38. Carly Teller: Cleveland Browns, Social Media, and NFL Free Agency

27:17And then they got the heck out of here. And then And Deshaun, honestly, like Deshaun's like a really nice guy. Wyatt likes him. That's the thing. Like, I mean, Wyatt and Deshaun really like each other. But it's just, I really do hope for the fans here that they can, like, something will stick and, like, something will work. And I hope that that's Shadur. I mean, I hope it works out for Shadur. We really like him. He's really sweet to our son. Oh, that's really sweet. Yeah, I've been a Shadur fan from the start. And I think that my kind of perspective on the Shadour situation is that a lot of people in the media have taken the Shadour situation and really ran with it.

27:57Like, run marathons with small pieces of information or opinions of someone else. And then it's just kind of snowballed into this huge thing. And I think that that seems to be what happened. You know, like the Browns definitely have an opportunity to, yeah, make something stick or make a change that maybe creates more consistency. But the likelihood that it's as messy as it is in real life as it is in the media seems slim because, yeah, the media runs with everything. They're like this clown car of quarterbacks and and and and. And yeah, like the media just absolutely sprinting with small bits of information.

28:37But then you hear like all of these guys are great guys and everyone wants to do the same thing, which is like have a cohesive team. Yes. Yeah, like I honestly can't. I'm not just saying this. I can't think of any bad experience that Wyatt or I have had with any quarterback here, honestly. And there's been a lot of them. But yeah, Shador has, it's such a unique situation because as you know, he has this massive fan base. I, so we were in, we, my sister and I went to Vegas for the game when he got his first start. So he had played in the game before, but he got his first start and like just seeing like the, just the fan base, like the Shahive, I honestly love them.

29:21I might, I might be on the, I might be on the board. Yeah. You're like, I'm here. they're very nice to me on the internet so okay so we love them yeah I hope I really do hope it works out with Shadora like to see it yeah it'd be a good story it would be I think it'd be such a good story and I think that he's handled the media super well even when they clip him because we know that like everyone gets clipped like everyone and even in your position gets clipped you know and he gets clipped and they leave out so much information a why we need more women in media why we're doing what we're doing here but um but yeah i would i think that should do her story to be like you can say what you want and watching him like play and be successful on the field and then everything else will kind of follow as well so i'm on the same team like i hope that he starts and then really shows the world like what he can do and i mean already handling this amount of adversity and 3 million Instagram followers.

30:24If you can do that, you can do literally anything. Is he a million? I think so. No, I bet. Yeah. I don't have to look him up. Good for him. Yeah. Maybe it's a million. Let's fact check. A Christmas gift would have been nice, but... No, literally next year, you're going to get backlogged a Christmas gift. You're going to get a golf cart with a boat tied on the back with a bow. No, it's actually funny. The Christmas gift thing, Wyatt said that Shador came up to him like that day, like one of the days right before or after Christmas. And he was like, Hey man, let me know what you want for Christmas.

30:59And Wyatt's like, I'm not going to send you my Amazon wishlist. Like, thank you though. Like the fact that he even offered was really sweet. Like he was thinking about it. Yeah. Well, because like he is on the internet, like he knows that that that's like a thing, right? Like it's all over and it's honestly really good pub. Like I feel like it's good pub for the, for the quarterbacks. Like it makes them like look good. So I don't know. Right. Yeah. Maybe next year. Maybe next year. Yeah. So he has 2.7 million. Wow. A few. Just, just a couple, you know, same. Yeah. He is so loved. Like it is, it is impressive.

31:40It's really, it's really nice to hear that from like your perspective and seeing it because yeah, the media has been really harsh. And I, I live in California and I'm a Lions fan. And so I haven't seen. Yeah, we do love the Lions. They're so easy. It's so fun being a Lions fan because they're so easy to love. The wives and girlfriends are easy to love. Sheila Ford's easy to love. There's just so much. All the players are very lovable. Yes. I mean, Dan Campbell leading the charge is like excellent I yeah they've got good things going there I I mean last year they should have gone to the Super Bowl but this year I know it was like a little bit rough more like a little bit rough for them but they're still they're they're doing great good things happening at Ford Field for sure and Alan Clark I agree I think one of my favorite things too is that a lot of the players have been have talked to other organizations and they keep saying like I'm staying in Detroit.

