Nightcap

Nightcap Hour 3: NFL’s STRANGE MINORITY Incentive RULE + Brandon Aubrey HIGHEST PAID Kicker?!

67 min
Feb 26, 2026about 2 months ago
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Summary

The Nightcap episode discusses the NFL's minority hiring incentive rule, which awards teams two third-round draft picks when minority coaches or executives are hired as head coaches or GMs. Hosts debate whether incentivizing diversity is effective and necessary. The episode also covers Brandon Aubrey's contract negotiations to become the highest-paid kicker in the NFL, with discussions about his exceptional leg strength and accuracy.

Insights
  • NFL diversity incentives may signal systemic barriers rather than solve them—the need to incentivize hiring minorities suggests deeper cultural resistance to equal opportunity
  • Opportunity and meritocracy in sports differ from corporate hiring; on-field performance is measurable, but coaching hires lack the same objective evaluation criteria
  • Specialized skill sets (like elite kicking ability) command premium compensation when they're rare and consistently perform at elite levels
  • Toxic NFL culture pressures players to return from injuries and paternity leave due to roster depth and competitive replacement threats
  • The 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine is overweighted in draft evaluation despite poor correlation with actual game performance
Trends
NFL kicker market inflation driven by elite leg strength and accuracy becoming increasingly rare and valuableDiversity hiring in sports leadership remains contentious; incentive-based approaches questioned as ineffective without cultural changeNFL Combine metrics (40-time, vertical jump) heavily influence draft positioning despite limited predictive validity for game successPlayer health and family obligations deprioritized in NFL culture; organizational pressure to return quickly from injuries and leaveOffensive coordinator positions remain predominantly white despite defensive coordinator diversity, suggesting systemic barriers in offensive play-calling rolesElite athletic performance (sub-4.4 40-time) increasingly valued across multiple positions, raising physical baseline expectationsRestricted free agency and draft compensation mechanisms used to control player movement and salary inflation in specific positions
Companies
Dallas Cowboys
Negotiating contract with kicker Brandon Aubrey, offering more than $6.4M but below his $10M/year asking price
Kansas City Chiefs
Received draft pick compensation when minority coach/executive left to become head coach or GM elsewhere
Chicago Bears
Ryan Pohl discussed as GM example of developing diverse staff and making strategic trades (DJ Moore, Caleb Williams)
People
Brandon Aubrey
Dallas Cowboys kicker seeking $10M/year contract; known for elite leg strength with multiple 60+ yard field goals
Ryan Pohl
Chicago Bears GM who criticized NFL minority hiring incentive rule as strange, noting Chiefs received pick compensation
Caleb Williams
Chicago Bears QB acquired by Ryan Pohl; example of strategic roster building discussed
Sean Taylor
Former Washington Commanders safety discussed as elite defensive player; picked off passes against opposing QBs
Brent Fico
Called out Chargers for rushing players back from injuries and paternity leave by threatening roster replacement
Liam Cohen
Jacksonville Jaguars GM who hired offensive coordinator; required general manager removal as hiring condition
Andy Reid
Kansas City Chiefs head coach; discussed as primary play-caller despite offensive coordinators receiving credit
Jeremiah Love
Notre Dame running back projected to run sub-4.41 40-time at NFL Combine despite film not showing elite speed
Carson Beck
Quarterback expected to run 4.81+ 40-time at NFL Combine; ran 4.5 at pro day at 290 pounds
Arbor Reese
Ohio State defender rated #1 defensive prospect; expected to run sub-4.5 40-time at NFL Combine
Quotes
"I mean, at the end of the day, you should want to develop your staff, regardless of the color of their skin. I think that's important. So to be compensated for that is a little strange."
Ryan PohlEarly segment
"The fact that they have to incentivize anything, what does that tell you? That tells you all you need to know right there."
OchoMinority hiring rule discussion
"You don't know what a person can or can't do if you don't give them an opportunity. Sometimes, and that's what it comes down to."
OchoOpportunity discussion
"He got a pretty swing, Joe. It looked like he not even trying, but you look up, he kicking from 65. He kicking from 66, from 67, right down the middle."
OchoBrandon Aubrey discussion
"I need to see game field. I need to see you play football because the game of football is not played in a straight line."
Ocho40-yard dash evaluation discussion
Full Transcript
ABC Wednesdays, the Emmy-winning comedy Scrubs is all new. This is a whole new chapter for me. No more sad sack. That's what I'm talking about. I want both of our sacks to be fun. You two idiots are perfect for each other. From executive producers of Ted Lasso and Shrinking. We were all a part of this victory. Now get those nachos out of the preemie warmer. Nachos! Feels like there's more applause for the nachos than my speech. The new season of Scrubs. Wednesdays, 8, 7 central on ABC and stream on Hulu. This is the biggest night in podcasting. The countdown is on to our 2026 iHeart Podcast Awards. Live from South by Southwest, March 16th, we'll honor the very best in podcasting from the past year and celebrate the most innovative, talented creators in the industry. It's truly a who's who of the podcasting world. Creativity, knowledge, and passion will all be on full display. And the winner of the iHeart Podcast Award is... See all the nominees now at iHeart.com slash podcast awards. 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Free agency, combine, pro days, trades. Every move matters. From my draft boards and mock drafts. To my vaunted top 101 free agents and how rosters come together. Quarterback movement. Surprise signings. We'll tell you what it means and who really wins. Open your free iHeartRadio app, search 40s and free agents, and listen now. We wish Tyreek a speedy, speedy recovery. Ocho, Ryan Pohl says the NFL rule awarding two third-round picks if a minority coach or executive leaves to become the GM or head coach is a strange rule. Let's take a listen to what he had to say, guys. Yeah, I mean, I'll be honest. I think it is a little strange. I mean, at the end of the day, you should want to develop your staff, regardless of the color of their skin. I think that's important. I think we take a lot of pride with the Bears on how we are set up. And I take a lot of pride in that. So to be compensated for that is a little strange. I mean, I saw the Chiefs get a pick because of me, and then I watched that player go and play. It's just a little odd. But at the end of the day, if they think that's what's best to help incentivize, then that's what they wanted to do. I mean, the fact that they have to incentivize anything, what does that tell you? That tells you all you need to know right there. Where there's an opportunity that we can make our team, we can help our team get better, you know, by hiring X, Y, and Z. why does you have to incentivize it you know why and it doesn't mean anything doesn't mean anything and the fact that they have to do that in 