the Cleveland Browns

Timestamp: [08:35 – 19:49]

A substantial portion of the discussion centers on the Cleveland Browns' quarterback situation. Shannon Sharpe and Ryan Seacrest debate the merits of veteran Joe Flacco versus younger talents like Dylan Gabriel and Shador. They analyze Flacco's experience and past performances, debating his role and longevity with the team.

Notable Quotes:
Ryan Seacrest (16:16): "Joe Flacco is... trying to keep his job as long as he can."

Shannon Sharpe (19:51): "It's a tough situation... they have a lot of quarterbacks fighting for two spots."

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4. Tyreek Hill's Apology and Future with the Dolphins

Timestamp: [36:24 – 38:53]

Tyreek Hill addresses his previous trade request and subsequent apology to the Miami Dolphins. He discusses his commitment to proving his worth on the field, emphasizing personal growth through attending church and therapy. Shannon praises Hill's introspection and determination to bounce back.

Notable Quote:
Tyreek Hill (36:24): "I've got to prove myself and prove to my teammates that I'm still one of them, chasing 2K receiving yards."

Shannon Sharpe (38:53): "I hope we figured him out because I've always liked Tyreek. He's special."

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5. Justin Fields and the New York Jets' Prospects

Timestamp: [37:55 – 43:55]

The hosts transition to discussing New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields, highlighting his potential breakout season under new coaching staff. They explore Fields' previous struggles and his determination to excel, attributing his possible success to improved team dynamics and support.

Notable Quote:
Shannon Sharpe (38:24): "He's in a great system, a great scheme, and surrounded by talent. It's time for him to take over."

Ryan Seacrest (43:55): "Justin Fields is having a make or break year. I believe he has a phenomenal season ahead."

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6. NBA Finals Predictions: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers

Timestamp: [50:47 – 57:40]

In the wrap-up segment, Shannon Sharpe and Ryan Seacrest predict the outcome of the NBA Finals, favoring the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Indiana Pacers. They analyze team performances, player contributions, and strategic advantages that might lead OKC to clinch the championship.

Notable Quote:
Ryan Seacrest (56:36): "OKC is going to be favored. They look like the best team in the playoffs this year."

Shannon Sharpe (57:40): "OKC has the largest margin of victory in the playoffs. They're poised to take the title."

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7. Listener Q&A Session

Timestamp: [61:32 – 67:09]

The final segment features a Q&A session where listeners send in questions about various sports topics. Topics include the future of Falcons' Kyle Pitts and Trey Hendrickson, and general strategies for athletes balancing personal and professional lives.

Notable Quote:
Listener Mark Monroe (65:38): "If Kyle Pitts has another lackluster season, what's his future with the Falcons?"

Shannon Sharpe (66:49): "If Trey Hendrickson has another lackluster season, he likely won't stay in Atlanta after this year."

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8. Closing Remarks and Acknowledgments

Timestamp: [73:35]

The hosts conclude the episode by thanking their listeners, celebrating their 1.77 million subscribers, and promoting upcoming episodes and merchandise. They also acknowledge key moments from recent sports events, reinforcing their engagement with the audience.

Notable Quote:
Shannon Sharpe (73:35): "We're officially 1.77 million. We could not have done that without you."

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Conclusion

In this episode of Club Shay Shay, the hosts engage in insightful and passionate discussions covering major sports topics including LeBron James' career longevity, NFL quarterback dynamics in Cleveland, Tyreek Hill's reconciliation with the Dolphins, and Justin Fields' prospects with the Jets. The lively Q&A and predictions round out a comprehensive conversation that sports enthusiasts will find both engaging and informative.

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Note: Timestamps refer to the minutes and seconds in the provided transcript.

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[Shannon Sharpe]

The volume shove is predicting that LeBron that LeBron's next season the NBA will be his last, which will be a Poetic end to number 23. Year 23 for number 23. They have the all star weekend in Los Angeles. Go to meet. It's a very story book if that's the way it goes, but that's a decision he's got to make. Rio, you just watched a man in year 22 make second team all the NBA. If you'd have. If you'd have made first team. I don't think anybody's mad if you put him in over Donovan Mitchell. Donovan got in, bless him. He averaged 24, 8 and 8. He doesn't really have to do the heavy lifting anymore because of Luka. So he's. He and AR is still there. So now you put him in the dunker spot, you let him play off the ball, he's still going to be in the 20 points. How long do you think LeBron wants to play? How long is he going to play?

[Rio Chalmers]

I'm always saying he was going to play till Bryce got in the lead. So Bryce goes to Arizona next year.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That'll be year 23. So in order for him to play with Bryce, he's got to be 24.

[Rio Chalmers]

24, 24. So I give him 24, 25.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. And if you get 24, you got might as well make it 25. I ain't worried about nobody getting 25.

[Rio Chalmers]

And if you get the 25, you might as well get 30s. Nobody can hold up.

[Shannon Sharpe]

23, that'll be 41. 24, that'll be 42. 25, that'll be 43. That's the same age Tom Brady was when he retired. 20, you know.

[Rio Chalmers]

25 years of one profession, that's, that's. That's legit.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's a law man. You're a dog going lawyer. You get that many times. And you in the damn military.

[Rio Chalmers]

Right? Exactly.

[Ryan Seacrest]

So it's not only not only to play that long, but to be dominant, be consistent, and be one of the best.

[Shannon Sharpe]

The average 24 points a game in year 22. There are some guys that didn't average 24 points for a career. There are some guys that didn't. Didn't. I mean, never had a season in which they averaged 24. This guy's in year 22 doing that, right? When you look re. When you, when you look at it, look. Been around a game, your dad coached a game. So you've been around basketball all your life. What. What do you think is the most impressive thing that you like what LeBron is doing? Is it the year 22? Is it the ability to go out there and still give you average 24 to go out there and give you a game where he can give you 30 average, you know, for a week, give you 30 straight, go get you 40. What do you think is the most impressive thing at this juncture? We look all the 21 time first team, all NBA, 21 times all star, so we get all that. But I'm talking about what you're witnessing now. What do you think the most impressive thing that you seen him and you was with him for four years, you watched him every single day, come in, getting shots up, run cold tub, massage thing, you saw it all real. What do you think the most impressive thing that LeBron is doing currently?

[Rio Chalmers]

I always said that the way he take care of his body, the way he pays attention to his treatment and stay on schedule with that, that attests to his longevity and never really being hurt or having a major injury. So just the way his body's holding up, like his skill set is going to be his skill set. He puts the work in. You see him putting the work in after games or after practices. He's always the last one shooting or someone getting up shots or working on different moves. So the way what he puts into the game is when he gets out. And also what he puts into his body is what he's getting out of his body. So to me, it's just the longevity of, you know, being that consistent of no injuries, no major injuries, bouncing back, and still being healthy enough to do what you do in and do every day.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You was with him. LeBron got there. So you was there, you was with him. 11, 12, 13, 14. Did you have. When you was there with him, did you have any idea that LeBron James would still be playing 12 years later?

