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Show on Fox Sports Radio, hour two on this Monday. Hope you had a great weekend, everybody. Fritzi is off the next two days. Dylan is sitting in his chair. Seaton is here. Marv, Paulie, yours truly in the back room. Guys, phone calls, especially on Monday, best and worst of the weekend. What you saw that you liked, you didn't like. And you can be in our bracket challenge. It's live right now on foxsportsradio.com we got word that Alex Ovechkin is in the bracket challenge. Of course he is. I love that. We'll have Adam Sandler in there, Brian Cranston from Breaking Bad. Quite a few celebrities there and you can play along with us. Stat of the Day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the Dan Patrick show. We'll get to phone calls coming up. We'll check in with the Minnesota Vikings. Are the Vikings interested in Aaron Rodgers? Because people think that Rogers is holding up the Steelers, the Vikings are holding up the rest of the NFL. But there's really a lack of context here of are the Vikings interested? And I said last week, why don't the Vikings just come out and say J.J. mcCarthy is our quarterback unless you're interested. And they may say, well, we don't need to do that. Why should we do that? They're right. But if you're all in on J.J. mcCart, maybe they've told him privately, hey, we're not commenting on Aaron Rogers. You're our guy. Let them speculate all they want. You know, we'll hold up the Giants, we'll hold up the Steelers here. We'll check in with the Vikings to find out. Is there interest there at all? Because I don't know if I've the Steelers and the Giants already have reportedly have contracts in place and offer for Aaron Rodgers. But then you throw in the caveat of, you know, he could retire. Aaron Rodgers is holding everybody. He's holding me hostage because I do have to cover it because it is a big story. If he goes to the Vikings, if he goes to the Steelers, not as much if he goes to the Giants. But still, he's a first ballot hall of Famer. You have to cover this. But it feels like this is and I've talked about this numerous times, there's wishful reporting, it feels like the NFL community wants to keep this alive, that Aaron Rodgers may go to the Vikings. The Brett Favre comparison, Green Bay, the Jets and then the Vikings. Feels like it's wishful reporting, but we'll see if we can get some answers here. Coming up, how are your brackets, by the way? When do we have to officially fill out our brackets? Has to be ready to go at the end of the day. Wednesday. Historically, that's what we've done. Okay. But not Thursday morning. I believe Wednesday the 19th. Okay. First round games are Tuesday. Excuse me, first around games are Thursday at noon. Yes. All right, so the end of the day on Wednesday, I might be able to do a Thursday morning. No, because I have to get everybody. Oh, boy, oh, boy. You know, some of these Hollywood types, they don't want to be told what to do. And then you have to go through a spokesperson and then go through their agents and. Yes, Marvin, I was told in the back. Wednesday, Wednesday at the. At the close of business. Cob. Yes. Dang, cob. I'm going to say by the time the newsletter comes out, it's six Eastern. So EOD also working end of day. Yep. C O B E O D. Eod. Okay. Yes. Paulie. One of my favorite things about our celebrity bracket contest, Todd pulls some pretty random celebrities every year and he always picks a new crush that he has of an actress or entertainer or a news person. Yes. This year he put on big time actress Jennifer Lawrence, who's never been on this show or has any connection to the Dan Patrick show or college basketball. I think it could be fun. Yeah. They're usually swimsuit models, local weather women, Ashley Judd, but she was a big Kentucky basketball fan. There was at least a basketball hook to her. But Todd, any chance that he somehow can talk to somebody on the phone and he, I give him credit, I never had that confidence growing up, ever. And Todd has too much confidence when it comes to those things. He has. He has no fear. Is it fear or shame? How about awareness? He has no awareness. It's a fear, shame, awareness. Lester Holt is on the list here. Yeah. Lester, let's go, lad. NBC newsman. Yes, all right, Lester, of course. But I said to Todd, you decide who you want, go after whoever you want. And he just loves this. But Todd's out for the next couple of days. Yes, Dylan, I was gonna say, I think it's just too easy for Todd to get in touch with people that might. He has like his Rolodex of everyone's phone number. Well, he's very determined to like, we got Michael Douglas a couple of years ago and back to back years and I went, the Michael Douglas, huh? And Todd goes, yep, yep, yep. He's gonna be in it. And I go, okay. Of course. Michael Douglas. When we were having Michael Douglas on the show in studio a few years ago, and we were told he doesn't follow sports, don't ask him sports questions. A PR person says that. And I go, wait, I'm asking him some sports questions. And it turned out he was a great guest. You know, Ryan Reynolds, he doesn't really know sports. But then you start talking to him. He was just a great interview. Billy Bob, he knows a little baseball. I'm like, if they're coming on, we're going to have a conversation. And they were all great because they want to be great. But Alex Ovechkin, the fact that he is going to fill out a bracket is pretty cool. Poll question. Seaton from hour one. What are we going to go with an hour two? We got two of them up there for our one. Okay. Who would you rather see in the tournament? Your options being West Virginia, Indiana, Boise State, uc, Irvine, Ohio State, or North Carolina right now? Gosh, almost a. Almost a tie. West Virginia, slightly ahead of Indiana. Just slightly ahead of Boise State, just slightly ahead of North Carolina. Nobody wants to see Ohio State. Nobody wants to see uc Irvine. Okay. It's close, though. All right. North Carolina in fourth in that 8-773-DP show. As we always