32:39I'm staying in Detroit. And it's like Jameer Gibbs and Alex Anzalone recently came out and said like, no, like Detroit is where I'm at. And I just think that's so cool too. And that's really, that's really telling about the organization because the Lions definitely had like a similar time, like the Browns have had. I mean, they're, they're, they're great now, but like they went through like rough years. And so for people to like, I think so. Yeah. Again, And I didn't keep up with football that much, but I kind of, yeah, they were pretty bad. And yeah, I feel like we relate in that way. But yeah, I mean, I think it's super telling that guys want to stay there.

33:19Yeah, I agree. Speaking of players, I want to talk a little bit about Miles Garrett. He's obviously been in the media because he broke the sack record. He's also dating one of my favorite storylines of the season, because we talk a lot about women, Chloe Kim, the Olympic snowboarder. They're together. And she recently threw a birthday party for Miles, I believe, that you attended. Yes. So tell us about them and about the party if you want to. They are awesome. I mean, we've known Miles for seven years now. He's great. So yeah, she threw him a surprise party. It was Miles' mom, Audrey, and Chloe kind of did it together.

34:01And I mean, it was, I told Wyatt, it was an honor to be invited because it was like pretty intimate. Like it was not a very big party. So I was like, oh my gosh, like, wow, I'll be there. And yeah, it was really, it was really cool. So, and I asked him, I was like, were you actually surprised? Cause you know, it's hard to surprise people nowadays. So hard. And he said he knew something was up, but he had no idea that it would be as detailed and like what it was, but it was really cool. So if anyone knows anyone about Miles, he's like, you know, kind of a nerd. He's really into dinosaurs. He's like super smart.

34:34And he loves history and like dinosaurs. Anyway, so it was at the Natural History Museum in Cleveland. And it was just, the details were so good. I mean, they killed it. I think I made a TikTok about it. It was like, oh yeah, I did. Because with the surprise. Yeah. And then just like being, like getting to know Chloe and like being around her is just so awesome. Like I will never act like stuff like that is not cool. You know, she's like such a badass. Like, okay, so this is funny. So my sister, I met her, I was on a flight from, I met her like one day at training camp or something. Like I had like, we had connected, but then we were on the same flight to Vegas for that game, for the away game Vegas.

35:17So we're on the flight and then we were talking and she said, I was like, okay, so what do you have going on? Like, I know nothing about snowboarding, like the snowboarding world, like what happens? And I said, okay, so what do you have? What's your next competition? She said, I have to go to Colorado next week. And I was like, okay. And then like, you know, what's next? And she said, then I'm in Switzerland for a month. I think she said, I was like, oh my gosh, that's awesome. Okay. So like, then what's like the, what's after that? And she was like, and then I have the 2026 winter Olympics. And I was like, I did not, I had no idea.

35:48I'm like, oh, you're about to be in the Olympics. You're like, wait a second. I just feel like that is such a flex and she's so cool. She's like a gold medalist. Yeah. She's so cool. Yeah. Like a true Olympian. And they're, they're a really good fit. They're just, I mean, they're so like smart and athletic and like literally the best at their sport. Yeah. Both of them. Like what a dream. I mean, I have my dream, but you know, for them, it's very cool. It's, it's, it's perfect for miles. And we've known him for a long time. And so I'm so happy for them. That's really sweet. Yeah. And Chloe, it's all, it's super exciting to watch, you know, like Josh Allen and Haley Seinfeld have been in the media because Haley was the Grammys and Josh won the road playoff game.

36:35And for like miles, like, okay, miles beats the sack record. And then Chloe Kim goes back to the Olympics. Like the story, you can't beat the storylines. Right. I mean, it is. Yeah. It's so good. The internet's great right now. Yeah. I would. And I think Haley and Josh are so cute. I don't, I don't know. I don't think I've ever met Josh. I never got the chance to meet him, but he's awesome. And I don't know. I just think that they're like such a cute couple. Would love to meet them. Now I'm not always someone who thinks that the easiest way is the best way. And I know I might be alone in that, but sometimes a little effort goes a long way.

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38:08Because honestly, it's all I want for lunch. So thank you to Cuso Cuts for sponsoring this episode. You can use our code, the game, no spaces at CusoCuts.com or just head to CusoCuts.com slash the game for 10 % off your order. Thank you for using our code. It really helps us here at the game. And thank you to Cuso's for sponsoring this episode. So we've talked about a couple of people around the NFL. Is there anybody that you have met that has like left you kind of starstruck or been like a favorite person or even a favorite friend that you've met through the NFL journey? My favorite friend who is like, I guess the public eye is Emily Mayfield for sure.