[Rio Chalmers]

No, live did. Just because, like, I tell people this all the time. Bron would really get treatment if he was in the club. Like, he would literally have something on his knees or something on his back inside the club. So it's like, once somebody's doing that, like, that's real dedication. Just be in the club with treatment.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ice, baby. Real. This man got ice bags on his knees. He got ice bags.

[Rio Chalmers]

But the film, like the stem machine, where it's like shooting electrolyte or electric electricity in your knees and stuff like that. Just hamstrings, like, lower back. Like, he always got something that's recovering, making his body recover. So that's the thing. It's like, once you see that, like, that's a different type of dedication. Like, I'm not. I Have to take my hat up to that one.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Wow. Wow. All right, real. We're going to get you out on this one. The Big Three, season eight tips off. June 14th live on CBS, Vice TV, and iHeartRadio. Your team, Miami's 305, will face off against Nick Young and Dwight Howard's LA Riot for the first game of the season. Tickets are available now at thebig3.com tickets that's big3.com Ticket who's on your squad? Hold on. Are you with Beasley? You and B B. Eazy and Lance Stevens, right?

[Rio Chalmers]

Reggie Evans and Sean Williams.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, boy, y' all don't need no extra body, no extra legs or nothing?

[Rio Chalmers]

Yeah, we can always use some extra bodies, but, you know, I think we got it pretty much taken care of this year. You know, we hungry. We. We got something to prove.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So I don't know. Joe say. Joe say the Detroit team, Joe and Pargo, they say, hey, man, you know, ISO. Joe, that's. He. He tailor made for the big three.

[Rio Chalmers]

Yeah, but he got to deal with the mvp, and that's what we got on our team, so.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ooh, be easy.

[Rio Chalmers]

Yeah, be easy. So that's what I'm saying.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, y' all. Y' all down. Y' all in the crew? Y' all down here at the crib now?

[Rio Chalmers]

Yeah, yeah, we down here right now. We.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Y' all practice.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'm coming.

[Rio Chalmers]

We be at, um, sometimes. We was up there today. It just depends what time the trainer get there. But we usually be at, um.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Oh, I'm coming tomorrow, but I'm gonna come in that down. Well, I'm having my chucks on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Y' all. Y' all. Y' all. Y' all don't. Y' all don' Y' all don't need nobody. Hey, Rio, man, thanks for joining us, man. We really, really appreciate you taking time out your schedule. We know you're busy, got a lot going on. But to take time out to help us break down this game and talk about all things NBA, we greatly appreciate it. When you're not too busy, stop back by again, man.

[Rio Chalmers]

Appreciate it. Just let me know.

[Shannon Sharpe]

All right, bro. Best of luck this season.

[Ryan Seacrest]

All right.

[Rio Chalmers]

Appreciate it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

All righty.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yep.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Rio Chalmers hit one of the biggest shots in college college basketball. Ocho. They were down to Memphis. He hit a three, send the game in overtime. He was the finals most outstanding player. One of the big shots. You know, obviously I forget the guy from Villanova that hit the shot against UNC that actually won the game, but Rio hit a Shot sent it to overtime and they ended up winning it on overtime. Gave Kansas a. Matt. Bill Self, I think Bill Self, his first national title was his first. Nah, nah, I don't think that was his first. What you call him, gave him his first one when they beat. They beat UNC in the semifinals and they won. I don't know who they beat in the finals, but I think Self got. Seth got two or three, because I know they beat. They beat Hubert Williams. Hubert Williams, the first. Huber Davis. Excuse me, the first one. Remember Carolina had that big old leaf. Bill Self had two. So Joe Flacco had a long answer when asked about mentoring Shador and Dylan Gabriel. It's a good question to bait somebody into answering. And no matter how they answer it, it kind of looks like the guys answering look bad. If I say I don't want to be a mentor, I look bad. If I say I don't want to, If I don't, if I say I do want a mentor, then I look like an idiot that doesn't care about being good at playing football. So one of those questions that no matter what I say, you guys can write what you want to write about it. And there's a lot of questions like that. That's why I end up having to try to avoid them. I tend to try to, like, be honest. And I've said I'm not a mentor. I play football. I have a lot of experience that I can talk on things and hopefully they listen to, but it's not necessarily my job to make sure they listen to me. Hopefully you have a really good relationship with the guys that they're in the room and you naturally want to do that. Ojo, what do you make of what Joe Flacco is saying?

[Ryan Seacrest]

And that, man is not there to be no goddamn mentor, man. These dudes behind me trying to take food off my plate. They trying to take money out my pocket. They here to take my goddamn job. What are we talking about? I mean, I don't know why we even asked that question. No, I'm not mentoring shit. I'm trying to keep my job as long as I can. What are we talking. What are we talking about? I hate. I mean, let's. Let's be real. Let's be real.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Selfish ass, Ocho.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah, I ain't about being selfish, but it's the NFL, man. We here. We here to make money. And you sitting behind me and me trying to mentor you. Why the hell am I allow you to take food off my plate? That's what you here for you here to take my job. That's what it is. This is a business. I had to mentor you. You get your own shit together. We ain't in college no more.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ah, he's absolutely right. If you say I don't want to mentor, I mean. I mean, look, that's gotta be natural. It's just like you going on a job, Ocho, and some guy takes you under their wing and says, a young fella, hey, let me help you to the game. Let me tell you how I was able to stay here 25 years. Let me tell you how I was able to stay here 30 years. That's a choice that he or she makes that says, you know what? I see something in this. I see something in this young man, this young woman, that I want to partake in them, and hopefully it's beneficial. But you're absolutely right. They're under no obligation. I was the opposite. Young guys come in. I'm gonna try to. Hey, make sure you study. I would quiz them. Okay, this right here, what do you, you know, ask? I said ask me a question. Why did I do. Why did I run the route like this? Why did I do it like that? X, Y and Z. Okay, I'm asking you. Okay. Did you not see that?

[Ryan Seacrest]

Safety down.

[Shannon Sharpe]

The safety down. Told you the guy was coming. So why else would he be down if he's in coverage? Why would he be down here like this unless somebody's covering and he got to cover you because he knows you're going to be the hot receiver.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So it's little things like that. But I agree with you 1000%, Ocho. It's not someone job to mentor you because, you know, you get that on a lot of jobs. They bring. Bring somebody else in, you know, teach them the ropes and, you know, teach them how to do this.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah, that's different. This is the NFL. The people sitting behind you that they're telling you to teach are there to take your job. I mean, you, you. I mean, come on, man, this is a business. You make millions of dollars. And you understand every time someone in drafted, every time somebody boy in that room is to take your damn job.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yep.