do every Monday, Best and worst of the weekend. Operators sitting by, taking your phone calls. The Bengals have built their team from the outside in, so you have wide receivers, and that's not the normal way you do this. Jamar Chase is great. T. Higgins, wonderful as well. You're paying nearly $70 million a year for two wideouts. It's a model that's really tough to sustain. The offense wasn't the issue last year. Joe Burrow, coming off wrist surgery, needed protection more than ever, and I think this was a. Joe, we're going to keep you happy. We're going to bring back both of these guys. I wouldn't have done that. I would keep Jamar Chase. But, you know, you're in a division that has T.J. watt and Miles Garrett, so there are teams that have good, impactful defensive players. But, you know, the Bengals have firepower. They can win. You know, they can win in dramatic fashion, and they can lose in dramatic fashion because that defense. And I don't know if they bring back Trey Hendrickson. He's 30 years of age, led the NFL and sacks. That, to me, seems to be the big head scratcher there. And I. And I liken Them to the Miami Dolphins that, you know, you have a quarterback you paid a lot to and you got two wide receivers that you build around, you know, waddle and, and Tyree Kill. It's not a blueprint for success. Can you be the Philadelphia Eagles? No, not anytime soon. They built from the inside out. They built offensive and defensive line. If you look at great teams, you know, sustainability, you got to have a great offensive and defensive line or at least good offensive and defensive line. You can't be 27th in defense, third in offense and make that work. It just, you know, Kansas City, they were an offensive minded team, then they became a defensive minded team and then they ended up winning championships being a defensive minded team. Chris Jones and they ran the football. Patrick Mahomes, not the guy throwing 50 touchdown passes but they adapted. They, they had to change who their idea, their identity was. The Bengals, they're going to be fun to watch. This just felt like we don't want Joe Burrow to want to to one out. But they did go to a Super bowl. But they went to a Super bowl and at the time had a very good defense, respectable defense to go along with that offense. But you know the salary cap's going to go up. Bengals signed these guys. Now what do you do? What can you do? Pittsburgh's going to be good. Baltimore, you know, is going to be very good. Cleveland, they might be competitive, they're not going to make the playoffs. But the afc, I mean it's that there's a lot of good teams there. But I think that that surprised me that they signed. Well they were going to sign Jamar Chase but they didn't have to announce that they were going to make him the highest paid player in the game. Non quarterback. And you don't have any wiggle room if you say that. It's not like you go yeah, we were just kidding. You know we want him fifth highest non paid. No, you made him the highest paid non quarterback in the game. Could have done this a while ago and T. Higgins could have done that a while ago as well. Yes, Paulie, going back to 2021, the Bengals, the year they made the super bowl they had the 7th ranked offense and 17th ranked defense which is not bad. I was trying to comp them to remember the Rams with Kurt Warner back in the day and Tori Holt and Bruce and I just assumed they were all offense for three years in a row. The Rams had the number one ranked offense in the NFL for two of those years. They had a top 10 defense both of those Years, they made the super. Yeah, you. You have to have something in. In the upper teens, if you're going to have a really good offense, you got to at least have that defense that can stop somebody at some point in the playoffs. The regular season is different. Teams are built for the regular season, Teams are built for the playoffs. Teams are built to win in all the elements. Can win on the road, we can win if it's going south, we can win if we're going north, we can win with our bad, you know, with our B game on offense. But you got to have your defense there that's able to be respected. Yes, Marvin. And sometimes for teams that are even offensively minded, you at least need one big play from the defense. Almost like you said with the 99 Rams, they want a Super bowl because of a great defensive play. Yeah. So that's all you need. Yeah. I mean, there are. There are teams that are fun to watch, but I don't know if we take them seriously. Like, I like watching the Dolphins. I don't think they're threatening. I think they're fun to watch. There's just certain teams where you go, yeah, they're fun, but it's just, if you want to win a championship, I mean, now the pressure is really on. Joe Burrow, when you think about it, we got your receivers now. I mean, he did make a Super bowl, but I don't think there's any other quarterback who has two receivers as good as those two. Can you think of somebody else who's two. Two receivers are as good as. Now, Jordan Addison's good. I don't think he's better than T. Higgins in Minnesota. Yeah, pulling. It's really not that close. I'm looking at some lists, and there's not two A receivers with a person. You could say Jalen Hurts has two very good receivers. I don't know if we could shoehorn him to that level and people will bring up. Well, the Eagles have wide receivers. They do, but they don't use their wide receiver. They don't throw the ball. I mean, they. It's surprising if they throw it more than 20 times, but they don't have to. They have a really good defensive line, a really good offensive line, and then you throw in Saquon Barkley. They're not asking Jalen Hurts to win games. The Bengals are going to say to Joe Burrow, joe, we're spending a lot of money here. Yeah, Paulie. Last year, the Philadelphia Eagles threw the ball the least amount of times of any NFL team. 448 attempts. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. Morph. What about the Rams? Where do you put Puka and Devonte Adams? Not as good as T. Higgins and Jamar Chase? Because I think, I think those two guys are better than the Rams, too. I think Jamar Chase is better than Puka. And this is, you know, this isn't Adams 5 years ago. T. Higgins is really good. He's really good. So I would say that I don't know if there's anybody else. I mean, Waddle and Hill, but then I'd rather have Joe Burrow throwing to my receivers than, you know, Tua throwing to those two receivers. And who knows how long Tyree Kill is going to stay in Miami. I still, I still think you'll end up with Kansas City for some of you end up back there. All right, eight, seven, seven, three. DP show email address dpdanpatrick.com Twitter handle @DP Show Kirk Cousins staying in Atlanta. Cooper cup goes to the Seahawks and your number one seeds, Auburn, Florida, Duke, and Houston. Hello. Gregory. Gregory in Orlean, I believe is what it says on the screen. Is that right? Greg Olean. O L E A N. Oh, where is Olean? Right next to Saint Bonaventure University. Oh, okay. All right. Well, welcome to the program. All right, 632-50. I have a. I have a question for Seaton. Now, I know he's a West Virginia alumni, but would he rather be a Notre Dame leprechaun or a West Virginia Mountaineer? Oh, dang, that got serious. Seaton. Boy, that's a hell of a question. I'm probably gonna have to go with the Notre Dame leprechaun, though. Yeah, you know, a lot of heritage there for me personally, so I would go with that. Would you be able to grow the beard that you're supposed to have with the. Not great. Not great. I'll tell you that. That might be when it comes down to, like, the pros and cons, I might get cut because of my horrible beard growing ability. But then the Mountaineer. Yeah, no, I'm not the one growing either. Yeah. If I could be the Seton Hall Pirate in the, like, full stuffed head, I could do that. Well, I could do that real well. You know what? We should see if you could be the Seton hall mascot for a game. I would love. Would you. Would you be the Seton hall mascot for a basketball game? Hell yeah. Okay. Hell yeah. As long as I don't have to, like, you know how sometimes all of a sudden the mascot, they're like, you know, It's a timeout and out come the trampoline. Like doing a flip and landing his head in the basket. I'm not doing any of that. Yes. Marvin, wait. D.P. i want in. Can I be Jonathan Husky? He could be whatever the Pirate is. Would you be the Husky Seon hall against Yukon. Would you be the Husky without. Come on. Okay. Of course. All right, Paulie, can we get the I team to see if these fine universities would be willing to let us put our guys into their mascot calls are already being made by somebody. I don't know who, though. And then you guys have to fight each other and then wrestle and then it becomes a thing. Definitely fight each other. Right half court. Yeah, yeah. Easily. Yeah, easily. I mean, we got to have this go viral, you know, It'll be on SportsCenter top 10 plays. It'll be the two mascots fighting each other. All right, let me take a break. Are the Vikings actually interested in Aaron Rodgers? I don't know. We'll find out next. Dan Patrick Show. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows@foxsportsradio.com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live. Hey, it's Steve Covino. 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More phone calls coming up. By the way, the SEC with 14 teams in the tournament, that's most in tournament history. The previous mark was set by the Big east with 11 in 2011. You know you start to look at these records now. Once again, this is from the outside looking in that Texas is 19 and 15 tied for the most losses by an at large team in NCAA Tournament history. I know you're playing against a great schedule. Texas and Oklahoma were 6 and 12 in Biggie in SEC Conference play, the worst conference records to ever make the tournament. Start of the day, Start of the day, Start of the day, Start of the this is the start of the day brought to you by Panini America, the official trading cards of the Dan Patrick Show. But once again that tells you just how strong the SEC was, that you were just trying to survive. And the fact that 14 teams made it, that is surpassing the previous high by three. Jeremy Fowler of the Mothership, Senior National NFL Writer joining us on the program. So let me start with the Bengals last night. Jeremy, your reaction to the Bengals signing those guys and what that means for the rest of this team on the other side of the ball.
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Yeah, Dan. So this had been trending this way because Friday night there was some momentum that the Bengals were going to be able to reach a deal with both Jamar Chase and T. Higgins, who have the same agent. So this became a bit of a package deal a couple months ago and Higgins switch agencies. And so, you know, it was interesting. The Bengals really, a couple months ago were telling me that, hey, we're going to try to sign all three of these guys, Chase Higgins and Trey Hendrickson. So they've somehow pulled off two of the three. Even though they cost themselves millions of dollars waiting on Jamar Chase. If they would assigned them maybe eight months ago or even six months ago, the price probably would have been $20 million less. But he put together this triple crown season, so they've cost themselves a lot. Now they have burrow, Chase Higgins on really well over $100 million per year in just cash. They're going to have to pay these guys, which makes it infinitely harder to get Trey Hendrickson done. Even though they're not overly eager to trade him. They really haven't engaged a lot in teams that have interest. And so they're trying to get this done too. I don't know how they're going to pull it off, especially with a team that is not really known for this spending at this kind of clip. But they are determined to surround Joe Burrow with what they can and meanwhile their defense has like minimal parts because they have to somehow draft and develop some guys on the cheap now.
