NFL Cover Zero: Radio Row Day 2- Shaun Alexander, Bussin' with the Boys, Joe Milton, Christian McCaffery, and Bryce Young!

Summary

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KSR: NFL Cover Zero – Radio Row Day 2

Date: February 6, 2026
Hosts: Matt Jones, Drew Franklin, Billy R Sports
Guests: Shaun Alexander, Bussin’ with the Boys (Taylor Lewan & Will Compton), Joe Milton, Bryce Young

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Overview

On Day 2 of Super Bowl week in San Francisco, the KSR crew brings energy and humor to NFL Radio Row, connecting Kentucky sports culture with NFL festivities. They share stories, poke fun at each other, and interview a lineup of high-profile guests including former players and rising NFL stars. The episode blends lighthearted banter with genuine football insights, covering topics ranging from Super Bowl predictions and Kentucky’s football legacy to community initiatives and offbeat Radio Row celebrity encounters.

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Key Segments & Highlights

1. Radio Row Vibes and Kentucky Banter

• [00:20–03:13] The hosts set the stage at a buzzing Radio Row, marveling at the busy atmosphere and joking about not being invited to the exclusive "Tight Ends Party."
• Billy R. shares his (brief) juvenile career as a tight end—"I have photo proof. I mostly blocked, zero touchdowns, don't remember a catch, but I do have tight end on my résumé." [03:01]

2. Super Bowl Build-Up & Celebrity Sightings

• [05:24–07:20] The crew notes a roughly 50/50 Seahawks–Patriots fan split in San Francisco, speculating Seattle will gain an edge the closer it gets to game day.
• Matt Jones humorously ranks the top five celebrity draws at Media Row, with Robert Irwin (Steve Irwin’s son with a snake around his neck) getting the top spot:
  • “The number one by far most popular person here...is the Crocodile Hunter's kid. What's his name?” [15:10]
  • Martha Stewart and Stephen A. Smith tie for second. “She looks amazing...You could tell me any age, because first of all, she looks no older than, like, 55.” [13:55]

3. Interview: Shaun Alexander (Former Seahawks/MVP RB)

• [19:02–30:48]
• Shaun reflects on Kentucky roots, high school rivalries, and not being heavily recruited by Kentucky (“Honestly, Kentucky...they just didn’t recruit me hard.” [20:26])
• On similarities between the 2005 Seahawks and today’s team:
  • “This team reminds me a lot of my team in ‘05...defense is so similar, just relentless. They go after it.” [21:19]
• On the notorious Super Bowl play: “When you’re on the one-yard line—run the damn ball.” [23:38]
• Shaun describes the unique energy of Seattle’s 12th Man, and shares a hilarious, uncomfortable “Roll Tide” story about an enthusiastic Alabama fan.
• On the “Madden curse” and being on the cover: “Is it really a curse or just Football?” [28:28]
• Advocacy: Details his work with the “Stand Together” organization, supporting community partnerships and lifting underprivileged communities.

4. Interview: Bussin’ With the Boys (Taylor Lewan & Will Compton)

• [31:10–39:26]
• The KSR team reveals their long Kentucky–Nebraska rivalry, and the history of recruiting battles. Will Compton comments on the nostalgia for Nebraska’s glory days and the need for patience as the program rebuilds.
  • “If I had the formula, I'd be wearing a whistle around my neck instead of being behind a microphone.” [33:03]
• Titans nostalgia: Big Derrick Henry sighting and Mike Vrabel heartbreak for former Tennessee fans.
  • “It's like a divorce. But he upgraded a lot and just left me back at the house.” – Billy R Sports [38:17]
• Super Bowl takes:
  • Both crews see the Seahawks as favorites but discuss the Patriots' grit and potential for a close or upset game.

5. Interview: Joe Milton (Dallas Cowboys QB, former Tennessee Volunteer)

• [39:44–46:55]
• Starts with playful Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry jabs—Joe can’t sing “Rocky Top” (“I do not know the next line.” [40:27]), but notes, “I ain't never lose to Kentucky.” [40:44]
• Joe describes football cultures:
  • “In the SEC...when people walk up to you, it's ‘Oh, can I take a picture?’ ‘No, not right now.’ Okay. And it's still a picture.” [41:13]
• Talks gaming (“I got every video game system, PlayStation wise...I got a gaming PC.” [42:51]) and trash-talking online—one account is named “Mr. Rocket.”
• Arm strength: “If I was to have a football in my hand right now...86 [yards].” [44:47]
• Community efforts: Deeply personal account (oldest of seven, raised by a single mother) and his support for single-parent families through Stand Together.

6. Interview: Bryce Young (Carolina Panthers QB)

• [47:10–55:13]
• On Super Bowl media rounds: “No, it's cool. I really appreciate the atmosphere, the environment.” [47:27]
• TikTok/Carolina Mike moment: Bryce recalls the viral “Panthers rapper” performance at a game—“We all looked [at] the jumbotron, watched him, watched the crowd go crazy.” [49:03]
• On national recognition in Year 3: “It's definitely a blessing...I always want to grow, always want to progress…As far as the national stuff...I try to just focus on the opinions of people in the building.” [49:29]
• Panthers pride in a smaller market: “It means a lot for us just to be embraced as a team, as a franchise.” [50:41]
• Alabama fans: “I probably heard Roll Tide ten times this morning, which is awesome.” [53:06]
• Alongside Adam Vasallo (Big Brothers Big Sisters of America): Advocates for mentorship and joining “The Big Draft.”
  • “...Whatever you have, whatever you bring to the table is enough…that can mean the world of difference.” – Bryce Young [54:05]

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Kentucky Not Recruiting Shaun Alexander:
  "Honestly, Kentucky...They just didn't recruit me hard." – Shaun Alexander [20:26]

• Super Bowl Fan Outlook:
  "If you're a Seattle fan, you're a lot closer. So I wonder if as we get closer, you'll see even more Seattle fans because right now I think in the city walking around it's about 50-50." – Matt Jones [05:24]

• Radio Row Celebrity Watch:
  "The number one by far most popular person here at Super Bowl...is the Crocodile Hunter's kid." – Matt Jones [15:13]

• Tennessee vs Kentucky Rivalry Jab:
  “I ain't never lose to Kentucky.” – Joe Milton [40:44]

• On Being a Mentor:
  “Whatever you have, whatever you bring the table is enough...That can mean the world of difference” – Bryce Young [54:05]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Topic | Time | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------| | Arrival/Banter/Radio Row Energy | 00:20–07:20 | | Celebrity sightings / Top 5 Media Row moments | 11:22–16:34 | | Shaun Alexander Interview | 19:02–30:48 | | Bussin’ with the Boys Interview | 31:10–39:26 | | Joe Milton Interview | 39:44–46:55 | | Bryce Young Interview & Big Brothers Big Sisters Initiative | 47:10–55:13 | | Wrap-Up/Preview Day 3 / More Random Radio Row Fun | 55:17–58:41 |

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Tone & Style

The episode is lighthearted, irreverent, and rooted in UK/Kentucky identity, mixing sharp football insights with persistent self-deprecation and local color. The hosts foster a sense of camaraderie and fun, extracting both football content and playful stories from their high-profile guests.

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Takeaways

• Super Bowl Preview: General consensus leans toward the balanced Seahawks, but panelists expect a close game and note Brady’s ambiguous Patriots loyalty.
• Legacy & Community: Shaun Alexander’s story showcases Kentucky talent and the importance of off-field leadership, echoed by Joe Milton and Bryce Young’s community engagement.
• Media Row Madness: The eclectic mix of athletes, media personalities, and oddball celebrities speaks to the spectacle of Super Bowl week.
• Mentorship & Support: The theme of giving back emerges strongly through “Stand Together” and Big Brothers Big Sisters, leading to a heartfelt pitch for mentor volunteers.
• Fun Factor: Both the KSR crew and their guests bring plenty of laughs, making football talk accessible, relatable, and memorable.

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For listeners and non-listeners alike, this episode provides a rich tapestry of football culture, “who’s who” of Radio Row, candid stories, and proof that sports can bridge local pride and national moments.

Transcript

[Bryce Young]

This is an iheart podcast.

[Matt Jones]

Guaranteed human NFL cover zero with matt jones and drew franklin is a production.

[Drew Franklin]

Of the NFL and iheart podcast.

[Matt Jones]

It is day two of NFL Cover Zero here at the super bowl in San Francisco live on Radio Row. Once again, not live. I always say that, but we are live to tape on Radio Row here in an absolutely packed environment. It's Thursday and Drew Franklin, I'm Matt Jones. Billy R Sports is joining us. We, we just got onto this new set they have here where the workaholics were just a few minutes ago. It's kind of exciting, isn't it? Workaholics followed by us.

[Billy R Sports]

I feel, I feel very unworthy here, but they told us in the email the chairs would be comfy and they did not disappoint.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, it's been very exciting.

