In short
The episode is a “Best of NFL News Part 2” discussion focused on 2026 roster/league storylines.
Guests
“Unc” and “Ocho” (sports talk hosts; Ocho is the more outspoken analyst).
Key claims
Tom Brady said the league rebuffed his second unretirement inquiry; Ocho argues Brady would need an elite offensive line and weapons to return, and that minority ownership likely blocks a comeback unless he divests shares. They debate the Browns possibly trading pass rusher Miles Garrett to avoid cap “dead money,” and predict AJ Brown could end up in Cleveland. They discuss the Giants potentially reuniting with Odell Beckham Jr.: John Harbaugh confirmed the team discussed OBJ; OBJ coached by Harbaugh in 2023 (35 catches, 565 yards, 3 TD). They say OBJ would be a reliable option for quarterback Jackson Dart and help Malik Nabors (ACL recovery). They also cover Travis Hunter’s 2026 “both ways” plan after knee surgery, urging caution due to workload/planting/cutting.
Notable examples
replacement officials training for 2026 due to stalled CBA talks; private-jet spending by college programs; Kyler Murray offense fit with Justin Jefferson.
Written by AI. May contain mistakes. Listen to the episode to check what was said.
Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOTom Brady's Retirement Speculation
3:20 to 6:10
Discussing Tom Brady's ownership and the possibility of unretiring.
“They don't like that idea very much, so I'm going to leave it at that.”
NFL Player Movement Insights
6:15 to 11:24
Analyzing potential trades and player movements in the NFL.
“They might've discouraged it, but how do they stop him from un-retiring?”
AJ Brown's Future with the Eagles
11:25 to 14:00
Speculating on AJ Brown's status and future prospects in the NFL.
“Every great player you know has a shelf life.”
Discussing Player Trades
14:00 to 14:40
The conversation centers on potential trades involving NFL players and teams.
Odell Beckham Jr.'s Possible Return
14:40 to 17:10
Analysis of Odell Beckham Jr.'s relationship with the Giants and his potential return to the team.
“saying if Odell is an option, then we'll be looking at him for sure.”
Evaluating Odell's Impact
17:10 to 19:10
A discussion on how Odell Beckham Jr. can contribute to the Giants, especially in a supporting role.
“And your ass working out five days a week.”
Kyler Murray's New Offense
19:10 to 22:20
Analysis of Kyler Murray's potential in a new offensive scheme with the Vikings.
“How many opportunities are you going to give him?”
Contract Discussions and Player Expectations
22:20 to 24:10
Insights on player contracts and the mindset athletes have regarding their careers.
“he signed it 200 damn million dollars that's why he signed it I'll be, hey, Ocho, you got to be on time.”
Personal Reflections on Change
24:10 to 28:00
A light-hearted conversation about personal growth, change, and self-awareness.
“There's no situation that's exactly how you had it, where you left from.”
Personal Anecdotes and Relationships
28:00 to 31:20
The hosts share humorous personal stories about relationships and expectations.
“I wanted, hey, I want to try to stir it like college.”
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Travis Hunter's Dual Role Discussion
31:46 to 35:29
Analysis of Travis Hunter's increased responsibilities on both offense and defense.
“Y 'all need to come out with that liquid.”
Concerns Over Replacement Officials
35:29 to 41:46
Discussion on the NFL's plans for replacement officials and its impact on the game's integrity.
“Yeah, to go through grabbing, yep, at two.”
Health Insurance Disputes for Officials
41:46 to 42:14
Exploration of the health insurance concerns facing NFL officials in labor negotiations.
Health Insurance Issues for NFL Officials
42:14 to 44:20
Discussion on the lack of health insurance benefits for NFL officials.
“huh go ahead ocho what happened oh you trying to see something oh you looking for somebody with officials If I could be the one.”
College Football Spending on Private Jets
44:21 to 46:24
Exploration of the biggest spenders on private jets in college football.
“As you can see the list right there on your screen, Chad.”