2026 tells you all you need to know that the fact that we're still never mind you understand what I'm trying to say Joe they have to incentivize teams with picks in the draft just to hire minorities Joe remember Ocho and I was just having a conversation about incentivize it if somebody don't want to do it what's not going to happen joe exactly what he does that uh you don't oh just sit down he's a star you see it joe he just stole my face hey you dirty oh joe my bad my bad hey hey i've been using that with my kids and all I just stole it. My bad. And that's the thing. And the thing is, like, if somebody is unmotivated or not incentivized to do something, they're not going to do it. No matter what. They got to want to do it. And I think Ryan Pohl's has done a great job. I think he's done a great job. You look at Caleb Wade. You look at the Roman Dunsley. You see the trade for DJ Moore. You see Burton. You see Loveland. You see Joe Thune. You see the guys that they brought in. So I think he's done a great job. I think he's done a great job. But I think there are a lot of other people that can do a great job. But in order for me to do the job, you got to at least give me a chance to do the job, right? Yeah, right. You don't know how well I can stack the shelf, sweep the floor, be a cashier, be a manager. You don't know how well I can do anything if you don't present the opportunity for me to be able to do said thing what you're asking. Right. You don't know what a person can or can't do if you don't give them an opportunity. Sometimes, and that's what it comes down to. They didn't know how well I could play in the game. We ain't feeling them saying, damn, put his ass in the game. We can't cover him in practice. Hell, let's see if they can cover him. They had no idea. They was like, well, hell, let's see. I didn't know what the hell I was doing, but I played well enough to like, well, damn, if he actually knows what the hell he's doing, he might be a pretty good player. Right. So if you give somebody an opportunity, you don't know if a person can or can't do something if you don't give them an opportunity. That's all I'm saying. And like you said, you got to want to give somebody that opportunity, Ocho. But you got to get – because here's the thing, Ocho and Joe, sometimes you're just familiar with somebody. Hey, Ocho, man, I got a homeboy that say such and such. He can get you that car. You got a homeboy? He can get me a Tesla? Or he can get me a Benz? He can get me this? Okay, let's go check it out. That's your homeboy. He vouched for it. That's how coaching works. Hey, I got a good coach. I think he got what it takes to be a good head coach. I think, you know, just rise him up, put it, let him be an assistant. Let him be a pass game coordinator. Let him be this. You see how they advance? Yeah. That's all you got to do. But you have to be willing to give somebody that chance. I don't know, man. Yeah, they're not happening. Not happening. It hasn't happened by the – I mean, I just don't understand. I love fighting the fight. I love fighting the good fight. Hey, I like that part. But Uncle Joe, the point of fighting for a spot where people don't even want you there it makes absolutely no sense. Because when they do put you there, they're going to put you in situations that aren't good for you. Oh, yeah. They're giving you the bad jobs. They're going to give you the jobs. I mean, Joe, they gave him one year, they got Josh Rosen, then boom, he out, and then they get Kyler Murray. Set you up for failure. Hey, that's what they're going to give you. I mean, Byron left, which actually called plays for a Super Bowl winning. Still couldn't get one. I think he on time, Staff, at CU. At CU, yeah. You saying he never could get a chance to be a head coach? Hey, he got demoted. I mean, they let him go. And he was close. Oh, Joe, he interviewed for the job at Jacksonville. And then a few years later, the same OC and Liam Cohen did an unbelievable job. I'm not saying that he hasn't he's done an unbelievable job but he interviewed he got the job that's all smoking is anytime they bring people in but the problem was I could be wrong and I don't really want to but I think that he had a problem with the general manager Liam Cohen says look I'll take the job but the general manager he got to go oh that's right Sha Khan said you'll take this job if I get rid of the general manager he said I sure will hey come up here and you ain't got no playbook but bring your pass card your keypad bring that with your card bring your card key too yeah and that's the thing but if you think about it Ocho it's not a whole lot of most of the time when you see coordinators black coordinators they're on the defensive side there are not a handful of black offensive coordinators no why is that now there's a handful of uh position coaches yes yes you yeah you get that's the best about running back as far as it goes wide receivers yep why is that why there's no blacks no black uh oc's your guess is good as mine Joe but I mean hold on what about the enemy yeah do we credit Andy Reid because he's the one that's actually pulling the strings man what you call him got a job think about all the coaches that have gotten hired off Sean McVay staff and not call no plays okay all the coaches that got hired off of Kyle Shanahan staff that don't call plays on the offensive side of football they use that if they don't want to give you the job if they want you to have the job it don't give a damn well he was a janitor okay yeah I think you'll make a great head coach then cause he can sweep up some boo you don't man please Ocho think about this think about this Joe Ocho Phillip Rivers interview for the Buffalo Bills head coaching job he calling plays in high school we're not getting no opportunity like that it's hard for us to get a job and we've been calling plays defensive offensive plays for years in the NFL yeah yeah I keep it real but it's hard well I just want to hire the best man for the job well who said he's the best man for the job how you know I ain't the best man for the job that's why I love the actual playing of sports because you can find out who the best man for the job with you. You can find out who the best man for the job. It don't take long to find out either. At all. Only one of you guys can play. You said, hold on. Okay. Say no more. Well, they got a position on the other side. You can play the X, but the Z going to be occupied. I hope you like playing on the ball because you will never take one snap off the ball at the Z receiver. That's me. Right. Hey, they remind me of my rookie year. It was three of us, three of us rookies winning the first round. He came to us. He said, two of y'all going to have to be on IR every game. I said, okay. I never went on IR, fellas. I ain't going to. Hey, Joe, it wasn't going to be you, huh? It wasn't going to be me. It was not going to be me, Ojo. That's it. Hey, coach put the job up on your, we was alternating back and forth. Come my sophomore year, Coach Davis said, hey, every job, every job is available. Every job. I'm a quarterback, running back, wide receiver. After that first practice, he said, call the sub, he's smoking a cigarette. He said, got down home. It was a great day. First day of practice. You guys gave it hell. He said, I appreciate that. He said, but as long as I'm the head coach, there's 23 positions available. The Z receiver