[Matt Jones]

We just a few minutes ago ran into Billy's nemesis, which is Kirk, Herb Street's dog. Billy is like the only person in the United States that does not like Kirk, Herb Street's dog. He was at the NFL Network set right next to us and he got his own chair, which for a lot of this trip, Billy has not even gotten his own chair. What did you think about getting to see Kirk Herbstreet's dog right up close?

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

About as I expected. Just running around without a leash. No, not a care in the world.

[Matt Jones]

But it is that. But that's good though. A dog is free and out in the public.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

I want a little bit more control of that dog. But he got into the chair and I had to roll my eyes a little bit, guys.

[Billy R Sports]

Well, I saw Kirk is actually pushing him in, around, around in a wagon now. So he's not on foot. Kurt has like a lag.

[Matt Jones]

Well, he ran away.

[Billy R Sports]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Did you see that?

[Matt Jones]

There was Kirk, her dog. It was a runaway. And I think people were getting very nervous because you do not want to be the person who injures Kirk Herbstre's dog. Cuz I think Billy would have been the number one suspect.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Oh, I definitely probably would have. I love dogs though. But that thing gets pampered more than I do.

[Sean Alexander]

So.

[Matt Jones]

Nice, nice quarter zip here.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

You're going with the brown today.

[Matt Jones]

The brown reverse gray T shirt under.

[Billy R Sports]

Yeah. So we're ready to go.

[Matt Jones]

I look at. Where'd you get that, by the way?

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Johnson and Murphy is where I get the reserve.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, that's a good, that is a good brand. So you, you brought out the good.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Steve Madden shoes too. I mean, we're lounging today, baby.

[Billy R Sports]

So what are you wearing?

[Matt Jones]

Segment Hang on just a sec.

[Drew Franklin]

Steve Madden shoes.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

What do you know about that?

[Matt Jones]

I don't know. A lot. Very impressive. So we are just three days away from the Super Bowl. The energy really amps up on Thursday. There are a lot of, there's a lot of parties tonight. I heard the tight ends party is tonight. We are not invited to the tight ends party. I, I saw one of our friends at DraftKings and I was like, she was like, oh, going to the tight ends party. And I was like, man, sounds like that'd be fun. I, who, who wouldn't love to go to the tight ends party? Kind of hoping.

[Billy R Sports]

Well, let's not give up. In fifth grade, I was tight end for the West Broadway Bobcats. I have photo proof. I mostly blocked zero touchdowns, don't remember a catch, but I do have tight end on my resume if I need to bring that to the event tonight to get in.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. And actually Tony Gonzalez, I think was just here a couple minutes ago. One of the best tight ends of all time. If for those of you that listened yesterday we put on the podcast that we would have Sean Alexander. That interview ended up not being able to be on there. He will be. We're gonna play that here to start our day two show. Plus we also are gonna have bussin with the boys. Are you excited to go bus, big Titans guy?

[Billy R Sports]

I'm gonna try not to fan out, but I remember when they started that podcast. I'm one of their first followers. So yes, very excited.

[Matt Jones]

You were one of the first followers.

[Billy R Sports]

I remember. I remember when they first even came up with the concept of the bus. So I've been keeping up with them that long.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, well, don't. Don't embarrass me.

[Billy R Sports]

I won't, I won't. But I am very excited. They seem like great guys.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Hope that holds up a former titan too. So I know.

[Matt Jones]

You should, you should tell them about Tony Dungy and how. And how excited he was to meet you. We, we've talked about. Most people in this building think you're Jeff Saturday. In fact, that has happened quite a bit. So I was thinking maybe tomorrow you should wear Colts gear and, and essentially make people think you're Jeff Saturday. How many radio shows do you think Drew could get on from across the country acting like he's Jeff Saturday?

[Billy R Sports]

At first I thought it was just haha funny bit, but then some of the people working with NFL over here, one of them, he called me Jeff Saturday and we thought it was a. He was talking about a reference from earlier he just came up with that on his own. Like I'm getting it from people that are part of the league thinking I'm just Saturday.

[Matt Jones]

I'll just tell you how well you're known in the NFL world. If they're calling you Jeff Saturday.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

What do you think it is? I mean, is it the salt and pepper in the beard?

[Billy R Sports]

It's the beard.

[Matt Jones]

It's everything. I mean, it's the beard.

[Billy R Sports]

It's not the muscles. I promise you, it's not the muscles.

[Matt Jones]

Eyes. Jeff Saturday lost a bunch of weight when he stopped playing football.

[Billy R Sports]

I gained weight. We met the middle.

[Matt Jones]

I was like I'm around 240, 250. I think all of those things. And even though he's not, he wears a hat most of the time now. Similar hair as well, Billy.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

So I can see it a little curly on Jeff. So maybe Drew get some curls. I think you can get on at least one show.

[Billy R Sports]

As Jeff said, I'm in for the bid. I don't love the idea of wearing Colts gear, but anything for our cover. Zero fun here.

[Matt Jones]

The Seahawks and Patriots three days away. I've started to see the fans descend here for for Seahawks and Patriots. I feel like kind of an even split so far. But if you're a Seattle fan, you're a lot closer. So I wonder if as we get closer, you'll see even more Seattle fans because right now I think in the city walking around it's about 50. 50.

[Billy R Sports]

Yeah. They'll get here. The twelves as as we know that.

[Matt Jones]

To be learned we Learned about the 12.

[Billy R Sports]

I expect good crowds from both. I think Seattle have the edge just because geography but both passionate fan bases that have been here before and kind of wanting to restart some dynasties this this weekend.

[Matt Jones]

And a former Patriot, Joe Milton is also going to be joining the show today. Joe Milton played at Tennessee. I am going to try to throw him off because I am of the opinion that Rocky Top which Tennessee fans they hold dear, they're like rocky Top, we love it. I'm going to say that the players all hate him. So I'm going to go ahead and give you a little hint of what I'm going to do with Joe Miller. I'm going to ask him to sing Rocky Top and we will see if he'll be able to do it.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Billy R Sports]

Was only, you know, he started at Michigan. He wasn't there very long. He's kind of like a one of the portal guys, that bounc.

[Matt Jones]

But he was there for what a year year he was here he had a heck of an arm. I would say Joe Milton's got one of the strongest arms, maybe in all of football. I think he can throw it like over the.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Oh, he's got a cannon. But I'd say most athletes know their fight song before the transfer portal era nowadays. I mean, you're going from school to school, you probably don't learn it as much.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think so.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Oh, I think so.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Do you know mean we're Kentucky fans. Do you know. Well, you went to Western.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Kentucky. Do you know the Western?

[Drew Franklin]

Kentucky.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Stand up and cheer for dear old Western for today we raise the red and white above the rest Rah, rah, rah.

[Matt Jones]

Well, that's pretty good.

[Drew Franklin]

All right.

[Billy R Sports]

So I didn't even go there and I knew it.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, well, I did not. And then we're also going to finish with Bryce Young. I'm excited to see Bryce Young's height vis a vis us because everybody always talks about him being a short quarterback, but I wonder if that's actually true.

[Billy R Sports]

In person that I want to see that. And we kind of unintentionally became Panthers supporters throughout the year. Honestly, if there were a team we talked about the most, you know, I'd.

[Drew Franklin]

Say there is an argument.

[Matt Jones]

I think there's an. If you had bet in the preseason NFL Cover zero Season one, what is going to be the team they talk about the most? I think you would have gotten pretty good money on the Panthers because I think we did talk. Talk more Panthers than almost anything else.

[Billy R Sports]

Podcast Mike, them turning it around. They came up so much. It'll be good to have Bryce's to put a little cherry on top of the season here at Super Bowl.

[Matt Jones]

And then so we're going to have all of those folks and then we'll. We will check in after that. Some of these interviews, there's been spaced out over a period of time, so there'll be. There'll be little gaps. Do you have a lean right now that on. On the actual Super Bowl?

[Billy R Sports]

I think the Seahawks are going to get it done. But if you want to talk about the four and a half points, I worry my.

[Drew Franklin]

Has it moved? Has it moved?

[Matt Jones]

I wondered if it maybe it was going to go up to five and a half or even six. Has not moved.

[Billy R Sports]

Patriots need to get the run going a little bit. I think we're going to have a close game, but I just think Seattle's too balanced. I mean, that defense is great. Then of course the offense. We know about them with Jackson, Smith and Jigba. I, I think they get it done, but I don't think we're going to have any kind of blowout. I think Patriots are going to be in it.

[Matt Jones]

What do you make of Tom Brady, the owner of the Raiders, saying he has no preference in the super bowl, even though he played for the Patriots and won. Played an 8 and 1 6. First of all, do you believe him? And secondly, if we take him at face value, is that okay to have no preference in the Super Bowl?

[Billy R Sports]

This would crush me as a Boston fan. Like my goat, my idol is sitting there basically saying he doesn't care about me.

