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Ocho Cinco
Walter, Walter Nolan.
Hoda Kotb
What do we think about this guy? Good pick.
Ocho Cinco
The tackle.
Michael Strahan
Like you said, though, once you start get, once you get past those first seven, eight picks. Now, if anybody's there that you wasn't expecting to be there.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, right.
Michael Strahan
That's what makes it hard.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
I mean, there's not. I'm taking the best available player, but all of a sudden you expected somebody to go 7 or you expected somebody to go 10, and here they are sitting there 13, 14. Even though I might not need that.
Hoda Kotb
Yep, yep.
Ocho Cinco
The best team, the best team in the draft is on the clock.
Michael Strahan
You look at Philly. Philly had Fletcher Cox, they had Brandon Graham, but they still selected D lineman.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
They get Jaylen Carter, they get Jordan Davis. They get, they get this with it. They get, they get an edge rusher to go with. It's like, what are you doing?
Hoda Kotb
And look what won him the Super Bowl. It was the defensive line getting that Patrick Mahomes. Because you got no answer for it. When you got five, six guys that.
Ocho Cinco
You can go defun. That game is. The Eagles front four were able to get to Patrick Mahomes at will. They didn't blitz the whole damn game.
Hoda Kotb
Not once.
Ocho Cinco
Not once.
Michael Strahan
But Joe, you know this. To get a team out of COVID two, you got to run them out of it. You can't throw a team out of COVID two. No, you got to run them out of it. And so what happened is, and, and, and, and, and Philly played the long game. They're going to get impatient. They ain't going to stick with the run. I know they ran it the first three plays. He got a first down, but they're not going to stick with it. Now once you fall behind.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
And you don't want to stick with the run, you play until they home. Big fan Jo say, just go hunt. Don't even worry about the run.
Hoda Kotb
Well, he knew their defensive line was such a bad matchup for the Chiefs O line that even if they tried to stick with the run, they wouldn't be consistent enough to move it down the field.
Michael Strahan
You got to be in a situation when you play the Eagles, you need to be second, you need to be third and short. You know, you need to get five yard line.
Hoda Kotb
I want to see third and long as a tackle.
Michael Strahan
No, you, you need, you know, you got, you, you got, you got to stay positive.
Hoda Kotb
That's right.
Michael Strahan
You can't have a false start penalty. You can't Play behind the sticks when you played against the Eagles. Hold on. They just got the defensive end from The Eagles. Number 94. He should have been the MVP. He's not there at the Eagles because remember, he went with Shane Steichen.
Hoda Kotb
Huh. Huh. So, okay, they're stacking.
Michael Strahan
Yeah.
Hoda Kotb
Allen on the D line. Looks like Walter may need a bigger hat though. I don't think he was expecting to be an Arizona Cardinal.
Michael Strahan
He might need an eight. I think that's a seven and a quarter. Ojo.
Hoda Kotb
That might be a six and a quarter.
Ocho Cinco
Hey, look, Dray didn't do that.
Michael Strahan
Hey, well, just go ahead and unlock it.
Hoda Kotb
Oh, I think the Bengals are taking Sanders.
Michael Strahan
James Pierce. Where is he from? Edge Rusher. From who? Where? Tennessee. Okay. They definitely need defense. They definitely need defense. What the question is, Ocho?
Ocho Cinco
I did. I didn't know that one.
Michael Strahan
Oh, here we go. Wow. Who?
Hoda Kotb
What is it?
Ocho Cinco
Edge? We going? We're going Defense. It doesn't matter. Huh?
Michael Strahan
They haven't moved Trey Hendrickson.
Hoda Kotb
Yes, Green Bay, because they're not sign him to the contract he deserves.
Michael Strahan
So why are you holding him hostage? Want a first round pick? Nobody's giving you a first round pick for a 31 year old guy.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, and a guy that they're going to have to pay, right? They got to pay him and they got to give a first round pick. And he's probably not going to last that long, Watson. Yeah, but I mean that's the Bengals though. They're just stubborn as this guy.
Michael Strahan
Well, the thing is they wait till the umpteenth hour.
Hoda Kotb
That's right.
Michael Strahan
Just think about it. If you give Jamar Chase, you, you, you had to pay, end up paying 30 more million dollars. Right?
Hoda Kotb
You got to pay him more. If you wait and if you already know he's the guy, why not pay?
Michael Strahan
And he won the triple crown. So how much do you think he was going to pay Chase? Oh, yeah, same thing with T. Yep, yep. And now you got T. You got Hendrickson. Hendrickson like bro, the market is 30 plus middle 30s.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, yeah.
Michael Strahan
17 and a half sack back to back years, Right? First team all pro. I was indeed.
Hoda Kotb
He's got nobody around him either. Imagine if he was on a defensive line like the Eagles or like pair him with Miles Garrett like other guys that are going to pull some blocks from Washington.
Michael Strahan
Now you hear, you hear that Washington might be in play with TJ Watt, but if I can't get TJ Watt, I'll give up a third or fourth round pick for Hendrickson.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, yeah.
Michael Strahan
Yeah, you need to go ahead and load up before Jayden Daniels comes up.
Hoda Kotb
That's right.
Michael Strahan
That's right. You see where the contracts are now? 60 million y. Jayn Daniel is going to be at 65, 70.
Hoda Kotb
Oh, yeah, yeah, for sure. The way the salary cap's rising, easily.
Michael Strahan
Yes.
Hoda Kotb
So you got to win. You got to win and stack your team right now before you have to.
Michael Strahan
Pay him or do like Philly. You see what Philly do? Philly signed their guys at the top of the market, and then in two years, they look at that contract like, wow, he really underpaid.
Ocho Cinco
Hey, they catching him early. They catching him early.
Michael Strahan
Time they look. They got Lane Johnson tied up. They got a Jurgenson tied up. They got Dickinson line tied up. They got my Lotta tied up. They got Jalen Hurts tied up. They got Devonte and A.J. brown tied up. Cause you know that big guy coming, Jaylen Carter.
Hoda Kotb
Oh, yeah. Oh, that brink struck.
Michael Strahan
Yeah, he F to go. He fitted to go past the. The D lineman from Kansas City, Chris Jones. Chris Jones, about 31 and a half.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
He about to go 33.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah, absolutely.
Michael Strahan
Yeah.
Hoda Kotb
Well, Eagles have been smart about signing guys early. You know, I think it's really important you got him in the building. If you know what they're going to be, mock them up before everybody else finds out.
Ocho Cinco
Their time, their timing and ability to do that has been impeccable.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah.
Ocho Cinco
And it's paid off.
Michael Strahan
What helped them is Jalen Carter didn't come back his last year in shape, and he didn't play like he played the year before. Had he come back in shape? He's the first pick in the draft, not the 10th pick in the draft. And so Philly got a steal. They got a guy that had first. First picked talent. Right. Right at the 10th pick.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
You pick it, then.
Hoda Kotb
What do we think?
Michael Strahan
I think they're going edge. They're going defense.
Ocho Cinco
Listen, we going defense no matter what.
Michael Strahan
Stuart, it took Stewart A and M.
Ocho Cinco
Okay, I like it. I like it.
Michael Strahan
And the linebackers upset. He want more money. Hey, oh, Joe, what's 57? Name?
Ocho Cinco
Jermaine Pratt.
Michael Strahan
Yeah, Pratt. Pratt want more money. He picked the wrong year.
Hoda Kotb
Want more money. I want more money.
Michael Strahan
You picked the wrong year to want more money because you had a down year.