38:50But just like, you know, random people, I guess we know Miles pretty well. I'm trying to think, don't even get me started on meeting Taylor Swift because it's, I haven't met her yet, but it'll happen. It's just, I get, I get irritated. Cause let me tell you, I, every single season, there's more and more girls that I know that meet her. And I'm like, when is it my time? It'll be my time. Eventually. I just need to stop thinking about it so much. So haven't met Taylor yet. That would be really big for me. Yeah. Well, you and Taylor can be friends. Like you're the same age. You're doing the same thing.

39:24We're the same age. We're both Sagittarius. Please. We're both 5 '11". Come on. Perfect. Yeah. Oh, I've, yeah. And like, I have a, I think that I could not be crazy. So I do know Kylie Kelsey, her soon to be sister-in-law. Yeah. I do know Kylie. But see, the thing is I know so many people, like, what do they say? Like you're one degree from someone or whatever. Yeah. I know so many people at this point that are that close with her. I care more about respecting her than being a weirdo. You know what I mean? Like I know people who have dinner with her and I would, I would rather die than be like weird and be like, can you introduce me?

40:04Like I would never, but yeah. So that would be, that will be the best thing ever when that does happen. Yeah. When it organically happens, it'll be the best thing. I'm like a never meet your heroes person. Like someone was like, do you want to go back to this concert? And I was like, no what am I gonna say like I think you're really cool like I love your like I don't have anything good to say like I'm gonna be unnatural I would feel that way if I didn't know so many people that I've met her and she's so awesome yeah like yeah so yes but like otherwise yeah I would be scared of someone like being mean or something but I have truly never heard one negative thing about Taylor so there's that but you know the irony would be is we leave Cleveland and I don't that he'll ever play here, but I think that they will maybe like, maybe buy a home here or maybe think about raising babies here for half of the year or something.

40:58And then that would really piss me off. Because I've been, I have gay, I have put in the hours, I've put in the years in Cleveland, Ohio. And then if Taylor Swift comes here, it would just, it would be funny. But so I guess Deion Sanders is a really big deal to like people like our parents' age. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That makes sense. I love, Kristen Goff is lovely. I've heard great things about her. She is. Oh, she is like just as kind and stunning in person as you would expect. Like she, she's like not real. Like she's gorgeous. You know who else is beautiful is Nicole. I don't know if I'm going to say this right.

41:43Jameer. Yeah. His girlfriend. I met her. So Wyatt was in the pro bowl. apparently I love all the Lions people. So Wyatt was in the, Wyatt was in the Pro Bowl. He's been multiple times, but one of the years, I think it was his rookie year. I met her on a, on a bus. We were like going to the Pro Bowl and she probably thought I was crazy. I was like, you are the most beautiful person I've ever seen in person in real life. I'm not kidding. I didn't even know who she was. And then we've been connected ever since. You've been friends ever since and that's how it all started. She's gorgeous. I'm trying to think, I mean, Chloe Kim, she's she's yeah one of the probably the most like badass yeah I mean come on oh and then and then I don't like I've actually never met her in person but Simone Biles and I so I feel like she has some connection to Cleveland but she and I somehow got connected about purses we like go back and forth and talk about bags I love it and I'm like I love that this is our connection because like yeah she is like literally the goat badass athlete and I'm just like you know, mom over here and she'll be like, Oh, your family's so cute.

42:50And I'm like, thank you, Simone. But she will, we message it. We talk a lot about like purses. Like we love bags and like literally like just a couple of days ago, she DM'd me a picture of these bags and she was like, run, you have to get these. And I'm like, you know, it's so sweet that she, that she puts me in the same category. I'm like, you know what? I do need those three Chanel bags. That's what I love about being a girl though, being a girl's girl. And like, Like you can meet girls who are like so different from you or like have a totally different background or like are a parent, aren't a parent.

43:21But like if you connect on girly things, like you have a friend for life. Yes, that's my girl. All girls, like even the most famous women in the world, like a Taylor Swift, like a Simone Biles, like they still want to talk about bags and makeup and feeling good. She's so cool. She's just like so down to earth. Like can't wait to meet her. Never met her in person, but we literally talk almost weekly about handbags. So she's got quite the collection. She's dabbled in some things that I haven't, but yeah, she's really cool. So Simone. And also I'm really hoping that the bears do well. I love an underdog story.