[Matt Jones]

It is a little bit like, okay, yes, we had good memories, but I'm now I've met a new person in Vegas and she has caught my eye and I'm going to act like I don't care.

[Billy R Sports]

I mean, there was.

[Matt Jones]

So. First of all, let's start with that. Do you.

[Drew Franklin]

Do you.

[Matt Jones]

Do you believe.

[Billy R Sports]

I do believe him.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, you do believe that he doesn't care.

[Billy R Sports]

It's all out there about a little falling out with Bill. Doesn't have much relationship with Kraft. I mean, sure, he's friends with Gronk and those guys, but I, I kind of believe him. I kind of take him on what he's saying here, which would break my heart if I was a Pats fan.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

No, that's the political answer he's giving as a broadcaster and a part owner now. He won six Super Bowls there. Of course he wants the pace.

[Matt Jones]

So you think he's doing it because he believes that broadcasters shouldn't.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Correct. You can't be rooting for teams, especially as a broadcaster or a part of.

[Matt Jones]

No, NBC's calling this one, so he doesn't have to call.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Correct. So I just, I think that's crazy. It's like politicians talking.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so let's, let's though, give him the benefit of the doubt, and let's say that he does. Doesn't care who wins. You're a Patriots fan. How much does that stab you in the soul?

[Billy R Sports]

Let's just use an example of your own life. Think of your favorite team. Think of your favorite player that you grew up watching. They probably had a lot of success. And then imagine one day like, yeah, I don't really care either way if they're any good. I mean, that would suck.

[Matt Jones]

It would. I've invested. Fans invest so much into you, and.

[Billy R Sports]

You can't even be like, yeah, I hope they win a Super bowl over Seattle.

[Matt Jones]

I was just over there a minute ago and I saw Donovan McNabb and he said, fly, eagle, fly to just some random person. And I think that's what people want. They want to think that Donovan McNabb is walking around telling strangers, fly, eagle, fly. They don't want to think that. They say, who's playing? Philadelphia. Who.

[Billy R Sports]

We talked about it yesterday with Stevie Johnson just coming here, rocking Bill's gear.

[Matt Jones]

And he talks Bills.

[Billy R Sports]

All people love that camaraderie with their former players. And Tom had a moment there. It would. I know he's a broadcaster, whatever. If he had said he's leaning New England because his memory's there, no one would have had a problem with that. And he didn't do it.

[Matt Jones]

He did not do it. Now let's talk about the most famous person I've seen here on press row, who ended up having the biggest crowd. I'm going to rank for you from five to one, the people that people have seen the most excited to see. Okay, who has drawn the biggest crowd? Are we ready for the Matt Jones top five people to draw crowds at Meteoro?

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Names coming up.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, here we go. Number five, Shannon Sharp. Shannon Sharpe is actually towards the front. He is Shay Shay, as they say. And he has been up there. He's actually positioned kind of in a tough spot for them because it's like when you walk in, and so it feels like Shannon Sharp, he has a lot of people, they tend to watch and then leave. Not obsessive. But Shannon Sharp does draw quite. Quite a.

[Billy R Sports]

And they got a bump, the Mario bump. Because when we walked in, Mario just mowed over everyone in TV sets to get to the club. Shay Shay set.

[Matt Jones]

He was very excited about that. Are we ready for number four? Number four, I'm gonna say Kay Adams. Kay Adams had quite a crowd as she was taping her show. A lot of people, I think if you're not in this, you know, it's easy because I think there's on the FanDuel network to not see her. But she has a massive following. And as she walked like little puppy dogs, people were walking with.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Funny enough, Mario was knocking down people yesterday trying to see Kay and get a closer look.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

So that's. That one's on there now. Number three, I'm going to say Pat McAfee. Ton of people crowding around his set during the break. Everyone trying to wave at him because he actually will wave back. I've learned maybe it's good in life just to occasionally wave back because it makes people excited. So Pat McAfee is at number three.

[Billy R Sports]

They'Ve done a good job of being taller than the others. So, like, I know exactly where the Pat McAfee said is when I walk in. It's. It's good PR on their part. I mean, you can see it from across the building here. All the others kind of level a little hidden. They've kind of commanded a big stage over there.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm going to do two.

[Matt Jones]

A tie, okay? A tie between Martha Stewart and Stephen A. Smith. Two people that would have a good show together if they ever put. Martha Stewart. Martha Stewart. Every woman in here is just like Martha Stewart. You're slight lame.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. She looks. First of all, how old is Martha Stewart? I'm gonna say, honestly, you could tell me any age, because first of all, she looks no older than, like 55.

[Billy R Sports]

I'm gonna say 75, Bob.

[Matt Jones]

But she looks amazing. So all. So everywhere when I've seen her in two or three different places and people all say the same thing. Oh, my goodness, she looks amazing. How old is she? And people guess like 88. And I don't know if she is or not. And to still be able to look like that, you've got to give her credit. She's 44. 84. 44. She was 44. She's younger than me.

[Drew Franklin]

She's.

[Matt Jones]

She's 84 years old.

[Billy R Sports]

Martha.

[Matt Jones]

Let me just say slay girl.

[Billy R Sports]

Yes. I would hit the flame emoji right.

[Drew Franklin]

Now if I could.

[Matt Jones]

You see that picture I saw? I mean, she looks better now than she did when she had the. What was the table? TV show. The mar. Martha's stuff for people.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Homegoods or something.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, Martha's homegoods.

[Billy R Sports]

Also have to compliment her. You know, sports media, a lot of quarter zips, former athletes. There's like an elegance where she's walking around.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Billy R Sports]

She's bringing a presence that we don't have from anyone else here.

[Matt Jones]

But the number one by far most popular person here at Super Bowl, Media Row, Radio Row, and it is not close. Is the Crocodile Hunter's kid. What's his name?

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Robert.

[Billy R Sports]

Robert Irwin.

[Matt Jones]

Robert.

[Drew Franklin]

Robert Irwin.

[Matt Jones]

He is. First of all, I think he's like 22 years old now. He's also helped that he's walking around with a snake around his neck. Okay, so that's. So it's a combination. Maybe a tie with Steve Irwin.

[Drew Franklin]

Steve Irwin.

[Billy R Sports]

Robert. Steve was dead.

[Matt Jones]

Steve was his dad and the snake. But again, women who knew did. So does he. When did he get famous and how.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Well, he's a heartthrob, and I Think he's at like the Australia Zoo doing shows, you know, following in his dad's legacy.

[Matt Jones]

But why is he famous?

[Billy R Sports]

How do you Dancing with Star with the Stars too?

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

That too.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, he was on. Did he win?

[Billy R Sports]

He was in the running. I didn't keep it. No spoilers if you know he won. Look at that.

[Matt Jones]

First of all, how do you know Vince?

[Billy R Sports]

As you say, Vince did not touch his computer.

[Drew Franklin]

Vince, Vince. Did you just say Vince?

[Matt Jones]

I've never seen you when you weren't talking to me about technology. You also do Dancing with the Stars. I didn't realize that. But he has been without question the person that see people seem to be the most excited about.

[Billy R Sports]

I can even tell you even my wife, she like sends me Robert Irwin clips. He has this brand. I, I'm not, I guess not in that algorithm. But he is so popular. It's not just from the dancing.

[Matt Jones]

I had no clue, Billy. I had no clue that Steve Irwin was as big. Robert Robusty. Robert Irwin was as big as he.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

I think we all loved Steve and the way that he passed away was so tragic. So for Robert to follow in his footsteps, it's just, it seems right. And we need somebody jumping around and knocking crocodiles on their nose.

[Matt Jones]

So that is your official Super Bowl Meteoro entertainment celebrity factor.

[Billy R Sports]

I saw Robert, he's you know, doing the tour like many people are. But when he's at every station the hosts are putting on the snake. They're wearing the snake or holding I guess you would say not wearing.

[Matt Jones]

Well, is he coming out of here?

[Billy R Sports]

Well if he were in Billy's chair right now and offered. Matt, would you like to wrap the snake around your arm? Are you doing it?

[Matt Jones]

If people make me, but I'm not going to like it. And I hear they can smell fear.

[Billy R Sports]

That's true.

[Matt Jones]

Is that right?

[Billy R Sports]

You think, think it would latch on to you pretty quickly?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I think I feel like though someone would save me. Maybe the Bella twins who just walked by a few minutes ago.

[Drew Franklin]

Maybe.

[Matt Jones]

Is that Joey Wagner?

[Drew Franklin]

Yes, it is.

[Matt Jones]

Anyway, the. The point being I, yeah I would do it.

[Billy R Sports]

My college roommate had a snake. Its name was the Spanish word for death, which is already intimidating himself.

[Drew Franklin]

Mayday.

[Sean Alexander]

Yeah, there you go.

[Billy R Sports]

That was the name Mary and about once a month.