[Ryan Seacrest]

So Joe Flacco is what. How Joe holding Joe now?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Joe gotta be damn near 40. Cause he's 16 seasons in the league. He had to come in. I don't think he came out early. Okay, so he put it like this. He at least 38, 39. I don't know if he's 40, but he's 38. 39, at least.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah. However old he is, Joe's trying to keep his job as long as he can.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. Because he know what it's like. Oh, y' all remember they came and got him off his couch. Yeah. He ain't trying to go back there anytime soon.

[Ryan Seacrest]

What you have to understand is the faster he mentors whoever he needs to be, whether it's Dylan Gabriel, whether. Whether it's Shador, it's one more.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He's turning 40, Ocho. He turned 40 in January.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, the fast he mentors him, the better. The better they're prepared to go and play. Well, Jeff. Joe Flacco going home. Joe.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Joe going home.

[Ryan Seacrest]

He going back to the couch. I'm sure that's not what he wants. He wants to be in there as long as he can. And for me, anything. I think Joe Flacco needs to start this season regardless of if there's a quarterback competition or not. Joe needs to play as long as he can until the number two or number 12. I'm gonna say it like that. Until number 12 is ready to go, that's it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I agree. It's hard for me to see a scenario in which Dylan Gabriel or Shador beats Flacco out. And they're like, okay, yeah, this is the direction that we're going in to start the season. No, I'm not sure. He has a very long leash. I'm not saying they're gonna let him go eight, nine games, and they only won one. Pickett might have something to say about that, huh? Might. Like I said, I don't. I. Look, they got a lot of. First of all, you got a lot of quarterbacks in that room. You bring Flacco back. Yeah. Who's a 16, 17 year vet. You bring Kenny Pickett in from the Eagles, who's four or five year bet. And you draft two quarterbacks. You're not keeping four quarterbacks on your roster unless somebody goes to the practice squad. Well, hell, you might have two guys go to the practice squad. Cause most times, teams don't have three quarterbacks dressed normally going to the game with two quarterbacks. And you have an emergency quarterback that's normally a receiver, and when you get that situation, you just handing the damn ball off. So I don't know me personally, Ocho. I don't know what. I don't know what the Browns were thinking in that situation. You know what I'm saying?

[Ryan Seacrest]

I know what they were thinking.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Tell me what you're thinking, what they were thinking.

[Ryan Seacrest]

I can tell you what they're thinking we need a security blanket, our security blanket in Joe Flacco. We seen what Joe could do when desean went down and Joe had to step in. We saw him have a 6, 7 game stretch where he played phenomenal. Now obviously he wasn't able to do it consistently because we saw what happened when he took a nose dive statistically and they started losing. But hey, let's bring Joe in because he knows the offense, he knows the receivers. Bingo. We're going to see what we can do with Joe until we get these young Bulls ready.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's.

[Ryan Seacrest]

That's as simple as it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Why bring Kenny Pickett back then?

[Ryan Seacrest]

Well, I, I don't know. You know Kenny Pickett? Who's Kenny Pickett gonna beat out? And I mean no disrespect, we've already, we've seen a small sample size of what Kenny Pickett is doing when he was with the Steelers. What are we talking about? He's not, he's no threat. He's no threat to anybody over there. I mean, let's be realistic. Well, and I don't mean that if he was who he was, he would still be restarting. Excuse me. It's very, very early in Kenny's career. Great, dude. I love him. I love him to death. But if you are who you thought you were, who we thought you were, you will still be in Pittsburgh.

[Shannon Sharpe]

True.

[Ryan Seacrest]

That's all. And I mean no disrespect. I'm saying in, in, in the best way I can.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But I, and that's my thing, Ocho. That's what I don't get. I don't know why you bring, you know, you bring two veterans in, you bring, you draft two rookies. Obviously I don't believe desean is going to be able to play. I mean, he seems to think that he might be able to play or. I, I don't know. I don't see that. But hey, maybe he went to a great orthopedic that would repaired it. I don't know if he went to Ella trash. I don't know. He went to the guy out of New York, James Andrews. I, I don't know. I don't know. Watkins. I don't know who he went to, but it's just hard for me to see DeSean playing this year when he tore that Achilles and he retort. That goes without saying. Now Joe Flacco, we know what Joe Flacco is. It's been a long time. Saints Joe has started the season 14. He's been a backup Guys don't perform well. He comes in. The question is, with what they have offensively, do you believe Joe can take them to the playoffs? Because right now, they start the season, they're behind. They're behind. Since me, I would have them behind Cincinnati. I would have them behind Baltimore. Not sure. I would have them in front of the. Not sure. I would have them in front of the Steeler. Now, we don't know who the Steelers.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah, exactly. We don't know who the Steelers. I mean, who the Steelers quarterback is. That is why I put the Browns in front of them. Based on Flacco's resume in general, and then what we. What we know we can do, he can. He can bypass and steal some games based on experience alone.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I agree.

[Ryan Seacrest]

You got Judy over there and Joku is over there. I'm not sure who's at the running back position. I'm not sure. I'm not sure who the other receiver on the other side may be, but I think. I think Joe's gonna be fine. He's gonna be fine until. Until he's not. Until they feel they have to make a change. And the fans will let you know when it's time to make a change.

[Shannon Sharpe]

True.

[Chad Ochocinco]

True.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Man, that's a tough situation. That's a very tough situation. And then every day, they post in the quarterback stat. Wednesday, OTA, the 28th. Joe Flacco had nine completions on 14 attempts. One touchdown, no interceptions, 64% completion. Dylan Gabriel, he was 11 of 16, two touchdowns, one interception, 69%. Shador was seven of nine, three touchdowns, no interceptions, 78%. And Kenny Pickett, with nine of 16. No touchdowns, no picks, 56%.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah, I take. I take all those stats in practice with a grain of salt.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You know, you ain't got no shoulder pads. Guys can't rush no shoulder pads.

[Ryan Seacrest]

You got shorts on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Jazz ain't trying to run through no DBs and break the pass up.

[Ryan Seacrest]

That don't mean none. Holla at me. Let me see how you look preseason when we're playing against somebody that don't know what's coming. When it's live, when the bullets are flying, it's live action. You got pressure coming. You got eyes. You got hands in your face. You got three. You got two and a half, maybe three seconds. You got people trying to make a team, trying to make a squad, trying to make sure they don't get cut.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Make it off you.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Come on now. Talk to me then. Let me know. Let me know what the numbers look like there. When it Actually count?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes. Yo, how far we come with you? This, this is what they do now. They chart stuff like this.

[Ryan Seacrest]

I mean, absolutely nothing. And you know, I hate some of the. Some of the. Some of the. The pages on Twitter, the routes on air. Oh, my goodness. Look at that beautiful deep ball. What? Oh, my bad.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Ain't no pressure.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, of course.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Beautiful.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, of course.

