Best of NFL Championship Sunday Part 2: Julian Love TALKS CLINCHING NFC Crown, Tariq Woolen vs Stefon Diggs

28 Jan 2026 · 48 min · 18 chapters

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Episode Title

Best of NFL Championship Sunday Part 2: Julian Love TALKS CLINCHING NFC Crown, Tariq Woolen vs Stefon Diggs

Hosts

  • Shannon Sharpe: Legendary NFL tight end and sports commentator
  • Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson: NFL wide receiver and sports personality

Episode Overview This episode features discussions on key moments from the NFC Championship game, including an interview with Seattle Seahawks safety Julian Love following their victory over the Rams. The hosts also react to Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen's apology for a controversial taunting penalty that nearly jeopardized the game.

Key Topics Discussed

  1. Tariq Woolen's Apology
  2. Woolen apologized for his taunting penalty during the NFC Championship, which nearly cost the Seahawks the game.
  3. Sharpe & Johnson's Take:
  4. They described the mistake as careless and questioned Woolen's discipline.
  5. Discussed whether the apology holds weight, especially if he performs poorly against Stefon Diggs in the Super Bowl.
  1. Cooper Kupp's Departure from the Rams
  2. Discussion around the contentious nature of Kupp's exit from the Rams.
  3. Insights by Shannon Sharpe:
  4. Kupp's release was mishandled by the Rams, as they reportedly urged him to retire and attempted to dictate his market value to other teams.
  5. Despite challenges, Kupp had a historic season, proving his worth.
  1. Interview with Julian Love
  2. Love shared his emotional response to clinching a spot in the Super Bowl.
  3. Key Takeaways from Love:
  4. Expressed excitement over the victory and his team's performance during critical moments.
  5. Discussed the team’s mental preparation and logistics leading up to the Super Bowl.
  1. Dre Greenlaw's Transition
  2. Greenlaw's Comments: Discussed the challenges of moving from a more relaxed coaching style with the 49ers to Sean Payton’s demanding practices with the Broncos.

Episode Highlights

  • Julian Love's Journey:
  • Transition from the Giants to the Seahawks and how it has impacted his career.
  • His nomination for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award and its significance to him.
  • Preparation for the Super Bowl:
  • Discussion on maintaining focus and discipline during the lead-up to the big game.
  • Emphasis on the importance of family support but setting boundaries during game week.
  • Humor and Light Banter:
  • The episode included humorous exchanges between Sharpe and Johnson regarding ticket prices for the Super Bowl and personal anecdotes.

Conclusion The episode offers a blend of heartfelt insights and humorous commentary, showcasing the camaraderie between the hosts and their guests. It provides an engaging look into the mindset of professional athletes during a pivotal moment in their careers, while also addressing the broader implications of sports management and player relationships.

Timestamps

  • 0:00 - Tariq Woolen's apology
  • 7:00 - Discussion on Cooper Kupp's departure from the Rams
  • 11:21 - Julian Love joins the conversation
  • 32:59 - Dre Greenlaw on his transition from San Francisco to Denver

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Seahawks' Reid Wooden's Taunting Penalty Discussion

1:39 to 4:25

The hosts discuss the implications of Reid Wooden's taunting penalty during a critical game.

“Oh, Joe, the Seahawks quarterback, Reid Wooden, apologized for his costly taunting penalty that almost cost the Seahawks a trip to the Super Bowl.”

Super Bowl Ticket Prices and Corporate Events

4:25 to 6:39

Insights on the high costs of Super Bowl tickets and the impact of corporate sponsorship.

“Look, a lot of this stuff, I mean, the advertisers, they spend so much and they get a block of tickets.”

Discussion on Dog Ownership and Choices

6:39 to 8:25

The hosts engage in a light-hearted conversation about dog ownership and recommendations.

“Hey, I'm thinking I might get me a dog, man, because you just be just, you know, something just that some.”

Cooper Kupp's Controversial Release and Career

9:39 to 14:01

An analysis of Cooper Kupp's career trajectory and the circumstances surrounding his release from the Rams.

“They accept Discover at Renaissance Fairs?”

Understanding Player Contracts and Team Dynamics

14:01 to 15:07

Explore the complexities of player contracts and team relationships in the NFL.

“Why would they even care once he decides to leave and you didn't want to pay me?”

Julian Love's Super Bowl Experience

15:12 to 18:04

Julian shares the emotions and strategies leading to his Super Bowl appearance.

“J Love, has it sunk in that you're going to the Super Bowl?”

Walter Payton Man of the Year Nomination

18:04 to 20:40

Julian discusses the significance of being nominated for this prestigious award.

“You know, Walter Payton was a superhero.”

Game Preparation and Family Dynamics

20:40 to 22:53

Insights into preparing for the Super Bowl amid family responsibilities.

“But, you know, my last year in New York was, like, my first time as a full-time starter.”

The Importance of Focus During Super Bowl Week

22:53 to 24:41

Julian shares strategies for maintaining focus and avoiding distractions.

“I think, you know, your skill set, you can move, you can tackle, you do all the things.”

Life Beyond Football: Hobbies and Family

24:41 to 27:23

Learn about Julian's personal life, hobbies, and family dynamics outside of football.

“People don't realize games are won Monday through Friday.”
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Julian Love's Journey to Seattle

27:23 to 28:01

Julian reflects on his transition from the Giants to the Seahawks and the opportunities it brought.

“What do you like to do outside of the game of football?”

J-Love's Journey to Seattle

28:01 to 30:03

Explore Julian Love's transition from the Giants to the Seahawks and the leap of faith involved.

“Yeah, I don't want to see a video of you swinging a golf club.”