[Matt Jones]

How did I remember that? I haven't talked about the Spanish since high school. How in the world did I get that?

[Billy R Sports]

Anyway, go ahead a couple weeks there just be a group text like hey guys, can't find the snake. Just be careful around the house. That's A little unsettling. That is when mer day is just on the loose.

[Matt Jones]

Well, we've really enjoyed. We really enjoy it here. We still got one more day tomorrow, but today, lots of interviews. We're going to get started here in just a minute. We will bring on. We'll play the interview from yesterday with Sean Alexander, and then we're going to go bussing with the boys here on Meteoro.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Drew Franklin]

All right, I gotta tell you, of all the interviews we're gonna do, this is the one I'm most excited about. They got four Kentucky boys sitting at the same table in the house as Sean Alexander is here. Bluegrass State here. Sean, what's going on, man?

[Sean Alexander]

It's good to see the Kentucky family representing the NFL up in this thing.

[Drew Franklin]

That's exactly right. Now, Sean, I'm going to say. We're going to start. I'm going to say a name that you haven't heard in years.

[Sean Alexander]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

This is how I first learned Sean Alexander. I went to Middlesborough High School. I was a junior in high school. We had a great football team. Our running back was a guy named Eric Erke Witherspoon from Middlesborough High School, who was fighting with you for the lead in rushing in the state. You passed him at the end. He came in second rushing to you in high school. Eric. I saw him recently. Still says, oh, Shawn Alexander just got me. That was big time when you played at Boone County.

[Sean Alexander]

Man, Boone county was a lot of fun. Actually, I was just talking to some of my linemen before I got on a plane to fly out here, and they were like, oh, man, you know, it's so cool. Every time you do that, you're representing all of us. And then I'm here at the stage with you guys. This is great.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes. Do you. You went to Alabama now, I don't want. I mean, let's see this hat right here. Like. Well, I mean, I know it was Alabama, but did you even consider him become part of the Big Blue?

[Sean Alexander]

Honestly, Kentucky. They just didn't recruit me hard.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, stop it.

[Matt Jones]

I'm telling you.

[Drew Franklin]

Is that Bill Curry?

[Sean Alexander]

Yeah, Bill Curry and I went to the Kentucky Louisville. I'm excited. My mom went to Kentucky. I'm like, oh, this is going to be easy. They're like, hey, there's a quarterback that's in it. Tim Couch. He's going to come here. I knew Craig Yeast. I was like, oh, wait a minute.

[Bryce Young]

I was like.

[Sean Alexander]

I knew all of this. And then all of a sudden I'm like, bama showing up. They're at the school, Notre Dame's at the school, Michigan's at the school. And I'm like looking around, I was like, hey, mom, have you heard anything from Kentucky that's kind of weird.

[Drew Franklin]

They don't call anymore inexcusable. I mean, Bill Curry. I wasn't.

[Sean Alexander]

I thought they had another running back. They probably had another running back somewhere.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we were. We could have found room for you, Sean. But you went to Alabama, then to the Seahawks. How exciting is this to have your guys?

[Sean Alexander]

Yeah, it's super exciting. You know, watching how Seattle is this team reminds me a lot of my team in 05 where, you know, Sam Donald does some things that are really well. Like just like we had Hasselback, you know, like, you know, Hasselbeck wasn't like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, but he was like a solid, good quarterback. And Sam had to go through all the ups and downs. Matt's was ups and downs. Wasn't as bad because he went from Green Bay to us, but. But just solid quarterback. But the defense is so similar, just relentless. They go after it. You don't even know who anybody really is. But at the same time, you know they're going to knock you around. And so this, this is a great. You know, I love K9. He does stuff that I do really, really well, you know, and getting in in holes, breaking tackles, very big in the red zone. So this team looks really, really good.

[Billy R Sports]

Since we mentioned we're Kentucky guys, you know, we're pretty proud of our fan base, Big Blue Nation, but we hear about the 12th man out in Seattle. We've never experienced it firsthand, but it's 12th man. 12th man, 12th man. Anytime we're watching the broadcast, are they as. As crazy?

[Drew Franklin]

Is that real? Because that kind of made it out to be. I think it's overrated.

[Billy R Sports]

Is it good marketing or they actually, you'll.

[Sean Alexander]

I think you'll see Sunday.

[Billy R Sports]

Okay.

[Sean Alexander]

I think that there is one super bowl where we just didn't Know how to do it. It was mine. And after that, they were just like, no, we'll never have another super bowl where you won't see the 12th man show up. And the thing was, is tickets and this and that. We just didn't know, you know, it was new for all of us. So we got in there, we played. We played in Detroit, which was Jerome Bettis backyard, you know what I mean, against the Steelers, who always carries a crowd. And it felt like a road game in our Super Bowl. Now you saw the New York. You saw the one we played against the Patriots last time. We've brought our twelves with us and they're here.

[Drew Franklin]

Everybody always focuses on the guys that play. But you had to be a part of, like, just run the damn ball to Marsh. Like, like that was you. Were you going crazy?

[Sean Alexander]

It was wild. It was wild. I think, like, sometimes coaches try to get situational. There's a timeout. You got. You're trying to get three plays out of, out of, out of, out of the remaining seconds and you're like, okay, do I run it, call timeout. Pass, pass. Or do I. Or pass and then run or do I throw it and then the clock stops and then it's run, timeout, run. You know, so like sometimes you say, but when you're on the one yard.

[Drew Franklin]

Line, run the damn ball.

[Sean Alexander]

Yeah, just you run, you call timeout. You know, if that didn't work. And so like, I feel like that was just. It did everything caught up in the moment. You know, what I loved was, was, you know, I was in the locker room with him and Pete just came here, full ownership. Hey, y', all, I made the call. This is on me. I hate that I put you on the situation, you know, And I love.

[Billy R Sports]

Coaches like that when you're having like a record setting year, your MVP year. Do running backs get in a zone where it's like you're in the backfield, you're thinking, it doesn't matter over there what we're doing. I'm getting my yards today.

[Sean Alexander]

Yeah, whatever you are. Piano, you know, it's all going to work. You know, I remember that year was so cool because every play felt right. You know, we had just a great rhythm with our line. I had, I had the best fullback in the game, Max Strong. Great fullback name and. Yeah, Max Strong is a great fullback, a great fullback name and he was. We know somebody named Max was doing his thing.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, he was a punter, though. Not quite the same thing. Yeah. Do you.

[Sean Alexander]

Yeah, yeah. Richard Sherman.

[Bryce Young]

Yeah.

[Billy R Sports]

He didn't say hi to me.

[Drew Franklin]

Hello, Richard Sherman. Yeah, he just. He didn't. I guess he doesn't. Doesn't want to talk to us.

[Bryce Young]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Do you. I was asking Terrell Davis, this earlier football's changed even since you played.

[Sean Alexander]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Do you think there's still a place for dudes that ran like you, that sort of hard running back in today's game?

[Sean Alexander]

I think there is. And I think that instead of it being like a whole season, I think it's more like situational. And so, like, unfortunately, you know, Seattle had two running backs. You got K9, you got Chaudh, you know, and so they always did the one, two thing, and now shops hurt. So now you're going to have Kenneth being really the guy. And I think, like, you're going to watch this game, you're going to be like, ooh, this hundred yards and two touchdowns. Is this what it have been like if you'd have carried the ball every play, but they just don't do it no more? But I feel like this situation is going to fold for itself to be like that, because there's no way they're going to let Jackson Smith go run and run every route that he wants all over the field because he can play outside, inside. So you got to put a safety over top of him, and. Which now leaves him for a running back to go do it.

[Drew Franklin]

Wilder fan base, Alabama, Seattle, Boone, Camp, who.

[Sean Alexander]

I tell you what, I was loved at all three of those places because they believe that, you know, at Boone county, it was 10,000 people. In that little town of Florence, we'd have 11,000 every game.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Sean Alexander]

So people be like, hey, look, if you're going to rob the bank, they leave a note. If you're going to rob all the money out the bank, leave us a message. If you're going to just borrow, just bring it back later on, like, so. So hometown was great. I don't think that there's anything more special than Alabama. I remember my sophomore year. Lady came up to me, Sean Alexander. I'm 81 years old, and if y' all beat Auburn, I'll die a happy woman. And I was like, ma', Am, I'm 19.

[Drew Franklin]

Don't put that on me. That's the only one I lost. Oh, you lost that one?

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Oh, no.

[Drew Franklin]

I was three and one against Albert.

[Billy R Sports]

Oh.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, did she die? I never saw her again.

[Sean Alexander]

Feels terrible about that one, Sean.

[Drew Franklin]

Man, that's wild, ain't it? It's a lot of pressure.

[Sean Alexander]

That is a lot of pressure for a 19 year old. Come on.

[Drew Franklin]

But like, I mean, we see those Alabama fans. Paul Fine, bomb, you little. Like, did you ever have any of those moments in Tuscaloosa?