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But I'm, I'm just trying to understand these owners are smart enough to make a billion or two to be able to buy these teams. I just don't understand why you don't. If you know you're going to keep Jamar Chase, then sign, sign him when you can. You know, the Cowboys do this. There are certain teams that you just go, why are they waiting now? Maybe there's some math involved in this and I'm not smart enough to understand it, but if you know you're keeping them, then what are you waiting for?
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Yeah, that's a valid argument. You're seeing it right now. I mean, just an hour ago, Derek Stingley Jr. Top cornerback for the Texans, signs for three years $90 million, which is sticker shock for that position. But he's only three years into a first round pick deal, so they already had him for two years of contractual control. You do it now to be able to spread that money out over five years instead of like four. So that helps them to do it early. Buffalo is known for that. Like they've been really aggressive with all their veteran players this off season. Just try to get it done. Whatever the price is now, it's only going to go up. So I think teams are more trying to Inherit that logic. The Philadelphia Eagles have mastered that. They're really aggressive. But look, some teams, they either don't want to pay it, or in some cases, they feel like what the agent and the player are trying to get is sort of untenable or something they're not comfortable with. I think that happens a lot. And look, Dallas. I don't know they'll ever say this, but the fact that they have waited on some of these, it's good for entertainment, keeps them in the news. We talk about Dallas every day, like Dak Prescott and CD Lamb. There has to be a cost. Well, there has to be a benefit for them associated with waiting six months till late August, early September, even though I think it was two to tango type situation. That wasn't all on the team in that case. But it's good for business, and Dallas knows that.
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I remember when Dan Orlofsky was on the show and he said, you know, I don't think Jerry Jones really cares about winning as much as keeping his name, his team in the news. Like, do you. It's hard to fathom that for a guy who seems desperate to win one more Super Bowl. But do you think that's first and foremost, that's the game plan is. We love when you talk about the Cowboys. It's good for business.
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I think it's both. Both can be true. You can handle all that and still try to win. Like, I was looking at my list because before free agency, I did predict that Dallas would maybe be a little more aggressive than they were last year. That people thought, like, there's assumption that they're really cheap and all this stuff, you know. But they signed like up to seven starters last week. Not to huge money, more role players, but like, they filled voids of what could be seven of their 22 starters. Like, that's pretty. I wouldn't call it aggressive, but that's like, you know, modest shopping. So that's something. I mean, it's. They're not just out here trying to put on a bad product. Like, they draft pretty well, so. And they don't want to overpay for guys. You know, it's. It's one of those things where they have paid their stars. Like they paid Dak Prescott, they paid CD Lamb. They do have a penchant for doing that. They just do it uncomfortably and sort of wait. But, you know, Micah Parsons will get paid. Like, unless something goes really haywire over the next four months, he will be paid to be a Dallas Cowboy, and he'll be paid Handsomely.
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Did the Seahawks have a good week? Good couple of weeks here. I'm trying to gauge. Yeah. I mean, what do you think?
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If you feel like Sam Darnold is comparable or like maybe 80% of the player Geno Smith is, then, yes, they had a really good week. DK Metcalf didn't want to be there. Geno Smith didn't want to be there based mostly on the contract. I mean, there were whispers last year of him being really frustrated that they wouldn't redo his deal. And I just think Seattle, they showed it with Russell Wilson too. Like, they just don't feel like paying quarterbacks, these crazy numbers. Like, they're taking a stand a little bit and saying, like, we're just not going to do that. They were always hesitant to do with Russell Wilson. It got ugly. It got ugly with Geno Smith. Like, they just, they want to build the roster different ways. You know, you're going to see the 49ers, they've scaled back a bunch of salaries in part because they have to pay Brock Purdy a massive number. Seattle saying no. And, and I kind of respect that Minnesota is saying no. They said no to Kirk Cousins last year. So there are different ways to build a roster, I think because of that. Like, really with Sam Darnold, it's. You're getting them for probably $10 million a year less than the Raiders are going to have to pay Geno Smith. And you got a third round pick for flipping him in a trade. If you like Sam Darnold a lot, that's good value. Like, they had a good week. You know, Cooper cup, he's 31, some injuries, but like, he can still play, you know, J.K. metcalf, you never want to trade a guy that talent, but they get a second round pick for him and he didn't want to be there and they didn't want to pay him. Like, like. So if you're Seattle and you say, okay, we don't want to allocate these massive resources to these players. They did about the best they could, but now they have question marks with a team that already had them. That's sort of the issue.
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Help me understand what the Vikings are doing. And I don't know if they need to say if they've gotten to that point. We're not interested in Aaron Rodgers. Like, they, they could do that and, you know, put an end to this. Yeah, but they haven't done the fire.
