Nightcap - Hour 2: Stephen A. Smith, Sterling Sharpe HOF, Jayden Daniels ROTY

Summary

Podcast Summary: Club Shay Shay – Hour 2: Stephen A. Smith, Sterling Sharpe HOF, Jayden Daniels ROTY

Podcast Information:

• Title: Club Shay Shay
• Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts, The Volume, and Shay Shay Media
• Description: NFL legend Shannon Sharpe—3x Super Bowl champion and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame—sits down with the biggest athletes, celebrities, and influencers to discuss their accomplishments, challenges, and everything in-between.
• Episode: Nightcap - Hour 2: Stephen A. Smith, Sterling Sharpe HOF, Jayden Daniels ROTY
• Release Date: February 12, 2025

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1. Interview with Matt Patricia: Coaching, MVP Race, and Super Bowl Predictions

Introduction to Matt Patricia: Former NFL head coach Matt Patricia joins the conversation, bringing his extensive coaching experience and insights into the current football landscape.

Coaching Experiences and Family Priorities (05:29 - 06:29): Matt shares his recent endeavors, including coaching on YouTube and engaging with his family after spending a year in Philadelphia without them.

• Matt Patricia (05:29): “Yeah. Just an interesting year, you know, kind of Coach Belichick and I do a little coaching on YouTube, which was fun.”

MVP Race Discussion: Saquon Barkley vs. Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson (06:03 - 07:45): The conversation shifts to the ongoing MVP debate. While many are leaning towards Lamar Jackson, Matt advocates for Saquon Barkley's exceptional performance.

• Matt Patricia (06:43): “I'm going to go the other direction. I'm going. Saquon Barkley. MVP, Saquon Barkley. I mean, this guy was doing stuff.”
• Matt Patricia (07:04): “He ran, and I saw him do a reverse leapfrog over another human, like a professional athlete. That is the most amazing thing I've ever seen.”

Building Trust with Players (07:45 - 08:44): Matt discusses the importance of trust between coaches and players, emphasizing respect, appreciation, and personal growth.

• Matt Patricia (08:04): “They just want to know that you're going to help them get better. They want to know that you're trying to do everything you can to elevate their play and do everything you can to, you know, grow them as young men.”

Super Bowl 59 Predictions: Eagles vs. Kansas City (09:12 - 10:00): Matt predicts the outcome of Super Bowl 59, favoring the Philadelphia Eagles due to their robust defense and offensive line.

• Matt Patricia (09:25): “So there are two teams right now in NFL Super Bowl history that have had the number one defense and the NFL's leading rusher. Philadelphia is one right now.”

Coach Belichick's Transition to College Coaching (10:01 - 11:07): The discussion touches on Coach Bill Belichick's move to coach at the college level, with Matt expressing optimism about Belichick's potential impact.

• Matt Patricia (10:11): “He's going to coach in a way that... prepare those guys for the next level, you know, and I think that'll be a tremendous, amazing opportunity for those guys to learn from him.”

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2. Sterling Sharpe's Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction: An Emotional Journey

Emotional Reflections on Induction (17:27 - 37:09): Shannon Sharpe delivers a heartfelt homage to his brother, Sterling Sharpe, during the Hall of Fame induction ceremony. He delves deep into their relationship, Sterling's legacy, and the emotional journey of induction.

• Shannon Sharpe (17:35): “It's been a long day and even longer trying to get here from over there, but thank you for staying. Hopefully we can get you out of here.”
• Shannon Sharpe (25:06): “I didn't want this. This is not something I wished on myself... being there and seeing my friends that are in the Hall of Fame were more excited than me right now.”

Brotherly Bond and Legacy (31:03 - 37:09): Shannon recounts personal anecdotes highlighting Sterling's influence on his life, their shared experiences, and Sterling's unwavering support.

• Shannon Sharpe (35:08): “We are brothers, but we are one side of the same coin... I followed him.”
• Shannon Sharpe (37:09): “We’re brothers, we’re a lot alike, but we’re very different. Because I've always had to fight.”

Honoring Sterling's Achievements: Shannon emphasizes Sterling Sharpe's impact on the game, their family's pride, and the honor of being the first brothers inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

• Shannon Sharpe (37:14): “If you go in the Hall of Fame, are you gonna do like everybody else and thank God because you think God wanted you to be a Hall of Famer?”

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3. Interviews with Michael Pittman Jr. and Jaden Daniels: Seasons, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Michael Pittman Jr.'s Season Reflections (40:31 - 47:34): Wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. discusses his individual performance, team challenges, and strategies for playoff success.

• Michael Pittman Jr. (40:36): “We have to have those tough conversations as, you know, like, just like, as men.”
• Michael Pittman Jr. (44:41): “I think that my next step is being able to recognize coverage at a level that a quarterback can.”

Jaden Daniels as Rookie of the Year (47:34 - 53:36): Quarterback Jaden Daniels shares his experiences as a standout rookie, the pressures of increased expectations, and the importance of continuous improvement.

• Jaden Daniels (48:37): “Don't get complacent. And I think the veterans that I had, like one person I really lean on a lot is Bobby Wagner.”
• Jaden Daniels (50:02): “Support system, mom, dad, like friends, family, everybody knows me for me.”

Team Dynamics and Improvement Areas (51:20 - 53:36): Both athletes discuss the team's performance, injury impacts, and necessary acquisitions to bolster their roster for future success.