Super Bowl Dreams and Ticket Talks

30:04 to 36:24

A humorous discussion about Super Bowl tickets and the challenges of securing them.

“He's the only team that I've had on two different teams.”

Appreciation for J-Love's Career

36:25 to 36:43

A heartfelt conclusion reflecting on Julian Love's impact and future.

Coaching Styles: Sean Payton vs. Kyle Shanahan

37:41 to 42:00

A discussion comparing the coaching styles of Sean Payton and Kyle Shanahan.

“Based on the February 2025 Nielsen Report.”

Practice Philosophy and Keeping Fresh

42:00 to 46:00

Explore the importance of maintaining freshness and practice strategies in football.

“I don't want to waste all this effort on the practice field.”

Game Day Routine and Team Dynamics

46:00 to 49:59

Discuss the dynamics of game day routines and team practices, including food preferences.

“Training camp, we had some three-hour practices.”

NFL Team Performances and Comparisons

50:00 to 52:50

Analyze the performance of various NFL teams and their playoff successes.

“Denver I mean but a lot of But a lot of people now, Ocho, they live in the city where they play.”
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1:44Shannon Sharpe:Oh, Joe, the Seahawks quarterback, Reid Wooden, apologized for his costly taunting penalty that almost cost the Seahawks a trip to the Super Bowl. No cap, high intensity game. When you're in the zone, you balling with your bros. Sometimes you black out. Oh, Joe, can you trust that he won't black out again? Because what happens, you know, you know Diggs is going to be talking. Diggs is a talker. He's going to be all right. You know, you're not going to cross your team. Obviously, emotions were very high. He made a good play. He was excited. He lost sense of self in that moment. Obviously, he had one of his players get on him.

2:20They exchanged words on the sideline. The good thing about this is you live and you learn, and it didn't cost your team. So you know that next week you're not going to just mess around and do it again. So you're going to be a little bit more cautious. Control your emotions. Make your plays. Celebrate with your teammates. And leave the trash talking alone.

2:39Shannon Sharpe:Control your emotions. Don't let them control you. Brable like, hey, get him. Get him. Yeah. because that's what we did you got somebody we played the Raiders or the Chiefs oh yeah you already know we damn you got to try to get any any edge you possibly can hey bud

3:05oh that's going to be I'm so excited but that's going to be a good game man we we don't have to worry about the weather being an element you know we don't have to worry about me. At least hope not. Because you know sometimes it's going to rain in San Francisco. It's going to be cold. At night time, we're not even going to be at the game. You going to the game? Hell no. You seen the ticket prices? Yes.

3:30Shannon Sharpe:Four tickets $200 ,000. Four tickets$65 ,000. What? The best seat in the house, the best ticket in the house, is going to be on my couch too. Because I think I leave Sunday morning, if I'm not mistaken. I leave Friday morning. Hell yeah. You're getting a Friday there. Yeah, I'm saying. Listen, I'm getting a Friday there. By the time I get home, I'll be able to sit down and get ready to watch the game. Nice and quiet. No, man. Look here. If the Broncos had made it, I was coming home. Either way. Either way, yes. I was going to have my Bronco gear on for them. but I'm not going to the game. It's unfortunate.

4:19Obviously, I understand it. I understand the business side of it. They've turned it into a corporate event. We have this conversation every single year when it comes time to the Super Bowl. The true fans that support these two teams throughout the season, that are at all the home games, that go on the road games, I'm not sure unless you're just extremely well off or you saved up to be able to afford to be able to go to the game, huh?

4:43Shannon Sharpe:Like, it's ridiculous. Yeah. Look, a lot of this stuff, I mean, the advertisers, they spend so much and they get a block of tickets. You got, you know, Pepsi and Gatorade and Verizon and, you know, all those corporate sponsors, Pizza Hut. They get so many tickets, Ocho. I mean, hey, and I don't begrudge them. I mean, man, hey, you better if I'm spending$300,$400 million, you better give me$100 damn tickets. I mean, understandable. What? Understandable. What? What up twin? You want to go stay with Ocho? Yeah, come on down here with your boy. Come on. Hey, bring him on down. Take him to the dog park, Unc.

5:26Let him have a little fun out there.

5:30Shannon Sharpe:He can go to the dog park because he's not intact. Oh, you got him fixed? I did. Hey, I'm going to have to call CPS on you, Unc. yeah you can't you can't be doing you can't be doing a dog like that man now you're innocent now you're pure he would never know what it's like to experience you know uh horizontal activity no he would say i ain't want to be no dad he'd say child support say kick my dad after

6:01but he said nah i'm good why you get upstairs on the bed with your brother

6:05Shannon Sharpe:Teddy bear on the bed. That's why I left him. Why you not in the room with your auntie? She closed the door on you. Hey, make him bark, huh? Oh,

6:21he can't hear me because you got the ear buzz in.

6:24Shannon Sharpe:Say, I go I don't know when to stop. Say, I don't know when to stop. He said, the only time I get really excited when I'm going to get my brother Titus because I know he in that room. And so I just start scratching on the door. Hey, I'm thinking I might get me a dog, man, because you just be just, you know, something just that some. You going too much. I know, but something just to know that going to love you unconditionally, you know, no matter what, you know, good day, bad day. For sure. You know, I just I'm trying to think I'm trying to think I'm should I do that? What kind of dog can I get, Unc?

7:07Shannon Sharpe:I mean, you can get a small dog and you can travel with him. Oh. Hey, that'd be a good one.

7:18Hey, what about my furniture? You know, all my furniture white, Unc? White rugs, white everything.