Oregon State and Imbalances in College Football
46:25 to 48:06
Discussion on the disparities between Oregon State and Oregon in college football.
“But back in my time when I was there, hey.”
Transcript
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3:20Shannon Sharpe:Tom Brady, who last played in 2022, has since become a minority owner with the Las Vegas Raiders, revealed that he explored the possibility of unretiring a second time, but was rebuffed by the league when he broached the subject. I actually have inquired. They don't like that idea very much, so I'm going to leave it at that. We explored a lot of different things, and I'm very happily retired. Let me just say that. I like that part. Ocho? I like it a lot. I think obviously being a minority owner kind of ruins the possibility of actually coming back. But I'm more concerned with if you do come back, who would have been the team to come back to play for?
3:57Because the Bucs, they're solidified with Baker, who I think is going to get a big deal this offseason, I think at some point. Obviously, the Patriots quarterback situation is solidified as well. So if he was to make a return, where Axie would, Brady would have been playing.
4:15Shannon Sharpe:He want to go somewhere where they got weapons. Y 'all know that man ain't going to go anywhere. He want to go somewhere where they already got some good receivers, maybe even a good back, some weapons he can use to his advantage. Y 'all know what that says. My question is, what type of offensive line is he going to have? Brady ain't going to be able to take no hit. You saw him his last year. Atlanta? Yeah. You said Atlanta? Why not?
4:49Shannon Sharpe:I just want to know where he's going. Who's the offensive line? Because you saw how easy he was going down his final year in Tampa. He doesn't want to get hit. As you get older, you're going to want to get hit less and less. Now he's three, four years removed from taking a final hit. He's just still got the itch, Ocho. He's love to play, man. You can tell. Well, he better go up against the wall and scratch his back like we do in the country. You know, you got to win you. You go against the wall. Yeah. Okay. Hey, I get flag football, and they're talking about, oh, look at Brady and Dodge just run.
5:23Shannon Sharpe:Just run. Yeah, okay. Child, please. Hey, man, Brady say he take good care of himself, man. Y 'all saying he can't. Yeah, he does. But he ain't had a 280-pound man fall on him in four years. He can't fall on him no more. You got to brace yourself now. Oh yeah, you sure can't put your weight on the quarterback, huh? Hey, but the 15-yard penalty, he can't take that. He can't take 20 minutes. Bro, and Brady was not mobile, so you got to go somewhere that has an outstanding offensive line. Actually, the best offensive line in football last year were the Broncos. They got both Knicks.
6:15Shannon Sharpe:what a good defense it sounds good i think brady got us talking like oh brady could come back y 'all need to stop this hey listen if the nfl had allowed it even though he's a minority owner how did let me ask you a question how do they stop you from un-retiring what did they say tell me what tell me what they can do to start if somebody if some team want to sign him tell Tell me what they can say to make you to say no. They might've discouraged it, but how do they stop him from un-retiring? Him not having his sponsorships and all that. Yeah. What sponsorship? Yeah, he gonna have to put that 37 million that he's making per year for Fox.
6:56Shannon Sharpe:But guess what? Fox will hold that job for him until he comes back because he's Tom Brady. Now, again, I'm gonna ask Ocho. Ocho tell me what the NFL can do to say you know what they like I said they might can discourage you But if a team signed you how do they say no? I'm sure I'll give you a minority order for a team out of you'd have to divest that we understand that You'd have to divest your interest. You can't be a minority only That would be the only that would only be the only way they can discourage it Is he going to want to divest that probably not? probably If he was serious about coming back, hell, forget that goddamn ownership.
7:33I'm going to make it a ball.
7:34Shannon Sharpe:But that's the thing. Because if he was serious about coming back, he'd have did that first.