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You're right. And it's, it's curious and I'm Trying to find out what that means. The people I've talked to with the organization have been pretty consistent with their message. With me, it's that Aaron Rodgers is possible but unlikely. That's sort of the messaging that I've gotten. So that's what I'm taking. So I'm, I'm leaving room for a wild card. Something crazy to happen with Rogers. I don't expect it. I think they're ready to roll a J.J. mcCarthy. I think they're. It's very possible they're waiting on some of these dominoes to fall and figure out how much money they need to spend on a good backup so that it doesn't mess up their comp pick formula because they want future draft picks. You know, if you spend a certain amount of free agency without losing enough players and that balance is off, you don't get as many draft picks. So that's a consideration for them. So they're trying to play the long game a little bit in the smart game and not overreact here because they spent a lot of money on other positions last week. But all their moves, especially with like two big offensive line signings, says we're all in on JJ McCarthy and his development. Like from what they've told me, like he has already proven he is going to be their franchise guy. It just depends on whether it happens today. Four months from today, 12 months from today. But they are convinced of that and so they're just only willing to go so far. I'd be surprised if Rogers is there. I still think he'll be, you know, if I had to bet right now, a Pittsburgh Steeler. Meanwhile, the Giants are just sort of like scouring the earth for quarterback help. Like they're still having Jameis Winston come in for a visit. Joe Flacco and Russell Wilson was there last week. Like they're keeping all their options open with the hopes that they can still get Rogers.
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What's Pittsburgh's plan B?
Greg Rosenthal
That's a great question. So like look that last week or a week and a half ago, they put together an offer for Justin Fields that I, I was told was was very competitive with what the jets offered him, which was two years, 40 million with 30 million guaranteed. Something went off where he chose the jets and he must have felt the love more from the jets than he did the Steelers, who essentially benched him last year for Russell Wilson. So he gets a fresh start. I do believe they were all in on Fields. I don't know if they had Fields ahead of Rogers, but they Were willing to do fields like both sides at one point were open to it. It didn't work. And so now, you know, I just checked with the Steelers. They don't have any updates. They're waiting on the situation. They're not bringing any other quarterbacks in for visits that I'm aware of. So they're not playing the Giants game. They're waiting on Rogers. They have Mason Rudolph as a backup. Well, they signed him just sort of as insurance last year. Two years, $8 million because he started games there before. Like, they at least know if the bottom falls out, they have him and can draft somebody. I think that would probably be the play at this point. They know Russell Wilson. Well, I don't sense a lot of momentum with Pittsburgh and Russell Wilson at this point. And plus, you're going back to what, your third option now? Hey, you started games first last year, but now you're a number three. Let's make this work. It just doesn't seem like a, a even marriage.
Dan Patrick
Damn. And then the Giants have to wait for everybody, right?
Greg Rosenthal
Yeah, yeah, the Giants. You know, I do know that Russell Wilson has looked at the Giants as a viable option for a while now, even dating back to the super bowl around the end of the season. So he must have seen some of those dominoes coming. So I, I do think that will eventually be the play if the money's right. You know, I think he still looks at himself as a valuable starter and that costs money. I'm curious how far teams are willing to go just because of the musical chairs he's played the last three years with different organizations at quarterback. So, you know, he's got a cap where you have to work it out financially. And these teams will probably, probably be looking more for like a lower end bridge deal. And I don't know if he's willing to accept that at this stage, given all that he's done and all the Pro Bowls that he's made in the super bowl pedigree. So that complicates things a little bit. But my sense is, you know, if, certainly if Rogers goes to Pittsburgh, Russell Wilson slides right into that Giant spot unless things get crazy.
Dan Patrick
But can you see the Giants taking Shador Sanders? Could you see the Giants actually try? I don't know if Tennessee's going to actually take Cam Ward. They sound like they are, but I don't believe anything until it happens. But can you see the Giants being aggressive with either one of these quarterbacks?
Greg Rosenthal
Yes. And even coming, even before the Aaron Rodgers talk when they were going for Matthew Stafford. Like they spent a month on trying to get Matthew Stafford, put together big financial packages and they were sort of left at the altar. But the sense coming out of the combine was if they strike out on Stafford, they're going to go draft, they're going to go heavy there with that third pick, maybe try to trade up. I still think that's a possibility. If you get Rogers or even Wilson to a lesser extent. Like that at least frees you up to not have to do that if you don't want to give up too much. But some of that was predicated on Tennessee wanting to move back. It does seem like now, again, a lot can happen with the draft. I won't make sweeping determinations, but from what I've gathered, they seem pretty comfortable with Cam Ward, like there's some momentum there with other teams. I've talked to league wide that they feel like they're just going to sit there and take Ward. I know the interviews with Ward have gone well. They feel comfortable with like the mistakes he has made on the field. They feel like he, he's done a good job of explaining those and can be coached and correct them and he's got the obvious upside on top of that. So if you equal all that out, I, you know, you sense a little momentum for the Titans to sit put. That could complicate things for the Giants. If they're comfortable with Shador at 3 or even moving up to 2. Is that too rich for them? I think they're weighing all those things, but in the short term, they've got to figure this out and at least get a solution. Bird in hand with a veteran free.
Dan Patrick
Agent, but can you see the Browns taking Shador Sanders?