[Ryan Seacrest]

It's a perfect pass, like.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, but that's where we are. Ojo. Everything, everything get charted. Everything. I mean, they used. Look, the teams always charted these stuff. They always kept a, you know, how many routes you ran, how many times you won, blah, blah, blah. Defense, did they win, how many routes did he cover, how many pass did he break up? Pick, blah, blah, blah. The teams have always kept stuff like this. That's how they evaluate it. Yeah, yeah, but we don't normally have publications, Twitter, whoever, you know, whether it's a YouTube or whomever, that chart stuff like this and keep a tally of it.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Means nothing.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I mean, you're supposed to get up in on air, you're supposed to catch it on air, you're supposed to complete it on air. It's supposed to look perfect.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It's not supposed to look chaotic. So. Look, Shador knows what he's up against. He knows he's not a first three round pick. So there's no assurances that he's going to be on the team. He understands that. I'm sure his dad has told him that. I'm sure his agent has told him. I don't know if he. I don't know if it's his dad. I don't know if his agent, who his agent is. But I'm saying I'm sure they told him, made him aware. There are no guarantees. The Browns probably have made. Well, the mere fact where you was drafted lets you know there are no guarantees.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Come on now.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But if Jador is what he believes he is, I don't see the problem. So Joe Flacco, Dylan Gabriel, Shador sandals, Kenny Pickett, all fighting for, I believe, two spots. Two spots. And the other guy's gonna probably be practice squad. Practice squad. I mean, you gotta fight. I mean, like you said, Oto. Otas. Don't tell me. Ish. I'm gonna need to see some preseason. Now, I don't think that probably Joe Flacco probably is gonna play in the preseason. So that means Dylan, Gabriel, Shador and Kenny Pickett is gonna get all the snaps in preseason.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yep, all of it. I mean, Listen, Flacco might get a series. If that, if that I get.

[Shannon Sharpe]

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[Chad Ochocinco]

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[Ryan Seacrest]

Foreign.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Despite an uneven start to his career, jets quarterback Justin Fields believe he's on the cusp of a breakout season. He thinks it's the right team, the right time and the right scheme. I think I can be great. That's been the goal of my whole life, my whole career. I think the sky's the limit for this team, for this offense, but we have a long way to go. Our offense and defense are new, so guys are really tuned in, locked in, trying to get everything down. But I think once we do, I think the sky's the limit. I mean we have all the guys we need, we have all the talent. So it's really just, just going to come down to discipline and execution and.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Listen, everybody has all the talent. It always, it always comes down to discipline, execution, but also comes down to the coaches. You know, it's, it's nothing but a chess match. I always say this all the time when it comes to playing the game of football. Understanding your strengths and understanding your players weaknesses, putting your players in the right places to make the plays, understanding who they're playing against, understanding what their weaknesses are and putting them in the best position to make plays against said individual players that also get paid millions of dollars. That's what it all comes down to. Having an officer, coordinator or defensive coordinator that doesn't have a an ego. An ego. Well, this is my system and I want you to run my system my way. Despite whether you can do what I like called will or not. That's what it all there's so many different variables that come into it. Justin Fields is supposed to feel that way. He's supposed to feel like this is the great system, a great scheme, great whatever it is, but everybody looks good in shorts and shirts we all do now it's a different game when we talk about the jets. We know what happened when the goddamn lights come on Sunday at 1 o' clock. It's always been a different story. Now for Justin, for his sake, this is the make or break a year for him. I believe you have, you have a stellar. You have a phenomenal season this year. You get you a nice big payday, boy, which you what you are deserving of. You know, now you're getting a fair shot. You're getting another fair shot. You know, obviously Chicago didn't go so well. Now you have a fresh start most of the time. Sometimes quarterbacks aren't given a second chance. Like you're being a four now. You got to make the most of it. Get that ball at number five. I'll tell you that you definitely, you're gonna be all right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He definitely. I, I agree with you, Ocho. I think this is a, a year that he's gonna have to, you know, Chicago, he's like, look, man, what he had offensive coordinator didn't do much. They didn't put him in, in the right situation. That didn't protect him well enough. X, Y and Z goes to Pittsburgh. I thought he played well. I was surprised when Mike Tomlin made the movement and inserted Russ after Russ had missed the games with a calf injury. But hey, it is what it is. Thought he had some nice talent around him. Pickens, he had some guys that can make plays around him. Fry move. They ran the ball okay with Nig Harris and Jalen Warren. But now new coach, what seems to be a competent offensive coordinator, decent offensive line and weapons around him. They've tried to remove the hedge, which is the excuse that you would have if things don't go well. Yeah. So I'm rooting for the young man. 13 Ocho in three years.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Situation matters.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now. You can't go to 5, 10 situation and say, well, that situation wasn't right for me. That situation wasn't right for me. That situation wasn't right for me. Oo at some point in time, you got to accept a responsibility.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, you gotta look in that mirror, huh?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Michael Jackson said you got to start with the man in the mirror.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But I do believe AG hired a great group of guys. Offensive coordinator, quarterback coach, surrounded him with the talent. Now it's just time for him to let his God given ability to go out there and take over. Don't overthink it. Prepare, be prepped, be ready to go. Know what you're supposed to go. Know where you're supposed to go with the ball. Go with it?

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Don't be afraid to use your leg. You know, sometimes people like, well, I'm gonna show I can throw the ball. Okay? What makes. What makes these guys dangerous is their legs. Nobody's not fearing their arm. No, I don't want you to run. I don't. I don't want you to escape because I know. I know what type of speed you got. I know you can hit your head on the goal post. So he's played well last. Last 12 starts, he has an 8 and 4 record. Ocho, 17 passing and rushing touchdowns. Only seven intercept. Like I said, we talked about it last year. I was surprised that they made the change because I thought he played well, could have won the game in an indy. They lost that game. Fields will make his debut with the Jets September 7th against the Steelers, the team that traded for him last year, then benched him in favor of Russell Wilson after 42 start. Fields offered no insight into the matchup. Oh, that's what we played. Week one. Really? It really wasn't a thought. Any extra motivation? No.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Nah, Play ball. Just play ball. No. No motivation needed. Motivation story to be there regardless. I don't care what happened in the past. I don't care what happened in the past.