7:44Shannon Sharpe:You'd have heard Brady divested shares with the Raiders. That would have signaled us what? Just like when Miles Garrett quietly reworked the language in his contract, what did that signal, Ocho? there's a possibility that Miles Garrett might get traded. I don't think he would, you know, get out his deal with the Raiders or give up his percentage until he knew for sure. It was a chance. But what, Joe, you make$37 million a year. Think about this. You make$37 million a year. You work 20 weeks a year. You bought 5 % of the Las Vegas Raiders. That's gonna pay you whatever your whatever the 5 % was whatever you put up you're gonna get you're gonna make your 5 % back in five years To come back and play what one more year.
8:34Maybe that's maybe that's what he won't I Mean you I mean it makes sense to you but in his position Where with money at this point? I mean we talk about Tom Brady You know why I know it didn't make sense to him because he didn't do it
8:49Shannon Sharpe:He didn't do it because if he wanted to do when does something ever stop Tom Brady from doing what he wanted to do for the longest time and we're not going to bring but for the longest time his ex-wife wanted him to do what come home and he kept doing what and there's probably a pretty good chance that that might have cost him his marriage so if Tom Brady wanted to actually do something Tom Brady don't talk about it Tom Brady does
9:22Shannon Sharpe:so you're right I mean you're making that kind of money but okay and like I said Fox would have hold that job they would put Olsen who does a great job they would have put him back in the number one spot until Tom Brady came back and then they would have put Tom Wright back in the number one spot and Olsen would have been to the number two spot but the likelihood of him being able to get in the Raiders at the price that he got in say what two years ago probably wouldn't have been there I know one thing where they smoke this fire if the conversation is being had he must have been serious about it nah because if he was serious about it he did that best of the shares he didn't invest them shares see the Browns are potentially serious about doing what?
10:09Shannon Sharpe:moving Miles Garrett to Ocho because they put this because they didn't want that dead money on their cap what good is that Ocho if we We traded, but we got$29 million a day at cap space. Let the Cowboys and let the Eagles and let the Bears and let whoever trade for them, let them deal with that cap hit. Not us.
10:32Shannon Sharpe:And I think the Browns are coming to the realization, like, as great as Miles is, I don't know if we can win with just him. We need a lot more pieces than Miles Garrett. We need, like, four Miles Garrett, but we need another one on defense and we need three more on offense. I'm not saying Miles Garrett percent, but I'm saying a Miles Garrett type player.
10:58Shannon Sharpe:So, it doesn't matter, Ocho. It doesn't matter how great you are. The NFL's not stopping. It doesn't matter how great you are in basketball. The NFL, guess what? They didn't stop when Jordan retired. They didn't stop when Kobe retired. They're not going to stop when LeBron retired. They're going to keep making money. And I don't care how great the player is. The sports league. Yes, sir. Babe Ruth retired. Hank Aaron retired. Barry Bonds retired. Every great player you know has a shelf life. And guess what? They keep booking. They keep booking. It is what it is. It's the harsh reality of it. No matter how great you are, they're going to move on.
11:44Shannon Sharpe:On to the next. Eventually. on to the next Ty Rowland had a stock answer for every question about AJ Brown that he fielded from the local media I understand there's an interest in AJ Brown's story I unfortunately have a home under a rock but my answer to any question on AJ is AJ Brown is a member of the Eagles from my perspective anything you ask me about AJ I'm going to write back to that answer but I understand the interest. I put it on TV and I see there's interest. But my answer is A.J. Brown is a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. Yeah. He's going to listen. He's going to keep it politically correct.
12:27You expect him to say that. You know, he's not going to pour gasoline on the fire. You know, but we know. I think A.J. Brown time is up, you know, in Philly. He did his due diligence while he was there. he's frustrated with the offense he's frustrated with his usage i think i think he will be somewhere now where he will be i don't know i don't know but i i can see the scenario and i'm telling you right now chat when it comes to me guessing and and foreseeing the future on where players are going i'm like 10 for 10 i'm like 10 for 10 chat now you know that i really think aj brown will probably end up in Cleveland and I can see Miles Garrett going to play meaningful football and being in the playoffs this year with the Eagles.
13:16I'm telling you. Now if I'm lying, I'm flying and I'm sitting right here in my chair.