43:57Sorry to my lions friends, but I would like to see the bears do well. I like love Ben Johnson. And I think that this season, him like going off being successful and then the lions struggling, I think it's such a testament to Ben. and I think the Lions are going to figure it out. Like I'm not really worried about them. Right. They have Dan. They have like all of the players that they need. They just have to like get some synergy going in their front office and overall. But like they have what they need. So I'm not really worried about them. They know what adversity is. They didn't go to the playoffs for 30 years.

44:30So they're fine. They'll be okay. They'll bounce back next season. Yes. But I do love watching Ben Johnson and I love it for Simone that like Jonathan Owens is on the Bears and the Bears kind of like came out of nowhere. Yes. I did see that he's up to be a free agent this year. So I'm like, oh, maybe we'll be on the same team. I mean, it's like, you just never know. But wait, so who do they play this weekend? Who do the Bears play? The Bears? In FC, who do they play? Is it the 49ers? No. Rams, Bears. Oh, okay. Go Bears. Yeah. Yeah, go Bears. Yeah. And then Texans, Patriots, 49ers, Seahawks, and Bills, Broncos.

45:10I'm excited for Bills Broncos. Go Bills. Yeah. Yeah. I have so many, I'm like, again, I will want to watch football this weekend and Wyatt will be like, turn it off. Who's your pick for the, like, who do you want to see in the Super Bowl at this point? Bills and Bears would be so cool. I don't think it's going to happen. But like last year, I really wanted Bills and Lions. See, the thing with being in Cleveland, like it weren't ever even an option. So it's like, whatever. So last year I wanted Lions and Bills because that would have just been cool. Like the cities on the lakes and like, you know, blue collar, like never go to Super Bowl.

45:49Like whatever. I thought that would have been cool. So this year, maybe Bears-Bills. I don't think it's going to happen, but what about you? Yeah, I think the Bears can beat the Rams. Oh, no, me too. Yeah. All the games were close last week, but the Bears or the Rams almost lost to... The Panthers. yeah yeah yeah yeah but i love the panthers girls who listen to this podcast probably so annoyed with me saying i love the panthers i just think that like that's cool the panthers make great plays they just haven't been able to string together enough great plays to win but like most of the games that even against strong opponents the games are way closer than people give them credit for and a lot of their big plays they've had some really rough seasons but then like this year was like random yeah but i think they've been on the up and up i i think they've just been on like a really steady 45 degree incline like they started low and now they're like moving up moving up and i mean yeah they almost beat the rams and i thought they would have deserved the win yeah well yeah so maybe next year yeah maybe next year yeah and then texans patriots that'll be interesting the texans defense is the scariest thing on the planet it.

47:02I'm kind of into the Patriots. I love Mike Rabel. He was here. He coached here for a little bit last year and why I really liked him. We interviewed this girl, Alexandra Francisco, and she does a lot of media writing, overhang social media for them. And she was just saying Mike Rabel is such a pleasure to have in the building. And he's really like being in that building is a great time. And she just had so many great things to say about the energy and the way that they approach everything and just how positive it is and how great it is. I mean, clearly, yeah. I still want Josh Allen to get to a Super Bowl.

47:37I just feel like this year, it's Ravens are out, Bengals are out, Chiefs are out. Like, come on, go Josh Allen. Yeah, go, Josh Allen. Let's get it done. Yeah, and he's got his gorgeous pregnant wife. She's at the Golden Globes with Timothy and Kylie. The queen. Yeah. Gorgeous. He like won a game and then she goes to the Golden Globes. It's just, it's like a movie. Yeah, it is a movie. Okay, so we mentioned that, I don't know if we officially mentioned, but Wyatt is becoming a free agent. So tell us about how you're preparing for approaching free agency. Obviously you're a mom of two and you've built your life in Cleveland over the last seven seasons.

48:25So this is like home to you now. So how are you guys gearing up? How are you feeling about going into free agency? I feel like this is, it's like such a loaded question, but I, and I don't even know when he's like, so, okay. So let's say we go to free agency. This will be totally like uncharted territory for us. Like we have never been to free agency. It's like Wyatt was drafted. He was traded and then he signed us a second contract here. And we've been in Cleveland for seven years. So like we are, where we have friends who have been to free agency like four times. it's very different for us. So I've like literally just been like asking people so many questions, like my friend Reagan, I'll be like, okay, so what week does this happen?