Hoda Kotb
I was gonna say tomorrow, Shawana, but he ain't gonna get it.
Michael Strahan
You know the Bengals, like, they love making example out of people.
Hoda Kotb
Yes. Oh, man.
Michael Strahan
I like. I like this. I like. Y'all didn't have no choice but to go defense.
Ocho Cinco
We don't. We don't. Because the problem with us is is we can't beat nobody. Because if we score 60 points, the other team scores 65.
Michael Strahan
Yes.
Ocho Cinco
We ain't got. We ain't got no choice.
Michael Strahan
Guess what? You should go defense in second. Second round, too.
Ocho Cinco
Matter of fact, our whole. Every pick we got, the whole draft.
Michael Strahan
Got to be defense 5, 267, don't you?
Hoda Kotb
Well, they got to show the highlight over the left tackle, didn't they? Oh, boy.
Michael Strahan
Nice. Arm over. Let's see what he got.
Hoda Kotb
Quick first step right there. Nice.
Michael Strahan
Hey, did you pitch him?
Hoda Kotb
Ouch. Here we go. Versatility playing on the other side.
Ocho Cinco
That's nice.
Michael Strahan
Let's see what he got. Okay, he hit a head up. Come on, man. Y'all ain't let the bad split you.
Ocho Cinco
Oh, you go.
Hoda Kotb
Here we go.
Michael Strahan
Oh, you gotta flinch him. Come on. Guard Finger gonna blame the tackle. But after guard.
Hoda Kotb
That's right. You get that a lot in college football where they line up in those fronts and they. They don't know who they got. Oh, here we go. Putting the hat on.
Michael Strahan
Woo.
Ocho Cinco
St.
Hoda Kotb
Oh, wow. That was.
Michael Strahan
That was.
Hoda Kotb
Watch out. Roger's getting old now. You gotta be careful. So aggressive.
Ocho Cinco
It. Finally, finally.
Michael Strahan
Thank you. They're not picking Roger up on Roger. Not op.
Hoda Kotb
Come on. Come on. Look at. He's messed up his hair.
Michael Strahan
Bet he shook Roger so hard, he's messed up his hair. I like. Oh, y'all really like this pick for y'all. Y'all need an edge because Harper's gone too. Harper's retired.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah. Yeah.
Michael Strahan
They're not letting Trey go down.
Hoda Kotb
I mean, do you think they work.
Michael Strahan
Something out with Trey? Yeah, work a trade out. That's what he should have done.
Hoda Kotb
It's getting a little late. They want those trades to happen before the draft.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah, that's what I think. That's why I think he might not be going anywhere. I'm not sure what they gonna do. But if Hubbard's gone, this is your answer to replace Hubbard.
Michael Strahan
Yeah, you got him to replace Hubbard, but you need what you call him on the other side.
Ocho Cinco
He gonna be there. We ain't got no choice. We don't have no choice at that point.
Michael Strahan
But the thing is, he ain't gonna wanna play on that. That what he making? 12 and a half, 13 mil.
Ocho Cinco
That's it.
Michael Strahan
And he see the draft, the going rate for a line edge, rusher, 30 meal, 35. Yeah.
Hoda Kotb
Yep.
Michael Strahan
That's where. Yes.
Hoda Kotb
Yep.
Michael Strahan
Cause you're in. Michael. Michael said today, hey, the market is 35. Yeah, the market 38.
Ocho Cinco
That's what it is.
Michael Strahan
Bosa's at.
Hoda Kotb
Can't go into McDonald's and say, I'll give you $2 for that Big Mac. $6 now.
Michael Strahan
Sorry. Look at Miles. What? Miles Garrett. Look at Bosa. Yeah. Look at Chris Jones.
Hoda Kotb
Yep.
Michael Strahan
Bro, the market is what the market is. Bro, I'm sorry. When Bitcoin was 100,000 of a coin, it's 100,000 come down, but this market ain't coming.
Hoda Kotb
You may not like it, but who are you going to play out there if you don't got him? So at what point do we think teams start calling about Shador? Like an opportunity to move up out of the second round?
Michael Strahan
Pittsburgh.
Hoda Kotb
Pittsburgh.
Michael Strahan
You think I always. Look, we really felt you started hearing the rumblings that Giants weren't going to be in play, Cleveland weren't going to be in play. You got Russ, you got James. Are you really taking a quarterback at third? I don't think so. Now you got New Orleans, especially with Derek Carr's shoulder. How healthy is he going to be? Yeah, Once you got past nine, you look at everybody else, they got quarterbacks.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
That they've paid or they've drafted in the last year. So, you know, he wasn't going there. So now Pittsburgh seems like the big.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah. My question to you is, in Pittsburgh, it gets a little cold. Played there a few times. A little wet Shadour, not a big arm. Doesn't throw a real tight spiral. Do you think that's a good.
Michael Strahan
All four? Gets cold. Cincinnati gets cold. Feeling it gets cold.
Hoda Kotb
That'd be a tough division to have a quarterback.
Michael Strahan
Hold on.
Ocho Cinco
Just played. He just played in Colorado. It gets cold.
Michael Strahan
I think he's.
Ocho Cinco
I think he's going to be all right because despite what he doesn't have as far as arm strength, he's very accurate and precise with his throwing.
Hoda Kotb
Yep.
Michael Strahan
You gotta be that, too.
Ocho Cinco
He got some good receivers.
Hoda Kotb
You got a Steelers fan here in the front row. I think Seahawks.
Michael Strahan
What do you like?
Hoda Kotb
Quick.
Ocho Cinco
Seahawks. Track. Hawk. Lakers. And five.
Michael Strahan
Georgia Tech. Rent.
Ocho Cinco
Oh, lime.
Abdul Carter
Okay.
Ocho Cinco
Okay.
Michael Strahan
Great label. Raise guard. North Dakota State offensive lineman.
Hoda Kotb
Always a good decision. A lot of cards been going here already in the draft. That's like, usually one of those positions you don't really value a whole lot to pick in the top 20. But. Yeah.
Michael Strahan
Well, they look. They want to run the ball. They want to run the ball with Carbono and K9. Yeah, I like it. I like this big for the most part. I'm surprised Though, considering. Okay. You bring in the third pick, Sam Darnold. You got jsn.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
But you cut, lock it, and you trade dk.
Ocho Cinco
So I would.
Michael Strahan
I'm confused with that.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, right. We're sending mixed messages here.
Michael Strahan
We really are.
Hoda Kotb
Tell me.
Michael Strahan
You have. Think about it. You have. I think for me, I think Geno's better than Sam Darnold because. And plus, you got him in the system. Now, granted, you brought the offensive coordinator who called plays last year in. In Minnesota. I get it. Same guy's going to be in his ear, but he ain't got the same talent pool over there.
Hoda Kotb
Little different ball game out there.
Ocho Cinco
They got. They got to get. They got to get something else out there.
Michael Strahan
Boom.
Hoda Kotb
I feel like I'm watching running back highlights. And they drafted a guard.
Ocho Cinco
They got to get somebody out there at the receiver position on the perimeter. They got to.
Michael Strahan
You think day two, day two, they go.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah, probably day two. You got some. You got some good dudes out there that been coming in. It won't be no DK Metcalfs.
Michael Strahan
Right.
Ocho Cinco
Won't be that. But you'll have some. Some quality guys that can go out there and play some ball.