[Sean Alexander]

You know what? Then you get the goods and the bads, you know what I mean? So, you know, I had a great start as a freshman and it just kind of kept rolling. And so I would get all the love. There's no one greater than Sean elsewhere. I'll tell you a funny story. A lady and a couple came up to us and they were like, oh, my God. Took the picture with Sean Alexander. And one of my friends knew the couple, I didn't know them at all. Sends a text and says, man, you're still loved at Alabama. Did. She said, man, if you think I should shoot my shot at Sean Alexander. And the husband said to her, well, if he says to go, you should go. There's not. There's not a greater man that ever.

[Drew Franklin]

Played Alabama than Sean Alexander. I'm like, what's wrong with this place? Wait a minute. So this man was offering you his wife?

[Sean Alexander]

Oh, yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

As a reward. You know what he says? What?

[Sean Alexander]

Roll Tide.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, no.

[Joe Milton]

Wow.

[Drew Franklin]

Goodness. Sean going, Roll Tide. That's a different phrase of Roll Tide than I'm used to. Sounds rolling, Shawn. We actually know of somebody that did that with Kent, but I'm not gonna say whoa.

[Matt Jones]

Allegedly.

[Drew Franklin]

Different podcast. Different podcast.

[Billy R Sports]

Sean, let me ask you one thing. How cool was it to be a cover athlete on Madden?

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

And were you hesitant at all to accept that honor?

[Sean Alexander]

Oh, no, not at all. Not at all. I think that everybody would want to be on the COVID of it. I mean, still, today I, I get to go do all the greatest things. And I'm, I'm part of the what, What EA Sports calls the Trinity. You know, it's only three of us that were on the COVID of both college and pro.

[Drew Franklin]

Who were the other two?

[Sean Alexander]

What I would say is the second one was Larry Fitzgerald.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Sean Alexander]

The third one was because they did a throwback.

[Drew Franklin]

He doesn't count. So it's just you and Larry.

[Sean Alexander]

It was Barry Sanders.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, he's pretty good.

[Sean Alexander]

I'm gonna add him there.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, he's pretty good.

[Sean Alexander]

So they say low, so it was really, really cool. And, and also I just think that the Madden cover is kind of like. It just kind of doesn't make sense for football. There's what, 32 running backs, 32 quarterbacks, 64 guys, 50 are going to miss at least one game every year. So is it really a curse or just Football.

[Drew Franklin]

Listen, that. That's. That's. That's as big as the hall of Fame. Yeah. Now, Billy was saying earlier today, he was like, you know what I think? I think people should stand apart. And I was like, sean Alexander doesn't agree with that. He thinks people should stand together.

[Sean Alexander]

That's right. I like that. I like that. Stand Together. I've been ambassador for them for the last six years. It's about 900. Some of the most successful businessmen, women, philanthropic leaders in the country. They put their time, talents, treasures together to tackle some of the country's biggest issues. As the ambassador, I get to play the role of building the perfect tripod. So there's people that do great work, foundations, community leaders. There's people that can fund it. You're right. There's some of those people in the stand Together family that do really, really well with their businesses. And then there's the people that get to influence it. So I get to bring some of my NFL buddies, some of the, you know, it used to be like brother Sean. Now it's like Uncle Sean. I don't even know how I feel about that.

[Matt Jones]

Right.

[Sean Alexander]

Oh, man, it's happening.

[Drew Franklin]

He's an unk.

[Sean Alexander]

Oh, man. And so. So now I'm getting to bring some of these guys in today, some of the legends from the old and saying, hey, what do you believe in? We believe in people. We believe in people in this country. How can we go help benefit them? And we go from juvenile justice kids in the. In the juvie system and putting them in different programs to families that just can't make it, that are impoverished situations, to education, to business for good. How can we put a business into this community and not watch that community thr because of it? And with jobs or even just food or whatever. And so it's been a lot of fun watching them. And we just kind of have the same philosophy. We believe in people. We believe everybody's got a genius in them. So we've got to figure out how to put you in the right seat on the bus. And the fact that. That no one's a throwaway. Right. No matter what mistake you've ever made, that there's something in you that could go benefit somebody else.

[Drew Franklin]

I like that. Well, now that you told that rolls Todd story, they're never going to put four Kentucky people on the set. This is the one.

[Billy R Sports]

Get a picture.

[Matt Jones]

This is the one.

[Drew Franklin]

Never going to do it again. Thank you, Sean.

[Sean Alexander]

Go big blue.

[Drew Franklin]

Go big blue.

[Sean Alexander]

Yeah. Roll Tide. Go Seahawks.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, you guys don't know us, but I feel like we know you. It's busting with the boys. Taylor, Juan and Will Compton. We'll start with big. We're big. Pardon my take. We've been friends with them for 15 years. The boys. Yes. We host Kentucky Sports Radio. They host us every year. They host our show and they are awesome. And big Titans fan right here.

[Billy R Sports]

I told him I've been busting with these guys. They don't know me, but I've been.

[Drew Franklin]

Busting since day one.

[Will Compton]

Feeling like it said the right words. Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

Now, there's one other thing.

[Will Compton]

Can I just say one thing?

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Will Compton]

After everything Nebraska has been through, for.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

You to wear that hat.

[Drew Franklin]

That's what I was going to say. For you to wear that hat in.

[Will Compton]

Front of my boy.

[Drew Franklin]

I saw a tweet that Will Compton may have seen, which was, I host Kentucky Sports Radio and when we took a certain quarterback that Nebraska wanted, you tweeted about it. I might have tweeted coping with the.

[Matt Jones]

Boys.

[Drew Franklin]

When you sent that tweet. And I saw. I have to apologize kind of. But also kind of liked it because we never take anything from Nebraska.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

I'll say this. I saw his. Like, I didn't. I saw Kentucky hat. But it's not like anger doesn't come to my head.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

So opportunities. It's the optics going on with these agents and these kids that really just piss me off, buddy.

[Will Compton]

But they.

[Drew Franklin]

They.

[Will Compton]

Unlv. Kid Castellanos.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Yeah. Calandria.

[Will Compton]

Calandria Castellano. Dude, I love that kid.

[Drew Franklin]

So I've been, like, feuding publicly with Nebraska fans for 20 years, but when I was a kid, Nebraska was Nebraska. Yeah. How do we get it? How do you get. You took our guy? Dane Key, though. That's our buddy.

[Billy R Sports]

Our.

[Drew Franklin]

Our go host is his godfather.

[Billy R Sports]

We've known him since he was a child.

[Drew Franklin]

He was a little kid. Dane Key. So like, we. We've been watching you guys for a while. How do you get it back?

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

You gotta win.

[Will Compton]

Bo Pellini.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. You're a big Mark Stoops fan.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

You gotta win. Dude, if I had the formula, I'd be wearing a whistle around my neck instead of being behind a microphone. But you gotta win. You gotta get better. Every year we kind of. We went, what, 7 and 5 this year? What, one game better?

[Billy R Sports]

Yep.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

It, you know, it's an uphill battle, but we will be national champs again.

[Drew Franklin]

I love it.

[Sean Alexander]

I love it.

[Will Compton]

I know I'm not a Nebraska guy. I just think that there's been some harsh criticisms on Matt Rule. And if you remember where you guys were before Matt Rule came in, like there was not a bowl game until 2015. And this schedule. Nebraska's got it, Michigan's got it. Is an absolute juggernaut this year. So patience. Patience. He's getting. The ship is being written right now.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

The problem is it start. It's over a decade of patience. However, there's been some bad decision making up until coach Rule got there. But yeah, I mean, we. What we have to celebrate is we went to two bowl games back to back, but that again, when you're saying Nebraska back when we were younger. Yeah, we got. We got a road. We got a road ahead of us. The obstacle is the way.

[Billy R Sports]

Well, we'll talk a little super bowl here, but first, I just want to make sure we get it home. Power. Power ice. What's the situation still, what day 11. Now you basically put the city on your back trying to.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Trying to.

[Will Compton]

There's definitely a credit that needs to be given to NES workers, boots on the ground that are working tirelessly 24 7, 365 to give power back. Now that we've covered that basis, the people, the umbrella who are pulling the strings into the city of Nashville.

[Drew Franklin]

No, it's not. Danny, my former co host right there. Yes. All right, Dan, what's up?

[Billy R Sports]

Hey.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Those short shorts and the way the legs do look, you're just way too long to be wearing shorts that short.

[Billy R Sports]

Why?

[Drew Franklin]

What do you mean why?

[Will Compton]

Don't let them take things away from you.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

You wear whatever you wear.

[Drew Franklin]

Just imagine you got these stumps.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Oh, buddy.

[Drew Franklin]

These legs.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

I massive feel like these legs.

[Bryce Young]

I was gonna come over.

[Billy R Sports]

You guys must be the most popular people I saw. You got the big Derrick Henry hug over here.