7:24Shannon Sharpe:Well, yeah, I would recommend you getting a dog then. Hey, is there a way to potty? But I mean, but like, like, like Teddy, like Teddy, likes to get on. He don't really care about the furniture. He don't really care about getting on the bed. He just wants to be on the floor. Teddy wants to be on the bed. Titus wants to be on the bed. Okay, I got to think about that, man. And I'm going to get me a white dog. So I'm going to get me a white dog to go with the white furniture. Well, I mean, you can get a Koubass. You can get a Bichon. Hey, I had a Bichon. My grandma had a Bichon named Studley when I was young.

8:03Shannon Sharpe:you can get an alibi, a dogo. No, a dogo, come on, dogo's too big, huh? Yeah, I know. So, I just tried to get a dog that's white. I mean, you get Pomeranians that's white? I ain't never seen no white palm. Mm-hmm. I got to holler at my homeboy at the city. You know, I can get, you know, I can get your dogs. You know, sometimes, you know, y 'all pay five, 10 ,000 for these dogs. I got a dude at the city, you know, who can get anything for about$200, it,$200. I don't know how you get them. He want me to keep scratching him. Are you trying to get weight loss support through telehealth, but it feels overwhelming and rushed?

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10:42Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, before joining the Seahawks last offseason, Cooper Cubs' departure from the Rams was more contentious than initially appeared. Michael Silver, I know Mike very well, revealed more details behind what led Cook's release, reporting that rather than trying to negotiate a salary deduction with a former All-Pro, the Rams had unceremoniously cut ties, urging him to retire. The Rams also reportedly tried to dictate Cook's market once he became a free agent. Sources told Silver that Cook became to believe that some of the LA officials had cautioned potential suitors against paying him anything more than the vet minimum suggested that his age and accumulation of injuries had provoked a steep decline.

11:27Shannon Sharpe:Culp spent his first eight seasons of his career in Los Angeles after being drafted with a third-round pick in 2017. He helped lead the Rams to a Super Bowl title in 2021, earning a Super Bowl MVP and NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors. Now, Culp has gotten the last laugh. Cup had the greatest receiving season in NFL history. When you combine that season that he had, Ocho, he was a triple crown. He finished a couple of yards short of Calvin Johnson. I think he had like 140 sport catches. 1940-something yards. Calvin Johnson's record is 1964. But he led the league. He was a triple crown. And then he parlayed that in the postseason.

12:08Shannon Sharpe:It was sensational. When he absolutely had to be, he was historically great in the postseason. So I believe when you look well over 2000, I think he had like 2 ,400 receiving yards. I mean, in his totality, yeah. Something like that. But even with that historic season he had in 2021, you see how the business side of things come back to bite you and you know what? Oh, now you done lost a step. No, he didn't lose a step. You just stopped giving the opportunities you gave him the same. I mean, obviously you got Puka, but you still didn't put him in position to make those same plays before Puka got there.

12:47Shannon Sharpe:No, you put him in position, Ocho. He was injured, Paul. You remember he was ACL? He had some injuries. But you got to realize, think about how often. Ocho, do you know how many hits, blows you got to take if you catch 140-something passes? Now, how many times did you drop the ball and you still got hit? So think about that over the course of a career. Now, Puka is there. Puka's a little bigger. But Cooper Cupp is bigger than people think. People think Cooper Cupp's a small guy. Cooper Cupp ain't small. He look like it on the field until you get up close. Yeah, he's just a big boy now. And so, but my thing is, Ocho, I don't, you shouldn't be able to dictate.

13:28Shannon Sharpe:Okay, you release me. No, I don't want to retire. I don't believe, look, Ocho, you married. You get a divorce. You try to dictate to your wife, well, I don't think you should get remarried. I think you just live by yourself. I'm not sure. And vice versa. The wife gets divorced and says, I don't think you should get remarried. No, no, no. You don't want me. Don't worry about what I'm going to do somewhere else. I might decide to retire. I might decide not to get a spouse. But that's going to be my choice, not yours. Why would they do that anyway? Why would they even care once he decides to leave and you didn't want to pay me?

14:05You telling me to take a pay cut. Not only are you telling me to take a pay cut, you telling other teams that might want me, telling them to only give me the minimum. What is that all about? Why would you even care? It's not your money. Why would they even care? I don't understand.

14:20Shannon Sharpe:Exactly. And Stan Kroenke, he's the largest landowner in the world, got over 2.3 million acres. he worth 16, 17 billion dollars on the Nuggets the Avalanche Arsenal I need a hard ass stand too boy I'm glad you said that boy could you imagine if I played for the Rams I would have been the first player to be a to play a two be a two a two sport player like Deion yeah I would have played for Arsenal and I would have played for the Rams.

15:06Shannon Sharpe:Okay, we got a special guest joining us. We got Pro Bowl safety, Julian Love going to his first Super Bowl. J Love, has it sunk in that you're going to the Super Bowl? How y 'all doing? We're doing great, bro. Yeah, I mean, it's a little surreal for sure. The motions were flowing last night. Folks were celebrating But yeah, it's something for sure. So you're getting, as time is winding down, you're like, okay, we got a four-point lead. Just nothing cheap, nothing deep. Keep everything in front of us. Keep them inbound. Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, clock, tick, tick, tick, tick it away.

15:44Shannon Sharpe:So when Puka caught that ball, you're like, damn, we let him out of bounds. But you saw the official kept doing this. You're like, it's over. So the first thing that goes through your mind, you know, like, okay, this game is over. What goes through your mind immediately? I threw my helmet somewhere. I'm trying to find out. I'm trying to throw kisses to the family up in the suite, celebrate with the fans. They were going crazy. But, yeah, I mean, our offense did their job in that four-minute drill. You know, they burned their timeouts, so they had a whole field to go, 25 seconds left, no timeouts.