Michael Strahan
What you thinking about Tampa? Tampa got a nice defense. They got receiver. They got Chris Godwin. They got. Chris Godwin's coming off of injury. Mike Evans, Mr. Consistent. Kate Otne at tight end. I love those two running backs they got. Love those running backs. Tristan Worth out of this world. Offensive line.
Hoda Kotb
Yep. Yep.
Michael Strahan
You go in defense, you go offensive lineman.
Hoda Kotb
You know, they're in a good position because they don't have any real super obvious needs where we got to get something here, but anything they get is.
Michael Strahan
The cherry I take will jump.
Hoda Kotb
I think a pass catcher, honestly, because some of those guys they got are great, but they're getting a little older. And at the end of the first round, you got to start thinking about.
Michael Strahan
That injury starting to come with a little bit more regular Chris Godwin.
Hoda Kotb
Yep.
Michael Strahan
Like, what, three or four of the last four years? He's been a significant amount of time.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
So, yeah. So, Joe, thinking, okay, we get a pass catcher.
Ocho Cinco
I think they can go either offense or defense. Whatever they do, pick for them because they really have no necessary need. Yeah, I think it's a cherry on top. It's a cherry on top to add to what you already got.
Michael Strahan
They taking defense. Johnson, corner. Four, three. Todd Bowles. Like to play conservative.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, maybe corner.
Michael Strahan
I like. This is a great spot.
Hoda Kotb
I like that hat.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
Well, you don't really Need. You don't really need anything to put you over the top. I don't think it is. Anything coming right here at 18 is going to put you over the top. But I can add some quality depth.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah. You might start thinking about taking some calls to trade back a little bit possibly.
Michael Strahan
Right. Okay. We'll see.
Hoda Kotb
Usually that happens quicker, though.
Michael Strahan
But here's the thing. Is there anybody that you feel won't be there where you pick it right now? Normally you train.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah. You want to slide back but still get the guy that you want, right?
Michael Strahan
Yeah. If I can slide back to say maybe. I don't think Pittsburgh. The question is, would Denver might move? I don't think Pittsburgh moving. Yeah.
Hoda Kotb
They get a lot of heat if they passed up on Shador. I think. And I think that the noise is getting louder because they've had success, but they're just not breaking through in the playoffs because that guy at quarterback right.
Ocho Cinco
Now and in that division, the only way to compete, the only way to win, especially the AFC north, is with quarterback.
Michael Strahan
Yeah. Because you got Joe Burn and Lamar.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
You got at some point. So you can't go into the game say, oh yeah, guys, we go hold these guys to 17. No, you're not.
Ocho Cinco
That ain't had.
Michael Strahan
Hey, guys, we got to score 35 today, right? The pick is in.
Hoda Kotb
Here we go.
Michael Strahan
Huh? No, no, no, no. We could somebody we think of something, they might trade back what the Bucks take.
Ocho Cinco
That's a good one from Ohio State.
Michael Strahan
It's a who. Okay. Okay. Been reported to take it a receiver for.
Ocho Cinco
You gotta eat more McDonald's. That's you.
Michael Strahan
Joe. You still in.
Hoda Kotb
You still live in Cleveland, Wisconsin? I'm in Madison.
Michael Strahan
Came back home.
Hoda Kotb
Came back home. The whole family's here. So you get.
Michael Strahan
You get to many games in Cleveland?
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, I still work for the team. I get out to a few games and. Yeah.
Michael Strahan
Still got a place out there. Okay. Make fits.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah. Not high dollar real estate, so I.
Michael Strahan
Can afford a house. But you're not from Madison, are you? Are you from.
Hoda Kotb
I'm from Milwaukee.
Michael Strahan
Okay. Okay. All your. All your family's from Wisconsin.
Hoda Kotb
Oh, are we foreshadowing here? Maybe.
Michael Strahan
Well, we know he's not going to Denver.
Hoda Kotb
No, not going to Denver.
Michael Strahan
But in Tampa Bay.
Hoda Kotb
Denver is probably fielding calls right now. Right. Because everybody's thinking Pittsburgh.
Michael Strahan
Yeah.
Hoda Kotb
Is where he's going to go. Boom. Gotta jump Pittsburgh if you want him.
Michael Strahan
Well, the thing is, is that if somebody already got the first. Got a first round pick, traded back, traded my second pick And I trade you my first next.
Hoda Kotb
Yep.
Michael Strahan
So let's see what Denver does.
Hoda Kotb
That's what the Browns did my year. They took me three, then traded.
Michael Strahan
Yeah. Ohio State receiver.
Ocho Cinco
I told you.
Hoda Kotb
I told you that a young Mel Kuiper right here.
Ocho Cinco
That's a. That's a good. That's a good one.
Michael Strahan
Well, I think. Look.
Ocho Cinco
That's a good one.
Michael Strahan
Hi. Kevin is getting a little older. Chris Godwin injury prone.
Ocho Cinco
Mecca. Mecca. That's a good.
Michael Strahan
Hey, Ohio State.
Ocho Cinco
The receivers every, every time, every year, they don't miss it's received value.
Hoda Kotb
Oh, here we go. He's fired up. Where is he right now? That looks like one hell of a place.
Michael Strahan
Washington.
Hoda Kotb
Looks like he's in a Ruth's Chris steakhouse.
Michael Strahan
I mean, think about it. You got Tampa weather. You indoors in New Orleans, indoors in Atlanta, you get Carolina. If I go to Carolina early, I ain't got nothing, man. I got. I got seven games. Beautiful.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, he's pretty happy right now.
Ocho Cinco
He's nice. Good route.
Michael Strahan
Got the dagger.
Hoda Kotb
Here we go.
Ocho Cinco
Hands. Oh, good move, boy.
Michael Strahan
I don't know what they do, what they do out at in Columbus, but they got some receivers coming out every year.
Hoda Kotb
They got.
Michael Strahan
And they got Jere Smith. They got Smith coming out.
Hoda Kotb
Oh, man. It's not fair right. What they're doing.
Michael Strahan
You know, they got.
Hoda Kotb
They're five deep at receivers.
Michael Strahan
Yeah.
Hoda Kotb
And all of them are first round picks.
Michael Strahan
Well, you think about. And Jameson Williams was there. He couldn't get on the field. So he goes down the balance. He's a top 10 pick.
Hoda Kotb
That's amazing.
Ocho Cinco
He nice. He's nice.
Michael Strahan
So Chris Olave. If I'm the Broncos, I trade.
Ocho Cinco
I try to trade back.
Michael Strahan
Nobody want to trade. Yeah. I trade out of the first round and pick up me an extra pick. You think so? Uh. Oh, let's see. Ash, what the Broncos looking like?
Ocho Cinco
Broncos on the clock.
Michael Strahan
We got four minutes. What Todd. Todd will pick. The ULBF is ready.
Hoda Kotb
Out of stress, getting ready for the draft. A lot of late night hamburger runs.
Michael Strahan
That's a good. I like it. I like it. I mean, Joe, you called this one. Joe, you said.
Hoda Kotb
Hey, you said you got to start thinking about that next generation of pass catchers.
Michael Strahan
You do? Yeah, you do. You do.
Ocho Cinco
That's dope.
Michael Strahan
They. If I'm the Broncos, what do I need? Hell, I might take a receiver. Yeah, I like gold. I like. I like a receiver here. I like a receiver. Hold on. What about Hampton running back?
Ocho Cinco
Well, you got, you got two running backs already.
Michael Strahan
What you call Javante Javante Williams in Dallas.
Ocho Cinco
Now he did leave. Boy, that boy be toting that ball. Boy, he run hard.