• Jaden Daniels (52:17): “I think for us, it's like, if you look at. I think I've seen some. We got like 20, some free agents like that on the team.”
• Michael Pittman Jr. (50:41): “How do you keep a level head and to understand that, yes, I understand what comes along with Jaden Daniels, but I don't get outside of who I am, man.”

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Matt Patricia (06:43): “I'm going to go the other direction. I'm going. Saquon Barkley. MVP, Saquon Barkley. I mean, this guy was doing stuff.”

• Matt Patricia (07:04): “He ran, and I saw him do a reverse leapfrog over another human, like a professional athlete. That is the most amazing thing I've ever seen.”

• Matt Patricia (08:04): “They just want to know that you're going to help them get better. They want to know that you're trying to do everything you can to elevate their play and do everything you can to, you know, grow them as young men.”

• Matt Patricia (09:25): “Philadelphia is one right now. I like their physicality, the toughness. I think that's going to be a great game.”

• Shannon Sharpe (17:35): “It's been a long day and even longer trying to get here from over there, but thank you for staying. Hopefully we can get you out of here.”

• Shannon Sharpe (25:06): “I didn’t want this. This is not something I wished on myself.”

• Michael Pittman Jr. (44:41): “I think that my next step is being able to recognize coverage at a level that a quarterback can.”

• Jaden Daniels (48:37): “Don't get complacent. And I think the veterans that I had, like one person I really lean on a lot is Bobby Wagner.”

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Conclusion

This episode of Club Shay Shay offers deep insights into the world of professional football through the lens of seasoned coaches and rising stars. Matt Patricia provides valuable perspectives on coaching philosophies, the intricacies of the MVP race, and strategic predictions for Super Bowl 59. The emotional segment honoring Sterling Sharpe highlights the profound personal bonds within the NFL community. Additionally, interviews with Michael Pittman Jr. and Jaden Daniels shed light on the challenges and aspirations of current players striving for excellence. Through engaging discussions and heartfelt moments, the episode encapsulates the passion and dedication that drive the sport forward.

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Coming to the stage next, former NFL head coach Matt Patricia. Matt.

[Matt Patricia]

Hey. Damn.

[DraftKings Representative]

Coach. God, Coach. Drawing him like Whit Polioski. Coach, you all right?

[Matt Patricia]

Hey Coach, how we doing?

[Stephen A. Smith]

Doing good, Coach.

[Matt Patricia]

It's good to see you.

[Stephen A. Smith]

You looking good man.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Thank.

[Matt Patricia]

Trying great.

[DraftKings Representative]

I had to get all that off.

[Stephen A. Smith]

You look good. Thank you. You look darn good Go ahead.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

You can take it off time.

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[DraftKings Representative]

You want to start it off?

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You want me?

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Well, you look good.

[Stephen A. Smith]

It's obvious.

[DraftKings Representative]

Let's talk about the obvious. Yeah, go.

[Narrator]

I mean, what's really going on?

[Matt Patricia]

Yeah, just interesting year, you know, kind of Coach Belichick and I do a little coaching on YouTube, which was fun.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Right.

[Matt Patricia]

Wrote a TV show that, you know, that we got to get out and kind of do some fundamentals, all that stuff that we like to talk about. So, you know, it was a lot of fun. I got to see Chad every week, which is great. Get his McDonald's every single day. Make sure we get you fed.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Right?

[Interviewer]

Absolutely. Coaching.

[DraftKings Representative]

What's.

[Interviewer]

What's next as far as coaching is concerned? Is there anything that you like to do? Is anything on the table from a coaching perspective?

[Matt Patricia]

Yeah. You know, right now, I'm kind of just. I'm. I'm trying to be dad, you know, I got three kids, and I spent last year in Philly, and that was great. My family was not with me, and my oldest son, he went from, like, here to here between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I was like, I kind of. I need to be home. So, you know, I'm doing this, which is great. You know, get to hang out and talk football, which I love to do. Get to see a lot of people that I haven't seen a long time.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So.

[Matt Patricia]

A lot of fun coaches at heart.

[Interviewer]

Before you go MVP tonight.

[Matt Patricia]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

They gave it to Josh Allen.

[Matt Patricia]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

With the numbers and the stats that Lamar Jackson put up this season.

[Matt Patricia]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

Your thoughts?

[Matt Patricia]

You know, I'm going to go the other direction. I'm going. Saquon Barkley. Mvp, Saquon Barkley. I mean, this guy was doing stuff. I saw. I sat with my son and he ran, you know, defensive guys.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Right.

[Matt Patricia]

So we appreciate this.

[DraftKings Representative]

Right.

[Matt Patricia]

So he ran, and I saw him do a reverse leapfrog over another human, like a professional athlete.

[DraftKings Representative]

Yeah.

[Matt Patricia]

And I looked at my son, I said, you will never see that again. That is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. And I think his. Yeah, I mean, he has been unbelievable.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Right.

[Matt Patricia]

And I think everything that he's brought and you guys can appreciate. You guys are great. You guys are, I mean, obviously, like, humbled to be even sitting with. You guys are unbelievably great players, and you all did this on your teams, and we know what great players look like.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Right.

[Matt Patricia]

Those are the guys that elevate everyone around them. You know, they're the guys that take good players and make them great players. The guys that are average players and make them good players and bring that team together. And I think he's done that in Philly. I think his humility and his excitement, his general joy that he has to watch his team succeed. I mean, I love it. I love that.