16:19I mean, that's a challenge. And they completed two balls, but they were both inbounds. And so, I mean, that's tough sledding for a team that needed more than a field goal in that situation. So, yeah, we feel good.

16:31Shannon Sharpe:So now it's a situation. You played this team. They've kind of had your guys' number. But you go back out there and you do a job on them the final game of the season. You know there's a probably 80 % chance that you're probably going to have to see this team again, a division opponent that we've already seen twice. We see them twice a year. you know there's probably a better than 80 % chance in order for us to reach our final destination, we're probably going to have to go through this damn team again. Damn it! Man, we looked at it. We looked across the playoff bracket, and we just felt good for real.

17:07I mean, NFC West this year was just a division of demons. You know, the Niners somehow were finding a way to win games despite losing all their star guys. And the Rams were just that offense, man. They're so high-powered. Stafford, McVay. that's just a combo that no one wanted to see for real. But we knew situationally on defense, that's all we had to do. I think, I can't remember the exact number, but they got a one or two third down conversions. So we're sharp there. We were sharp on fourth down. We were sharp in the red zone at the end of the game. And we were sharp at the end of the half, two minutes.

17:39Everything that was critical, we stepped up for. Some of the other stuff, yeah, we got to get back to the draw on board. most definitely. Obviously, I want to say congratulations, JL, on all your accomplishments, what you guys have achieved defensively, collectively, not only as a defense, but as a team as well, and going to the Super Bowl. But I wanted to ask you, being nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year, what does that mean to you, boss man? Man, that's special. You know, I'm a Chicago kid. And so Walter Payton, he's a superhero. That's how my pops raised me. That's how my grandparents raised me.

18:17That's what it is. You know, Walter Payton was a superhero. um and so to be nominated you know it was definitely emotional uh everybody back home was going crazy uh because they just know what it means and for me i mean i was just i don't know just be myself for real uh you know i i do a lot with with expected or postpartum mothers uh a lot of kids obviously i have my youth camp for free i don't each i like charging kids i know my parents are grinding paying that entrance fee for these camps and all these things and And, you know, they did it, thankfully. But I know it's not easy. And so just everything.

18:50It was cool to be nominated. But, yeah, it doesn't stop, you know.

18:54Shannon Sharpe:That's dope. That's dope. The team that you're going against, look, this is a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX. And I think there's a 99.99999 chance. If y 'all get the ball on the one-yard line, y 'all going to hand that damn ball up to Keith Walker in a similar situation or you guys are going to lose your damn mind on Clint. And I know Clint very well. I played with his father. But has it, like, okay, have you given yourself an opportunity? Have you watched any film on the Patriots and kind of what they like to do offensively? Or are you just taking it in? Okay, we'll start getting to them on Wednesday.

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19:32Shannon Sharpe:We got tomorrow off. You probably came in today. Okay, we're going to leave Sunday to head down to San Francisco and we'll leave Monday. Get your ticket situation. The hotel, this is what. You got the plane situation. When I went J-Love, my family was leaving from where they were from. And so I had seats on the plane that I ended up giving to my best friend. Like, hey, your family's here. They can take those seats. That's kind of the planning that y 'all had today. You brought everybody in. You explained when you're leaving. The hotel situation, the ticket situation. Look, let's get all that out the way.

20:08Shannon Sharpe:because once we get started on Wednesday, we don't need any distractions. You hit it exactly on the head. That was the whole day today. Logistics, my head's in a blender. You know, the team, you know, we celebrated last night, so we're trying to figure it out this morning. And, yeah, we had some uncomfortable conversations this morning, trying to tell the family, all right, this is the situation. You know, it's a game. I got to win a game in two weeks. This ain't a family vacation in San Fran. and so yeah there's a lot of that today we treated it like a Monday I mean you heard our head coach talk McDonald he's very much direct he's very you know straight line and he just he treated today like a normal Monday we celebrated watched the good plays did all the things tomorrow's an off day and Wednesday we'll get after and so we just follow the same method we have a little more time I haven't watched them to be honest too much just our paths just didn't cross too much you know I'm watching film on other teams and so yeah we're excited to just uh take a dive for sure hey before before you came to the seahawks i think if i'm not mistaken my year served me correct uh 2023 what was the selling point what was the selling point based on other places you could have gone what made seattle the destination for you yeah honestly it was pete carroll just straight up and down um you know i had three head coaches and four years in New York when I was with the Giants.

21:33Tough slut. You know, we were figuring it out. But, you know, my last year in New York was, like, my first time as a full-time starter. I played a lot before that, but first time as a full-time starter. And so I was looking to grow. You know, some people in the Giants building just didn't see that. And, you know, I was 24 at the time. So I'm like, man, I'm young. You know, I left school early, you know, back when people did that. and yeah it was Pete Carroll he just said listen we have two high-paid safeties we have Maul as we all know and Cordy Diggs who my mentors who are my guys they said but you know Maul's kind of dealing with some injury stuff we need you to come in and we just have a we have a clear vision for how we want to play you and deploy you into everything and I just trusted it Pete Carroll sold me and so that year I mean I was the third safety for real and I made the Pro Bowl you know I accomplished a lot of things I earned a lot of what I have now because I just took a leap of faith for real Have you always played safety growing up most of the time you know we play other positions and as we got older we were fixated on one thing especially when it was time to get to the next level you've always been a safety all your life or you played other things No you know when you were a kid man you just played whatever who could score the most points Little League you're a running back of course uh high school running back receiver return kicks did all things uh played kind of linebacker is safety because in high school corner i mean nobody's really guarding people for real in high school so this is where i can ever tackle and in college at notre dame i played corner okay and so i i was kind of in the draft as a tweener for real um you know people like i see a nickel is he a corner that you know that just tackles well um size speed all that would kind of be analyzed And thankfully, a mentor is like, listen, get some reps at free safety.