[Drew Franklin]

You all can't walk anywhere, dude. Derek's a ma'.

[Matt Jones]

Am.

[Will Compton]

By the way, Derek looks massive popping out of his sweater like crazy. Derrick Henry.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Did you see the specimen of Derrick Henry? Still incredible.

[Billy R Sports]

It's good.

[Sean Alexander]

We're gonna hang out.

[Drew Franklin]

We're gonna link up.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

I would love to hang out. Are we doing it?

[Drew Franklin]

I gotta flex the whole time.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

You gonna do that? Are we doing anything this week or are we just as that it was last week. Yeah. I haven't heard from you since our show.

[Drew Franklin]

I like this driver. That's my. That was my first radio co host right there. Dan. Danny Hole. Dan's first job at ESPN was co hosting a show with me.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Did you know it? In that first year, you're like, this dude's gonna be a star.

[Will Compton]

Dan's not that good of a guy.

[Drew Franklin]

Very first time, the very first show he was in, you can tell him I said this. First show I walk in, he's in a closet. Before our very first radio show, panicking and shaking. He's so nervous because it was his first day at espn and I was like, dude, I don't know football. You don't know radio. We got this, and by about week five, I knew he was going to be a star. We said we. We were like, we'll never see him again. And after one year, he was tv and that was that.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

When he comes on the bus, that'll be a great starting point.

[Drew Franklin]

You need to start with that. He was literally going over the notes. Week one of the NFL season, he's shaking. And I'm shaking because I've never been on espn. He's never been on the radio. I've never been on espn. Espn, we start. But by week five, I was like, that dude's going to be a star. You could just tell.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Yeah, he is the man, bro. I love some Danielle.

[Drew Franklin]

So let's talk about the game. What do you think is going to happen on Sunday?

[Will Compton]

I mean, there's multiple different avenues you can go down, right? I mean, the Seattle Seahawks are probably the most complete best team in the entire NFL, and they have been for most of the year. Sam Donald has that gets that monkey off his back of. He's great in the regular season. His last couple of games fizzled out at the Vikings. He's no longer a bus. He's a top 10 quarterback. But then you get. The New England Patriots have overachieved all year long. We went to their. Their camp and looked at their roster. We're like, yeah, they'll get some culture wins. But other than that, this is not going to be a team that is, you know, going to make the playoffs or they're fighting for second as well.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Likes to say, yeah, it's the Seattle Seahawks. It's a different. It's a different animal than they've seen all year. Seahawks are going to win.

[Drew Franklin]

It's going to be close.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

They got a fighting chance. They got a fighting chance, but I got it. What do we see here? 20, 28, 28, 19.

[Will Compton]

That's a lot. That's a lot of points.

[Billy R Sports]

It's a lot of points.

[Will Compton]

I see this. This says 2001 patriots, 2007 giants bay underdogs. Yeah, he's gonna be some crazy stuff that takes place, but I'm gonna believe I'm gonna be biased towards Mike Vrabel. I'm taking the Patriots, and I like them. 31, 28.

[Drew Franklin]

Mike Vrabel. How did his. How did your Titans go? I am hurting, buddy.

[Will Compton]

That is the most fumbled bag of all time.

[Drew Franklin]

Here's what.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Here's what I want to ask that you're. Yeah. Big Titans. You got Oilers right here. Steve McNair. How has it been watching Variable? Get this.

[Drew Franklin]

Killing me.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

It's killing me every step of the way. I'm under the impression that it's one of those situations where you want to save relationships. Good, you're happy to see him be successful. But to make it to the super bowl, it's like, all right. I didn't want him to be that good.

[Billy R Sports]

No. And I drove to Kansas City by myself when you all had the run and got close. I mean, I was all in on Variable. And then when he left, of course, that killed me. And now I'm just so conflicted. I'm happy for him. It's like a divorce. But he upgraded a lot and just left me back at the house.

[Will Compton]

New life. New life is so hot.

[Drew Franklin]

He's still single. He's not getting any matches.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

He's back in the gym because he wants Mike Raymond.

[Matt Jones]

That's why.

[Drew Franklin]

That's Cam. It worked out. So tell me, you guys with FanDuel like the sweatshirts?

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Yeah.

[Bryce Young]

Thank you very much.

[Will Compton]

Very comfortable, by the way.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

This is.

[Will Compton]

This is a homie sweatshirt.

[Drew Franklin]

Wanted to have you. We're actually DraftKings people. And I was like, we got to have them anyway.

[Will Compton]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

Because we love. That's how much we want to have them on. Let them do their FanDuel thing.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Well, I mean, did you see the numbers coming out of Missouri?

[Drew Franklin]

We haven't checked the books. We haven't checked. I'm just saying, for me, I'm a Missouri boy.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

You got to win your home states.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, you come look at the numbers at Kentucky, where we're the draft kings. People in them. We'll talk.

[Sean Alexander]

That's right.

[Will Compton]

Hey, put it on the board, fanduel. We're going after Kentucky next year.

[Drew Franklin]

This year. It was great to see you guys. Good to see you, too, man.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Appreciate y' all scrubbing to find the. Coping with the BO boys. I'm going to scrub now.

[Drew Franklin]

Coping with the boys. Lot of commentary in Kentucky.

[Billy R Sports]

Thank you.

[Will Compton]

Appreciate y', all, man.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Have a good one. Love you guys.

[Drew Franklin]

So, you know it's super bowl time when I agree to talk to a Tennessee guy.

[Sean Alexander]

Yes, sir.

[Drew Franklin]

I did.

[Bryce Young]

Yes, sir.

[Drew Franklin]

Because this is Joe Milton, quarterback for The Dallas Cowboys, but also, unfortunately, a former Tennessee volunteer. By the way, I like the bling. Thank you.

[Joe Milton]

Thank you.

[Drew Franklin]

We think I could use that.

[Bryce Young]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

You think I could get a couple of those?

[Joe Milton]

Get you a cup in the back. It'll be all right.

[Drew Franklin]

It'll be all right, Joe.

[Joe Milton]

Nice to be able to eat the same.

[Drew Franklin]

You can't eat the same.

[Joe Milton]

No, you can.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Joe Milton]

You can.

[Drew Franklin]

So you don't get anything stuck in it.

[Joe Milton]

I mean, you probably get something trapped in. In the midst of it, but floss, you'll be all right.

[Drew Franklin]

Still going to do it. All right. So you play at Tennessee? Once I had a girl on Rocky Top. You know the next line?

[Joe Milton]

N. I do not know the next.

[Drew Franklin]

Once I had a girl on Rocky Top. I do not Bear.

[Joe Milton]

I do not know the next line. I did not know the next line.

[Drew Franklin]

Come on, man.

[Joe Milton]

I did not know that part.

[Drew Franklin]

It knows the main part. You did say. When I said you play for Tennessee, I was like, I'm a Kentucky guy. What was your answer?

[Sean Alexander]

We.

[Joe Milton]

I ain't never lose to Kentucky.

[Matt Jones]

Never.

[Drew Franklin]

We haven't won many in that series in general.

[Joe Milton]

Yeah, I know. We still got the bucket.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Billy R Sports]

Lives there.

[Drew Franklin]

You did you play against Will, is that right?

[Joe Milton]

Well, Hendon played against Will.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Joe Milton]

The game he thought.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, against Will Levis, who we're talking about. You shoot up. You had. You had Hinden. So tell me about Cowboys faithful, wild. Tennessee faithful wild. Explain the difference or are they similar?

[Joe Milton]

I kind of look at my colleges, like my NFL teams, like Michigan, it was more like the Patriots and the Cowboys more like Tennessee. In the essence of you're free, your will, the people that know you like. And the sec, when people walk up to you, it's, oh, can I take a picture? No, not right now. Okay. And it's still a picture. You know what I mean? And the Big Ten, like the Patriots were. And also at Michigan, it was like, okay, can I take a picture? No, not right now.

[Sean Alexander]

Okay. Thank you.

[Drew Franklin]

So you're saying the SEC people are taking a picture.

[Joe Milton]

They're taking a picture no matter what.

[Drew Franklin]

So you're saying that. Does that mean they're rude or they're just crazy?

[Joe Milton]

Crazy.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Joe Milton]

I ain't gonna say they rude. They just crazy for sure.

[Drew Franklin]

Mentioned the Patriots.

[Billy R Sports]

You probably got a lot of relationships over there still. Absolutely, for a little bit.

[Joe Milton]

Absolutely.

[Billy R Sports]

Kind of wish you were still around. Get a taste of it. Are you happy for those boys? What's the dynamic like being a former Patriot?

[Joe Milton]

Never been that person that hates. So that's not me. But yeah, I got a lot of relationships over there. A lot of brothers that I built buns with. And I'm so excited for those guys, especially because they work hard. And I know they did because I was still throwing to some of those guys in the off season when it was in Florida. So it was cool. Some of them guys still came to my house, like, popping Terrell Jennings. Like, they. They came to my house in Texas just to hang out with me if.