Greg Rosenthal
So the Browns have been probably the most unpredictable in all this. Like they don't have a lot of money to spend. I do think Cousins, Kirk Cousins could be in play for them because of the familiarity with Kevin Stefanski, but there's not. Atlanta really is just they don't want to move them. And then if they do move them, they're going to want somebody to pay a good amount of that offset money with the $37 million they owe them. So that complicates things for the Browns because the Panda, Sean Watson, they're looking at guys like Carson Wentz, too, as sort of contingency plans. So they've been all over the map, really. You know, they acquired Kenny Pickett last week, so they've been tough to figure out a little bit. I do know that they like Shador to what extent, if they're willing to pick them two overall, I cannot say. I do know there's some love there for Shador Sanders and sort of his computer brain to be able to, you know, feel out the game mentally like they have some respect for what Shador can do in that area, maybe more than some teams.
Dan Patrick
Great stuff, Jeremy. Thanks for joining us.
Greg Rosenthal
Yeah, thanks again, Dan. Appreciate it, man.
Dan Patrick
Jeremy Fowler, ESPN Senior National NFL Writer I had a source tell me NFL scout who says, if I'm a gm, what I look at with Shador Sanders is something I would be attracted to. He's not afraid of the spotlight. He's been in the spotlight. He was a really good quarterback for two different schools, made them both competitive. Colorado had won one game before that. He gets there. Does he hold on the ball a little too long? Yes. Does he take too many sacks? Yes. I mean, there's, there's negatives with all of these guys, but he brought up something that I hadn't heard before, and that is he, he, he goes to the spotlight. He's not afraid of the spotlight. And at that position, especially in New York, those are positives to me. You can say he's arrogant or whatever. I don't know what that team was that said or the coach said that. Maybe he didn't want to go there. Maybe it was Cleveland. I don't know. Joe Burrow, if you're around Joe Burrow, he is cocky. At lsu, he was cocky now as he backed it up. Absolutely. Shador Sanders is not Joe Burrow. But I think the. And I've, I've called it a smear campaign. I don't know where it came from. I don't know how long it lasts. But I can only tell you what I've gleaned from a conversation with the source whose job is assessing talent and said that would not scare me in the least. I want a quarterback who's not afraid. You got to answer questions. You've got to be a leader. Don't be afraid. And Shador Sanders certainly doesn't seem afraid of the spotlight. We'll take a break. We will give you our best and worst of the weekend right after this. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9:00am Eastern, 6:00am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio Apple. Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia. I'm excited to share my podcast with you. Math and stories from the frontiers of marketing. This week, I'm talking to the CEO of Moderna Stephane Bonsell about how he led his team through unprecedented times to create, test and distribute a COVID vaccine all in less than a year. It becomes a human decision to decide to throw by the window your business.
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Love at first swipe? I highly doubt it. What's your biggest red flag? No, no, no. What's your ultimate green flag? These days, reality TV and social media have us thinking love is instant. We're marrying strangers at first sight. We're finding love through walls, or we're even judging people by balloon pops. But what really makes a relationship last? On this episode of Dope Labs, poet, author and relationship expert Young Pueblo breaks down the psychology and biology of loving better. And he provides eye opening insights and advice that we all need.
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It's a big realization moment that you.
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Should not be postponing your happiness. Like your greatest happiness is not necessarily.
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Going to like, come from a relationship.
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Your partner, they should add to your happiness, but your happiness is really coming from within you. Listen to Dope labs on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Whoa. We will check in with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming up next hour. Whatever happened to the artists formerly known as the Phoenix Suns? Everyone, when they were a thing or the potential to be a thing? I'm watching them play the Lakers. They're non threatening. They're 31 and 37 and they're not even interesting, which is amazing to have Booker and Durant on that team. I never would have brought in Bradley Beal. As I've said, if Bradley Beal was shooting hoops out here in the man cave, I might go out there and say hello. But I mean, no offense, you're not gonna go see Bradley Beal? Nothing exciting there. Gonna have a good career, a financially great career. But Durant's not gonna be there next year. Like Devin Booker was one of those great breakout stars. He didn't even start at Kentucky and then he becomes one of the great scores. You know what? It's one of those damn Kardashians that brought him down. I think he dated Kendall. I think. Whoa, whoa. Yeah. Not the Kardashian curse. Yes. Now, Tristan Thompson wasn't good enough to be affected by the Kardashian curse. Right. I think he actually caused them more problems, you know, Kanye. Did Kim bring Kanye down or did Kanye bring Kanye down? Oh, I think they may have made a Kanye thing by himself. Yeah, he's pretty good at that. He is pretty good at that. Yeah. The partners are relevant when it comes to Kanye. Yeah. Yeah. They're interchangeable. Yeah. What are you willing to not wear in public? Okay. I love you. Let's get married. Yeah. But the Suns I'm watching, and it was like they were just the other team. And Paulie always goes, why do you do this to yourself? I don't. I don't know. I just. I felt