23:31I think, you know, your skill set, you can move, you can tackle, you do all the things. I think it'll serve you well. And so, yeah, I randomly have starts at corner, nickel, free, strong, all in the league in my first few years. And so, yeah, I bounced down a little bit.

23:48Shannon Sharpe:J-Love, you said something very important that you relayed to your family that this is not a vacation. because the family, you're going to probably guys go get down there for Sunday or Monday. The family's going to come in on Thursday. And the way I approached it, I went and saw my family when they got in. I saw the kids. We hung out. And then I didn't see the kids again until after the game because I'm there to win a game. I'm not there to go sightseeing. I'm not there to, because the first Super Bowl we had was in SeaWorld. So you know the kids all decided about SeaWorld. We go to SeaWorld, SeaWorld.

24:19Shannon Sharpe:See all the, blah, blah, blah. Yes, that was my mom, my sister, my girlfriend at the time. that was their job. Y 'all handle the kids. Don't call me for nothing unless it's an absolute emergency and then I'm going to meet you guys at wherever you need to be at. But other than that, you have to relay that because they're like, man, that game ain't till Sunday. No, no, no, no, no, no. The game is won. People don't realize games are won Monday through Friday. You go out there on the field, that ain't nothing. You win games on Monday through Friday. That's when you won. So I want to ask you this. Are you guys installing and then have everything as a dress rehearsal?

24:57Shannon Sharpe:Or are you waiting until you actually get to San Fran before you do installation? No, no, we're getting after it. We're starting up, I think. I think we have an extra day off. I think we have a Wednesday off. And we're treating Thursday like it's a Wednesday of the week. Yep. Mike might have us in full pads, knowing him. Whoa, full pads? Yeah, man. We were in full pads like a week or two ago. you got to get that callus get that monkey off your back

25:27but that's been the whole season for real to us on the inside we're like a team of nobodies to most people not a lot of star power a lot of people say and we just approach every day the same so yeah we're going to get after our Wednesday the same way we always do have our meetings however early you're getting in and leaving at 530 or so. Yeah, we got to lock in. I mean, I told my family, listen, I can see you exactly right Thursday. We have NFL honors, so maybe I can see you Thursday. But then my normal Friday, I like to get in. I'm already in that mode Friday for a game. I'll do a disservice to you guys if I'm trying to play host because I'm going to be quiet and kind of in that mode.

26:13And so, yeah, I think they know what time it is.

26:15Shannon Sharpe:Are you married? Did you have a family? Yeah, married. I started dating my wife when I was 16 years old. Oh, my goodness. Congrats. Yeah, I got lucky. It's hard. It's hard nowadays for these young guys. Yeah. And so I got lucky. So married. We've been married for a few years now. I have one son. Yeah, two years old. Then we have another one due in March. Oh, congratulations, man. Good boy. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. But that's the thing. You got a wife. Hey, you got to handle this. You got to handle it. Because, hey, I don't know if and when I'll ever get back to this situation. So I want to seize this moment.

26:50Shannon Sharpe:Mom, dad, hey, wife got all y 'all set up. Y 'all don't need me for anything. Let me have this game. When we win this game, wherever y 'all want to go, I got you. Yep. Exactly right. We'll have time. We got an offseason. We can do all that. We live. I live five minutes with my folks back in Chicago. Oh, really? We'll have that time. That's dope. That's dope. Yeah, we'll have that time. So yeah, wife's playing, mediator, manager, all the things. She's putting in overtime right now. Once all this is over, once the dust clears and y 'all win the Super Bowl, you hoist that trophy, everything settles in.

27:29What do you like to do outside of the game of football? Any hobbies you might have? You cook, read books, whatever it may be. Do you have anything that you're excited to do once everything settles down? man i'm a i'm a homebody for real uh you know i get back to chicago i train i hang out with the family uh you know i i wake up i enjoy playing you know my son will be the you know two boys uh this off season so i chill i do like to golf i'm average uh but i enjoy it just kind of getting out you know have a few drinks with the guys you know play some music i'm more of that type of

28:05Shannon Sharpe:golfer uh you got too much muscle j love you gotta lose some of that muscle to be good at golf you You got to be free through the shoulders. Yeah, I don't want to see a video of you swinging a golf club. I might not look right. I look like LeBron swinging a golf club. A few weeks ago, Greg Bell tweeted, Julia Love said he and former Giants teammate Leonard Williams hugged in the locker room postgame at the 49ers and said, eat to each other. Seahawks winning the division, making the playoffs as top seed. We made it. GM John Snyder walked by and said, you're welcome. Yeah, man. When you look at you, you spoke about the journey that you went on.

28:41Shannon Sharpe:You go to the Giants and they don't really give you the opportunity that you think you deserve. And you have to take a leap of faith. You go to a team that got two starting safeties and both have gone to the Pro Bowl. I've been perennial law pro. You say what? That's the perfect spot for me. I'm going to Seattle to play behind two perennial Pro Bowl players. Yes, I can't think of a better place for J-Love to go. This is home. When you told your wife that you were signing with Seattle, and she said, hold on, honey. Jamal Landon, Condra Diggs? Are you crazy? Chicago don't want you? There's not another team that need a safety.