49:04Like, you know, cause I just, it is one, it is a part of like the football world that I'm not familiar with. Like I just texted our agent yesterday and I was like, okay, so what's the date for when teams can start talking? Cause I just don't know. So, so technically Wyatt, I guess is not a free agent yet. So, and the Browns could still, like he is right now still a Cleveland Browns. Brown. Like he is still getting paid by the Browns, like until the end of the league year. So like he was in the building today. He went to, he took Brooks, our son to the facility. I know my little, he's so crazy.

49:39They went in today. So I don't know. It's like, it's so weird. I don't know if I'm in denial about it all or, but I'm like the other day I went and dropped Brooks off at school and it was his first day in his, like in a new class. And he just goes like half a day to like a little private daycare preschool thing here. And we love it. It's been great for him. And I love the teachers. And it was like the first time I ever took him anywhere that wasn't like with me or with our nanny. And he went to a new class and normally that's like, you know, it's like bittersweet, like whatever. And I broke down and started crying, which is like weird for me because I take anxiety medicine and I like, I'm not kidding.

50:19Like, I like don't cry very much. When I cried, I was like, oh, I must be going through it because you know what I mean? I just like don't, unless I'm about to literally start my period or I forgot to take my medicine for two days. I'm very open about anxiety and depression. Yeah. So it's just, I think it's a lot of change and it's a little bit overwhelming and I'm just going to try to take it day by day because I have friends who literally in one season have had to pack up and move three times. So I'm just, you know, I'm very grateful that we were here for as long as we were. I mean, we have made so many connections and friendships beyond football.

51:00And like, we have our nanny here who we love and like, she like helped me get through, I'm not going to get emotional, but like helped me get through postpartum and like has helped me raise our babies because why is it football so much? Like, Like it's so time consuming. And so, yeah, it's rough. Like this morning, we just had a contractor in here fixing something in like my bathroom. And I was talking to him about like, do we have to move? Are we going to? I don't know. Like maybe we'll know in a month, but it's just so weird. It's a weird world. It's like such a blessing to live this life. But it's also so unpredictable.

51:36So I don't know. I mean, there's 31 other cities, 31. Like that is so many. 31 teams. Yeah. I just want, I just hope that if, if it's here or if it's somewhere else, I just want Wyatt to go. I want Wyatt to be somewhere where he is respected and can be in a somewhat winning, like good culture. I just want that for him so badly because he is towards the end of his career. You know, I think he wants, you know, or I know he wants to make it to year 10. Like that's like a huge milestone I feel like for the guys. So I don't know. I feel like I didn't answer your question. That's okay. I think that like one of the hardest things about change is when you don't have the answers and you have to just sit in the maybe, maybe not.

52:20Yeah. Like you're a parent, you're thinking about not only yourself, but Brooks and Gigi, your kids and the friends that you have. Like there's so many things. And so it's almost like you can't focus on it too much because if you do, it'll drive you crazy, but you also have to prepare so that it doesn't hit you if you do. Right. Like I'll like, I'm trying to like organize things in my house to like, okay, like, because am I going to have to move? Like I need to kind of be prepared for that. Like it's, it's going to, it'll be interesting. And it'll all happen like really fast. I think I do know that like when free agency starts, there's usually, we're always in Cabo when free agency starts because it's like that same week that my family's always there.

53:01I always know my phone my espn alerts start going off because all the big first couple day signings you know yep so i'm hoping that if we do i'm saying if because like like i said like there i don't know there is a chance like the browns can still sign extend by it like maybe if then like i hope that he's like it happens like fairly early and we can like figure things out i don't know yeah you're like yeah if we're gonna do it let's like find out immediately and then we can make arrangements I have established like, so, like I said, so many relationships and so many connections here. And like when I walk in the building at the stadium or at the bronze facility, I rarely see someone I don't know by first name, you know, and we've, we got engaged at the stadium.

53:48We got, we didn't get married here, but we got married while we lived here. We had, I gave birth to both of our babies here and bought our first home here. It's just wild, but yeah, we'll see what happens next. I feel like wherever you go, though, like if you do end up moving, like I feel like you're so lovely and charismatic and like kind and real. Like you'll be fine wherever you end up going. Hopefully it's like me. They will. They will. We'll see. You're like, please be my friend. Yeah. No one will ever. No one will ever be as loyal as Brown's Twitter, though. Let me tell you, they are loyal.

54:27Yeah. They're probably there for you. The Browns fan base is just to be part of a team that has traditionally lost a lot. They are crazy. It gives Lions vibes a little bit. They're so loyal. I actually sent Christmas cards. I sent 1 ,000 Christmas cards every year to Cleveland Browns fans. And this year, it was just like a rough year. The end of the season was really rough for Wyatt. it. And I was like, babe, and like, why didn't help me with them? You know, it's all me. I was like, babe, I don't know if I'm going to do it this year. I just don't, I'm not like, I'm busy with the kids. Like, I don't know.