is shadow sharp as long as I'm here. All right, have a good day. Hey, you must be out there cutting rug, ain't you? He called us up before practice and said every job is available. Okay. That's all I needed to hear. Because I had already told him, I said, Coach, I can't show you what I can do. I said, look, because me, it was me, Squirrel. it was a couple of guys. I said, Coach, rotate. I said, I can't show you what I can do, Coach, rotate. I said, just put the job up. I said, Coach, if I don't win the job, I'll rotate. I'll do. I said, if you needed me to move, go to the other side of the ball. I'm fine with that. I said, but just put the job up. Coach Davis said, hey, there's 22 positions available. Say no more. Boy, would I say I cut up? Yeah. Smoke that cigarettes at home. There's 21 positions available. ABC Wednesdays. The Emmy-winning comedy Scrubs is all new. This is a whole new chapter for me. No more sad sack. That's what I'm talking about. I want both of our sacks to be fun. You two idiots are perfect for each other. From executive producers of Ted Lasso and Shrinking. We were all a part of this victory. Now get those nachos out of the preemie warmer. Nachos! Feels like there's more applause for the nachos than my speech. The new season of Scrubs, Wednesdays, 8, 7 central on ABC and stream on Hulu. This is the biggest night in podcasting. The countdown is on to our 2026 iHeart Podcast Awards. Live from South by Southwest, March 16th, we'll honor the very best in podcasting from the past year and celebrate the most innovative, talented creators in the industry. It's truly a who's who of the podcasting world. creativity, knowledge, and passion will all be on full display. 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We don't just want you to live longer. We want you to live better. So check out the mailroom on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite shows. Well, now, that was it. And A, A, A, A left to feel since. But that's what that, but see, in a culture, Ocho, somebody comes in, it's like, well, I really like your scheme. I like the way they organize this and I like the practices and I like the meeting schedule and I like how, you know, we're going to leave But because at some, I mean everybody pretty much doing the same thing, Ocho you know you're leaving an X amount of time you're going to probably get there by 5.30 in the afternoon, you're going to have 8 o'clock special teams meeting you're going to have 9 o'clock you know, where the coach comes to stand in front of y'all and then you're going to break up and go get a snack and take your ass to bed your practice schedule okay what do you what do you do okay after the game we come in and get run watch a little film you get tuesdays off okay we back at it on wednesday back at it thursday got a half a day friday you come in do walk through on saturdays and get ready to catch the plane if you're going out of town or go get your rest because you got to check in the hotel got to check in the hotel by seven o'clock i don't know what's so complicated about it that's just me but hey Yeah, it's not complicated at all. Hey, you guys be moving around during the week, don't you? I be seeing football players everywhere during the week. Oh, yeah. You never know who you gonna run into. Don't want me, though. Let them boys be at. That way you are. I think I went out probably about three times a year. Boy Joe I was on the video game Joe Three times a year counting not counting rookie night out You know cuz a rookie got to take boy you got to take us out Got to get me a car I need a limo You sent me a limo. Man, shot, man. Yeah. I mean, why can't we just have a limo pick you up and then go pick up everybody else? I say, because I don't want to ride with nobody else. I want a limo by myself. Send the limo to my house. When they call, I'll tell the gate and let them in. They're going to come pick me up. Because I know y'all going to want to go after. Y'all going to want to go somewhere afterwards. I'm going to eat and then I'm going home. Right, right. Hey, hey, Matt, ooh, well, you know, I just thought about, what? Man, guess where I got to fly to this weekend. Where? Man, I got to go to Houston. Ah, let us know how it is. No, I ain't going for that. It's the SEC Championship track meet. You know, University of Illinois, maybe running Kentucky. Yeah, they running at Texas A&M. Oh, yeah? Well, that's not really Houston. That's far, ain't it? Uh, that's College Park. That's College Station. I'm talking about that College Park is Maryland. College Station. I don't know nothing about that. That's a long way. I'm not sure. Joe, you know Joe. How long you gonna be out there? How far is College Station? I got it Friday. I fly in Friday. 90 minutes though, Joe. Oh, that ain't bad. And I leave, I'm probably gonna leave Saturday night. She runs, she runs Saturday night. And when she runs, I'm probably gonna get out. I mean, I don't wanna be out there like that. I mean, in and out. Your daughter be getting busy out there? Yeah, yeah. She's nice with it, Joe. She's nice with it. I'm curious what would happen if we were to race right now. Who? What? Me and my baby. Boy, you going to pull all your muscles. I don't think so, aunt. You think you'd get her? I think so. I think so. Keep it 100. Hey, Joe, you know, I don't lie about nothing, Joe. I would never allow my child to beat me, Joe. I would trip her before she passed me, Joe. Yeah. I would not live to hear that, no, sir. Yeah, that must have been. Would I be able to show? Wish I could. I just want to be able to walk briskly. Damn running. Running is out of the question, Joe. Ain't over running for the kid. The last time I ran was 2009. I'm talking about ran-ran. like opened up damn you ain't ran since then and you know what you should do you should just try to run and just open up and see what happens ain't gonna be no hamstring no quad no achilles ain't none of that all I need to be able to do is get on the assault bike get on the concept bike do the erg the row machine which is the row machine or do the ski erg. That's it. If I can do that, I'm good. That's all the cardio I need. Oh, yeah, you can do that. Once I get this knee back right, give me about five weeks. I'll be right back. Hey, man, we all should get in the weight room together, man. I ain't saying like, you know, we ain't trying to max out nothing. Hey, come on, Joe. Hey, we can max out, Joe. I know we all got three different body types. Y'all lift. No, no, no. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What do you mean three? I'm built like an IBF pro. No, that's what I'm saying. Y'all probably lift a lot different from me. That's what I'm saying. But I think we can get in there, man, get us a good little lifting session in. You know, get a good pump. I like that. I like that. Hey, Joe, you seen the picture with me and T.O. today? Yeah. You see how much big I am than T.O. now? Nah. Nah. Look at the picture real quick, Joe. Where your phone at? My phone right here, bro. Go to my Instagrams. All right, let me go to your Instagram. Go to my Instagram. Look at the main... Hey, look how much... I saw it. You know, T playing pickleball right now. So, you know, he done slimmed down a little bit because he's really, really good. But T.O was muscly. He just don't have the muscle density that he once had. But T.O, I mean... Yeah. T.O has always been... Oh, yeah. Oh, he ain't hella shape. Oh, yeah. T.O. He's always been... He's never... He's never not going to be... I see... Yeah, Ocho, I seen you on here repping, got the ISO hoodie on there. Yeah, see, hey, Joe, that's why I told you to look, because I got on your hoodie, Joe. I had seen this earlier, man. I seen it. You see? I see you be out here repping for you, boy. Yeah, I appreciate it, man. I'm repping for you, boy, Joe. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's me. That's me. That's me. What's your rep scheme, Joe? I'm normally anywhere from 15, 20 reps. Now, see, I do 12 to 15. I'm saying, I can compromise. I can come down. I'm more of a time, a tut guy. Time under tension. So I'm one, two, three down. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I'm one, two, three, one, two, three, four down. Pause, back up. Yeah, man. We'll get a good little session and I'll probably even learn a little something from y'all, man. Yeah, I got you, Joe. Hey, Joe, I'll teach you a little something in that weight room, Joe. Yeah, you get down like that? Hey, boy, ain't number iron moving in that thing with me, Joe. Ain't number iron, Joe. I don't remember that no more Joe. Put it up and put it down, Joe. I got to save my joints. Oh, my bad, my bad. I still could probably get, I probably still get like 315, probably like 8 to 10. Yeah. 8 to 10? I get it maybe twice. Maybe two. It depends on how I'm feeling. So now I just mainly Smith machine. I occasionally, I was telling Joe, and I did the dumbbells for the first time since October. where I was able to get like eight, nine reps with 110. How much is 55 kg? That's like 120, right? Yeah. I see you over there. 120. Hey Joe, 1, 12, 55, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I see you. So I'm good. Yeah, yeah. But we're getting that, we're getting that. Oh Joe, Joe. All right. Hey, Joe, I'm for the wedding. I'm for the wedding thing in the next three weeks, boy. You know, you notice I done had my pants on in every picture for the last month. Hey, it ain't cold out there in Florida? Yeah, man, like 50 degrees right now. Joe, you ever did cross feet? Hey, listen. Huh? Yeah, I have. I have. I used to be, I used to be, I was on the roll machine. I could have been competitive on the roll machine. Yeah, I could do the best I've done. I've done 1,000 meters at like 257, 258. Oh, that ate him. Hey, Unk, them good numbers. What? I'm telling you, I'm going to be good. Yeah, I'm going to be good at that. They're good numbers. Man, I had one of them hydro road machines, Unk, that you look like you can be in a different place. Yes, I had one too. Man, my dang old dog ate the thing up, man. He ate the cable up, the seat, and everything. Wait, the dog? Yeah, man. He not trained, Joe? No, I had just got him. I had just got him, Ocho. And where I had him at, he was in there with some of my weight equipment. And the seat, you know, the seat kind of like, got like this little cushion. I don't know if he just thought it was something that he tore it up. Okay. Damn, hey, let me know if you need some training. I did 50 calories in a minute. Damn. Wait, which one? You hauling. Yeah. Okay, okay, okay. That's upper and lower. Yeah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I was really, really, really, really, really. Man, before my hips got bad, I could do like 30, 32 burpees in a minute. 30, 32, 33 burpees in a minute. Hey, hey, hey, hey, I be hitting them jailhouse burpees. What, look. Hey, yeah, hey, you know, I used to be, hey, Joe and I were locked up, boy, Joe, I used to get crazy. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Huh? What you locked up for? Boy, Joe, we don't need to bring up no pass, boy, Joe. You know, I did a little time, though. I like to know the type of people I'm hanging out with. Tell me what you- Oh, hey, you know, hey, Joe, I'm a good dude. I just, you know, I try to flash straight, Joe, but, you know, I veered off track for a little bit, man. God got me, though. He got you? Yeah, he got me. Okay. Okay. Hey, Joe, if your dog train, because you know I do canine training too on the weekends out here in Miami. No, mine train, he train. He train. Hey, now you talking about anatomy chart? You talking about, hey, Ocho. That's me. That boy say you head with his wings. Boy, you swore, what? What, love? Huh? Well, I'm swole, boy. Damn. Man, how y'all be having y'all traps so big like that? What y'all be doing? Hey, Joe, you want me to show you, Joe? It's like, it's all football playing. All y'all walk around with them big traps. Something like this, Joe. Them shoulder shrugs. Nah, I was, uh, nah, man, I was doing, I was, uh, I was eating around the clock. So I would wake up every two hours because I wanted to see how far I could push myself. Man, I got up to like – I was probably too – I think I was 257 in that picture. But I was lean to Ocho. I'm talking about like an anatomy chart. Yeah. I see you. I see you. And you know you can get back there. No, man, I don't want to – no, no, no. That's too much, Ocho. It takes too much. I mean, you got to eat. I mean, you got to eat every two. I may be eating every two and a half hours around the clock and I gotta get eating. Nah, nah, I don't wanna do that no more. Eating every two hours? Two and a half hours, yeah. Man, maybe give me struggles. Hey, see, that's my damn problem. Joe, there's something wrong with me. I don't know if it's because I drink coffee. Joe, I eat one time a day, Joe. And I'd be good that, man, my baby be trying to get me to eat. You hungry? And I'm like, no, I ain't really got no appetite. But I think it's the fact that I drink so much coffee whether it's Starbucks or lattes it suppresses my hunger and I'd be content eating one big meal a day but you do too much cardio you're not going to grow because you do too much cardio see like once I get to a certain weight now I'm just trying to like I do like cardio but not excessively because I want to strip it I want to strip you know I still want to maintain the muscle but take some of the fat off but if you do too much cardio right see I can't stop playing soccer, Joe. That's my problem. Yeah, you ain't number running. I can't help it. The Cowboys and Brandon Albrecht's agent agreed that he should be the highest paid kicker in the NFL, but there's a disagreement over how much he has spent toward Archer. Dallas has offered a deal to the restricted free agent kicker that is more than the league high $6.4 million. I think Harrison Buckner gets that from the Kansas City Chiefs. They offered him a deal more than that but he's looking I think Todd Francis is an agent who Todd France also represents Dak Prescott but he's looking for a deal in the neighborhood of 10 million per year Ochoa Jones I like that and he's worth that brother Aubrey is worth that because when he gets that 10 million my best friend very good friend of mine he's a kicker down there right up north he should get 11 he's gonna get he should get 11. Are you talking about Cam Little? You're goddamn right Goddamn right. So I'm waiting on Aubrey. I hope Brother Aubrey is blessed. You know, Brother Aubrey come from a soccer background. He was very, very good. He was the defender, you know, when he plays soccer. So he has a soccer background, which is why he's able to kick the ball, and it looks so effortless. Hey, Joe, boy, he got a pretty swing, Joe. It looked like he not even trying, but