29:19Shannon Sharpe:So this is the only team. First of all, you pulling me way out. Yeah, that's part right there. Yeah. Okay, you pulling me way. That's a six-hour flight, baby. Yeah, she looked at the map. She was like, oh, man. Four flights out from Chicago. Yeah, it's going to at least be five hours. Yeah, it was a leap of faith for real. But at that point, just like I'm sure you guys did, I mean, there's no higher belief in me than me. I felt like I was playing my best ball, and I was climbing. I was young. I was hungry. And so, you know, the value wasn't there for some people with the Giants. Cool. I'm going to go make a shake somewhere else.

30:00And so it was an element of betting on myself. And yeah, with that conversation with Leo in the locker room, Leonard Williams, man, Big Cat, I played, it's my seventh season, I played every season with Big Cat. He's the only team that I've had on two different teams. My first year in New York, he got traded from the Jets to the Giants. We played four years together. My first year, then I signed as a free agent to Seattle, and he gets traded to Seattle that year. And we're best friends. And so that tweet or that quote's a little wrong. I said we made it out. You made it out. We made it out. We found a way, man.

30:35We're around some like-minded people, some dogs, some people who are pretty selfless. And yeah, thankfully that GM made that call because it's night and day from where we were. I mean, listen, be careful. I mean, obviously they gave you the opportunity. You never want to say anything bad about them. I like the way you've been very cautious about that. But my grandma always told me, you know, closed mouths don't get fed. So I'm going to go ahead and be the one to ask, can I get a ticket to the Super Bowl? No.

31:08Shannon Sharpe:I saw what they're trying to charge me, people who are in the game. Yeah, I was shook. I remember the tickets used to be, I think the max ticket might have been like$1 ,200 when I played, Jalud. But I think now they're probably$3 ,000,$4 ,000,$5 ,000. That's a top two. JL, he didn't even hesitate. He said no fast as hell. Hey, do you still get 13 with two comps? Yeah. Or can you get more? Yeah, I think it is like 13, two comps. Maybe 14 to two comps. So you can get allocated them. But yeah, they said we don't get that off you. Oh, they're going to – oh, oh, oh. A lot of that, oh, them tickets.

31:57Shannon Sharpe:Oh, you playing 50, 60, 70,$80 ,000 for those seats. Yeah, yeah. They told us today, you know, usually have like a lap infant. We have a two-year-old, whatever. They said, everybody need the ticket. You can be six weeks old with a baby. Baby need a ticket. They need a ticket to this game. Baby need a ticket. You better be glad they ain't charging your wife. She pregnant, so that's still two seats. Hey, hey, hey. You're charging me one and a half. Crazy. But the year before, guys don't know this. This is between us. used to get up to 30 tickets for the Super Bowl. Dang. Yeah. 30, decent rate too?

32:37Shannon Sharpe:I tell you off camera what changed that. But we don't want to put family business in the street. Man, congrats. Before you go, we're going to get you out on this. What's it like every day to see JSN and to have to deal with him on a regular basis because you see him every day and you kind of know his movements. He does a great job of staying level because a lot of times when guys go to stop, they'll drop down. But if you watch him, he's kind of like he's just floating on air. So everything looks the same. He'll run out, it looks the same. He'll run in, it looks the same. He'll run a dig, it looks the same.

33:15Shannon Sharpe:He runs the seam, he runs the goal. Everything looks the same. So it's really hard to get a bead on what he's actually doing. So what's it like watching him every single day. No, he's special. Y 'all got to get out and see him in person go to work. He's special. Like you said, everything's the same. Those are the toughest receivers. You can be fluid in a route and be able to break on every step, and you're moving at full speed. There's three to five of them in the league pretty much. He's one of them. So natural. Then out of the route, natural pass catcher. You saw him with the one-handed grab.

33:53Just natural. I think a lot of his teammates, you know, back in college, you know, back in his Ohio State days, they said the same thing. Like, man, he's special. And he's just a guy, man. He's chill. You know, he's cool. You know, he's, you know, a young single dude enjoying himself. But when it comes to work, you know, he's serious. We know he's for real. He needs to get more attention. Obviously, he's getting this year, but he's a serious one. Listen, I got a small sample size of him. obviously seeing what he did at Ohio State, seeing what he did in the Rose Bowl. I hold a wide receiver workshop for all the NFL receivers.

34:27He was one of the receivers that came out with Jamar Chase and Tee Higgins and Cortland Sutton, Judy, and being able to see him now up close and personal and to see his footwork and his ability to start and stop and transition and get in and out of breaks.

34:40Shannon Sharpe:I was like, what the hell? Top tier. So then, so when I see what he does this season on film and on camera, I'm like, okay, now it makes sense why they let DK go. Okay, now it makes sense why they let Tyler Locker go. So I'm like, dog, unbelievable. He did it, dog. He's nice. He's nice. Now, to have his production with the style of offense we play, it's run heavy. I think we run it at the highest clip in the league. The West Coast, oh, you absolutely going to run it. Yeah, yeah. To get that production out of him is crazy. But when you play action off that run, and when Kenneth Walker III is running it like he's running it, and when you play action off of it, that's why you got guys running skydive free.

35:26Shannon Sharpe:JSN is still an excellent route runner, but he's even more running because those safeties are like, damn, we got to get down to the box. We got to stop this because we can't let this guy get ahead of steam. But he's special. Even like Ocho was talking about in that Rose Bowl, and you're watching him, you're like, is this team that bad or this dude really that good? because, you know, you don't see – look, we see receivers get 175, 200. But to see a guy go over 300 yards receiving – so I'm asking myself, is this man really this good? Are they that bad at defense? And come to find out, no, he's that good.