[DraftKings Representative]

Coach, how do you build trust with a player? Because they say, you know, this is a player's need. And the players seemingly are getting younger and younger, and it's different. I mean, you can't coach players like.

[Narrator]

They could in time.

[DraftKings Representative]

We talk about this all the time. You can't coach players like we got coached when we was in the league and when we were growing up, so. But how do you build that trust with players?

[Matt Patricia]

Yeah, you know, I kind of look at, like I'm on, like my fourth generation of NFL player. You know, my old heads, when I coached linebackers was like, Teddy Bruski, Mike Vrabel, Junior Seau, Willie McGinnis, Roosevelt Colvin, Larry Izzo, Chad Brown. My room, I'd walk in my room. I wasn't sure if we were going to coach or fight. I got to know because it was like alpha dog central. But I think the biggest thing that everybody wants, they just. They want to know that you're going to help them get better. They want to know that you're trying to do everything you can to elevate their play and do everything you can to, you know, grow them as young men. And I think that's what we got to do. And, you know, look, you got to make sure you go in and tell them how much you appreciate them, how much you respect what they do. You know, you guys are different. Like, I didn't.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

I can't play.

[Matt Patricia]

So, you know, I can coach, but I'm not in between those white lines, you know, So I need to do everything I can do. And this is what kept me up late, to make sure that you can go out and perform your best. And that's why I didn't sleep every week, because I was like, there's no way. I'm going to let you know, you go in between those white lines and do everything that you do at an unbelievable level and risk everything that you risk and make sure that I didn't give you every tool possible I could to make you be successful. Because I just want to see the joy in your face when you get that done right.

[Interviewer]

Sunday, we got a big game. Super Bowl 59.

[Matt Patricia]

Yes.

[Interviewer]

You've been around the game of football for a very long time.

[Matt Patricia]

Yes.

[Interviewer]

Offensive side of the ball, defensive side of the ball. If I'm a bet man who I put my money on.

[Matt Patricia]

Yeah, I am Eagles all the way. I'll say this. So there's two teams right now in NFL super bowl history that have had the number one defense and the NFL's leading rusher. Philadelphia is one right now. The other one was the 92 Cowboys, and they won. So, you know, look, defense wins championships. I'm on the couch with the defensive guy, so I'm okay. But, you know, I think this is where the, the defense comes through. And, and look, Kansas City, Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, like those are, you know, those are guys keep me up late at night. But I like where Philly's at right now. I like their physicality, the toughness. I think that's going to be a great game.

[Interviewer]

It's going to be a good one.

[Stephen A. Smith]

How you think, Coach, we just presented the NFL Coach of the Year together. How do you think Coach Belichick is going to do at the college level?

[Matt Patricia]

Well, I'll tell you what. I know North Carolina is excited, and I know those kids are excited. I think those kids are going to be coached in a way that, you know, look, he's going to teach. He's going to take the extreme complex, and he's going to boil it all the way down into something really simple that they can understand, and he's going to prepare those guys for the next level, you know, and I think that'll be a tremendous, amazing opportunity for those guys to learn from him.

[Stephen A. Smith]

I just told him over here, just chit chatting. As a coach, I saw that you went on the road and you went to home visits. As you know, I don't do home visits.

[DraftKings Representative]

But he said, he said, I've been.

[Stephen A. Smith]

On the road for a minute. Yeah. So I just, it's just hard for me to think about Coach Belichick doing home visits with kids in high school. That is crazy.

[Matt Patricia]

I mean, imagine you're, you know, you're. That you're in that home and right comes. Here comes Coach Belichick walking through the door. So, you know, that's got to be a great experience for all of them.

[DraftKings Representative]

Coach, thanks for joining us.

[Matt Patricia]

Yeah, Patricia, thanks so much. Appreciate it.

[DraftKings Representative]

Thank you.

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And now, hold on, hold on.

[DraftKings Representative]

Coming to the stage, what's David A. Smith?

[Stephen A. Smith]

I was like, he a stripper or something, the way y'all call him?

[Matt Patricia]

You see the wall? You see the wall?

[Interviewer]

That's that money wall. What they do, baby?

[DraftKings Representative]

Y'all hire.

[Interviewer]

Y'all hire him. Say what I want to be on first take. We got the people. Got the people here in front of you. So I want to get us off.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Oh, you've been working out, too? My dog.

[Interviewer]

What. What day? I want to make sure y'all hear this. What day can I join? First take.

[Stephen A. Smith]

What day you join? First take.

[Interviewer]

What day?

[Stephen A. Smith]

The day I tell you.

[DraftKings Representative]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

Okay, okay, okay. We getting somewhere? That's enough, Right?

[DraftKings Representative]

Is there anything you want to share?

[Stephen A. Smith]

No, not yet. I'm good. Life is good. Life is good. I can't complain. It's good to see y'all. Thank y'all for coming out with my boys. It don't get no better than what they doing. And we know what the hell he been doing, so it's all good. I'm in a. I'm in good company tonight.

[DraftKings Representative]

We've been. We've been talking about this and we've been going back and forth, right? Josh Allen won the mvp.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Yep.

[DraftKings Representative]

Lamar Jackson was first team all Pro quarterback.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Yep.

[DraftKings Representative]

Which is. I'm surprised. I'm shocked that it happened. What are your thoughts?