[Shannon Sharpe]

They wanted him back, but he's like, nah. After the way y' all did me, had I been playing back, had I been 0 and 6, had I been 2 and 4. I can understand you going in a different direction, but that was two games over.500. And I don't think. Maybe I'm trying to think, what was that game that. That Russ came back and they won? I would have to. I would have to look back. I. I can't remember off the top of my head, but I don't think the. The Steelers won any games that they probably wouldn't have won if Russ. If Russ wasn't in there.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah. But you also have to understand, Mike Tomlin gave his word to Russia. Mike Tomlin gave his word to Russell. He had to stick by his word because I think everyone, including Russell Wilson, would have been looking at Tomlin funny after already voicing who was going to be the starter publicly to everybody.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So whenever Russ was saying, situations change.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Ocho, you can't go back on that. Can't go back on that as Poke, everybody gonna be looking at him funny.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's why. Look at me funny. I mean, look, I like. Look at Ocho. I like sweets, but if the doctor told me I got diabetes, I Can't be eating no sweets, right? He said, shannon, you got high blood pressure. I can't be eating no pork. I gotta change things. You go six and zero, you five and one, you four and two. Ocho, like, hey, Russ, I know what I said, but. So if that's the case, when they lost four games at the end of the season, why did they go back to. Why did they go back to Justin Fields then? Cause you did him like that.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, all the coach. All the man has is his word, huh?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Man, that don't work. And that's not working in coaching. You know, you go with a hot man.

[Rio Chalmers]

Whoa, whoa.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Oh, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Because this is why I look at it.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Oh, wait a minute. Wait, whoa, wait, wait a minute. The hand stayed hot now for what, three, four games in a row now?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Who that?

[Ryan Seacrest]

The hand. The hand. That the hand stayed hot.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Justin Fields was four and two, aren't y' all.

[Ryan Seacrest]

You didn't hear what I just said? Yeah, even when he made the change, the hand still stayed hot.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Three or four games in a row.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Right?

[Ryan Seacrest]

And then.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But you shouldn't have changed because my hand was hot. You tried to pour water on me to cool my hand off. Yeah, I got cool standing on the sideline.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, listen, all I know is Mike Tomlin had a state and kept promise to his word that he said before the season started, Russ was our starter. So whenever he was healthy, he would get back in the lineup as said started. Like I said before the season started.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's one thing I can honestly say I liked about Mike. But Mike Shanahan. Mike Shanahan said, look here, you might be the starter, but if that guy comes in and he's playing better than you, then when you were starting, he's a starter.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, hey, who's the. Who's. Who's the quarterback that was in Denver, right? Had the big ass, the big old beard I'm talking about. The beer was huge, sticking up out the helmet like Fitzpatrick. It wasn't Fitzpatrick, but he was Kyler. He could sling that ball, man had the big old lumberjack beard. I think. I think he was throwing the. Brandon Lloyd. Brandon Lloyd.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's who had some hands people talk about. Everybody else they be mentioning got hands. People don't realize how good a hands that joker had, man.

[Ryan Seacrest]

V. Lloyd was catching all eight acrobatic catches.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Boy, go back. I mean, before the technology and the tactified gloves he was doing that with, there was no tag.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah. Yeah, there was. Sure wasn't it sure.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Go back and look. Go back and look at Brandon Lloyd when he was with the, the Broncos and with the 49ers. 49ers, yeah, he was b. Lloyd was nice with it. Tyreek Hill spoke with local media for the first time since suggesting a trade request after Miami season ending loss to the jets in January. Making himself unavailable in the second half, he walked his comments back this week and publicly apologized for them. It was tough, man. Obviously emotions were high then, but at the end of the day, I'm just looking to move forward from that, hoping that I can prove myself and prove to my teammates that I'm still one of them ones, man, who's chasing 2K receiving yards, still one of those ones. Chasing the playoff dreams and all that great stuff. I've got to prove to myself I got to show up different. The mindset's got to be different. He said he attended church and therapy over the past month and he says it's helped him reflect on his decision making, namely why it's been so difficult for him to stay out of the headlines that aren't football related. It's tough. The only thing I'm going to say, man, is money is crazy thing for a lot of people. I agree. I love what he said. And I said this, Ocho, you can't take yourself out of that game. He got that captaincy on his shirt. That's that Ocho that carry a little. That carry a lot of weight. Yeah, that carries a lot of weight.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And for him, and they're asking, are you hurt? If he was hurt, Ocho, I ain't got no problem with it. I don't, I don't. Me, I'm gonna try to gut it up as long as I possibly can. And when I can't go, I can't go. But to just take yourself out of the game because you're not catching any passes or the ball's not being thrown to you. And some of the stuff that he said, look. And when emotion is high, I get it. When emotion is high, logic is low. Logic is low.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And sometimes we let our emotions get the best of us and we say things and we do things that we wish we can take back. But I love a man that's reflective. I love a man that can stand there and say, you know, I was wrong and I'm gonna try to be. I'm not only gonna try to be a better football player, but I'm gonna try to be a better man. And he's right. Money, money, boy, look here Money changes. Not only can money change you, it can change the way people see you, the way they view you, how they treat you, how they behave around you.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So I hope we figured out, because I've always liked Tyreek. Here's a guy, Ocho, that had immense speed. And we know the man's name, Cheetah, so we know he can run. But Ocho, he taught himself to run routes. He was just a gadget guy. They run into him, some jet sweeps, you know, the punt, kickoff return. Ocho, they just did. But he all of a sudden, he start running the smoke. He can run the speed. I can run the comeback. He can run the dig. He can run the over, he can run the slant. Now, a guy with that kind of speed, that can close that cushion, he turned himself into a Hall of Famer.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah. Yeah. He gonna be all right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes, he has to be. He has to be. He. He needs to be in there. He understands, Ocho. He. You want to know, you want a contract extension? Well, I got to pay you on what I believe you can be moving forward, not on what you've done. I know about that 1800, 1900 yard season that you had. Unbelievable. You were sensational. I paid you for that. Made you one of the highest paid receivers in football. You were the highest paid until all these other guys started getting their contract. Now, if I were to extend you or give you a new contract, Ocho, I got to base it on. What do I think? Tyreek Hill. Am I going to be able to count on Tyreek Hill next two, three years? Because that's what I got to pay. That's what I'm paying him for. And you see where the. The wide receiver money is going, Ocho? That thing is north of 35 chases in the 40s. Yeah, listen, but I love a man that can look and say, you know, hey, it's me.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah, he's gonna be all right. We all get wake up calls.

[Shannon Sharpe]

We do.

[Ryan Seacrest]

We all get weight calls in different forms. Sometimes some of them. Sometimes. God, they got. Got to shake you real hard.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Ryan Seacrest]

To get your attention.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, no. But no, when you shake your. Real hard, he wants your undivided attention. Because sometimes he'll do something, you just. You. You'll just pause like, oh, okay, I heard you. Yeah.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, he right. He right. Because it's something that some things that can happen, they can sit you down real quick.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes.