36:00Yeah. Had no answers. Had no answers for him.

36:04Shannon Sharpe:Man, well, congratulations, man. Thank you for coming on and joining us tonight and sharing with us a little highlight from the game and what it means to you and your family to go. congratulations on the newborn that's about to happen in March wish you best of luck everybody's healthy and happy and come back after the game you guys take care of what you're supposed to take care of don't forget my ticket go to will call you might be waiting a little bit but it'll be there appreciate it J-Love congratulations and best of luck stay healthy bro thank y 'all appreciate y 'all

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38:16Shannon Sharpe:Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw said transitioning from San Francisco to Denver was very tough because how much more physical demanding Sean Payton coaching style was. He told reporters, Sean is old school. He's going to do six days on, one day off. He's got his way of doing things. You're going to be practicing three hours on Wednesday, three hours on Fridays. Shanahan is the complete opposite. He wants you fresh. Well, hold on. I thought the CBA didn't allow them to be out on the field that long. Don't start being allowed. Yeah. The 49ers have never won a game on the Kyle Shanahan when trailing by eight points or more in the fourth quarter.

38:54Shannon Sharpe:Since 2017, Kansas City leads the NFL with seven wins in 30 such situations with a comeback rate of 23.3. San Francisco is dead last when trailing by eight points in the fourth quarter. They're 0-51. Damn.

39:16yeah wow i can i can believe what he's saying too uh about sean payton and obviously his yes sean is old school he's old school i'm sure he's had to uh adjust a little bit and adapt to the new cba and and the rules and the way players wear pads and and the way the way they wear shells but he gonna get the most out of you he gonna get the most out of you and that's probably the reason for their success. Literally and figuratively. That's probably the reason for their success. Okay, chat. Unca's gone. How y 'all doing today? Cool? Okay, bet. I'm doing good too. That's pretty much it. Y 'all like my jersey?

40:04Flamingo? No. Brazilian team? No. Cool. Where Unk go?

40:15Hey, chat, y 'all want to hear a joke?

40:19Chat, y 'all want to hear a joke? Can they even hear me? Ash, can you hear me? Yes, thank you. Okay. Should I save my joke to Unk get back?

40:36Hey, chat. what do you call a wandering nun? Like a nun that's wandering around? What do you call a wandering nun?

40:55Anybody?

41:04Nobody knows? a wondering nun is called a Roman Catholic.

41:18I heard it.

41:23Shannon Sharpe:Back to our normally schedule programming. It is a transition, Ocho. If

41:35Shannon Sharpe:I've always felt it's easy to go from difficult to easy as opposed to easy to difficult. That's why they say you can always lighten up on your kids, but it's harder for you to be light and try to toughen up on your kids. And Dre, look, I know this WESCO system and know how it operates. And that's how Mike was. Mike says, I want you fresh. I don't want to waste all this effort on the practice field. I don't want to leave this. You leave your best material on the cutting room floor. Nah, I'm saving this for Sunday. I want you guys fresh. I want you guys to get off your feet. I want you guys to start mentally preparing and getting ready for this game.

42:18Shannon Sharpe:And I want you fast. Mike didn't beat the Ocho. We had on pads.

42:26Shannon Sharpe:We put on pads Thursday. So I wore pads, basically 12 plays in my entire 12 plays a week when I was Mike Shanahan. Now, once we got to probably about week 10, we were completely out of pads. Yeah, keep the body fresh. And obviously, everyone knows, keep everybody upright. Don't tackle nobody and stuff like that. I remember even the days when we would have pads on, I got to the point where I would just wear my shells. I would wear my shells over, I mean, obviously I wouldn't wear my pads and everybody knew they weren't going to hit me anyway. I just didn't want to put no pads on until it was time to play ball on Sunday.

43:10Right.

43:11Shannon Sharpe:I mean, John would wear heads because he needed to be used to going with those pads on. But nah, we warm up in them. once we got to, we did a little team stuff. Then once we got to 907, hey, I went down there. I would run, you know, a couple of routes, one-on-one. We had the pads. But that's how Mike was. And it was easy for me to adopt a Mike system because I had Coach Reeves. Coach Reeves was really, really old school. He learned under Coach Tom Landry. Coach Tom Landry, you had on pads on Friday. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Shells were shoulder pads and shorts. Friday? You had them pads on Fast Friday, huh?

43:55Shannon Sharpe:Yes. Oh, my goodness. Yes. Shells were shoulder pads and shorts. Not the shells that you're talking about, like those little slider pads. Yeah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, that's not what shells were. Shells were shoulder pads and shorts. Wow. Other than that, you had them everything. And Dan didn't allow you to wear. You had to wear your full uniform. You had on thigh pads, knee pads. You had all that on. Yeah, absolutely. That's Belichick, too. Yeah, absolutely. Hey, had you out there looking like that man on that poster. In the equipment room? That's exactly. Yeah, he had all the pads on his arms.

44:36Shannon Sharpe:He had a birdcage face mask. You come out there. That's how Coach Reeves has his ass out there. You come out there with Belichick, and you try to come out there with no thigh pads and no knee pads. you don't have your hip pads in you're going back inside he had you wearing everything like you were the damn the model in the equipment room on how to dress properly yeah yeah that's what it was those were what shells were shells were you actually shoulder pads and you got to have on short you know back then they don't have them now you remember those grays those cotton gray shorts you have probably had them in college okay We had the cotton grave.

45:15Shannon Sharpe:Before we had the Nike tech, that high-tech stuff, they were all cotton. You know, cotton is rotten. Right, right, right. Boy, after a while, you can't get that stench out of cotton. Man, boy. They get to stinking, huh? What? Man.