[Stephen A. Smith]

I'm kind of glad Lamar didn't win it. Well, you gotta let me explain. It's the setup. That's the setup. You got two league MVPs. Every other individual in NFL history who's had two league MVPs have won a Super bowl championship. Lamar, if you will be quiet and let me explain, I will make sure you understand my explanation. What I'm saying is, if he had won three, then the heat on him next year would have intensified even more and we'd highlight his failures more instead of appreciating his greatness more. Josh Allen went in the mvp. Well, congratulations. Now what you going to do? Because we going to talk about you the same way we talked about Lamar Jackson now. Because now you are mvp. Where's your chip? And if we not going to talk about him not having a chip, we can't do that to Lamar Jackson either. That's why I like it, but I don't love it.

[Interviewer]

I understand it.

[Stephen A. Smith]

I like it, but I don't love it. I understand your philosophy. I understand how you flip that. Brilliant. That's what I expect from you. But nevertheless, we can't look down the street and condemn a man about what may happen tomorrow and not applaud what he's done today. Because that man deserves his flowers right now. Regardless of what may happen tomorrow and how we think about him. He was the most valuable quarterback in the NFL. To his team, to our league, to his offense. Am I right or wrong. Mr. Stephen A. Smith. I'll give that to you. But allow me to retort. We walked into this season and we looked at Baltimore and the acquisition of Derrick Henry, and we said, they're monsters. They gonna win the afc. We saw Josh Allen. He lost Stephon Diggs, he lost Gabe Davis. He had a rookie wide out in Keon Coleman. He didn't get Amari Cooper until the middle of the season, and he was balling out up until the last week of the season or so. Shannon and I, along with everybody else, was debating who was the mvp. We were leaning towards Lamar Jackson, but it wasn't like we had summarily dismissed Josh Allen because he had played on an elite level and he didn't have as much to work with. So you're absolutely right with what you're saying. If we're able to look at Lamar Jackson and say there ain't no need to discuss nobody else, because nobody else was even close. But we know that wasn't the case with Josh Allen because of the personnel that he was working with, the absence of expectations, how he had exceeded expectations, and because of that is why I.

[DraftKings Representative]

Feel the way that I feel looking at this game. Kansas City going for an unprecedented three peat. You got the Philadelphia Eagles that were here just two, just three years ago. This is the second time they're here in three years. We know what's at stake. We got Saquon, who had an unbelievable season, offensive offensive player of the year. You got Jalen Hurst, who played unbelievable, had the one turnover, and they end up losing that ball game. If you had to bet your money, who do you like in this game on Sunday?

[Stephen A. Smith]

Well, you don't bet against Patrick Mahomes. You don't bet against Patrick Mahomes. However, if you want to roll the dice and take chances, because there's more money out there to get. If you take a risk. You look at Philly. Philly collectively is the better team.

[DraftKings Representative]

They are.

[Stephen A. Smith]

You look at. And then we talk about Saquon Barkley, 2,005 yards rushing. He's been electrifying. But we didn't mention this enough. Do y'all know their offensive line averages 6ft 6, 300 and like 28 pounds.

[Interviewer]

Big boys up there.

[Stephen A. Smith]

I mean, these brothers plug holes as wide as Broadway on a Sunday morning. If you can do that against Kansas City's defense, Philadelphia Eagles don't win the championship. But I think you got to do that because Patrick Mahomes on the other side, you gonna have to do that in order to win this Game.

[Interviewer]

He really answered the question. Now, if you were a bed man, who you putting your money on?

[Stephen A. Smith]

I would bet on Philly. I would take a chance to bet on Phil.

[Narrator]

Okay.

[Stephen A. Smith]

But I recognize that I'm taking a chance, but I will still bet on Phil.

[DraftKings Representative]

Right, Shane, at you.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Look at your brother.

[DraftKings Representative]

Where? Right there.

[Interviewer]

Hey, what they do hall of Fame on? Oh, man.

[Stephen A. Smith]

What do you do, baby?

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, no, no. Get back like you were.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Knees bad? No, my knee's bad. Thank you very much. It's been a long day and even longer trying to get here from over there, but thank you for staying. Hopefully we can get you out of here. Surely, because I gotta get up early in the morning again, but a tremendous day. It's. It's an honor and a pleasure to follow that guy for. For a change and. And being the first brothers inducted into the Pro Football hall of Fame.

[Interviewer]

Don't you. Don't you cry up here. Don't do that. I want to know. You have to tell me. Tell the people out here. Understanding and knowing all you've been through, where y'all come from, what it took to make it to the NFL, the struggles, having to lead a game early, what this night means to you.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It's kind of interesting, Oaks, because I never wanted to be in the hall of Fame. I never expected to be in the hall of Fame. This is not something I asked for. This is not something I wish for. This is not something I prayed for. Because when I left the game, the only thing anybody ever talked about is what I didn't do. Now, I'm okay with that. I am. I'm okay with what I put on film. I'm okay with that. But. So I never had any expectations. This is not like Christmas to where, you know, you want a skateboard or you want a bike or you want them pair of Jordans. This isn't like that. So for me, today is kind of interestingly surreal because I didn't want this. This is not something I wished on myself. But, you know, being there and seeing my friends that are in the hall of Fame that were more excited than seem like I am right now, but they were genuinely happy. My good friend, Terrell Owens, I. I hope I'm not. I hope I'm not doing anything wrong by putting Terrell's business in the street. But to crop to. And I go way, way, way back to the. Before he even got in the lead. And he was so happy for me that he and I had about a good 45 second moment to where we just kind of. We kind of got wrapped up in each other and the history and the time and all that. So it's been a really good day. Ouch. But let me tell you, I haven't gotten there yet. It's going to take a little more time to get there.