you look up, he kicking from 65. He kicking from 66, from 67. right down the middle. Oh, yeah, he did his thing. He did his thing. He's going to reset the market for these kickers, boy. It's going to get out of hand. Yeah, he worth every penny, boy. Yeah, but no, everybody ain't worth that kind of money because everybody ain't got that kind of leg and they got that kind of accuracy. No, no, no, no, no. It's about maybe three kickers in the league, Joe, that kind of leg like that. But not only do they have that kind of leg for that kind of distance, they also accurate with it. The problem is the further you go out, the harder it is to be accurate. Oh. Yeah, you got up here like a disco. But no, it's – Yeah, I mean, he going to get it. He should. I mean, I think – how many kicks he got? He got like eight kicks from 60 yards with a long of 65? Boy, got a foot on him. Oh, he got one. You got six from 60? Oh, that's crazy. All right, Joe. Here we go. We're going to play. It's time to play a fade presented by Prize Picks. How we do last time? I think what you call him? I don't think what you call him. He had eight assists. Because what you call him? He had eight and a half assists, didn't he? Tyrese Baxter. Yeah. And your guy got hurt in the first quarter, Jalen Johnson. Oh, man. Damn. We won? Oh, we won, Joe. Yeah. Okay. So, hey, who going to break bread with me? Y'all break me off some. All right, here we go. Yeah, the first quarter. he didn't come back in the game. Yeah. So we won, Joe. And Tyrese got this assist, right? I told you, Joe, he got that number. Arbor Reese, will he run a sub 4-5? I'm saying, yeah, I think he's up. I think he runs sub 4-5. I'm going lower. What do you think, Ocho? Well, yeah, yeah. I think he's going to be the number one defender off the board, isn't he? He's rated the number one defender off the board, Joe. Hold on. Where he goes? Ohio State. And the one thing, if they can't do nothing else, if you come out of Ohio State, you can run. Yeah. You can run. You say 4-5? He's going to run. I think he runs sub 4-5. I like that. I agree with that. man look Ojo you know the receivers yeah I mean look at Bosa the Bosa brothers big as they are running like they're burning ghosted Joey Galloway the one thing if you can't do nothing else at ohio state you can run you won't yeah lord have mercy kc concepcion four sub four four four he probably went up there and cooked a little something you know because he's supposed to be you know he's supposed to be a good you know remember we had him on on show and he told me he like to cook you know he cook yeah yeah lady yeah man four four booking that's moving i don't think people understand how fast four four is because everybody's so fixated on four threes and four twos like four two four three joe it ain't nothing but you can still reach out and touch the person right in front of you and you know you're not even having to extend your arm they literally right there i like when they do the overlap ocho you're out of and somebody running 4-2-4, somebody running 4-2-3, 4-3, 4-2-6. But that's, I mean, they way out in front of me. You ain't saying, at that point in time, Joe, you ain't saying nothing to your likes. So he's got to run sub 4-4-4. I like it. You think he's going to run 4-4-3? He's not that slow, huh? You just said 4-4-4 booking. I'm saying, I'm saying, I think he's going to run that. I don't think he's that slow to go, you know, 4-4-6, 4-4. No, 4-4 is. 4-4 booking, Ocho. Yeah, it is. I mean, 4-4-4. So he got, I mean, another half. Yeah, 4-4-4. He got to run under 4-4-4. I'm going to give it to him you got one job that running the 40 yard dance can change your life it's all about to start it's all about to start and being able to hold on alright so you saying he's going to run it I think so the time is getting lower and lower Jeremiah Love the running back from Notre Dame sub 4-4-1. They say he got speed to burn, Ocho. He's nice on film, but I don't see no... Nah. He's nice on film, though, but he's not a burner like that, man. Them boys been training. even a cause uh Saquon ran 4-4-0 Jameer Gibbs I think ran 4-3-6 yeah I don't listen he's nice very very very good back but I just don't see that same eh I mean he had a he had a what he have a 95 yard run a 96 yard run he took off on somebody they said he projected to run a low 4-3 low 4-3 low what? they say he got Gibbs Jameer Gibbs and those guys type speed I would have saw that when I was watching Notre Dame play no no no no no no no no no he can run now no he can run no he can run run he can't but it looks like he more of a strider. How tall is he? You think that's what it is? Okay, maybe I'm tripping because most of the time when you see a running back that's that fast, Joe, it pops out. Right, right. It pops out. They look fast. When you see Saquon run, when you see Jameer Gibbs run and he hit a hole and he break, it looks fast. It looks fast It looks fast That yeah I mean I don know He done had six weeks They didn't go to no bowl game. He been in Florida. He been in Texas. He been in California or Arizona working on that start. I'm going sub. Good training. He going 4-3-7. Good training. Hey, I don't know. Listen, it will surprise me because I'm just basing off what I saw on film. many superb running back. Superb. I just don't see the kind of speed people are saying he's going to run at the combine. I don't see it. I don't see it. All right. Carson Beck, sub 4-8-1. That shouldn't be that hard though, Joe. 4-8? Yeah. He might not be fast. That's what I was thinking. 4-8. 4-8 is it's linemen that run 4-8 linemen what you call him ran 4-6 terran armstead ran 4-6 hey he big yeah he dabbed at 300 pounds I think he was he still got the record for the fastest fastest linemen ain't nobody beating that I think what did miles oh what you call him Williams that went to the Texans. He ran a blistering time. Yeah. He ran 4-7-1. What did Williams, what's the Williams kid drafted first overall? Went to the Texans. He ran, he like 2-90, ran like 4-6. The Mario Williams. No, Mario Williams. Mario Williams. Yeah, Mario. He like 290. He ran like 4.6 Ocho. But them boys move them, boy. I say Carson Beck run maybe 4.9. At 290? He ran 4.5 at his pro day Ocho at 290. He faster than me. Yeah. So you don't think Carson Beck going to dip on the 4.81? I'd say maybe 4'9". 4'9"? Yeah. Yeah. 4'7'5". That lays the time. That lays the time. Ain't no joke. You ain't gonna tell me. That lays the time. Ain't no joke. He ain't moving like that. Man, Jordan Davis outran Baker Mayfield and Jameis. At like 340. All right, Ocho, we're going to go above. Ocho say take Carson Beck to go above 4-8-1. More. Boy, I got to see this. Hey, when they come by? When is this? Tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday. Oh, yeah. And Sunday? Hey, I don't know about to turn up, but hey, they want to see the 40. They want to see the long jump and divert. That's all they care about. Yeah. Well, like you said, Ochoa, run a fast 40, you get your pay. Hey, it changed your life. Well, listen. Because you forced the guys to go back and look, hold on. We missed something. Because we didn't see him play. Okay, if you run fast but didn't play fast, what was the problem? Was he hurt? Coaches, what's going on? Because this kid just ran 4-3. He don't look 4-3. I mean, you talk about linebackers that's running 4-4. Like, what's going on? Why didn't it project on tape? So I got to ask myself. Now, if he's the hell raiser on tape, what happened? Why does – I mean, because he plays fast, but he didn't run fast. So now I got to go back and reevaluate. Go ahead, Ocho. No, I was just saying that was me. I didn't run fast, but I played fast. What you ran, Ocho, with the combine? Yeah, goddamn 4-5. 