like, you know what? Let me check in on this. How's D Book doing? As the kids like to say. Yeah. Polly, when I text you and I say, what you doing? And you say, watching the Raptors, I want to call for an intervention. I'm considering it. I was watching a documentary on the. The musician, singer, songwriter, Tom Waits, and it was fascinating, but it's probably not going to be in anybody's wheelhouse here. Is there anything that somebody's watching? Because the audience always wants to know, what are you watching or what are you listening to? Marvin, you were watching something on Kobe Bryant. Yes, I was watching Kobe. The Making of a Legend is a three part series. It's on Max right now. Okay. So it goes into his childhood in Italy and him coming over to the States in Philadelphia, and then everything that went into making him the Black Mamba. But he also talks about. He had to learn the language, like the slang. The slang in the United States. Yeah, he was on a podcast. I forget which one. It may have been all the Smoke. And he. He goes, when I came to America, I was 13, and people say, what's up? And he would look up in the air. He's like, those are one of those things that would just get me. That's so great. What's up? I don't know. I don't know. It's. God. I'm watching White Lotus. I'm watching Reacher. I mean, I. I watched a movie with. What's his name? J. Justin Hart Hartley. No, no, this. Well, no, this is a. A former heartthrob. Justin Thoreau. No, no, no. He moved to London to get away from all the media. Oh, well, he's. He plays some slasher who takes his daughter to see a concert. Oh, yeah. Josh. Josh Hartnett. Josh Hartnett. Yes. Yeah. Terrible movie. Yeah. All right. That's M. Night Shyamalan. Terrible. M. Night Shyamalan. Really Just knocked it out of the park with the Sixth Sense and Then has been. Okay, I'm watching that movie and then I. I fast forward because I can't stay on anything for more than 15 minutes. It's terrible. I get. I'm watching. Going, you know, he goes and convinces somebody who's related to the singer, who's probably supposed to be Dua Lipa, to get, you know, that she's, you know, battling an illness or something. And then she gets on stage to be able to dance while. While she's on stage. And then he gets to go and do whatever he's doing to kill people in the concert. If. Terrible. Terrible. Yes. Paul. I just finished season one of a show called Paradise. The actor Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden and some others. He's really good. I'm going to give it a full reco. Okay. First episode has a huge curveball at the end. Stay with it. So Paradise. Paradise. New show, Paradise. Hulu, I think. All right, Dylan, you got anything that you're watching? I actually watched the first two episodes of paradise, and it's good. It definitely. It takes a turn. I was not expecting. Okay. But so far, so good. Seaton, you got anything? I just watched that movie Nosferatu. Okay. Yeah, Yeah. I was really looking forward to that. And maybe not. I tried to watch the Ralph Finds. Was it Covenant? Oh, yeah, yeah. With the Bishops. Yeah. I tried, but it reminded me of my childhood and way too much church. I'm like, no, no, no, I don't want to do this. Yes. I just watched about 15 minutes of the first episode of the New Yellowstone or whatever with Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford. Harrison Ford, Yeah. Yeah. Which is like. I could watch shows like that. I don't really care about the story all that much. I kind of just like the scenery. Yeah. You know, which I like. It's a little weird, but, like, I could just watch that. But there were parts of it. At some point, I just turned it off because I was like, oh, my God, look at Harrison Ford pretending to be a cowboy walking down the street. This is hilarious. I just couldn't remove myself. Like, see, he always has that sort of, like, bewildered and amused face kind of thing. And he's on a horse going down, looking at this city or a town or whatever. And you're like. And I've been watching Stanley Tucci in Italy. Oh. Oh, I love that.
Greg Rosenthal
That's great.
Dan Patrick
Love it. That shows. Great. He was in Bologna.
Greg Rosenthal
Yeah.
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I want to move to Bologna. Getting all this food. The people is great. Yes. Marvin. Also the Sly Stone documentary. Yes. I gotta watch that very Good. Yes. Actually, I had been calling for that and then all of a sudden, Questlove does the documentary. I look forward to calling for. I had been. I'd be like, somebody needs to do a documentary on Sly and the Family Stone. He was Prince before Prince. Final hour. We'll check in with the Pittsburgh Steelers. More of your phone calls as well. What's up, everyone? It's Greg Rosenthal and I'm teaming up with the King of spring, Daniel Jeremiah. He requires me to say that we're going to be bringing you 40s and free agents, the only podcast you'll need this NFL draft season. From DJs mock drafts to my top 101, free agents will have it covered for you with all new episodes every Thursday keeping you up to date as we head to the NFL Draft. Listen to 40s and free agents starting on March 6th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. Reality TV and social media have love all wrong. So what really makes relationships last? On this episode of Dope Labs, poet and relationship expert Young Pueblo breaks down the psychology of love and provides eye opening insights and advice we all need. You should not be postponing your happiness. Your greatest happiness is is not necessarily.
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The Dan Patrick Show: Hour 2 – Aaron Rodgers Holding the NFL Hostage, Jeremy Fowler
Hosted by iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network
Release Date: March 17, 2025
In this episode of The Dan Patrick Show, titled "Aaron Rodgers Holding the NFL Hostage," host Dan Patrick dives deep into the ongoing saga surrounding NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Joining him is Jeremy Fowler, ESPN's Senior National NFL Writer, who provides expert analysis and insights into the implications of Rodgers' potential moves within the league.