[Ryan Seacrest]

And it hit home. It hit home. He's focused, going to therapy. And the fact that he has to prove himself, the fact that he even feels he has to prove himself is to me, man. Boy, you know who you are. We know what you can do. We know why your numbers weren't what they were last year. But anyway, but having to prove yourself again, if your quarterback can stay upright and healthy.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But you know what, Ocho, if you.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Think about it, stepping up 18, 1900 yard season.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But think about it, how did the season start? Controversy. And it ended the same way. You see, Remember how we say, ocho, you limp into the season, you limp out of it. Yeah. You come in bull jive, bull jive, follow you out of it.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So like I said, he learned. He going through a lot. He got a lot of stuff going off, going on, off the field that's not football related. Maybe that was weighing on his mind. Oh, so people don't understand, man, Sometimes, bro, you have stuff going on and you have to be able to compartmentalize. And some people compartmentalize better than others. Some people can stay tunnel focused. When I'm on this football field, the most important thing is this football. Me catching it, me intercepting it, me sacking the quarterback or whatever, running the football, whatever the case may be. And then once I'm off this football field, I gotta deal with day to day life.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Family, friends, loved ones, kids.

[Ryan Seacrest]

And you know what? That's, that's why I like, that's why I love. When I was playing, obviously I didn't have, I didn't have many issues off the field until obviously on the back end. But I'm saying during that, during that early time, that first decade, no, I ain't had no issues.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You did not.

[Ryan Seacrest]

But what I was able to do, if I did have anything lingering, which was very, very, very small, I knew once I walked in that locker room, oh, man, that's my safe space. That's my heaven. Going to practice, going to meetings, I ain't had to worry about nothing. So life, everything was at ease. Once I entered that stadium, once I touched that grass, once I could smell that grass. Now I was at peace. Now I understood. Once we got out of meetings and we watched film after practice. Okay, now back to reality.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Because nobody cares, Pocho. They like, I'm glad it's him, not me. I don't care. He got him right? So at the end of the day, a lot of the problems, if they're not family oriented, I mean, your family, they're really the only ones that care. Bro, you playing football, you're making $30 million a year, you're making X amount of Money. I wish I made that kind of money. Because the people think money solves everything.

[Ryan Seacrest]

It don't.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It don't, don't. Because I promise you, there's disappointment, there's heartbreak that even no amount of money can absolve you from, that can shield you from. And so look, Tyreek is human. And all humans have emotions. Now, it takes different stimuli to trigger emotions, but the right stimulus will tremble. That will elicit sadness, disappointment, joy, heartbreak. Just the way this. We are. We are who we are. Even the toughest. So I, I, I hope. I, I really do. Because I thought, I mean, look, he was, he, I still believe he's a Hall of Famer, but I want to see him bounce back because I think he's one of the most talented receivers that ever played a game. He's special. I'm glad he's not six foot tall. Can you imagine him six foot tall with that speed, with his mindset?

[Ryan Seacrest]

Ocho, if he was 6ft tall, he wouldn't be able to do the things he's doing now at the height he is.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well, hell, look at Randy Moss. God made Randy Moss fix Paul and gave him that speed.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Randy Moss couldn't run routes he ran.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He got 153 touchdowns. He did something. I don't know what he did. Yeah, he caught a lot of jump balls and he caught a lot of goal balls. But no, I mean, Randy wasn't trying to run no speed outs. He wasn't trying to, I mean, he run the hook, he run the smoke route, catching it with a guy like Randy, put the ball in his hands, all that other stuff he looked put the ball in his hands. I'm gonna make you make a decision. How you gonna get him on the ground? Because I got in the ball.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, that man. Every time, every time I think about seeing Randy on the DB off normally, you know the db. Seven yards, three step, read the quarterback after three step, get your ass back on the receiver, man. Randy, the dude is seven yards off. Randy take three steps. He done close the cushion and threw his hand up.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, the DB still in his damn backpedal, man. What the are you doing?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey. And then, you know, the fade was coming on on the goal line inside the five.

[Ryan Seacrest]

You know the fade and there was nothing you could do. Yeah, nothing you could do.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But, But Tyree could get it figured out. Yeah, he'll get it figured out. Patrick Mahomes says Travis Kelce doesn't seem like the player. Seems like a player on his last ride. If it's his last ride. You would never know the way he's talking about football, the way he's talking about working, trying to be even better than he was last year. It doesn't seem like a guy that's on his last ride or he's tired of the job. He's in here, he's working. I know his body feels good. I think he feels better than even last year before going into last season, just because he's motivated to have an even better year. Yeah, I, I, I think look, you know, new relationship. Ocho, new relationship. You know, he's out. You know, she, I'm support my lady. And I think the thing, I think he deep down and so he knows he didn't put it, he didn't put the time in that he needed to. He didn't put that work in. He's putting that work in now. Looked like he, I guess he looked like his body's changed. He's lost some weight. You have to realize they're comparing Trav to a younger Trav. They're not comparing him to laporte and all these other guys. They're comparing to his younger self and what they saw him do. We used to him being the premier tight end in all the football. There's no question who best Travis Kelsey.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now you got other guys now you got LaPorte said, hey, what about me? You got McBride in Arizona saying, what about me? You got Bowers in Oakland. What about me? I mean, excuse me, Las Vegas, what about me? Yeah, kiddo. So you got other guys that like, hold on. Well, it's not a foregone conclusion anymore now, Travis. Hey, I want to stay attached to that, that, that best tight end conversation. And it'll humble you, man.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You got to put that work in.

[Ryan Seacrest]

But also put is one thing, putting in the work, but also he gonna need help as well.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well, I think Rasheed writes being back, you saw Worthy, you see him get better and better and better. Now, if Trav comes back 85% of what he was, 90% of what he was at his absolute best. You got Hollywood Brown back. Question. Nice offense, offensive. The offensive line, what they gonna look like? What's offensive line gonna look like? You know, they drafted offensive tackle out of Ohio State the first round to be a left tackle.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You got Trey Smith, you got Humphrey, you got one of the best centers in football, one of the best right guards in football, but they were lacking at the other position. And it reared his head in the Super Bowl. It did. But I'm glad Travis is putting that time in, you know, but at this point in time, oo, you know, you don't. You don't. I mean, sometimes, you know, but at the end of the day, you take it one year at a time. Now he done got past 10. It's one at a time. It ain't no more, man. I got me five more. I'm taking one at a time. If I get five. Thank you, Jesus. If I get one. If I get two, hell, I got two more than the original number that I set for myself.

[Ryan Seacrest]

At that point, you just pray for. You pray you getting the extra years.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, because, I mean, I wanted five. I was like, man, if I can just get. If I can get me one once I got the one, I was like, man, if I get the five, Ocho. Five years. Once I got the five, I was like, a ten is the goal. I gotta get ten. Let me get to ten once I got the ten. Okay, let me try to get lever. Let me try to get 12.

[Ryan Seacrest]

I'm trying to steal it year after year.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, I sure wanted to steal me one. I don't think I was able to steal one, but I was gonna steal me one. I don't know if it's gonna be 15 or 16, but I was gonna steal one year. They're like, damn sharp. Show don't look the same. I'm not. But them checks the same. I'm not, I'm not. No, no. Shocker. Still run. But y' all just can't get over, like, he went sharp, ain't got the wiggle like he was had.