45:45Shannon Sharpe:Look, I don't think that's – and I know people are going to say, you know, he's making excuses. I don't believe that's the reason why they lost. He's just speaking. Oh, in general – He had to train himself. He had to learn that this is what's expected. Look, I've been there. Not during the season. Not during the season. Training camp, we had some three-hour practices. Not during the season. I think the longest practice we had – we normally, like, Thursday was our longest practice. We're out there two hours. normally on a Wednesday probably out there like an hour 45 Friday if it's really good you get to 115 you're not going over 130 because I'm trying to get to those wings you know probably say you don't have wings and pizza on Friday you have wings and pizza so you know I got four wings a biscuit and I have pizza too I have pizza, have my own pizza my stuff have my name written on it because everybody be done pick through everything.

46:45Shannon Sharpe:Man, you know how everybody come in there, and people don't be washing their hands. They come in there straight with their gloves. They got their gloves in them, talk passing. They'll hit somebody. Nah, hell no. You laughing on you. I said, nah, I'm done with this. I'm done. So they started out. I was like, look. I told Mike, I said, Mike, all I want is four wings and two biscuits. And a pizza. I want pizza. I want hamburger. I said, Mike, these young people are going to be washing their hands. They come straight. They come straight off the field. Don't nobody take their gloves off. They still got tape on their fingers.

47:16Shannon Sharpe:And they go, I said, I'm done with that mic. He's like, all right, 84. So they have, you know, 30, 40 boxes. They have like seven, eight boxes of 21 pieces. And then they have wings and they have drumsticks and they have, I don't know why I keep calling them short thighs.

47:39Shannon Sharpe:So they have that, and then they have, you know, like seven, eight boxes of biscuits. They have, you know, bags and bags of honey and ketchups and stuff like that. But I was like, nah, I'm good. I'm good. I said, so I'll get my pizza, my chicken. I go eat. You know, sometimes me and Burns, you know, because, you know, that's the time to cut the food. Oh, yeah. We know how we do it. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. But, I mean, that just goes to show you the greatest of my homes, that he's won seven of those 30 games. The Vikings are 8 for 55. The Packers are 7 for 50. The Bengals are 2 for 61.

48:28That wasn't necessary. I'm just saying. I understand. I'm putting it out there. I know you're reading it off. I'm just saying that wasn't necessary.

48:35Shannon Sharpe:the Broncos we 7 of 66 what are the Ravens the Ravens are 3 for 37 my team's up there so both my team in the top 10 so I'm cool both your teams oh now they both your team nah don't do that I'm just saying I'm just saying you you you want to you want to show about your team the other night but now they both your team nah okay what you mean I was listen Listen, I'm a Bronco fan. I'm a Raven fan. I'm sure. I'm sure. I'm sure you're a Ravens fan. I'm sure you're a Bronco fan. I'm just saying your faith in your Broncos, it wasn't sitting too high. You weren't too boisterous. You weren't screaming to the mountaintops about your goddamn Broncos before that game.

49:18What was I screaming about, Ocho? You said you didn't have any faith because the quarterback who was starting.

49:22Shannon Sharpe:I didn't. Okay. That's why I wasn't as upset had I been, had I would have been, had Bo started. If Bo had played and we lost, yeah, I'd have been disappointed. extremely disappointed but with Stidham I know what he is everybody knew what he was I think Bronco country was trying to hold out fate that he could he could do it but that is man stop

49:50well I think everybody probably in Cancun by now huh

49:58Shannon Sharpe:they definitely probably out of Denver I mean but a lot of But a lot of people now, Ocho, they live in the city where they play. A lot of us, we went home. I mean, you know, we were home. I think I've been to Denver one time. Denver's a nice city. Denver's a nice city. I wasn't able to see everything they have to offer, but the little bit I did see, it's a nice place. Food was good. The people were very nice. Everything was very, very green. Obviously, I'm sure it's cold and snowing there right now, but it was cool.

50:34Shannon Sharpe:oh oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah he had to come back he's gonna have to fix that i mean he doesn't have any come from behind victories when he's down by eight points in the fourth shanahan oh yeah now it didn't help that he had some you know he had cj bethard and and he had some guys that he was trying to win with. But I would have thought that with Jimmy G or Purdy, that he would have at least one or two.

51:06Shannon Sharpe:But I think it just goes to show you the greatness of Patrick Mahomes. That's what this tells me because he's at the top of the chart.

51:18Hmm.

51:20Shannon Sharpe:The Guppies won 470. The who? The Guppies. You talking about the Dolphins? Oh, my bad. I am. I mean, they just as bad as the Ponies, then. No, no, no, don't do that. I'm just saying. Don't do that. When last time y 'all want to play a game? Both y 'all at home. Oh, what's the point? What's the point? When last time y 'all want to play a game? Y 'all didn't even make the playoffs. We didn't make the playoffs, but y 'all right back at home. Y 'all right with us. With Joe. Y 'all got Joe Burrow. You say Joe one of the top three quarterbacks and y 'all can't make a playoff? Joe got hurt this year.

51:56Shannon Sharpe:Don't do that. What about last year? Did he get hurt? Yeah, he was hurt last year too. Oh. Yeah, don't do that. You talk about the guppies. I mean, we talk about your ponies. Because the same place the Dolphins is at, the same place the Broncos is at right now. Nah, y 'all been underwater. We just got there. Well, we got there two weeks, two weeks before y 'all. What's the difference? Nah, ain't no different. Y 'all got there three weeks before us. We all in the same place right now. That's all that matters. He he he he he he he.

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