Michael Strahan
I like this.
Ocho Cinco
I like a receipt.
Hoda Kotb
I wouldn't be surprised if they go running back. Sean Payton thinks back to his Saints days. Deuce McAllister. I mean be able to and to.
Michael Strahan
Be able to pair Mark Ingram, Reggie Bush.
Hoda Kotb
That's right.
Michael Strahan
He like a two back.
Hoda Kotb
You got to have that running back in that system. And when you got a young quarterback that you want to help to that next level. Right, you get that running game going, then you start opening up stuff down the field.
Michael Strahan
Yeah, I would not be surprised if Lamar Hampton is is isn't the pick here, but a receiver to go opposite of a Cortland Sutton.
Ocho Cinco
Okay, I like that too.
Hoda Kotb
I think Hampton's the pick right here. If I had to guess, I I think running back.
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Ocho Cinco
I can't hear you.
Michael Strahan
I don't know why, but I think Hampton.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, I'm in complete agreeance.
Michael Strahan
Hampton.
Ocho Cinco
Absolutely not. Are you serious? Eagles, Bengals, Steelers, Dolphins, Vikings?
Michael Strahan
But I'll be.
Ocho Cinco
I mean, the list goes on. I love you, sir.
Michael Strahan
We haven't had a big play receiver in a very long time, but I think it's Hampton. I think Hampton's going to be the pick. Remember we talked about saying.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah, yeah.
Michael Strahan
We could definitely. We could definitely use it.
Hoda Kotb
Is it empty?
Michael Strahan
The Golden.
Hoda Kotb
Hey, Denver's a beautiful city. Who were they taking right now? Running back?
Michael Strahan
I think Hampton.
Hoda Kotb
Who do you want them to take? Hampton. Yeah, I think everybody up here wants Hampton. Pick is in.
Michael Strahan
All right. Should do it. You know we know they're not taking Shador. Nope. Any of those other guys are in play, though.
Hoda Kotb
Yep. Yeah. I still think Hampton's the pick right here. You got to boost that run game. You got to have that workhorse back.
Ocho Cinco
Do you think they pick another DB to go on the other side of Pack being that they like.
Michael Strahan
They like.
Ocho Cinco
He kept getting beat all year.
Michael Strahan
I know, but they say he came back off an injury, so they like. Okay. He was playing really well before he got nicked.
Hoda Kotb
Oh.
Michael Strahan
Who did it take? Finmons.
Ocho Cinco
Shot a baron.
Michael Strahan
Huh?
Ocho Cinco
Shot a Baron. The corner from Texas.
Michael Strahan
Oh, wow.
Ocho Cinco
You can't. You can't hear Ash? No, No, I said.
Michael Strahan
Oh, yeah, you.
Ocho Cinco
Know, you unplugged it.
Michael Strahan
Yeah.
Ocho Cinco
She said to come over there.
Hoda Kotb
There would be a little bit of cheering in here if that happened. And there's going to be a lot of booing if they don't do that.
Michael Strahan
Yeah, I got, I'm good. Yep, I got you. Yeah, it's gonna be. I, no, we good? We're good. Yeah. I got you, Ash. I got you. I was unplugged. All right.
Hoda Kotb
Cornerback, corner. We've been wrong before. Well, we, I'm a little surprised by it, but can never have enough good corners.
Michael Strahan
We're dealing with Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, you got some problems in that division for all the football.
Michael Strahan
John A. Baron got eight.
Ocho Cinco
Baron, Texas. Oh, well, go golden was right there. Yeah.
Michael Strahan
They took a Texas player, but it just wasn't the player that we thought they would.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah. Yeah.
Hoda Kotb
Oh, this is the pick I'm really intrigued by. I, I, I can't wait to see what Pittsburgh's going to do here if.
Michael Strahan
They don't take Shadow. He's not going to the first.
Hoda Kotb
No, I know. He's going to slide out. I, I totally agree.
Michael Strahan
They take a quarterback. City ain't taking a quarterback, Buffalo ain't taking a quarterback, and Baltimore taking a quarterback.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah. And the other thing is there's nobody that's going to jump into the first round and give site enough to take him. There's nobody that's obviously going to take him that's already right there.
Michael Strahan
Right.
Ocho Cinco
Stay home, Stay home, Stay home.
Hoda Kotb
Pull up.
Ocho Cinco
Give me some.
Hoda Kotb
He's not afraid to come up and hit either.
Michael Strahan
Oh.
Ocho Cinco
Good play, boy. I like it. I like, I like that pick. I like that. Pick a knot.
Michael Strahan
Yeah. I like him. Office of PS2. I like him opposite Ocho.
Ocho Cinco
That's gonna be nice. That's gonna be nice.
Michael Strahan
I like that. So, I mean, if you do it, man. Oh, Joe. What if you don't go here?
Ocho Cinco
I mean, he's going here. It makes sense. It only makes sense.
Michael Strahan
You heard that, right?
Hoda Kotb
What are the people in Pittsburgh thinking right now? Do Steelers fans want Shadour Sanders.
Michael Strahan
Taking a dt?
Hoda Kotb
Oh, man.
Ocho Cinco
So who is the pick if we're, if we're at 20? If we're. He was a lineman, so Cam Hayward.
Michael Strahan
He'S still there, but, you know, they play a three, four, so he, you know, he's an end opposite of Cam.
Ocho Cinco
Okay. Wow. So if you look at it now.
Michael Strahan
Bev rumbling that he might slide.
Hoda Kotb
He's, he's, it's happening. It was interesting. Because just a couple weeks ago, all the talk in Cleveland was about, do you take Shador? And I think more than 50% thought that Shador was going to go to Cleveland at number two. Now he's might fall out of the first round.
Michael Strahan
Not. He's not going to Houston, he's not going to the Rams, he's not going to the Ravens, he's not going to the Bills, he's not going to the Eagles, he's not going to Kansas City.
Hoda Kotb
That's the problem when you're a quarterback and you don't get picked in the top half. Those teams pick it in the second half of the first round. They don't need quarterbacks.
Ocho Cinco
Hold on.
Hoda Kotb
That's why they went to the playoffs.
Ocho Cinco
Let's talk about, let's talk about if you do slip out the first round.
Michael Strahan
Yeah.
Ocho Cinco
When it comes to the second round, what team still need a quarterback at that point?
Michael Strahan
Cleveland? The Giants.
Ocho Cinco
So there's still the possibility he can still go to the Giants or Cleveland. Yes, that's not a bad thing. No, that's not a bad thing.
Michael Strahan
We don't see the glasses half full when it's half full.
Ocho Cinco
What?
Michael Strahan
You heard the boo. It took a D tackle again.
Ocho Cinco
I'm trying to figure out.
Hoda Kotb
We got a few Steelers fans are feeling a little upset right now. I wish he had the mic. Here, give him the mic.
Michael Strahan
Wow.
Hoda Kotb
Oh, wow. The man's never had a losing season and we're calling for him to get fired up here.
Michael Strahan
Wow.
Hoda Kotb
Hey, get out of here. Well, there's at least a few Steelers.
Ocho Cinco
Fans are excited there.
Hoda Kotb
The fans like him.
Michael Strahan
Not this one, but we talk about Pittsburgh. Well, hell, if you go to the Cleveland, they play the same teams that the Steelers play. Everybody outside.
Hoda Kotb
Oh, yeah.
Michael Strahan
He go to the Giants.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, they outside.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah. And it's cold.