[Interviewer]

Yeah. Congratulations.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Narrator]

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[Shannon Sharpe]

And I know. Thanks. Been a long time since you've seen that guy speechless over here.

[Stephen A. Smith]

You know your little brother loves you, man.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes, he does.

[Stephen A. Smith]

When he talks about you, he talks about the man that the only man that he's ever hoped to be, to measure up to because he knows he couldn't do it. And anybody that knows you and anybody that knows him knows how he feels about you. Me personally. You know how much love I've always had for you.

[Interviewer]

Let's get some tissue back. We need tissue up here.

[Stephen A. Smith]

For those of you who might be too young to remember, we religiously talk about Jerry Rice being the greatest receiver in NFL history. Those who know football before to before Randy Moss, we would all mention him because he was that sensational of a wide receiver. He was big time. And so to then watch you transition into the business before your brother did, you did a hell of a job talking the game of football, teaching the game of football, working with cats in the industry and showing us the way as well and had that pedigree. There's so many people that follow that played in the NFL and now Doing television, you were doing it before most and you were doing exceptionally well. And so for me to see you have this day.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Thank you.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Thank you is well deserved and I'm just happy for you. It's long overdue.

[Narrator]

Thank you.

[DraftKings Representative]

But it's here.

[Stephen A. Smith]

Congratulations. Congratulations.

[DraftKings Representative]

I think the thing is why I get so emotional when people ask why. I say, because I had GPS to get to where I going. Because I had to follow him. You see, he did what he did with no navigational system. He had no MapQuest, he had no Google, he had no instructional manual. I had all of that because I got to walk in his footsteps. A lot of what I learned, almost everything that I learned, I learned from him. My grandfather was very, very hard on my brother, and I didn't understand why until my grandmother said, barney, why are you so hard on Spanky? That's what they call, we call him. He said, mary, everything that little one is going to learn, he's going to learn it from him. It's his job, because we're not going to be around Mary Long. It's his job to teach him how to be a man. It's his job to teach him right from wrong. He's going to follow everything that he does because that's what he sees all the time. For my brother to do what he's done with no guidance, with no instruction manual to get to where he got to get me to where I got. You guys had heard me say, the only man I've ever wanted to be was him. He was my hero, he was my role model. He taught me to shoot a basketball, he taught me to throw a football. He taught me how to catch. He taught me how to tie my shoes. I'm not the man that's sitting before you today. I watched everything that he did. I hung on everything that he said. And then you heard me tell this story that he's only three years older than I, but he's more like my father. My sister's 8 years old and she's more like my mother, because everything that they did was what a mother and a father would do for a child. I'm not here. I'm not the man that I am. I'm not the person that I am. I'm not the friend that I am. I'm not the father that I am. Without seeing how he did things, He's. We're brothers, We're a lot alike, but we're very different. Because I've always had to fight. Everything came so easy to him. I was so Small. They called me Pee Wee. And I just. I could never understood. I never understood why I couldn't beat him in certain things. He was always prouder of things that I did as opposed to what he accomplished. He was much more happy when I got drafted than he did. He went first pick in the seventh round. I mean, first. The seventh pick in the first round. I went seventh round. 192. He was so excited. He would just call and say. I mean, he just. Man, y'all don't know what this moment means. Not just to our family. My mom is going to be extremely excited. I'm extremely excited. A high school coach who coached my mom, who also coached. He and I. Bro, this is a. And God heard prayers. I didn't even know he was listening to. There'll be a time that you and I have a conversation. We'll talk mapping everything out. Guests that you want to bring and the party and the entertainment that you want. Bro, I've said it before, would give every dime, Take myself out of the hall just for you to be in. I measure my life in summers. I don't say years. Say I figure I pretty got. Hopefully pretty healthy. I got 20 summers left. I'm good now. I'm good. Love you. There's only two men guys I've ever told that I love. My son, my brother. It was so hard to keep this a secret. Stephen A. When I got the call and I had to get him to come to my home and they wanted to go do it in Glenville, I said, bro, I hadn't been to Glenville in 13 years. He gonna know something up if I tell him to come down there so I can lured him to the house. Still, he hadn't seen me in my.

[Narrator]

Home in six years.

[DraftKings Representative]