13:27Shannon Sharpe:It's just hard for me to see a scenario where he is with the Eagles.
13:35Shannon Sharpe:I think there's a greater percent, a greater chance that he's not on the Eagles than he is with the Eagles. I think what Dallas did last year was pick up Pickens after the draft. I think, you know, I think Dallas, I think the Eagles really want to hold on to that, want to hold on and see, Cleveland, what y 'all really trying to do now? Because, you know, we can make it worse in a while. Are you? Mm-hmm. we can give you AJ in two player two first or we can give you Jalen Carter in two first we can make it worth your while because we just signed Jordan Davis you got Hunt I think that's where the guy
14:25Shannon Sharpe:last year I think Jordan Davis outperformed Jalen Carter
14:33Shannon Sharpe:so Miles Garrett Jordan Davis got on the other side with Braun Cooper Dijon they got they got Mitchell
14:49Shannon Sharpe:wait wait wait wait Wolan that's where he left Seattle that's where he went
15:03I like that I like that
15:10I think it's gonna happen Miles Garrett to the Eagles Ocho said it first I just beat I beat Adam Schefter
15:24Shannon Sharpe:Giants head coach John Harbaugh confirmed that the team has discussed a potential reunion with three-agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. saying if Odell is an option, then we'll be looking at him for sure. Harbaugh and OBJ remain close relationship after coaching him in 2023 where he had 35 catches, 565 yards, and three touchdowns. OBJ hasn't played since 2024 and was suspended six games in 2025 for a PED violation. Both Jackson Dart and Malik Neighbors have reportedly told the team they support adding him. Ocho, look, I think he made some spectacular catches. Yeah, he moving real well. I think they got people.
16:08Shannon Sharpe:Can he help the Giants or just a few good stories? I think he can help the Giants, especially what he could do. Listen, we don't need you to be that guy. We don't need you to be Odell Beckham that made the one-hand catch. What we do need you to do is be a viable option for Jackson Dart. That's it. as a veteran presence in that locker room help Malik Nabors. Obviously, you guys have a relationship. Both went to the same college. Malik Nabors coming off ACL. Again, I'm sure he's going to be somewhat of what he was before he got hurt. He's very young. When you're that young, Unc, and it's time to recover, you hear like goddamn Wolverine.
16:44You hear me? Especially with technology and the rehab process that they have today. I think it would be a good look for Odell to be able to go back to New York and finish what he started.
16:56Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Man, Ocho, they get you on, man. They get you on that damn bike and they get you on that machine where they bend your knee. They got that machine that bend. Yeah.
17:07Shannon Sharpe:Because they're keeping that range of motion. You don't want, hey, you want to keep that range of motion. And your ass working out five days a week. It ain't like a normal, like you and I, we get hurt now, Ocho. We got two days a week. That's all the insurance is going to cover. Now, if you want to pay more at your own pocket, you can. But the only thing insurance is going to cover is two days a week. In the NFL, you're going to get five days a week, and they might. And if it's a home, guess what? They'll have your ass there on Saturday before they take off. I know because we've had a lot of guys that had ACLs and things like that.
17:42Shannon Sharpe:Oh, you're getting the five days a week. You get that two hours. You get that two hours. sometimes a lot of times they'd have them come like at 9 o 'clock because the guys that's gonna you know you're trying to get them back to play you know they get their 7 o 'clock meeting start at 9 or special teams might start at 8.30 8.15 something like that so you gotta go and so they have those guys to come once you start your meeting so 9 o 'clock they get their 9.15 but I like that remember Wanda Wright did I say that right? Wondell Robinson, excuse me. He went to Tennessee, I think. Yeah, he went to Tennessee over there with Cam.
18:23So Odell would be perfect, you know, in that slot position. I mean, I like it, huh? I like it. I like it. He seems healthy. He's moving really well. Obviously, I know it's just flag football, but flag football, obviously, you get to see a small sample size of a player and how healthy he is, you know, being able to move around and out there competing. Obviously, we know the NFL is completely different, but I like it for Odell. I think he really wants to play, and he just needs the opportunity. He just needs the opportunity because he can still make plays. He can still get open. He is still one hell of a player when it comes to run after catch or getting the ball in his hands.