Michael Strahan
Yes. No, he's not going to the charges the Bills. Oh, he ain't going to the Packers. Oh, you talking about Gold. I thought you talking about Shador. Yeah, that's possibility.
Ocho Cinco
That's a big boy, man.
Michael Strahan
They don't sounded him up. They done salty door.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
They don't said all those bad things, but you know, they did enough purpose. They did enough on it. Yeah, they did. They did a job on it.
Ocho Cinco
He can get his get back though. He can get his get back.
Michael Strahan
Yeah. Hell, that went in the fourth round and became the highest paid quarterback in NFL history. Hey, and you get to that, you get to the bag quicker because you know what I'm saying, you got.
Ocho Cinco
That's your option.
Hoda Kotb
If you're in the second round.
Ocho Cinco
Oh, man.
Michael Strahan
Steelers love the big old lineman like that.
Hoda Kotb
They can't help, they can't help themselves. They got to pick a D lineman. You got a big D lineman. They just can't help themselves.
Michael Strahan
They love, they love them 5, 10. I mean, he looked just like he, I mean, he, he reminds you of Cal. Yeah.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, absolutely.
Ocho Cinco
Man. That, that, that, that kind of, that, that, that, that, that upsets me a little bit.
Michael Strahan
I, I, I think, I think we all surprised. Other than the Steelers.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah, they don't look surprised at all. They're.
Ocho Cinco
I'm trying to figure out, what's your answer at the quarterback position to be able to compete in AFC North?
Michael Strahan
Mason Rudolph.
Ocho Cinco
Is Mason Rudolph your answer? You've already, you've already smiling right now.
Hoda Kotb
That's all I can say. You've already put Mason Rudolph out there.
Michael Strahan
Every game you had him. You let him go to Tennessee for a reason. If he was that guy, you never allow him out of your building.
Hoda Kotb
Yep.
Michael Strahan
I don't know. I don't know. Him leaving and coming back. You think he got some great coaches somewhere? What changed? Nope. Nope.
Ocho Cinco
I'm confused.
Hoda Kotb
Making moves like that means you don't know what to do at that position.
Michael Strahan
You don't.
Hoda Kotb
You got no plan.
Michael Strahan
But you know what that tells me? I got security at this, at this job, though.
Hoda Kotb
Exactly.
Michael Strahan
That's what that tells me. Jo, check your phone.
Hoda Kotb
Chargers. What. What do we think? Where are their positions of need? What are they thinking? I think this is a golden spot right here.
Ocho Cinco
Oh, my.
Hoda Kotb
I, I think golden goes right here. I think Harbaugh wants somebody that.
Michael Strahan
Remember the number five? He ended up going to Buffalo, remember? For the charges. What's up, Ash? What was number five's name for the Charger?
Ocho Cinco
Palmer.
Michael Strahan
Palmer. I think he, I think he's in Buffalo now. Okay, so. Makes sense. Makes sense.
Hoda Kotb
I think Harbaugh wants a pass catcher.
Michael Strahan
For Herbert like that.
Hoda Kotb
That's an obvious position for me that they want to upgrade. They want to give him somebody that they can grow together and have 10 years together. Right?
Michael Strahan
Joe, thanks for stopping by. Hey, give it up for Joe Thomas from Football hall of Fame.
Hoda Kotb
Thanks, guys.
Ocho Cinco
See you, baby.
Hoda Kotb
Something I gotta say. Thank you. I got a little gift for you guys.
Michael Strahan
Come on.
Hoda Kotb
Hungry up here. My man over here said I'll be right back.
Michael Strahan
All right. Hey, guys, we got the number three overall draft pick joining us. Abdul Carter, Mike in the back, the number 3A.
Ocho Cinco
We gonna get y'all. Yeah. What? You're traveling, man. You Crazy, man. Hey, you too fat to stop me.
Michael Strahan
Great, man. This is great. What we got, Joe.
Ocho Cinco
Appreciate that.
Hoda Kotb
My family farm in Wisconsin.
Ocho Cinco
Well, thank you, baby. Yeah. Hey, after. After the show is on me and you. Yeah. Yeah. And don't try to run. Don't try to run.
Michael Strahan
Wow.
Ocho Cinco
Don't run. Yeah.
Michael Strahan
I don't think it. I don't think anybody saw this, but we saw this over the last week. People was talking about Shador could possibly side out of the first round if he didn't go early, if he didn't go two, if he didn't go three, if he didn't go 21. Nobody after 21 needs a quarterback. Kansas City is set. Buffalo is set. Baltimore is set. The Chargers are set. But I will say this. It's not how high you go, it's where you go. He still has a chance to go to Cleveland in the second round. Go to the Giants in the second round. Yeah. Congratulations. Congratulations, man. What was it like in the green room waiting that call? Did you have an idea that it was. Could possibly be the Giants?
Abdul Carter
Yeah, I definitely had a good feeling. I usually trust my gut. My gut said New York. My parents wanted me to go to go to New York. So I'm a New York Giant.
Michael Strahan
Fitz, you had a journey. You wanted to go play college football. That was your dream. Probably Penn State was your dream. Your dream college situation. Now it's a different journey. Your journey to get here. Now the journey starts all over again to be great here. What has prepared you for this moment?
Abdul Carter
Yeah, I would have to start with my dad. Just him training me my whole life, teaching me everything I know, all the work I put in, all the sacrifices they made for me. And now it all starts again. I'm back to work, back grinding. I'm ready to get started.
Ocho Cinco
I like that. I got you. I'm thinking about rookie year coming in, setting short term goals. What would your short term goals be? Coming in to be a New York Giant. What would you set so far?
Abdul Carter
I haven't written anything down yet, but I'm definitely going to get some goals I want to accomplish. I'm usually like, I'm big on that right now my goal is chasing them. But I'm definitely going to think about some things tonight.
Michael Strahan
You go to the Giants. Giants always had really good defenses. Kayvon Thibodeau on one side. You got big Lawrence in the middle that you on the other side. Have you thought about what it's going to be like? That front four, that front seven trying to attack the quarterbacks? In that division. You got the Washington Commanders. You got Jalen Hurst, the Super bowl defending champ, Giants with Saquon Barkley and those talented wide receivers out there. And you got the Dallas Cowboys, Dak Prescott, CD Lamb. Jerry says he has some trades up his sleeve. We haven't seen it yet. What have you thought about what your defense is going to look like when you go out there? Your first OTAs coming up?
Abdul Carter
Yeah, for sure. But first, I just want. I want to meet those guys, get to know them as men, develop a relationship as a teammate. And once I do that, we're going to hit the field, just create havoc.
Michael Strahan
You do realize now, you followed in the guy you were that number 11. You got to be a hellraiser. You put that jersey on at Penn State for a reason. Now, the last guy that came out of Penn State, that won that, that wore that jersey, he was a defensive rookie of the year. Have you settled? You know, I'm sure you guys have healthy competition. Like, hey, you got it. I'm gonna get it, too.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
So. So what's your expectation, that award? Would you like to. Obviously you'd like to win it, but have you thought that far in advance what it would mean for you to go out there and have that type of season?
Abdul Carter
If I do everything I'm supposed to do, pick the work in first, all that's going to come with it gonna.
Ocho Cinco
Take care of itself.
Michael Strahan
Yeah.
Abdul Carter
Rookie of the year. I want to be all. Probably won't do it all, but at the end of it, my man, go. I want to win. This might help my team win.
Ocho Cinco
Has it sunk in yet? Has it sunk in yet?