[Drew Franklin]

I were to come here. What's your house like? We got. We got. We got fun stuff in there. We got gadgets.

[Joe Milton]

I got a lot of fun stuff. I got. I got every video game system, PlayStation wise.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Joe Milton]

I got a PlayStation 2 place.

[Drew Franklin]

Are you any good?

[Joe Milton]

Yeah, I play on a PC, though. I got a gaming PC.

[Drew Franklin]

You stream?

[Joe Milton]

Yes.

[Billy R Sports]

Got one of those big fancy chairs.

[Drew Franklin]

The headset, the whole.

[Billy R Sports]

The whole thing.

[Joe Milton]

I got the whole thing. But when I move into my.

[Drew Franklin]

So you're going at. You're going at people online. Do you talk trash to these?

[Joe Milton]

I talk trash on the field. I'm definitely talking trash on the mic.

[Billy R Sports]

Do they know it's an NFL quarterback on the other end doing the trash talk on 2k?

[Joe Milton]

They do on 2k. Got the football over my head. So.

[Drew Franklin]

Wait a minute. So you. When you play 2K, you acknowledge I'm Joe Milton?

[Joe Milton]

Nah, to Ronnie, 2K did it. So it's. It has Joe Milton and then it has a football over my head.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, wow.

[Billy R Sports]

No hiding on that one.

[Joe Milton]

It ain't no hiding on 2K. Call of Duty is hiding my name There is Mr. Rocket, so.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, you're not hiding now. You just said your name.

[Joe Milton]

I made it is what it is. Come find me or.

[Billy R Sports]

Millions and millions of listeners.

[Joe Milton]

I land that control every time.

[Drew Franklin]

Come bring it. That's exactly right.

[Matt Jones]

When you put.

[Drew Franklin]

When you grow up, I would think putting on the star has to be like, one of the dreams of any young kid. What was it like the first time you put the uniform on?

[Sean Alexander]

It was so.

[Billy R Sports]

It was surreal.

[Joe Milton]

I mean, my mom's a big Cowboys fan, so it was one of those moments, like, dang, I wish my mama could see this right now. Like, wish she was, like, right with me at the moment. But it was surreal. It was a great moment. I felt great. I still feel great to this day about putting it on. It's just a team that you like, man, that's a star. Like, oh, what a star. Oh, Dallas. Like, like, you know, so it's just a big difference. And I Love it.

[Drew Franklin]

Who's got the bigger arm, you or Dak?

[Sean Alexander]

Oh, me.

[Joe Milton]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, you go throw it.

[Joe Milton]

I mean, that can't throw the ball far, but, but not you.

[Drew Franklin]

You have one of the biggest arms. Like I, I, I, I can pick picture one particular play where had to be 65 yards in the air.

[Joe Milton]

That's nothing. But I'm with you.

[Drew Franklin]

What's the. Oh, it's nothing.

[Bryce Young]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

What's the top right now?

[Joe Milton]

If I was to have a football in my hand right now.

[Drew Franklin]

Football right now. Like uncle Rico, how.

[Joe Milton]

86.

[Drew Franklin]

It's very precise. So I tend to believe that because of the specificity.

[Joe Milton]

No, I'm serious. 86.

[Drew Franklin]

86 by 86.

[Joe Milton]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, there you go. Now you're here with us for Stand Together. Tell me about that.

[Joe Milton]

Well, Stand Together is a great organization of helping us NFL players, because us NFL players, we have the heart, obviously, we have the funds to go help out communities, help our families. Right. But that Stand Together is like a road map for us where we don't have to go out and go create our own foundation. They go find the people for the foundation, they go get people together. So it's really good because it limits the stress we have to have on us. So we're allowed to just go to the communities, talk to the families and get everything that we need for those families. Right. So for me, it's about single mothers and single families. So being in a household and being a person that was in single households and live with my siblings, I'm the oldest of seven. I lost one of my sisters when I was seven. So being in a household and seeing my mom have to try to prepare food, going coming home from practice or school and there's no food on the table when it's six o', clock, it's supposed to be dinner time, right. And there's no food. We gotta wait till about 9 o' clock to get some white rice and chicken and everybody else already done ate and ready for school for the next day. Like we're still waiting around and trying to figure things out. So being in that you have the, the heart. The heart that I have is so pure to the point that it's like I don't want nobody else to ever go through what I went through. Like, obviously you're going to go through things in life, you're going to face adversity, but if you don't, if you have an opportunity not to face it and go about it the right way, or if you do face it and have Somebody in your corner to help you out and not have to go through it how I went through it, then that's what I'm here for.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, Joe Milton, thank you very much for your time. I. I'm actually kind of glad you don't know the words to Rocky Talk.

[Joe Milton]

I know, I know the song when we score well, I hear that a.

[Sean Alexander]

Lot, but I don't.

[Joe Milton]

I don't know.

[Drew Franklin]

You certainly heard it a lot when you played us. Thank you very much for the time.

[Joe Milton]

No problem. Thank you all so much.

[Drew Franklin]

Appreciate it.

[Sean Alexander]

Yep.

[Drew Franklin]

You know, it's not often that we get big time quarterback talents on NFL Cover 0, but we got it now. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers. Bryce, nice to have you here. I see you just been doing the rounds here. What's it like getting shuttled from one interview to the other?

[Bryce Young]

No, it's cool. I really appreciate the, the atmosphere, the environment. It's cool to be able to interact with people, with the media, with fans. So it's a lot of fun.

[Drew Franklin]

Everybody's gonna have football questions, and that's fine. You're going to have plenty of chance to answer. One of the heroes of this show this season has been a young man named Carolina Mike. Do you know who Carolina Mike is?

[Bryce Young]

Carolina Mike.

[Drew Franklin]

If I had $150,000. Do you know this guy? The guy that sings about the Panthers?

[Bryce Young]

Oh.

[Drew Franklin]

On TikTok, on Tick Tock.

[Bryce Young]

Oh, that was a. They brought him to the game.

[Drew Franklin]

He's your game.

[Bryce Young]

They brought him to the game. I'm not. I didn't know he was like. He's like a Panthers.

[Drew Franklin]

Like, he's a Panthers fan, but he's also a rapper. I use that term loosely. He's an accountant. He's like 47 years old, right?

[Bryce Young]

Classic rapper, accountant.

[Drew Franklin]

Incredible. It's like Tupac did the same thing back in the day.

[Bryce Young]

150,000. They played at a TV timeout in Carolina, one of the games, and we love it.

[Drew Franklin]

He said if he had 150,000, he'd buy a football team. Oh, but wait, that's not enough to buy a team. That's the lyrics, see, with that kind of lyric. Genius.

[Bryce Young]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

That's why he's been so successful, man.

[Bryce Young]

A lot of lyricism.

[Drew Franklin]

You got to give him a shot. He listens.

[Bryce Young]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Like I said, he was on the I. And I noticed like in the, in the TV timeout, like, I'm, I'm getting here and coaching the. I was like, is this the. And we all sat as a, as a huddle. We all looked the jumbotron Watched him watch the crowd go crazy so big shout out.

[Drew Franklin]

Did you like the cargo short?

[Bryce Young]

Yeah, yeah, it's classic. That's classic.

[Drew Franklin]

Classic rapper wear.

[Bryce Young]

Exactly, exactly.

[Billy R Sports]

Tax season's coming up too. If you need him, his accounting service, he's very busy.

[Drew Franklin]

So this has been for you, like, this has been a breakout year. You, you know, you. You have elevated your game. But I also think kind of the na. The national respect, the sort of appreciation has taken off. What's that felt like in year three to kind of take that next step?

[Bryce Young]

Yeah, you know, it's definitely a blessing. I always want to grow, always want to progress. I always want to make sure that. That I'm doing everything I can to help the team. As far as kind of the outside national stuff, again, I'm super grateful for the support. I'm super grateful for it. For me individually, you know, it's just. It's stuff that's out of my control. You know, every. There's ebbs and flows, ups and downs in life. You know, everyone's opinion is going to change. For me, I try to just focus on the opinions of the people in the building, the people that I'm close with. You know, I've been a sports fan. You know, I am a sports fan. So I, again, I get it. I appreciate everyone's opinion because that's.

[Drew Franklin]

Opinions. Like on the NBA, I could sit there and say, what do you think about the James Harden trade?

[Bryce Young]

You're gonna have an opinion for sure. For sure. So, yeah, it's all love. I appreciate whatever it is, negative, positive, I appreciate that's what fuels a sport. And so I appreciate that. But you know, for me, I try to keep my, My, you know, be where my feet are. Just. Just focus on. On the team and, you know, try to accomplish the goals that we set out. As a uni.