So if I call and I tell him to meet me somewhere, he's gonna think something's wrong. Like, what's up, bro? He's like, what's up? I said, man, just come to the house. He's like, I'm in town. He's like, you are? I said, yeah, bro, I'm good. I'm good. I just, you know, I'm in town and, you know, you close by. And he had surgery on his eye. He had a detached retina. He had a bubble placed in his eye. He almost lost division in his eye about three months ago and said he had some. Some blurred vision in his eye. And he went to the doctor, and the doctor said, we got to perform surgery. They couldn't perform surgery that afternoon because he had Already eaten. So they got him in the next morning. So that's what we've been dealing with. Had a lot on my plate, dealing with that, because I worry. I'm the worrier of the family. I think that's my responsibility now. But, bro, I'm so happy. I'm so proud of you.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'm getting it. I'm getting there. It's. It's hard to explain because you don't want to put your emotions on someone else, but you, you know, And I think that the easiest way to explain it is we've all experienced, I think, Christmas. You have a list, and you're hoping that you could get two, three, or four of those things. I never wished for this. I never wanted this. And I said it tonight out loud for the first time. And the reporter was like, what do you mean you never. I'm like, man, you don't understand. I only wanted to do one thing, and that was play. I didn't want to be an all Pro or Pro Bowler or all that. I just wanted to play. And I got to do that for seven years, and I'm good. And then the hall of Fame comes around and they're like, okay, you've been out five years. You know, Sterling Sharp is on the list of 25. You know, it would be. He would be issuing if he played longer. But they never talked about what I did. And I was like, if it wasn't enough, wasn't enough. I'm okay with that. I slept real good before I found out I was going to the hall of Fame, and I slept good after finding out, but. But I really didn't have any. Any aspirations on wanting this. It is a tremendous honor. I know exactly what that means. I went through it with him, and that was the greatest athletic achievement of my entire life. Was going on that journey with him through the hall of Fame. Me going in will not exceed when he went in. It won't do. It's not going to come close. That was probably the happiest I'd ever been because I knew where he came from. Going to Savannah State, a college. He said he wasn't going to go. That's one of the times that I told him what he was going to do, so I knew how hard he fought. And I mean, there's not a lot of opportunities for us in sports to where. I know what Stephen A's journey was like to get here, or I know what Chad's journey was like to get here. I know what his journey was like. And all my Prayers were for him. I'll embarrass him about one story. I paid all his bills. He was in the NFL. I paid all his bills until my daughter was born. Because that was. That was mine. Because I. I wanted him to always have better than what I had. He had a Mercedes before I did. He couldn't afford one, but he was driving one. And then he wanted to go to a beach party, and he drove my new one and wrecked it.

[DraftKings Representative]

A junkyard.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You jump? Yeah, that's what he said. I junkyard your car, dog. Wait, what? So. So you. You have to understand that. That we are. We. We're brothers, but we are. We're one side of the same coin. We'll say different things differently and we'll do different things differently, but we think alike. And God is truly. You know. And I will tell you this story, and I'm gonna be quiet. A guy said to me, if you go in the hall of Fame, are you gonna do like everybody else and thank God because you think God wanted you to be a Hall of Famer? If there is a God. And I said this. I said, my own brother stood up and said, if you would have played longer, there is no question in my mind that we would be the first brothers in the Pro Football hall of Fame. That was in 2011. Since he said that, I have not had one catch, I have not gained one yard, and I have not scored one touchdown. And we are the first brothers in the Pro Football hall of Fame. So you tell me if there's a God and I should give him some glory. And so, you know, for me, that. That is what I'm. I'm. I'm probably most proud of is everybody used to say, you know, Shannon, stop trying to be like him. You can't be like him. Shannon, stop trying to do what he does. Shannon. You can't do what he does. Shannon, stop trying. Imitate him, Shannon. Be your own man, Shannon. I am so happy to say he didn't follow me around. I followed him.

[DraftKings Representative]

Class of 2025 Pro Football hall of famer Sterling Shaw.

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[Hypnotic Representative]

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[DraftKings Representative]

Joining us now, Nightcap, Michael Pittman Jr.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Sir crumbling around here.

[DraftKings Representative]

Here we go, bro. How you doing?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Good, good.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Appreciate you.

[DraftKings Representative]

Congratulations on a great season individually. Not the season that you wanted to have. Team wise. What do you guys need to do in order to have success when you're in the playoffs, you're contending for championship.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Yeah, I mean, that's a really, really tough question.

[Interviewer]

But wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Be honestly correct. Not here.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Okay. Okay.

[Interviewer]

Be straight up. Like we in the Barbershop now.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Matt Patricia]

All right.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

So we have to have those tough conversations as, you know, like, just like, as men. Right.

[DraftKings Representative]

And.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

And we need to call guys up, right? Like, just, like, not, like, calling them out. I just, like, call them up to. To, like, our stand.

[DraftKings Representative]

We expect more.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Yeah.

[DraftKings Representative]

And.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

And that starts with everybody. Like, that starts with me. That starts with every single person. And we just got to find ways to close that gap because there's so many games that, like, you know, like, just. We were so close, and we just let it slip.

[Interviewer]

Now, I got a question. Now, you speak about that gap, right? And obviously, everyone's goal at the beginning of the season is you want to compete to be in San Francisco this year, coming up next year, obviously.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

What gaps do you think need to be filled in from an acquisition standpoint, offensively or defensively that can help you guys get to that end goal?

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Honestly, I think that we have a lot of our core guys.

[Jaden Daniels]

Right.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

And, like, before I can focus on anybody else, like, I got to focus on everything that I got to do. Like, I didn't have my best season. I mean, now there are some things that happened, but just. Just, like, focusing, like, on myself, like, I have to do things to produce in any type of situation. Injury, like, just, like, you know, like, just, like, guys are, like, out there hurt, too.

[Jaden Daniels]

Right, Right.