Michael Strahan
Yeah, for sure.
Abdul Carter
Not yet.
Ocho Cinco
It's gonna hit you.
Abdul Carter
Yes, sir, for sure it's gonna hit you.
Michael Strahan
When you were a kid, you say your dad has trained you your whole life, and you trained a lifetime. You prepared a lifetime for this moment. So you're sitting back there, you know you're going early. You just don't know where you're going. It could be Cleveland, it could be the Giants. You don't know. But you know, I'm going early. It's not gonna be a long. Hey, Mom. Hey, don't worry about it, guys. We're gonna be out here in 20 minutes, I promise you.
Hoda Kotb
20, 30 tops.
Michael Strahan
We might not be 20, but 30 tops and we done.
Abdul Carter
They was more nervous than me, but I had a pretty good feeling where I was gonna go, so.
Michael Strahan
Right.
Abdul Carter
I'm happy to be a New York Giant. Go, Big Blue.
Michael Strahan
That's laugh.
Ocho Cinco
That's Dope. That's dope.
Michael Strahan
So now you get, obviously you're headed up there. As soon as you leave us, you're gonna head up there, go around and meet the coaching staff, you know, meet the ownership, meet general manager probably. I don't know how long you're gonna be up there. You gonna look for a place while you're up there or you gonna have that kind of time?
Abdul Carter
Yeah, we gonna have to figure all that out. But I really just wanna go back, celebrate with my parents, my mom, my dad. Get em another hug. Let's celebrate this moment when you get back home.
Michael Strahan
Where are you from?
Abdul Carter
I'm from Philly.
Michael Strahan
Oh, right. Right now.
Abdul Carter
But I'm on New York, though. I'm all in New York.
Michael Strahan
You all New York. When you get back home in Philly, all your family, friends and loved ones that have known Abdul Carter his entire life, what is that moment gonna be like when you get with all your family, friends and loved ones and they get an opportunity to celebrate with you? Because it takes abilities to raise that bull. Carter.
Abdul Carter
I can't wait. I'm real thankful for them, everybody who helped me get to this moment, and I can't wait to give back. Just knowing everybody that helped me get here are the sacrifices people made.
Michael Strahan
I mean, I was talking to Ocho. I said, ocho, even pops iced out. He said, I ain't finna let you out. Do we up to. Hey, give me some ice while you at it. Did the pops got a grill too?
Abdul Carter
No, he don't got the grill, but he got the Adidas chain on.
Michael Strahan
Yeah. Okay. I know you. I know your mom. Your mom was like, she was really emotional back there. I saw her. I think that was your sister with her also, right? Yes, ma'am. And she was like, I'm looking, looking at your mom. And she was, like, relieved. Yeah, I'm sure she did a lot of praying for this moment.
Abdul Carter
Yeah. Seeing her happy, seeing her proud of me, that's my heart. Nothing give me more joy. Nothing make me more happy seeing her happy for me.
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Ocho Cinco
I like this. I just thought about all the obstacles, all the adversity, especially as your parents go through all the sacrifices they make to get to this point to actually repay them back and actually making it man. I'm just Congratulations to you. Congratulations to you and the family and man, I wish you nothing but love and love man out there.
Abdul Carter
I appreciate your old show you know.
Michael Strahan
You got to get a big, big old check. That first check gonna be big. What's the first thing you gonna do?
Abdul Carter
I gotta take care of my people first. Give my mom, my dad, something nice. I'm definitely gonna give me something nice, treat myself.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
Oh, so when you get something nice, you talk about a vehicle, you will get another piece of ice. What. What you looking at?
Abdul Carter
Five vehicle.
Michael Strahan
What's your dream vehicle?
Abdul Carter
Probably something more low key.
Michael Strahan
I already.
Abdul Carter
I already had my dream. My first car was my dream car.
Michael Strahan
What was it?
Ocho Cinco
What was that?
Abdul Carter
A Tesla Model X.
Michael Strahan
But the X flat or just regular.
Ocho Cinco
Man, Stop trying, man. What you finna get, man, Stop talking about the Tesla.
Abdul Carter
We'll see what happens. I want some more low key. Stay out the way. But.
Michael Strahan
Okay.
Ocho Cinco
Okay.
Michael Strahan
Oh, so you try to look. You look for a slider, huh?
Hoda Kotb
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
So. But. But what? I mean, what do you. What do you. What do your mom. What do your mom and dad want? Do they want a new crib? Do they want vehicles? What do they want? Have you. Have you asked them? Have they. Have you thought about it?
Abdul Carter
They getting whatever they want. It's on me.
Ocho Cinco
Yeah, I like that. I like that.
Michael Strahan
What you gonna get, sis?
Abdul Carter
Whatever she want.
Michael Strahan
It's on you.
Abdul Carter
It's on me.
Michael Strahan
Well, I want.
Ocho Cinco
You know what I want.
Abdul Carter
No, not you. Not you. Not.
Michael Strahan
Jersey or something. Send me something.
Abdul Carter
I can get y'all Jersey.
Ocho Cinco
I just wanted. I just want a coupon from McDonald's.
Abdul Carter
We'll see. I. I don't think I want 11. But it is a number.
Michael Strahan
I. I got a number in mind.
Hoda Kotb
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
I got. If anybody have it, because, you know, you might have to get off some bread if somebody got it.
Ocho Cinco
So who got 11?
Michael Strahan
So he said, you don't want 11? No, 11 was a penn State thing. Well, you gotta say I'm starting from scratch.
Ocho Cinco
You got to keep that thing going, boy.
Abdul Carter
I want something new.
Michael Strahan
Double zero. Double zero, it say, plus. Michael. Michael. 11. I ain't f to do that. I did that at K State. We kept that lineage going. Now it's time for Abdul.
Ocho Cinco
You got to go single digit, though.
Abdul Carter
No, it's a double digit.
Michael Strahan
It's a double digit. Yeah.
Abdul Carter
It's retired, though, but we'll see. I got to have some conversation.
Michael Strahan
As long as. As long as it ain't 56, you might can get it. But if it's 56, I don't know if you can get that one.
Ocho Cinco
Now.
Abdul Carter
I love to hear that.
Ocho Cinco
Love to hear that you want to.
Abdul Carter
Follow lt, but we'll see what happens.
Michael Strahan
You do know there's a big shoe to feel?
Abdul Carter
Oh, yeah. I'll fill big shoes before I do it again.
Michael Strahan
Okay. Okay.
Ocho Cinco
I like that.
Michael Strahan
Because when they talk about the best defensive players ever, you never go past lt and, you know, you hear a lot of people say, well, we talk about wide receivers, it might be Randy, it might be. You talk about running backs, it might be Barry Emmett or. Or. Or Jim Brown or Walter Payton. You go through a lot of different do when it comes to defensive players.
Ocho Cinco
One dude, that's the Goat.
Michael Strahan
Yeah, and he go by. He don't even go by a real name. He go by initials aot. Phantom. Dude, man, I'm so proud of you, man. I've been watching your tape. I was looking at you at the bowl game, and I was like, man, he just. I mean, he beating these guys with one move, and then it's like. But, nah, he had his shoulder. His shoulder was messed up. Cause I. Man, you ripped. I mean, you tremendous. That first step, you could turn, translate speed to power. You do everything. You could bend the edges. You got a great snatch arm, rip the bull. How do you get better? What does Abdul Carter need to work on to get better?