4-6. 4-5. 4-5, 4-6, whatever it was. What'd you rant? 4-6, like a 4-6, 5, 4-6, 6. Hey, Joe. Oh, you ran 4-5, 7, Ocho. Yeah, man, that time don't mean nothing at all. Joe, you put me on that field. Then you ran 4-4. You gonna get over. And you put somebody in front of me. You gonna get over. Man, you done. Not only am I going to get over it, Joe, I'm going to tell you what I'm going to do before I do it, Joe. I'll tell you what, ain't nobody caught me from behind. I ran a little 4-6. But them 4-3 guys chased me all the way to the back of the end zone. Every time. Yeah, I ran 4-6-7. You were fast, huh? No. Yeah, you fast, man. That's moving. Hey, one thing about it, Joe. the one thing about it is they put so much emphasis on the 40-yard dash, you know, and not more so on if someone is fast, that's something you can't teach, so it's a plus. Yeah. But I need to see game field. Thank you. I need to see you on, I need to see you play football because the game of football is not played in a straight line. Right. So just having that addition of being fast, that's a great addition. That's a great factor to your skill set, but it's not the only one that matters because there's been a bunch of people that's fast as hell and that's all they can do is run in a straight line. Can't see no goddamn football. Couldn't play dead in a horror movie. All them guys that outran me. Guess what? Yeah, that. $25 to win $150. Download the app today. Use code Shannon to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup. Prize picks. It's good to be right. Yeah. All right, we're going to get you out on this one. It's time for our final segment of the evening. It's time for Q&A. Q&A. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, I'm a joke. What's up? Hey, I got a joke. Uh-oh. Go ahead. Are you ready? Yeah. Hey, chat. what do you call a really fat psychic what do you call a really fat psychic a really fat psychic yeah fat she a little on the heavy side now ABC Wednesdays the Emmy winning comedy Scrubs is all new this is a all new chapter for me No more sad sack. That's what I'm talking about. 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I also may have to turn himself in with those ass whippers he gonna put on Ocho when they play. Damn right. Wee. Hey, the fact that everybody, see, I don't like that, man. See, I don't like that, man. Hey, them people ain't crazy, Ocho. I know, listen, I'm like, I understand, Joe, you know, you one of the best ever do it, Joe, but Joe, I don't back down from nothing, Joe. That's okay, just cause you don't back down, them people know you ain't gonna back down, but they still know you'll get your ass kicked. Nah, I ain't gonna, nah, Joe. I ain't, man, listen, man, Joe. Joe, I'm gonna put up a fight, Joe. Okay. And it ain't, I'm not saying I'm gonna beat you, Joe, but Joe, it's gonna, you gonna, when you, when we leave, when you leave that court, one thing you gonna say, you gonna, you gonna tell your boy, one thing about that boy, Ocho boy, that boy, know he's pretty hard, boy. You put that, yeah, he put that work in. You saying I'm gonna gain your respect, basically what you're saying. Yeah, you ain't got a game. I'm going to take it. I'm going to make you respect me, Joe. Okay, okay. I'm going to make you respect me, Joe. J-Dub Akron, hey, Big Three, it's my wife's birthday tomorrow. Please wish Stephanie a very special happy birthday. Stephanie, happy birthday. J-Dub, say, man, he got something really special for you. Say, hey, put on your nice outfit. Y'all going to a nice dinner. Hey, J-Dub, put you on a spot. Hey, he say he got something special for you. He ain't going to tell you what it is, but because he wants you to know just how special you are and want you to enjoy your birthday. So happy birthday, Stephanie. J-Dub, make it happen. Don't turn me into a lie, now, J-Dub. She had them post. ISO, how was it planned for Coach Richardson in college? What did he teach you along the way? Man, how was it planned for Coach Richardson in college? Okay, old school. It's his way or the highway. You were going to get with the program, partner. That's just what it was. It was tough. It was tough. It was tough. But I think he definitely prepared me for the real world. You know, the one thing I always give Coach Richardson credit, he came into my living room into me and my mom's house when I was in high school. He said, you going to send him to me as a boy, and I'm going to send him back as a man. And he taught me a lot of life lessons, man. Taught me how to work. Actually, taught me how to work hard. Work hard on my craft. So it took me a long way. I'm very appreciative of that. Dr. Frankie L. Bellamy. Hey, fam. Adam Randall from my hometown will be at the NFL Combine. He's a running back from Clemson. Check him out and let me know what you think. Will do, Doc. Benji, 97. One movie has to be erased from history. Juice, belly, paid in full. Which one is gone? Juice? Crane. Yeah, boy. Hey, belly? Belly or paid in full? Which one you taking out to put juice in? Come on now, wait a minute. You ain't getting rid of. I ain't getting rid of paid in juice. Or juice. I ain't getting rid of juice. Yeah. You taking juice over belly? I am. Yeah, I am, yeah. Chat, what y'all say, chat? Oh, that's a good one right there. That's pole worthy right there. T.S. Car Wash Detail Service. Oh, nobody had better hands than Chris Carter. CeCe had some hands. That was before the tactified gloves. But if I had to say somebody to give him a run for his money, Brandon Lloyd. Brandon Lloyd has rival CeCe's. And Fitz had some hands, too. Y'all better go look at that tape of Brandon Lloyd. Y'all better look at Brandon Lloyd tape. Solid KB to win 3-3 series. Who you guys want to close a game? Emph and love you guys, ATL. We talking baseball? We talking basketball? I'm assuming we talking basketball. 3-3. So game seven. Who we want to close it? What current players or what? He didn't say. He just said to win the series. who you guys want to close the game. Steph. Nah, give me a... Walk off three. Give me a... Give me KD. Oh, that's a good one. Nice little... Put the ball on the flow. Boom, get to his spot. Middie. Boom, rise up. shot clock and it ain't but one person who can probably block his shot and that's Wimby Wimby R.P. Pruitt 91.89 shout out to y'all for having the most authentic non-ego driven show out there do y'all think Mike Evans will stay with the Bucs or go elsewhere I think he'll take this money to stay with the Bucs that's me personally what you thinking Ocho Joe oh that's a good one that's a good one not too many times have there been players who've been you know been able to stay with one team for a very long time but um i think if they they continue to run the offense through him and and not like not allow a book would be to be the the main the main attraction i think he stays if he knows that they're filtering him out of the offense in a sense i think he'll go somewhere else and start over i think i think he i think he stayed on the ocho didn't he have a he had a real injury this yeah his hamstring go back