[DraftKings Representative]

There was a lot made in the situation. I think it was the Texans game. Your quarterback scrambled. He ended up taking himself out of the game. I guess there was a team meeting. There were conversations that were had. The coach ended up benching him for a couple of a game. Not a week. Couple of. He got benched one game, a couple of games. And then I think Flacco filled in or whomever came in for him. What was those conversations like? Because I'm telling you, as a player, have been in the locker room, has been a leader. That's frowned upon when we feel a guy left us out there to drive. Because the one thing is, it's kind of like we do there's nothing compared to the military. So military folks, don't get me wrong, but it's like we leave no man behind is that we're out here together, we're going to fight together, we're going to win together, we're going to lose together, but the one thing we're not going to do is leave the other guys behind. What was that conversation that you had to have with your quarterback? Because I believe he's going to be there for an extended period of time. Michael Pittman Jr. And you know you guys are going to need him.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Yeah, we had a. So we actually had all of our team, so all of our team leaders from every single position group and. And we kind of had a hour long meeting and, and we talked about everything. Like it wasn't just centered around that. Like it was everybody. But I think that was a good learning experience for him to know that that is not the standard and that he can't do that and stuff like that. So it's all just learning. And I think that he handled that period of time well because everybody was like crashing on him. Right. So we saw him show up earlier, we saw him put in more work and like kind of do the things necessary to kind of earn everybody's trust back.

[DraftKings Representative]

I like that. I like that. Did you notice the difference from that time, that before that to the time that happened to after that? Did you notice a noticeable improvement in it?

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Absolutely. Like from like just like after that benching. I felt like he came out and he really was playing a lot better.

[Stephen A. Smith]

You know.

[Interviewer]

I got a question. People at home, people are watching. We always get to see the finished product.

[Narrator]

Right.

[Interviewer]

The finished product of a player and what they do. You get to see them on Sundays. What do you think you need to work on as far as your game is concerned and how you can better being a better receiver?

[Hypnotic Representative]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

I know you're not where you want to be.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely. I think that my next step is being able to recognize coverage at a level that a quarterback can. Right. Because like, I mean like I can see coverage but. But like I see like half of the field.

[DraftKings Representative]

Right.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

And, and, and I'm not as good as like, like just like a Patrick Mahomes.

[Jaden Daniels]

Right.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Obviously. Because like he can read the entire field quickly. So just getting like to that point.

[DraftKings Representative]

Yeah, yeah. Any.

[Interviewer]

Anytime before you go. Anytime. If you get to that point, the game slows down tremendously.

[DraftKings Representative]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

No matter how, no matter how many disguises they do, you already know what's coming based off Tendencies and down and distance. But when you get to that point, boy, you're gonna love it.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Yeah.

[DraftKings Representative]

Let me ask you a question. When you go outside and you line up, are you looking across the field at the other side to see what's.

[Narrator]

Going on over there?

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

No. So. So. Well, I mean, I'm really focused on corner nickel safety.

[DraftKings Representative]

Okay.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Right, right.

[DraftKings Representative]

And.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

And then like, if it's corner backer safety, like if it's nickel, dime or like, if that backers, like, are like mugged up, like, it's going to be pressure. But I rarely do I ever get to scan the whole field because, like, I'm thinking about, hey, like I'm gonna give him like this move right here. He brings his hands up, like, I'm gonna do this. If that doesn't work, then I got to do that.

[Jaden Daniels]

Right?

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

So. Yeah.

[DraftKings Representative]

Let me ask you a question. Like, we broke it down. Okay. Down in distance, areas of field for who they have on the field and what dictate kind of the coverage. Now they might switch it up, but down in distance where we on the field, we know 85% of the time they like to run this. Down in distance area of the field where we are, we backed up, we had midfield, we in plus territory, we're in the red zone. So that gave me a little bit of an insight. And I was different because I learned.

[Narrator]

As a tight end, because I'm looking.

[DraftKings Representative]

At, for, I'm looking at fronts. They're going to play certain fronts, they're going to play certain coverages behind certain fronts. Now you're not really looking at that. So now if I can just, if you like, take a look back, like.

[Narrator]

They got four down linemen.

[DraftKings Representative]

Okay, Blah, blah, blah. They got, they playing nickel, four, two, five.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay.

[DraftKings Representative]

They playing, they're playing dime. They're playing four, one, six. Okay. It'll give you a tip. It'll give you a heads up of what the potential is. Not always, don't go chasing ghosts, but you'll have a extra, just that extra step and, you know, sometime a half an inch is all it takes between you being open. Oh, yeah.

[Interviewer]

That's all it is.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Oh, yeah.

[Interviewer]

Most definitely.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Thank you for that.

[DraftKings Representative]

Yeah. So what you're doing down for super.

[Narrator]

Bowl, what are you promoting?

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Yeah, so I'm here with Toyota. I've actually been working with them for a whole year now. So we're down here supporting the future generation of athletes. And then they also have something for fans here at the super bowl experience where they can go sit in cars with Team Toyota athletes. So like, just like it's a really cool deal.

[Interviewer]

That's dope. That's dope.

[DraftKings Representative]

Hey, Michael, appreciate you. Tell your dad I say hello.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Absolutely.

[DraftKings Representative]

Thank you, guys. Glad you're doing well, man. Congratulations. Continued success.

[Interviewer]

Oh, yeah.

[DraftKings Representative]

And good luck next year, man. Hey, better when the Colts are in the playoffs.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Yes, sir.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Thank you.

[DraftKings Representative]

Thank you. Jaden Daniels, who's going to be the runaway rookie of the year after an outstanding season. He did something very, very unique that very few rookies have ever done. He's led his team to two road playoff wins as the de facto leader. He wasn't relying on his defense. They put a lot on his plate and he ate. I expect to see big things from this young man in the future. Congratulations on a great seed. Jaden. When you look at what you've done, the expectations now, you have to improve.