[Billy R Sports]

You took a big step forward this year. Not just you, but the Panthers and, you know, not a lot of tradition there. Smaller market. What's it like doing it in Carolina and being a part of that? I'll admit, watching on tv, the fan base looks awesome. Got to support there. But, you know, it is a smaller market in a franchise that hasn't as much tradition. Is there some extra pride in doing it there?

[Bryce Young]

Yeah, just like you said, you know, the fans, the support there is amazing. You know, it means a lot for us just to be embraced as a team, as a franchise. So, you know, we. We rely on that a lot. We lean into that a lot.

[Will Compton]

We.

[Bryce Young]

We make sure. That, you know, for us there's a ton of motivation just for the Carolinas to be able to, to, to, to, to do it in that, that, that area, that market. It's, it's, you know, it's huge for us. And again, we, we're, the support is huge for us. We're grateful for it. So we're going to continue to, to push to be our best, you know, to, to try to honor all that.

[Billy R Sports]

A great mascot too, Sir Per. Maybe the best mascot league. My friend passed away last year. He had a customer Sir Per jersey. That's how much he likes. I was like, you should get a Bryce Young. No custom Sir Per.

[Drew Franklin]

But what was the name of the podcast? Billy Meow Mix.

[Bryce Young]

You've heard about that?

[Drew Franklin]

Okay, so they quit doing it and then you all took off and they wanted to come back and the fans said no. Are you aware of the Meow Mix controversy?

[Bryce Young]

I need to get up on the. I'm, I need to get up on the. You guys are educating me.

[Billy R Sports]

You're actually playing the game.

[Drew Franklin]

So you're a little busy. You may not care about the Meow Mix podcast. You're also, you're in Carolina NASCAR country. You've been to a NASCAR race.

[Bryce Young]

I have not been to a NASCAR race. As a team. They did take us to. They took us to like a. They took us to the speedway. Yeah. Yeah, they took us to the speedway. Got us to like to see where they, they build some of the cars and got us kind of behind the scenes.

[Drew Franklin]

Behind the wheel.

[Bryce Young]

Not behind the wheel. There was a lot of liability. I, they, they took some guys on the, in the past passengers to do like I want I. Something else that I wasn't able to go. But it was, it was a really cool experience.

[Drew Franklin]

You probably a little too valuable to the franchise to let you go 180 in the motor Speedway.

[Bryce Young]

I was watching on the side. It looked like a. To fun, so it was cool.

[Billy R Sports]

You're still pretty close to SEC country, though. Do you ever have like random Alabama fans outside your house cheering or anything?

[Drew Franklin]

Not outside. Around.

[Bryce Young]

Not outside the house yet, but everywhere else, which is really cool. I didn't, I'm from California originally, so I didn't know honestly how, how big the, you know, how big of a reach the, the Alabama the alumni base was, how big the, the fandom is. So until I went there, of course, and then now even I, I, I hear that just as much everywhere I go. And also it's not just yet whether it's, it's in the.

[Drew Franklin]

You ever want to tell Paul Fine. Bomb just to turn it down a notch.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

Yeah, he's.

[Bryce Young]

Yeah. Yeah. There's a, that's always a, always a, always an entertaining one. But again, like you said, the support. I, I hear Roll tide. I probably heard Roll Tide 10 times this morning, which is awesome.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, we're Kentucky fans, so I can't say it. All right. We also want to have. Joining us, Adam Vasallo. He is with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. And I'd love to have you talk about, you got your guy Bryce, some of the work you guys do.

[Bryce Young]

Yeah, we're grateful to have Bryce supporting our mission as a champion of our work. Big Brothers Big Sisters was founded in 1904, 120 years ago.

[Will Compton]

We match young people littles with mentors.

[Bryce Young]

Which we call Bigs across the country. This week, Bryce is helping us launch our annual campaign. It started six years ago in partnership with the NFL inspired change initiative. It's called the big draft and it's these 60 days between super bowl and the NFL draft. While the NFL is drafting their next generation of players, Big Brothers Big Sisters is drafting the next generation of game changing mentors and communities across the country.

[Drew Franklin]

That's, that is great. Well, let me ask you, I'll ask you both this. I've actually never been a Big Brother. I've considered it. Tell me why, what if I have someone out there? Like that's something I think would be good. Why, why should one do that?

[Bryce Young]

Well, I can speak firsthand just the, the importance of mentorship. You know, I don't think, and I think being on the, on the other side as well, it's easy I think, to dismiss it and be, oh, you know, maybe I could get, give give back. But you know, who, who wants to hear from me or what can I bring to the table? And there's so many, so many, so many kids, so much youth that just are, are looking for, for something tangible to grasp, looking for a relationship, looking for and I, I can, I can guarantee you whatever you have, whatever you bring the table is enough. You know, the, just the, the, the time that it takes being able to, to show that you care about someone, you're investing someone for someone young. You know that that, that can mean the world of difference and something small, something big in their life trajectory. So I definitely encourage you, encourage anyone that can to, to be a mentor because you know there's, you can make such a huge impact in people's lives and you don't have to be, have this crazy thing have this crazy story. It's the investment in someone Young that means the world.

[Drew Franklin]

I might join the big draft over the next 60 days. Bryce, Adam, thank you very much for your time and enjoy the Super Bowl.

[Bryce Young]

Thank you so much. Thanks for having us.

[Matt Jones]

Well, that was a heck of a day. You get that? I mean, how many times? Well, first of all, in all my years of doing podcasts and radio, I'm not sure you get a more illustrious line of guests than Sean Alexander, Bryce Young busting with the boys and Joe Milton. I think that's going to be hard to top.

[Billy R Sports]

Yeah. When the NFL told us they'd get us some guests, I didn't think we would get like a list NFL name.

[Matt Jones]

I was going to get Kirk Carpentry's dog, although I think that might have been the bigger celebrity.

[Billy R Sports]

I was practicing my interviews for backup kickers and special teamers and then they roll out Bryce Young and all kinds of stars.

[Matt Jones]

I. I still can't get over, by the way, these guys that are the bounty people because they look like they're wearing. They're. They're dressed like Archie and Reggie from the Archie comics with Jughead. They've got those sweaters on it.

[Billy R Sports]

It's Cooper De Jean.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

Yeah, he's good.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, is that okay?

[Billy R Sports]

Yeah, he can wear whatever he wants once.

[Matt Jones]

That's true. If you're Cooper De Jean, you can. You can do whatever you like. By the way, we. We also, as I said at the beginning, I was trying to hint getting to go to the Tight Ends party, had our second bite at the apple and once again struck out. Yeah, I don't think. I don't think I'm gonna get to see George Kittle and Travis Kelce tonight. I thought I might, but I don't think it's happening.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a producer or secondary host)]

That's okay. We still got some other parties lined up for. But, you know, being able to sing to Bryce Young Carolina Mike song, it really was.

[Matt Jones]

That is a highlight to get to do that.

[Unidentified Male Guest (possibly a sports analyst or host)]

He.

[Matt Jones]

How about how nice all these people are?

[Billy R Sports]

Also on the song, they were nice. But Bryce admitted that during a timeout, the team stopped, they did not talk football, and they watched his performance.

[Matt Jones]

I wasn't going to bring that up, but if you want to bring it up, you can. I mean, if. I don't know what game it was Carolina Mike performed. But if he did not, if they didn't win that game, now we might know why. If during the timeout, they all just watch Carolina Mike perform.

[Billy R Sports]

But to your original point about everybody Everybody being so nice. They all were. I mean, this is a pretty fast paced environment and they'd hang around and talk for as long as they could before they had to get to the.

[Matt Jones]

Next guy dressed as a Washington commander, including pants.

[Billy R Sports]

He's usc. He was outside filming with a tripod. Like he would hit record and then he'd run around and talk. Kind of one man show. I don't know. It's fully padded if I'm guessing. He's probably a tick tock, tick tock, tick tocker.

[Matt Jones]

I've been amazed how many tick Tocky people are here.

[Billy R Sports]

Tick tocky.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And there's also a Threads. I didn't realize Threads has a very big presence here. Well, listen, it's been a great day too. We still have one more day tomorrow. Lots of other athletes will be joining us tomorrow. Not sure who they are, but we will get to know them. And also Christian McCaffrey tomorrow.

[Drew Franklin]

Heck yeah. Yeah.

[Billy R Sports]

Again, another big name.

[Matt Jones]

Talk about another guy with dreamy eyes. Or maybe the first guy. He and Mike Golick.

[Billy R Sports]

They're giving us all the good eyes here.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right.

[Matt Jones]

If you want, if you want sex appeal. Christian McAffrey and Mike Golic have all been part of COVID Zero. Well, we, we thank you guys very much. We will have another episode tomorrow getting you ready for the super bowl here live in San Francisco. Sort of live. The this is NFL Cover Zero. NFL Cover 0 with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin is a production of the NFL and iHeart Podcast. For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the.

[Drew Franklin]

Iheartradio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Bryce Young]

This is an iHeart podcast.

[Billy R Sports]

Guaranteed Human.