Abdul Carter
I think there's a lot of ways I can get better. It was my first year in a new position, so I'm just getting started. The sky's the limit for me. I can just keep getting better. I can play tight end, too.
Michael Strahan
Oh, oh, you trying to pull the trap. You try to pull the trap. I know.
Abdul Carter
I'm just saying, he ain't the only one who could do it, but, hey.
Michael Strahan
So they put you on the goal line, you gonna go catch it?
Abdul Carter
Hell, yeah.
Ocho Cinco
Put it out there in the universe.
Michael Strahan
The Giants. So obviously, when you visited the Giants, you had a great conversation. What made you so sure? What made you feel comfortable that the Giants was the place that you're probably going to end up?
Abdul Carter
Yeah, I just trusted my gut. My gut told me the Giants, my parents wanted me to go there because.
Michael Strahan
They close by now. They can drive up, they catch their.
Abdul Carter
Fella anytime they want. Yeah. So I just put a good connection with them. They got to know me. I got to know them. It was a perfect fit. I'm a New York Giant.
Michael Strahan
You getting season tickets for who? Your mom?
Abdul Carter
Mom and dad, they not gonna miss a game. For sure. I know them.
Michael Strahan
And plus, when you Philly, they gonna see. Hey. And Washington is not that far away.
Ocho Cinco
So they gonna see you everything right there, 10 times a year, right there.
Michael Strahan
Close that's unbelievable.
Abdul Carter
Yes, sir.
Michael Strahan
When you was growing up, did you ever think you'd be a New York Giant?
Abdul Carter
Fun fact. When I was 12 or 13 years old, I had a dream. I got drafted up by the Giants. But it's hard to believe, but I actually had a dream. I got drafted here.
Ocho Cinco
So you didn't want to. Being from Philly, your dream wasn't to play for the Eagles.
Abdul Carter
Yeah, but they. They had pick 32. They would have to trade up.
Michael Strahan
Hey, hey. Abdul said, I ain't going to hold you on that one. I would try to be pick 32.
Abdul Carter
I'm with New York.
Ocho Cinco
Hey, that's it.
Michael Strahan
The third pick in the draft. Hey, you. You got something on Michael. Like, hey, bro, hey, I ain't want to brag or the glow to the boat, but you know your boy. You almost got Lamar. Lamar went two.
Abdul Carter
Yeah, he went two for sure.
Michael Strahan
Went three. Yeah. And, you know, his knees wore out on him. But Lamar was. I was in the league. Well, I was kind of at the tail end of my career with Lamar. Yeah. Yeah. The one thing. One thing. You wear that level because you can't put that level on if you ain't no hell raising out to him.
Abdul Carter
His son got it now, so we gonna see what he do. But, yeah, all those guys, they look out for me. They took me under their wing, and I'm real thankful for those guys.
Michael Strahan
Yeah. Yeah. That's unbelievable. That's unbelievable. And I'm so proud of you. I know your family's proud of you. Abdul, man, thanks for coming, bro. We really appreciate because we know. Tell Bailey Fake. After you call the guys.
Ocho Cinco
Don't Forget, eat your McDonald's. Thank you.
Hoda Kotb
No, bro.
Michael Strahan
Man. Abdul Card. Ladies and gentlemen, the third pick in the draft. The New York Football Giants. Yeah. What he got?
Ocho Cinco
Yeah.
Michael Strahan
Oh, what y'all taking? Jahad Camel.
Ocho Cinco
Campbell.
Michael Strahan
Campbell. Jaha Campbell. You see in Campbell, I like Warren better.
Ocho Cinco
Sambo, I like.
Michael Strahan
I like Warren better. I'm not saying he's not good, but Warren. I think Warren can be special. They traded.
Ocho Cinco
Never mind.
Michael Strahan
Golden, Matthew.
Ocho Cinco
Golden to the Packers.
Michael Strahan
They traded back Golden. They traded. They think building.
Ocho Cinco
Matthew going to the.
Hoda Kotb
To the.
Ocho Cinco
To the Packers.
Michael Strahan
Oh, they straighted it. No, Packers. Golden. Oh, okay. I can't. We can't tell you what they're going to do, but you're going to be surprised. You would be surprised. Nah, you. You'll be happy with the pick. Yeah, they're doing. They're doing something with a division R. No, no, for real. I'm saying you're gonna be surprised. You're gonna be happy with the pick, but you're gonna be surprised how they got the pick. Look at what they did. Look at what they did.
Ocho Cinco
What we got? What we got? What we got? What we got? Selection is in.
Michael Strahan
It's. You're gonna be. You're gonna be happy. But it's surprising how they.
Ocho Cinco
That's a good one. That's a good pick.
Michael Strahan
Yeah.
Ocho Cinco
That'S a. That's a good pick.
Michael Strahan
That's a really.
Ocho Cinco
I like it, but that. That means somebody's gone.
Hoda Kotb
Who?
Michael Strahan
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hamstrings, speed is too cold out here, man. Did you know? Were you a fast guy? You don't like cold weather?
Ocho Cinco
Oh, man, he can run, too, now.
Michael Strahan
Yeah, I like this pick. Yeah, you like this pick? You like golden. So you good now, huh? They trading with Green Bay.
Ocho Cinco
He nice.
Michael Strahan
I mean, with Minnesota.
Ocho Cinco
He'S nice.
Michael Strahan
They're gonna ask who did. Who did Minnesota take? They took jihad Campbell.
Hoda Kotb
That.
Michael Strahan
YouTube jihad camp, jihad Campbell to the Vikings. Wow. Ain't nothing better. You better receiving. Going to a team that has a quarterback and that throws the ball.
Ocho Cinco
He going to let it rip.
Michael Strahan
Huh? I love the pick for Green Bay. I love the pick. Huh? He. He a farm.
Hoda Kotb
He.
Michael Strahan
Yeah, his. His family got a farm. Yeah, I guess that's. I guess his family does. Sausage.
Ocho Cinco
I'mma make you walk home. Make you walk home.
Michael Strahan
Ash, I thought they was taking what you call them. Oh, they taking Donovan Jackson online. Ohio State.
Hoda Kotb
Where.
Ocho Cinco
Who. Where'd he go?
Hoda Kotb
Huh?
Michael Strahan
Ohio State.
Ocho Cinco
I know, but what team bikes. Okay.
Michael Strahan
Wow. Not even a hundred.
Ocho Cinco
Oh, he.
Michael Strahan
Not even 10.
Ocho Cinco
Where you from?
Michael Strahan
St. Louis.
Ocho Cinco
You from St. Louis? What you doing with a. Nah, you. You said we. You said. You said you're from St. Louis. You should have on Rams gear.
Michael Strahan
Wow.
Ocho Cinco
That's your team. All right. So you. You. You a bandwagon. You a bandwagoner. Whoa, pause.
Michael Strahan
Oh.
Hoda Kotb
Let's go, boy.
Ocho Cinco
Give me that. That was nice.
Michael Strahan
Nice. But it's hard to play that speed out that close to the goal line if that guy collided.
Ocho Cinco
Because you can knock your balance every time, and it's.
Hoda Kotb
And most.
Ocho Cinco
Most of the time, what you do, what's going to happen is you get a dvd. NFL they hold Right. Right on you. I don't. I don't know. We will see it.
Michael Strahan
Wow. They're trading back into the first round.
Ocho Cinco
Why would they trade back quarterback?
Michael Strahan
You mean trading up, trading back into the first. Yes. Oh, okay.
Ocho Cinco
Okay.
Michael Strahan
Rumors. That's what.