[Narrator]

And build on what you've done.

[DraftKings Representative]

You can't become complacent because you understand what is expected of you now. Only because they're talking about, man, this guy. Who's to say he's not a top five quarterback as we sit here and speak currently. What does Jaden Daniels need to do to improve to make sure this year wasn't a fluke?

[Jaden Daniels]

Man, I just think like you said, don't get complacent. And I think the veterans that I had, like one person I really lean on a lot is Bobby Wagner.

[DraftKings Representative]

Okay. He wags.

[Jaden Daniels]

So that's my, that's my guy.

[Narrator]

Man.

[Jaden Daniels]

We have conversations. They just teach me little things. I remember like shout out to him. I remember like we played a couple games and rogue game, we'll get back late, you know, you tired, everything. And he pulled me aside like, man, let's go get, let's go get in these tubs. So we, we up there like 3 o'clock in the morning.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Wow.

[Jaden Daniels]

Making sure your body's back right. But just little stuff like that, like never thinking that you know too much. There's always room to grow. So I mean outside you always get better. Technically, stuff like that. It's a blessing. I get to be in the system that I was with Cliff another year.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes.

[Jaden Daniels]

So I can improve on that within that system. But just learning how to be a pro, you know, it's my first full off season, so I was like, okay, I gotta figure out, have a schedule like this is what I'm gonna do is my ramp up period ota stuff like that. And just always had a hunger to get better.

[DraftKings Representative]

How do you block out the noise because obviously there's gonna be a lot that comes along with what you've been able to do. Yeah, your quarterback in the NFL, we know what comes along with the most important position in all of pro sports. So now the endorsements are gonna come now. More fame, more adulation, more praise, everybody. Hey, cuz, what's up? Everybody's a friend now. Everybody's a family member now. And as your mom said, she's like, look, I know the women are coming, but hey, my son got a Heisman polls. I got one too.

[Narrator]

I'm still throw all out the way.

[DraftKings Representative]

How do you keep a level head and to understand that, yes, I understand what comes along with Jaden Daniels, but I don't get outside of who I am, man.

[Jaden Daniels]

I just think it comes like you said, support system, mom, dad, like friends, family, everybody knows me for me. And it's not here like, okay, let me ride his coattail and stuff like that. So that's a big part. But also it's a time to play for everything. It's gonna be a time to have fun, right? It's gonna be a time to go out there and party, you know, make some money, do this, that and the third. But the main thing, man, none of this happened. You don't ball on the field, right? So that's the main thing. Like, how do I get better to continue the success? And knowing like, all right, first year is that, like, everybody's gonna have a full off season to watch it fail for year two. So it's like, man, I gotta improve on different things and get better myself.

[Interviewer]

Listen though, when you talk about that improvement, right, you guys were able to make the NFC championship. What pieces to the puzzle do you think you. You guys need to add to make your job a little easier so the bulk or the weight of getting things done isn't always on your shoulders.

[DraftKings Representative]

Yeah, man.

[Jaden Daniels]

I think for us, it's like, if you look at. I think I've seen some. We got like 20, some free agents like that on the team. So I mean, we gotta, we gotta bring somebody. We gotta bring some people back. So I think overall, just in general, man, we gotta. We gotta get some people in. We gotta bring people back. But I focus on my job, man. My job is to get better. Whoever they bring in, we holding up to this standard that we set with dq. And they said, and I let the front office do what they do.

[DraftKings Representative]

Coaching stage right now is The San Francisco 49ers All Pro linebacker, one of the best defensive players in all of football. Fred Warner, what happened this year? Because you guys were in the suit, y'all, you guys were in this situation just last year, right? This year, some injuries. What happened? What does the 49ers need to do to get back in this position and what happened this year?

[Jaden Daniels]

Yeah, I mean, everybody talks about the injuries, right? I think it just, when you go, when you go through the whole year, things just unraveled at the exact wrong time. I think you call it right. We thought we had a chance to really get back on track mid season. We get Christian back, right? You know, we won a big game on the road against Buccaneers, Buffalo. We think we can come bounce back off their bad game against Green Bay. He gets hurt, we lose guys on.

[DraftKings Representative]

The D line, we lose Trent, we.

[Jaden Daniels]

Lose BA like, all these, all these injuries kind of just happened at the wrong time and we just weren't able to continue to compete at a high level. So we got to get back, man. We got to get back on track this off season, get guys healthy and get that, get that dog back in us.

[Interviewer]

Now when you, when you think about the off season, right, Are there any pieces, any acquisitions that you see fit that can help and bolster the defensive side of the ball, the offensive side? Are you, are you happy with the core guys you guys have?

[Jaden Daniels]

I mean, I see Miles Garrett asking for a trade.

[DraftKings Representative]

I'm like, hey, hey, hey, look, we.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

Was just helping it up at the Pro Bowl.

[DraftKings Representative]

Yeah, I don't know, man.

[Jaden Daniels]

I love my team. I love who we have, right? You always looking for more, more pieces.

[Michael Pittman Jr.]

You know, more improvement.

[DraftKings Representative]

Of course.

[Jaden Daniels]

You know, we need improvement going into next season, of course, based on the season we have. But I love everybody that we got in our locker room. It's going to take everybody just taking a look in the mirror and just taking that next step going to the next season.

[DraftKings Representative]

The volume.

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