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[Shannon Sharpe]

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[Chad Ochocinco]

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[Shannon Sharpe]

Julio Jones says he's not rewatched his Super Bowl 51 loss to the Patriots. I had four opportunities the whole game. That's insane. That's ridiculous. Four targets in the super bowl.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Also, Julio gotta understand who you're playing. What does Bill Belichick do best? Take away a team's best offensive weapon. That's what he's trying to do. That's what he always. He's always has done. Regardless of where you line up, Regardless of where you line up, the defensive play call is a. Is made based on where you line up. So he gonna boom number one. He taking that out? Yep, taking out. So, I mean, Julio. I mean, sure, Julio understands that now. And anybody that's going to play against a Bill Belichick defense understands that as well. Hell, when I knew I was playing against the. The Patriots, I didn't get. I didn't get my hopes up. C already knew what time it was. I already knew who's just gonna eat. Whoever the third receiver was, they gonna eat. He just understand that going to those.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Games, I just didn't get when they got that lead, why they wouldn't run the football. But people say, well, you do what you did when you got what got you there. But you got to be smart. You got to be smart. Ocho and Kyle wasn't smart. And it falls on dq, too, because he's the head coach. All right, run it. Hey, don't be afraid to run it here. Just to keep throwing the ball, stopping the clock. Why that? Yeah, they're not getting over that. And plus, re watching it does not change the outcome.

[Ryan Seacrest]

You probably don't want to. You probably don't want to relay that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hell no.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Want to relay that. Don't want to rehash it. Then you watch it. And you only have four targets. I mean, there's really nothing to see. You had a great catch on the sidelines, though. Phenomenal catch. I'm sure you've seen that replay over and over and over. But losing a game like that, being up 23 and still losing. I mean, nobody wants to rehash or relive that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Cause ojo. But at that point when Julio made that spectacular catch, they're in Field goal range.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Run the ball. Why would you throw it? Why run the ball. Kick the field goal. Walk it off.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah. Hey, why did Russell Wilson not change the play call to goddamn run? Play and run. I'm betting on Marshall lynching. Okay. They stopped him the first time. I'm betting.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Make them stop him again.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Make him stop him again. I'm betting. Listen, you're going to have to show me for sure I ain't putting the ball.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And if I can't get it in, I don't deserve to win the ball game. But if you go back and think about it. Ocho, they emptied the backfield, so Marshawn is not even a threat to run the football.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

At least you got to have him back there so he's a threat.

[Ryan Seacrest]

And give them something to think about.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes. Yes. Coach Brian Schottenheimer said they are making changes to the cadence. Sounds like there'll be no more. Here we go. There it went.

[Ryan Seacrest]

They changed it. Hey, that was dope, man. But outside. Outside of the defense being able to time it, I mean, that would be the only.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, man. No.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Here we go. Hey, I think that's. That would be the only.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, just say sit. Hut. Everybody tried to try to. Some things you just get. It's like, you know what, Ocho? Everybody trying to get. Everybody's trying to get like a recording contract or a new recording contract. Singing the national anthem. It's the national anthem. To sing it and sit your bass. Sit your ass down. Everybody want to go up there and try to sing, but make it. Draw it out. Two or three. Two minutes. Three minutes. Come on. If you singing that. For the most part, if you sing a national anthem, you probably already got a contract. Especially if it's a big. A big, you know, big event, you know, Super Bowl, All Star game, World Series and playoffs. Yada, yada, yada. Come on, now. Everybody tried to dress it up. The. The cadence. Blue 19. Blue 19 said hut or you are audible. We had blue 59 razor. Blue 59 razor. But they did. They doing too much. They're doing too much.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Well, I couldn't even hit it. Hey. I couldn't even hit a damn canyon. I just watched the ball.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I had to hit a cadence because there sometimes. But I was the guy. And I had to run. I had to run the adjust route. I had to run the seven route, right? So I needed the. I. I needed to hear. But for the most part, like when I'm in. When I was at tight end now, obviously, you know, they changed the play, and I already knew I was hot, so I'm just. I'm seeing what. What they got joshing around. Okay? Right. They brought two to my side. They brought one to my side. TDs and TDs figured them up. They got to bring two to make me hot. Hey, they bring something backside. That doesn't. That doesn't impact me.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Right?

[Shannon Sharpe]

But there are. Sometimes we go into a game, hey, if you go, hey, Pete, they bring. They might bring. They might only bring one. One side, but if they bring the guy backside, just. If you see him coming, just. Just turn around or something, you give him a look. But Ocho, a fan records himself running on the field during the Yankees angel game. Ocho, you said you want to try everything. What the chance wants to know when you're going to try to run on the field during the game.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Wait, he ran on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

There you go. Right there.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Did they catch him?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, yeah, they caught him.

[Ryan Seacrest]

And you know what's funny?

[Shannon Sharpe]

What.

[Ryan Seacrest]

What's taking. What's taking security so long to get to him, man?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ocho, you make it seem like the security guards at one point in time were football players. Attract athletes. You've seen them.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Oh, he got away.

[Shannon Sharpe]

They called him. They got him. See?

[Ryan Seacrest]

Oh, hey, listen, I'm not. Listen, I'm not. I'm not. I'm not going to embarrass security like that, man, because you know it good and well. They. They not catching me. Let's. Let's start there. The fact that I'm still active, still running, still playing soccer at a very, very good level. Not elite level, but at a very, very good level. It would. No. And I don't want to make headlines for the wrong reason. If I'm.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Make them.

[Ryan Seacrest]

If I'm making a headline, it's gonna be for some good.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay?

[Ryan Seacrest]