55:11It's just a lot. And he was like, I think you should. And like, if Wyatt said that, I'm like, okay, I should, because it was my fifth year sending them. So I think I only did 400, maybe 500 this year, but yeah, I didn't want to like go out and not. Yeah. When, how did that tradition start? So I, it was COVID season. I had no kids. I had a lot of time on my hands and Wyatt had just signed his big second contract. Right. And we were staying in Cleveland and signed a four-year contract. And I had time on my hands and I posted on, I always did like family Christmas cards. I posted on Twitter and I didn't have, I don't have like a huge following on there, but it's all Browns fans.

55:56And so, I said like, hey, I'd love to send out Christmas cards to Browns fans. Let me know if you want one. Well, I had no idea. I got like 3 ,000 DMs. That's how I was like, oh, shoot. Okay. So I guess you do really want them. I'm stuck in the house. Everyone had COVID. I couldn't do shit. And so I go and I sent 1 ,000 that year. And it was really cute. I probably had it sitting in here somewhere because I framed them all. It was a little card and it had the picture. You know the picture that like everyone takes when they sign their contract, sitting there like posing, signing? it was us and it said cheers to four more years.

56:30Merry Christmas, go Browns. And I, it was just so fun to like connect with Browns fans and do that. And so I did it that year and then I did the next year. And then I think the next one, I just kept doing it every year. And then the next one I think was like our baby announcement and it was at the stadium, which was cool. Yeah. And then, so I've just done it for five years. Yeah. And I will meet random people that will be like, you sent me a Christmas card and I have no idea. Cause I don't know these people, you know, I don't know them. Like they just send you their address and you're like, okay, great.

57:03And it means so much to them. And it brings me so much joy that, and, and why it will sign about like 50 of them for me. And I'll like, they will be totally random, like a lottery. And so, yeah, it's just one little thing. And I guess it'll be a good thing to leave in our Cleveland legacy. Yeah, that's really sweet. And I think that obviously, you know, Wyatt signing him is cool, but the Browns have fallen in love with you as well, being a part of the community and being a part of the team and being someone who shows up and is there and like makes them feel like home and gives them hope for the season and all of that.

57:38So I can imagine how special that is. And also like that time of the year for Browns fans is normally like, you know, you know how the season has gone. And so it's uplifting. So yeah. Yeah. Oh my gosh. I don't know if I'll do it. If we go somewhere else, we'll see. I won't know the people as much, but never say never. I know, right? The Browns fans will be in my DMs. Can I still have one? Yeah. Like Browns fans from, and you're like sending them from LA. Yeah. Literally. Oh my gosh. Okay. A couple of questions from the girls. prior to being swept into like the NFL lifestyle, meeting, marrying Wyatt.

58:18Did you have anything that you really wanted to do or was there any like big goal that you had or a place that you wanted to live or anything like that? Well, I never thought I'd live in Cleveland. So like I said, I worked at a salon. I managed 19 girls for six years and I loved it. and I still keep in touch with so many of them. I think I would have stayed in the beauty industry and I was not, I'm not licensed, like I'm not a cosmetologist, but I think I would have stayed in that, like maybe own my own salon or like stayed in some sort of management role because I really did enjoy that. I love the beauty industry.

59:00That's probably what I would have done. But I don't want to, I don't even want to think about what I would have done. Yeah, life's good. Yeah, life's good. And now I just run my little errands. when did you decide to start posting content i feel like i've like always kind of done it lightly but i was never really consistent with it until recently i really want to get to 100 000 on tiktok that's my goal let's get you there well my only goal you know but that's my goal for right now yeah yeah i'm at like 70 some thousand so yeah i feel like in the because like especially since like Taylor Swift came on like the football scene, the whole like wives and girlfriends and every on TikTok and social media is insane.

59:45Right. And like the game day outfits and like, I mean, if you looked at what I wore or any of us wore like six or seven years ago and on game days, it is like a bloodbath out there now. Like it's competition, but yeah, I, I guess like probably like two years ago. I, I, but I go through, I go through like, you know, I think anyone who's creative goes through waves of, you know, you go through slumps and I could, I could be better. I want to be better, but I would say, yeah, probably about a year ago, I started posting consistently. I mean, I, I had, I guess I probably had about 10 ,000 followers a year ago and I have 70.