Ocho Cinco
So now they go. Go get to go get your boy.
Michael Strahan
Yep.
Ocho Cinco
And that's a good market, too. Big market.
Michael Strahan
Donovan Jackson Guard, Ohio State Vikings.
Ocho Cinco
Hey, you want to make another bet?
Michael Strahan
Yeah, he ran what he ran. 4.
Hoda Kotb
3.
Ocho Cinco
You want to make another bet? Shador to the Giants.
Michael Strahan
Giants just traded back. Ah, Giants traded back to Houston.
Ocho Cinco
Can you ma? That'll be dope. Abdul Carter and you go back against Shador.
Michael Strahan
Get you get everything you wanted. You get the deep, you get the defensive player you wanted and the quarterback that you like at the spot that you wanted it. On one year deals.
Ocho Cinco
Shador gets to sit back for a year. Watch Russ. Watch Jameis take everything in.
Michael Strahan
I like it. I like the pit. If this is the move and I I don't I like this move, right? Because I get guess what? I get what I wanted, right?
Ocho Cinco
I address what I need first. I address my need. I like that.
Michael Strahan
Look at Gilly Jackson dart. Somebody else might move up and get him though. Or are they taking Jackson dart? They taking a quarterback? There's no way. You don't trade. You trade back into the first round if you're not taking a quarterback, right? No way. Jackson dart. They took dart the volume.
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Club Shay Shay: Nightcap - Hour 3: Nightcap LIVE from 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay!
Release Date: April 25, 2025
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.
In this electrifying episode of Club Shay Shay, listeners are treated to a live analysis of the 2025 NFL Draft broadcasted from Green Bay. Hosted by Michael Strahan, Hoda Kotb, and Ocho Cinco, the episode delves deep into team strategies, standout players, potential trades, and culminates with an exclusive interview with Abdul Carter, the number three overall draft pick for the New York Giants. The hosts provide insightful commentary, backed by their extensive NFL knowledge, making this episode a must-listen for football enthusiasts eager to glean insights from the draft's latest developments.
The discussion kicks off around the [05:15] mark, focusing on how teams are approaching their draft picks. Michael Strahan highlights the Philadelphia Eagles' emphasis on strengthening their defensive line, noting their history with players like Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham. He remarks:
"Philly had Fletcher Cox, they had Brandon Graham, but they still selected D lineman. They get Jaylen Carter, they get Jordan Davis. They get this with it."
— Michael Strahan [05:55]
Hoda Kotb concurs, emphasizing the importance of a robust defensive front in countering high-caliber quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes:
"He knew their defensive line was such a bad matchup for the Chiefs O line that even if they tried to stick with the run, they wouldn't be consistent enough to move it down the field."
— Hoda Kotb [07:02]
The hosts delve into the complexities of NFL contracts and salary caps, discussing how teams navigate the market for standout players. Strahan points out the financial implications of retaining top talent:
"What the market is what the market is... You can't have a false start penalty. You can't play behind the sticks when you played against the Eagles."
— Michael Strahan [07:38]
Hoda adds to the conversation by highlighting the strategic moves of teams like the Bengals in retaining key defensive players:
"They got to pay him more. If you wait and if you already know he's the guy, why not pay?"
— Hoda Kotb [09:21]
Speculation about potential trades is rife as the hosts analyze team needs versus available picks. Strahan muses about the Cleveland and Giants possibly targeting quarterbacks in the second round if top picks slip:
"If you can slide back to say maybe... I don't think Pittsburgh. The question is, would Denver might move?"
— Michael Strahan [21:53]
Ocho Cinco supports the idea, suggesting that teams must address their surplus needs efficiently:
"We don't have any necessary need. Yeah, I think it's a cherry on top to add to what you already got."
— Ocho Cinco [24:32]
At [42:45], the episode transitions to an exclusive interview with Abdul Carter, the third overall draft pick selected by the New York Giants. Carter shares his journey, reflecting on the sacrifices made by his parents and his readiness to contribute to his new team:
"I haven't written anything down yet, but I'm definitely going to get some goals I want to accomplish."
— Abdul Carter [46:15]
Carter expresses his excitement and commitment to the Giants, emphasizing the importance of building strong team relationships and contributing to the team's defensive prowess:
"I just trusted my gut. My gut told me the Giants, my parents wanted me to go there because... I'm a New York Giant."
— Abdul Carter [56:42]
He further discusses his aspirations and the legacy he aims to uphold:
"If I do everything I'm supposed to do, pick the work in first, all that's going to come with it gonna take care of itself."
— Abdul Carter [47:37]
Carter reflects on his personal life, dreams, and how he plans to give back to his family and community:
"Seeing her happy, seeing her proud of me, that's my heart. Nothing gives me more joy."
— Abdul Carter [50:00]
Strahan and the hosts commend Carter's dedication and resilience, reinforcing the emotional and professional significance of his draft selection.
Following Carter's interview, the hosts return to analyzing recent draft picks and team strategies. They discuss various teams' decisions, the impact of player selections on team dynamics, and the potential for future trades. Notably, Strahan emphasizes the significance of selecting the right positions to bolster team performance:
"They can't help themselves. They got to pick a D lineman."
— Michael Strahan [40:24]
Ocho Cinco adds humor to the segment, lightening the technical discussions with personal anecdotes and playful banter:
"He nice. He hudson."
— Ocho Cinco [63:20]
As the draft progresses, the hosts summarize the key takeaways, reiterating the importance of strategic drafting and the long-term implications of these picks on the teams' futures. They highlight Abdul Carter's potential impact as a cornerstone for the Giants' defense and express optimism about the draft's outcome.
"I like that you address what I need first."
— Ocho Cinco [69:32]
Strahan wraps up the episode by commending Carter and acknowledging the dynamic nature of the NFL Draft, leaving listeners eager for future episodes.
Michael Strahan [05:55]:
"Philly had Fletcher Cox, they had Brandon Graham, but they still selected D lineman. They get Jaylen Carter, they get Jordan Davis. They get this with it."
Hoda Kotb [07:02]:
"He knew their defensive line was such a bad matchup for the Chiefs O line that even if they tried to stick with the run, they wouldn't be consistent enough to move it down the field."
Michael Strahan [09:21]:
"You got to pay him more. If you wait and if you already know he's the guy, why not pay?"
Abdul Carter [56:42]:
"I just trusted my gut. My gut told me the Giants, my parents wanted me to go there because... I'm a New York Giant."
Abdul Carter [50:00]:
"Seeing her happy, seeing her proud of me, that's my heart. Nothing gives me more joy."
Michael Strahan [40:24]:
"They can't help themselves. They got to pick a D lineman."
Team Strategies: Teams are prioritizing defensive solidity, especially targeting defensive linemen to counteract elite quarterbacks.
Contract Implications: Navigating the salary cap remains a critical aspect, with teams balancing between securing top talent and maintaining financial flexibility.
Trade Dynamics: Speculations abound regarding potential trades, especially concerning quarterback selections and defensive needs.
Player Impact: Abdul Carter is poised to be a pivotal addition to the New York Giants, bringing both skill and leadership to their defensive lineup.
Future Prospects: The draft continues to shape team compositions, with long-term implications for performance and championship prospects.
This episode of Club Shay Shay offers a comprehensive look into the 2025 NFL Draft, enriched by expert analysis and a heartfelt interview with a top draft pick. Whether you're a die-hard football fan or a casual listener, the insights shared provide a deeper understanding of the strategies and emotions that define one of sports' most pivotal events.