and look Ocho the last couple years remember he came he didn't get the thousand yards but it was mip and tuck the year before he missed some time yeah and the year before so the injuries are starting to come with greater regularity and they're keeping him down for a significant longer period of time that's what happens as we start to age and we play a professional sport we start to get the injuries start to come with greater regularity an injury that would keep us down keep you down, Joe, a game or two, now all of a sudden take you out a whole week. If you get a little older, injury that'll keep you out a week, now it keeps you out two weeks. Now you're out the month. And you see that's what's starting to happen. What is he looking for? He has a wife, he has kids, he's a staple in the community. I think that's going to go a... I really think it's 50-50. I really do. Yeah. I just think it's contingent on how that offense is filtered, you know? Ojo, ISO, one time for y'all keeping it real. ISO, keep shining, celebrating my 38th birthday. Micah, happy 38th, bro. Enjoy. Appreciate the support. Happy 38th, my boy. Hey, happy 38th. I'm going to keep shining on him, partner. Don't worry about him. See what I'm saying, Ojo? Hey, chill, chill, chill, Joe. That's what they meant. Chill, Joe. He didn't even say that. I'm with you when you're right. He didn't even say all that, Joe. He said, Joe, keep shining. He didn't say that, Joe. You added that part. You added that bull, John. He didn't mention nothing about that. He didn mention nothing about that Ocho and I Corey Price say Ocho if you going to UM graduation on May 7th let me know My daughter graduates the nursing program. I'm flying from overseas to go see it. Would be cool to see you there also. Okay, okay, okay. I'm going to let you know. I'm going to let you know. It's Maddie, all hail King Iso. Hello. So, thoughts on toxic NFL culture and how the league rushes players from injuries paternity leave by threatening replacing them. Brent Fico called out the Chargers for this. Yes. It happens. Yes. It ain't never changing. It's not. No. And if you don't want to do it, do you understand how many guys are waiting for that opportunity? and you know why guys come back from paternity leave and injuries because they know there's a lot of guys I don't know if you ever you go over there on Tuesday how many guys be in the building working out every week they have 10 to 15 guys Joe running 40s doing short stuff catching balls back meddling throwing the football just in case just in case They will fill that spot quick. Quick. Especially if you just a guy, Joe, and you not him? Yeah. Okay. You ain't gonna miss too much time. Hell no. Oh, they tell you, family's the most important thing. Okay. You like feeding your family? You like sending your kids to private school? Your wife like not working? Okay. Well, get your ass in here, son. You're gonna find out real quick. Jonathan Black, Ocho's like Mr. Parker on Friday. You GD double. Man, what you call a Birdie Mack over there? What you call a... What was Birdie Mack character name in Friday? I forgot. Oh, they gonna take all our black card. I can't think of his name. I know his name was... It wasn't Festa or nothing like that. Nah. I know it was Dollar Bill in the Players Club. Pastor, Pastor what? Cause he was a Pastor. Clever, Clever, Pastor Clever. Damn, I ain't know that, I ain't gonna lie to you. Oh yeah, it was past the feather. Remember that house party? When Birdie back with it, they said, ooh, ooh, I know I knew you. Ooh, ooh, I knew you. They used to call you Jawbone. Man, your girl gets a... You know what I'm talking about. Man! That man in the middle said, ooh, I knew I knew you. Hey, well, that's funny, boy. Oh, that's funny. Derrick Glaze say, what if the NBA says whoever wins the dunk contest team get 10-game cushioned after the All-Star game? That ain't happening. The owners ain't never agreeing to that. Nah, nah. Yeah, nah. JJ Carver, Ocho turned that sign on and it looked like a bald Super Saiyan. Nah, J, we picking a nightcap until Iso gets an emoji. Nah, we can't get Iso no emoji, man. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, they got emojis? Listen. Yeah. Did you hear the people? The people speaking, man. How y'all gonna go against the grain right there? Hey, where my emoji at? They ain't ask for Ojo to get one. They ask for Iso to get one. where's that it's on it's on instagrams look in the chat i'm looking at it there it is right there night cap that's you oh i got emojis hey i got you man you got to chill out though joe we can't get you the emoji then you throwing it up to my ai put my emoji in the chat if you put your own image in the chat Oh, this is what the people want, man. Okay, I see you, Ocho, you got your, I see. Hey, we got egg. Hey, it look just like me, Joe. Y'all gotta get me right now. Joe, we gonna get you an emoji, Joe, but you ain't gonna have that crown on, just so you know. Oh, nah, nah, hell nah. God, why y'all, hey, listen, I knew, I knew none of this was gonna sit well with you, Ocho. I knew that. I ain't, hey, Joe, I ain't tripping, Joe. You ain't tripping? No, I ain't tripping. Hey, how do I find that emoji in the chat? I see y'all got ears up here. Yeah, I gotta get me a new one. I gotta get one with the beard. Yeah. Nah, we can't give you no crown though, Joe. Why not? That means right. Oh, y'all can put them crowns up there, but they don't know who that is. Oh, Joe, they don't know who that is. You got a crown, they're like, oh, somebody who got a crown. Boy, that's crazy. I didn't think y'all would be hating like this, though. I can't even know you're going to be bragging like this. I didn't even say nothing, Joe. Huh? I didn't even say nothing. I just want to compete. Oh. Man. Gerard McQueen, death taxes and Ocho wearing them cheetah pants. Hey, these things nice now. Official Triple B. Shannon, do you think the Ravens should keep likely? They're not. I wouldn't be surprised if he moved a little further down south. Why they not keeping them up? They just gave Andrews $40 million. They're not keeping up and they have two tight ends. And he finna get more than that. I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up in Washington. They need a tight end. Man, y'all stop putting all them crowds in the chat now. Come on, come on, come on, come on, man. The people don't spoke, bro. Y'all, that's LeBron, LeBron the king. So that's who that crown for. Y'all know that? Keep putting him up there. King Iso, man. You know how they play. Hey, man, I told y'all, boy, the chat don't play about your boy, man. Ocho, what time does late run drop tomorrow? In the morning, I believe. In the morning. your 10 1984 iso show that belt tonight with the crown on and still see there y'all go back y'all be angry joe man y'all need to stop man y'all doing too much chat we gotta get the people what they want huh i don't have it too far i always have their arms reach so i can get to it just in case something pop off there you go baby uh mike mike what's up big three i agree with ocho If you make the prize enough, they will do the dunk contest. Make the prize $100 million and see who signs up. If the price is right, money will motivate. Yeah, I mean, yeah, but I don't think $5 million is a number that's going to get them to do it. Nah. Man, them folks ain't putting no $100 million up. Arizona Run, how do y'all feel