All right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It's time for our final segment of the evening. It's time for Q and A. Mark Monroe said from Seattle, we shall be returning to the NBA soon. For now, we'll just keep innovating the world for you all. Yes, Mark. It's been reported that Seattle and Las Vegas are the two favorite to get the new two teams, and they're looking around $6 billion for that. I'm sure the. The 30 other owners are like, yeah, Seattle, y' all got it. Vegas, y' all got it. Mark, again, thank you for your donation. And, yeah, see, I mean, yeah, we don't. We. Seattle was a good base. Seattle was Seattle. I remember the supersonics when they had the Rain Man Sean Camp. And they had Gary Payton. Dental Shrimp was up there for a while. Jack Sigma. I remember when they won the championship with Gus Johnson. They called him the Wizard. Dennis Johnson. They had really good teams. Had some really, really, really good teams. Mark, are you going to be a season ticket holder? As a matter of fact, I went to a SuperSonics game when I was visiting the Seahawks. I was a free agent in 2002. I went to a game. They took it took me to a game. I'm trying to think. I think Ray Allen was still there. Was Rally still there in 2002? I want to say he was. Who's on the team in 2002? Rashad Lewis. It was. Yeah, it was like in March. Who's on the team then? Was GP on the team? He had to be. Oh, was with the Lakers? Nah. Okay. Was anybody else on the team? Good. Oh, yeah. Wow. Yeah. I don't know. That was so long ago. I. I don't. Like I said, I don't even really remember. I don't even know if they won a loss. Tyron said, what's up, Uncle Nocho? Is Tyrese Halliburton a superstar? No. I say he's a star, but not a superstar in my opinion. But you know people fierce New Jersey. Ain't no casual buying tick to see no Halliburton. True D underscore Rob. It's obvious nap time showed New York grace. Better to enjoy the victory at home via fight through a riot at the Mecca afterwards. Millions saved. Just make sure you take care of business at home. James Ravalo. Ravalo. Giannis to the Lakers. I'm sure they can bring in bring in a third Dallas as a team to do something stupid and get across the finish line. Robert Vasquez. Hey, either my boy even to pay you off soon as it happened. 5200 pocket change for at least something on the watch. You're gonna have to right now. Love the show. It's 5,900 right now and it's going up $2 a day. Two bucks a day? Oh, yeah, boy.

[Ryan Seacrest]

In this economy?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, I need my money in this economy. I'm in this economy, too. Think about how long you owe me, Ocho.

[Ryan Seacrest]

I know, but think about all the things I had to go through since I owed you.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You and me both. Sir Kate. Sir Kate. My guys. Two question. If Kyle Pierce has another lackluster season, what's his future looking like with the Falcons? And should Trey Hendrickson play sit out or ask for a trade? If the Bengals don't play him. Pay him what he's earned. No. And if he has another lackluster season, I don't think they picked up the 50 option on Kyle Pitts trying to make him motivated. Yeah. If he has another lackluster season, he will not be in Atlanta after this season. That being said, Trey Henderson, it's hard to see. I think he plays, but not before he sets out the first half to get that accredited season.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Oh, I see what you mean. Yeah, he died. You know what? I don't know what he's gonna do. But I know one thing. When it comes to business, if you're serious about your money, if they know you love the game of football, they will play with you.

[Shannon Sharpe]

They sure will.

[Ryan Seacrest]

They will play with you because they know you love it and they know you can't stay away from it. So in order for you to get your money, if you really serious about business, you're gonna have to put that love for the game aside.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You do.

[Ryan Seacrest]

And really.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Shit. I use that against you all the time, Ocho. I know. Yeah.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Oh, there you go. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. They gonna bet against you every time.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Elvis, Elvin, Milkin, Milking. Ocho, you need to come see. You need to come to Cincinnati to watch your guy kai Kamara at FCC wearing 85 for you.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Oh, yeah, that's my guy Kai. That Kai. Kai's my guy, man. He just, just signed the FC Cincinnati. I gotta. I gotta get out to a game. I gotta get out to a game very soon, Very soon. I'll be out there.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Leo the Rose Shout out Nightcap Mobs Ash Uncan. Ocho, did you see the OKC win coming? And what do you think next? I think they're going to be favored over whomever they face in the NBA Finals. I don't know. I. I think they put a graphic up on the screen that they split OKC and Indiana. I think they both won two games this season. I think they split this season, so it'll be interesting. But I think. I think OKC is going to be favored. They look like the best team in the. In the playoffs this year. They went seven games with Denver, blew that game wide open. This series wasn't really much of a series. They won going away. And if they were to win the series, that mean right now they got the largest margin of victory of anybody that's been in the playoffs. They're winning by like 13, 14 points a game, so they're going to be favored. D Chat Uncle Nocho. Love the show. Thanks for bringing great content on a nightly basis. Guys, can you give a shout out to my son Jameer and his good friend jj? These two guys will be graduating from high school tomorrow. Do ball. We absolutely can. Jameer and jj, congratulations. Graduating high school. The end of one journey, start of another one. Congratulations guys. Of all the hard work that you guys have put in. And D chat. Thank you guys for your. Thank you for your support and congratulations Jameer and jj. That concludes this episode of Nightcap. I am your favorite unc. Shannon Sharpe, my partner and co host, Liberty City's own Bingo Ring of Fame honoree, Pro bowl or All Pro. That's Chad Ochocinko Johnson. Please make sure y' all hit that subscribe button. Please make sure you go subscribe to the Nightcap podcast feed wherever you get your podcast from. Guys, I want to thank you again. You guys have been so great to us. We're officially 1.77 million, 1,770,000. We could not have done that without you in less than two years. So all the accolades and all the attention that we've received is because of you. And I want to thank you. Ocho wants to thank you and everybody at Nightcap because it's because of your eyes, your ears, and your word of mouth that we've been able to ascend to the height that we've ascended to. So again, thank you. Make sure you check out Shave by La Portier. We have it in stock now. If you can't find it in a city or state near you, we're coming soon, shortly, trust me. Believe me. But if you can't find it, order it online. We'll ship it directly to your door. It's the best tasting VSOP Premium VSOP on the market. Trust me, you won't be disappointed. Make sure you go check out Shay Shay Media, my company on all of its platforms and my clothing company, 84. With 84 being spelled out, the link is pinned in the chat. Supplies are limited and once they're gone, they're gone. And so please grab yours while supplies last. The Knicks stay alive. Force Game 6111 to 94 over the Indiana Pacers at home. They returned on Saturday to Indiana. Jalen Brunson was sensational. 12 of 18, 4, 7 from 3. Perfect from the free throw line, 32 points, Cat 24, 11, got 11 from OG, 12 from Mikhail Bridges. And Josh Hart chipped in off the bench with 12 points and 10 rebounds. And they win 111 to add 94 to force a game six back in Indiana. I'M up. He's Ocho. We're back Saturday, right? We're back Saturday. Will Indiana close it out and face OkC? Or can the New York Knicks force a game seven? Check us out after game on Sunday. I'm unk. He's ocho the volume your dream getaway welcome in starts at the airport. With Amex Platinum, you get access to the Centurion Lounge, where you can find space to send off that last work email, fill up on premium dining, and finally relax for up to three hours before takeoff. You might even wish your layover could last just a little longer. Flight to Mexico now boarding.

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[Chad Ochocinco]

Hey, it's Ryan Seacrest for Albertsons and Safeway. Now through June 24th. Score hot summer savings and earn four times the points. Look for in store tags on items like General Mills cereal, Chobani Greek yogurt, Pillsbury Crescent rolls, cinnamon rolls and biscuits, Haagen Dazs ice cream, Lindor chocolate truffles, Tillamook ice cream and Cove probiotic sodas. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event. Long savings. Shop in store or online for easy drive up and go, pickup or delivery subject to availability restrictions. Visit Albertsons or Safeway.com for more details.

[Shannon Sharpe]

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