1:00:25So I'm pretty consistent. Yeah. Yeah. And I think your content is like, like a lot of girls, like aspirational? Like, obviously you dress really well. You have cute outfits. You're gorgeous. But then also like the mix of your, of Brooks in the snow in his Buzz Lightyear outfit. He is a maniac. I do try to be relatable as a mom because like it is not, I mean, it is hard. Yeah. And I'm very blessed to have a lot of help, but like raising a now three-year-old boy, I mean, they are nuts. So yeah, he's a mess. Isabel, who you've interviewed before, my friend in Detroit, she's got three of them, three, three and under.

1:01:05Yes. She's busy. She's so, yeah. And I think that that's what people like to see is like the relatable stuff. Like I try to balance. I love to post like, oh, here's an unboxing of the Chanel bag I got. But then also I just got shit down my arm trying to change a diaper. Like, it's like, you know what I mean? Like we're not living, I'm not living like a Kardashian. Like, you know, I try to be real. Nothing's going to be perfect. Yeah. I feel like the internet's at a season of and as well, where people who are high profile or even influencers or whatever, you can show the glamorous lifestyle, but then it's also becoming so much more normal to be like, I'm also a mom and showing that you're really a mom who is dealing with your kid crying or

1:01:57Yes. Oh yeah. Like they haven't, like my kid, like Brooks, our son hasn't slept in like three nights and like I'm exhausted, but you know, I still like, I have a little cold, but it was like such a privilege to do. I didn't want to miss out on doing a podcast with you. I was talking to Wyatt this morning because I have a little cough, like a little cold. And I was like, I, should I reschedule? Should I call her? I'm sure she would. But I was like, I told Wyatt, I said, Taylor Swift did two nights in Detroit with a cold for the air store, I can do a podcast for an hour. Yeah. You know? Yeah. Honestly, you sound great though.

1:02:32Thank you. I'm holding it in. Yeah. Yeah. Like the second we turn off the recording, you're gonna be like, coughing up a storm. Oh, nobody cares about, nobody cares if you're sick when you have kids. Like, so whatever. It does not count. So baby myself now while I don't have kids because when I'm - Yes. Take naps, lay around, feel sorry for yourself if you're sick. because once you have kids, they don't care. Or God forbid you're hungover. God forbid you're hungover. I get anxiety thinking about being hungover. I can't even imagine because I used to not get hangovers. Now I get hangovers at like 2 p.m.

1:03:05So like I'll be fine all morning. Great. I can go for a walk and go to the gym, eat my healthy breakfast, whatever. 2 p.m. hits and I'm like unwell. And I can't even imagine having a kid. Like I'm going to have to, I'm just going to have to not drink ever again. It's not as fun. I drink for like events, you know, concerts, birthdays. Yeah. It's not as fun. Maybe that's why my 2016 thing looks better because I don't drink as much. Yeah. Yeah. Our skin is better because we're not drinking more water. We wake up and hydrate. We have tea. Yes. I recently started drinking tea and I love it. I don't know if you're a tea girl.

1:03:46What kind of tea do you drink? I've been drinking like a chamomile lavender at night, like a sleepy time. And then honestly, like a peppermint in the morning because that's what I got at Trader Joe's. And like, I don't know if there's any benefit to peppermint, but I just like it because it feels very like romantic. It's calming. Yes. Yeah. And I'm trying to be less in a rush. I love it. Yeah. Which I would honestly recommend because I didn't realize how much of a rush I was in until I actively tried not to be. And I'll be like in the shower, like washing my hair so fast. And I'm like, what am I doing?

1:04:15Like, what am I rushing for? again, pre-kids and don't rush because when you have them, like I could go on and on and I'm, and I love my babies. I'm so grateful, but yeah, you have to like, like literally I'll be like shaving one leg, but then I can't, but then I hear one of them screaming. And so I stop and then it never, and then they never get shaved. At least you're in Cleveland. So you don't have to wear shorts ever. Like you just wear pants. Right now there's a foot and a half of snow. Oh, like that would be one thing if we go to buffalo at least it would or buffalo or detroit. It wouldn't be a difference in weather Yeah, we'd be accustomed Yeah, you'd be ready to go.