about Pee Wee Kirkland skipping the NBA to stay in the hood? He said he was making $100,000 a week in the streets and the NBA salary was 40K. Where did I know that name from? Pee-wee, I think that's a New York legend, ain't it? Pee-wee Kirkland. That sounds familiar. Yeah. He said he was making $100 in the street. What year was this? Probably the 80s. God damn. You know, $100,000 in the 90s? You know how much money that is? I don't know. That might be Dr. J. age so that might have been the 60s early 70s yeah yeah that's a lot of money boy big three would love to see y'all get that six ball in on that table now we'll play number nine we'll play number nine ball or eight ball i'm trying to play ping pong I'm gonna smoke you. Edward Rins and Earl Strictly, y'all don't know nothing about them. I'm telling them two games, y'all don't want to see me in, pool and ping pong. Let me get that Jordan. Hey, keep that same energy, Joe. I know I got my stick in the other room. Oh, I got my stick in here too now. Yeah, yeah. Hey, you see that stick, Unk got? Yeah. Man, that's from Dick's Sporting Goods, man. He can't get no pool. I already know it. I don't know. You can beat your ass. What the hell you talking about? He can't play no pool. You can't play no pool. You a lie. Yeah. Now we talk about things I know how to actually do. Hey, you told me you know how to do everything that we was doing. That's why Ash picked them things. No, she didn't. Nobody told me what we was doing. Hey Joe, I ain't never held no golf club. We can tell you. I ain't never bowled before. Don't look at y'all play corn hole either. But I ain't never did that either. Hey, nah, hey, hey. I'm gonna tell y'all once again now on that pool table and that ping pong. All right. Hey, Joe, hey, mind your mouth now. Okay. Mind your mouth. Now I grew up playing pool. I grew up playing pool and ping pong. Okay. Back in the day as a shorty. As a little jerk. You not beat me in no pool, not you. who who didn't I just beat you in bowling did I just not beat you in bowling you gonna be injured in pool and you won't be injured in pool too I only know I only know what you call them I only know no good need to beat your ass and pool well how you how you gonna been open your hips back okay We'll see. We'll see. You know, he'll find. He's been on that thrust today. Yeah, yeah, you know. Vail, too, what's up, fellas? Love the show. Just finished celebrating my birthday. I was wondering if Uncle Ocho had to come across Sean Taylor, my football goal. If so, do you have any stories? I retired before Sean Taylor got into the league, so no, I did not face it. Well, I had to deal with Sean's ass, goddammit. I had to deal with it I think we played the commanders I'm not going to say the other word I think we played the commanders maybe once or twice he picked me off he picked Carson off I think I can't remember but Sean was hell to deal with he was hell to deal with he was like 6'3 225 big boy big boy and he can run. Oh, yeah. Vontae Lewis say go throw some craps. Ocho, 5,900 entry fee. Team 501. Mm, there you go. You heard 501. What 501 stand for? Levi's? No, 501, man. That's a little rock. That's a creel, homie. Oh, my bad. I thought you were talking about jeans. No. You know, like 501? Yeah. My bad. Jotter the Black, you got to win, Ocho. You got to win the trophy. but they go on you hard and you don't get, if you don't get a win. He ain't gonna get one. I already, you ain't win, Jack. We played five events. Joe won three. Five? We had five events. What five? We played golf, bowling, and cornhole. Frisbee. In the, in the, in the, man, that free, that don't count, man. The basketball, the basketball in the bucket. Basketball, yes. Man, that don't count either. I need to play stuff like ping pong and pool and stuff like that. That's what I'm waiting on. Yeah, all them, I call them gadget games. I don't play gadget games. Don't look like you play much of the game. Yeah, I need some real hidden stuff. All right. Boy, hey, y'all best about letting me get this knee fixed. Boy, y'all in a heap of trouble. Man, that's what I've been trying to tell you. I was 65% back then. Well, I was 50% because I didn't know what the hell we was doing. Well, I hurt my knee, so they're talking about, man, man, Unk sitting down, man, look how Unk sitting on the couch. Yeah. Y'all look at what lay it on the couch. You probably did that when you were rolling around on the floor when you were doing frisbee. No, I knew exactly what I did. That's why I started throwing the ball like that. but I get right don't worry about it I'm gonna get the knee fixed I'm gonna have my bowling balls alright listen y'all I know y'all don't wanna go back to that I thought we gonna leave that somewhere where is it y'all wanna go back to bowling we gonna go back to whatever oh we got dogs we got axe throwing we got a bunch of stuff we still gonna do yeah yeah I like that. I like that. Now we're talking my language. We got disc golf where you throw the Frisbee in the bend way down there on the tree. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, first of all, I know neither one of you guys can throw a Frisbee, so I ain't even worried about that. Y'all ain't even getting close. Oh! Man, act like he ain't seen my word. Boy, this is crazy. Ocho can't throw or catch a Frisbee, but good thing all you just need to throw it. Who can't? you man we ain't have frisbees where i'm from man i don't know what to tell you i don't believe that bro yeah yeah joe i come from unfortunate circumstances really because in school i only had one i only had one shoe i just had the left shoe to joe yeah joe i had to walk i had to walk up here both ways joe to get to school It was rough for me, Joe. Okay. All right, so you stayed on it. So I'm just trying to figure out how you walk up here both ways. So where was the house? To the left. Where was the school? So you was down, so you had to like, your house was, you had to walk up here to the house and to the house. Yeah. So what'd you go down here for? To get to the other side. Thank you. That concludes this episode of Nightcap. We want to thank each and every one of you for joining us tonight. Y'all know who I am. I'm going to favor it up. That is my partner and co-host. That is Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson. And the Arkansas, the king of the night. Here he is, ladies and gentlemen. There we go. You starting to come around now. Seven times NBA All-Star. Iso Joe Johnson, man. Thank you, Joe, for joining us, man. Thank y'all, man. Thank you. Please make sure you hit that subscribe button. please make sure you hit the like button and go subscribe to the nightcap podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts from thank you again for the support and the continued support those looking to purchase a bottle of shade by laportier head over to laportiercognac.com if you cannot find it any state or city near you it's a premium vsop cognac the best tasting premium vsop cognac on the market please drink responsibly and stay safe thank you guys for joining us tonight. I am Unk. He's Ocho. He's Aiso. We'll see you back tomorrow night. Thanks for joining us, guys. Peace. Peace out. We'll be right back. I'll see you next time. of our sacks to be fun. You two idiots are perfect for each other. From executive producers of Ted Lasso and Shrinking. 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