Dan Patrick opens the discussion by examining the Cincinnati Bengals' recent signings, particularly focusing on wide receivers Jamar Chase and T. Higgins. The Bengals have committed substantial financial resources to these star players, each earning well over $100 million per year. This aggressive spending has significant implications for the team's ability to bolster other areas, especially their defensive lineup.
Notable Quote:
Jeremy Fowler at [26:03]:
"The Bengals really, a couple months ago were telling me that, hey, we're going to try to sign all three of these guys, Chase Higgins, and Trey Hendrickson. So they've somehow pulled off two of the three."
Fowler highlights that while securing Chase and Higgins strengthens the Bengals' offensive capabilities, it concurrently strains their budget, making it challenging to sign key defensive players like Trey Hendrickson. This financial stretch limits the Bengals' flexibility in other pivotal areas, potentially affecting their long-term competitiveness.
A significant portion of the episode centers on Aaron Rodgers' uncertain future and the rumors linking him to the Minnesota Vikings. Dan Patrick questions the Vikings' reluctance to openly express interest in Rodgers, pondering whether their silence indicates a lack of genuine intent or strategic positioning.
Notable Quote:
Dan Patrick at [27:49]:
"But if you know you're keeping them, then what are you waiting for?"
Jeremy Fowler responds by analyzing the Vikings' possible strategies, suggesting that their emphasis seems to be on developing their young quarterback, J.J. McCarthy, rather than courting Rodgers. This approach mirrors the Vikings' previous dealings with quarterbacks like Brett Favre, indicating a preference for fostering homegrown talent over high-profile signings.
Notable Quote:
Jeremy Fowler at [32:35]:
"The people I've talked to with the organization have been pretty consistent with their message. Aaron Rodgers is possible but unlikely."
Fowler conveys that while the Vikings are not entirely dismissing Rodgers, their current trajectory points towards a future built around McCarthy, signaling specialization and long-term planning over immediate headline-grabbing acquisitions.
The conversation naturally shifts to how Rodgers' potential moves affect other teams, notably the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Giants. The Steelers are portrayed as waiting to see how Rodgers' situation unfolds, maintaining backup options like Mason Rudolph while assessing the best path forward for their quarterback position.
Notable Quote:
Jeremy Fowler at [34:11]:
"So they're trying to get this done too. I don't know how they're going to pull it off, especially with a team that is not really known for this spending at this kind of clip."
For the Giants, Rodgers' availability presents both an opportunity and a challenge. While the team is eager to secure a seasoned quarterback, financial constraints and Rodgers' own valuation pose significant hurdles. Fowler suggests that the Giants might explore alternative options or delay their commitment until a more favorable situation arises.
A recurring theme throughout the episode is the intricate balance teams must maintain between star player salaries and overall team composition. The Bengals' hefty investments in Chase and Higgins exemplify the broader market dynamics where securing top talent in one area can inadvertently limit options in another.
Notable Quote:
Jeremy Fowler at [29:11]:
"The Philadelphia Eagles have mastered that. They're really aggressive. But look, some teams, they either don't want to pay it, or in some cases, they feel like what the agent and the player are trying to get is sort of untenable or something they're not comfortable with."
Fowler discusses how different teams navigate salary caps and player contracts, with some adopting aggressive approaches similar to the Eagles, while others remain cautious to preserve financial flexibility. This strategic variance significantly impacts team building and competitiveness across the league.
Rodgers' status as a high-caliber quarterback makes his movement a focal point for NFL discussions. His potential signing with a team like the Steelers or Giants could not only elevate those franchises but also shift market valuations and competitive balances within the league.
Notable Quote:
Jeremy Fowler at [38:07]:
"Shador Sanders is not Joe Burrow. But I think the. And I've, I've called it a smear campaign. I don't know where it came from. I don't know how long it lasts..."
Fowler touches upon the perception and media narratives surrounding Rodgers, emphasizing the need for teams to look beyond surface-level impressions and focus on substantive player qualities and fit within their systems.
As the episode wraps up, Dan Patrick and Jeremy Fowler reflect on the broader NFL landscape shaped by high-profile player movements and financial strategies. Rodgers' situation remains fluid, with significant implications for multiple franchises depending on his next move. The discussion underscores the complexity of team building in the modern NFL, where financial commitments, player desires, and strategic planning intersect to redefine the competitive environment.
Notable Quote:
Dan Patrick at [39:08]:
"But I think the Giants have to weigh all those things, but in the short term, they've got to figure this out and at least get a solution."
Fowler emphasizes that the resolution of Rodgers' future will likely hinge on a combination of financial negotiations, team strategies, and league dynamics, setting the stage for ongoing discussions in subsequent episodes.
This comprehensive analysis provides listeners with a clear understanding of the episode's discussions on Aaron Rodgers' influence on the NFL, the strategic maneuvers of teams like the Bengals, Vikings, and Giants, and the broader financial dynamics shaping the league.