1:04:53No problem. Yeah Yeah Okay Last question for you. Is there obviously you have like your online persona? Wyatt is obviously playing potentially up for free agency. Is there anything that you well, I have two more questions But is there anything that you want people to know about you, you and Wyatt as a couple, being an NFL wife? Like, is there anything that you want the girls to kind of know about you that they might not be able to find elsewhere? Oh, my gosh. I feel like I'm an open book and I've at this point said everything. Yeah, that's okay. You can just say no. I don't know. I meet a lot of girls.

1:05:36I don't know if this really even follows up the question very well. But I meet a lot of girls who are in their 20s or like mid-20s and they're like, I'm never going to meet a guy. I'm never, like, this sucks. Like, if I could tell all those girls, I did not even meet Wyatt until I was 28. And then we got married when I was 30. Like, I, like, the expectations that people have, that girls have and they think that they need to, like, figure it all out. I think it's gotten a little more normal to do things in your 30s. But like I try to tell like one of my cousins, I'm really close with her. And she is always just like, oh my gosh, am I ever going to, is it ever going to be, you know, my time?

1:06:20Like, am I ever going to find a guy that does because like, you know, they suck. But yeah, I think like it's so easy to like think that like it's not going to work out. You know what I mean? When you're in your mid-20s. But you just have to be patient and also like... if I would have like stayed with some of the guys that the handful of people that I dated before Wyatt, like my life would be so different. I don't know. Just like, don't give up on that perfect, you know, love story and like perfect life because it can happen. Like I, you know what I mean? Yeah. But we're not perfect. We're not perfect.

1:06:56But for me, it was like, it's like my dream, like my whole life is. Yeah. That's really sweet. It's like the, the saying that like, if the wait is longer, it's because the blessing is bigger. Amen, sister. That's how I mean, that's so true. I waited a long time and I'm so glad I did. Yeah. Because what if I would have like settled when I was like 23? Ew. Yeah. But then I meet girls who are like about to get married in the NFL and they're 23. It totally depends on the person, you know, everything, everyone's different. Yeah. And like everyone's story is different and getting married young isn't always the prize because I'm also, so I'm 31 and I have, you know, we're starting to go through like the first wave of divorces, which is really wild to see and really hard to like watch like a couple of my girls that I was friends with in high school.

1:07:46And I'm like, oh my, it's really hard to watch because you don't want that for anyone. And it's like, if they could go back, maybe they would have made a different decision. Maybe they wouldn't, but it's like, yeah, if you're single, it's going to be okay. Use the time to not rush and wait for your guy who makes you feel like it's perfect. Even though like nothing's perfect. Wait for your guy that makes you not have to do a first divorce. You won't have to do any divorces. Yeah. Yeah. And then you could just cute little family and be happy. If I would have married one of those guys in my early twenties, I definitely would have been through one divorce.

1:08:23So it all works out. It all works out. Okay. I have a hard last question if you're open to it. If you could describe you and Wyatt's relationship in three words, what would you use?

1:08:40Strong, God-fearing, and fun. That's really sweet. I love it. I feel like that. Yeah. We have a very strong foundation. Not to quote Timothee Chalamet. Did you see that? I'm using foundation now. I'm saying foundation. Yeah, we have a really strong foundation. We're very strong in our face, but we have a lot of fun. We're silly. Wyatt, anyone who knows Wyatt knows what I mean. He makes me look boring. It's crazy. That's so fun. That's probably why Brooks is also a little. Oh, he is so Wyatt. He looks like, Brooks looks like me, but he is like, his energy is Wyatt. Like Wyatt's like super ADHD.

1:09:29If you look it up in the dictionary, it's Wyatt Teller. But yeah. And yeah, Brooks is like, just, just like, they act so much alike. Yeah. It's sweet. I love it. They're buddies. That's really sweet. Oh my gosh. Well, I can't wait to see all the content you keep posting. So you get to a hundred K. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you so much for coming on. The girls are going to be so thrilled. I posted on Tik TOK, like guess who it is. And there were a couple of girls who like guessed you. So I know they're going to be really excited. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I said a long, a long-term, a wife of a long-term Browns player and they guessed you.

1:10:09So yeah. I said, I also said in the Tik TOK, like she's very open. So that could have given it away. I am. I am an open book. I had trouble thinking of, like I said, thinking of things I haven't ever talked about, but it was seriously a pleasure talking to you seriously. Thank you for thinking of me. Yeah, of course. Thank you so much for being here. Tell everyone where they can find you on TikTok and Instagram and all the things. My Instagram is at Carly Whiting Teller because apparently Carly Teller is taken. So that's my government name, Carly Whiting Teller. And then on TikTok, it's at Carly Teller.

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