19:05I think he can do some damage. It depends on how much they use him. It's all about opportunities. How many opportunities are you going to give him?
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19:12Shannon Sharpe:you know I would love to see what he could have been had he stayed healthy had he stayed in the Giants had he stayed with the Giants he was on a hell of a run sometimes you don't realize what you have until it's gone you think Ocho we talk about this all the time you all everybody always think the grass green on the other side and sometimes the best place for you is right there where you are
19:38Shannon Sharpe:I bet he wished he had never left New York probably he was never really the same I think he broke his ankle before he left the Giants then he tore that ACL remember Ocho then he tore that ACL again in the Super Bowl
19:59Shannon Sharpe:Vikings head coach Kevin O 'Connell spoke on Kyler Murray saying what we're going to attempt to do is put Kyler in an offense that can be comfortable with. Anytime Kyler Murray drops back with the ball, defense has to really think twice about double teams on Justin Jefferson. With this type of explosive athleticism, if he does get out of the pocket, it can be a huge play and change the dynamic of the game. You like this. You said you like Kyler going to the bike. You like with J.J. and Addison and Hawkinson coming back healthy, that defense playing really well if they can still play at the level that they played over the last couple of years.
20:39Shannon Sharpe:But you like this signing. You like what you're hearing from Kevin McComber. I like it. Listen, I like the fact that Justin Jefferson gets a quarterback. Not only gets a quarterback, he gets a quarterback that's not just stationary. He gets a quarterback that obviously they're going to make sure they put a system around him that plays to his strengths. With that, you have a quarterback that can also play off script when things don't go well, when things fall apart, he can make something happen. Having a quarterback that can make something happen and make a play when an offensive play call is called and it doesn't go right, I see second chance, not points, second chance opportunities for all those receivers.
21:16Whether it's Justin Jefferson, whether it's Addison, whether it's Hawkinson. Obviously, I'm not sure who the running back is because they let Aaron Jones go, right?
21:24Shannon Sharpe:No, no, no. He took a pay cut then. Okay, so he did stay. I like the addition. actually I love the addition because of what he can do he can play from the pocket I think most of the time he's going to probably be in the gun he's going to be in the gun so he already has an advantage of not having to be on the center and drop back and not being able to see over that offensive line so I think they're going to be alright I think they're going to be alright yeah I like this it had run its course in Arizona
21:59Shannon Sharpe:I feel both needed a break from each other you know I don't know I don't know if he really trusted them after the language that they put in the contract I don't know why first of all I don't know why his agent allowed him allowed them to put that in the contract and I don't know why he signed it well I do know why he signed it 200 damn million dollars that's why he signed it I'll be, hey, Ocho, you got to be on time. 200 million. Man, I'm going to be here before time. As a matter of fact, I'm going to cut my camera on on days that we don't have the show just to make sure if we do got the show, I'm not late.
22:37Shannon Sharpe:That's why he signed the contract. So let me take that back. But I don't know why. I do know why. Because there are times that there are things, Ocho, when you're dealing with that kind of money, you're like, man, please. I'll go ahead and bite the bullet on that one. I'll bite the bullet on that one but what I don't get Ocho with some of these guys is that when I signed my contract I was already thinking about today's contract man I'm trying to get I'm trying to have me two good years on this contract they tear that thing up and come back and see me again yeah that's how Ocho that's how I thought now everybody don't think like that man I'm straight you ain't never straight I wanna hey listen I'm trying to hit the ass across the head one more time and I want to make sure I'm better than everybody else coming behind me.
23:24Because there's always somebody coming.
23:25Shannon Sharpe:One more time. I want to keep hitting him. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. I'll be like Cartoon. You know how Cartoon will be hitting? And then he'll be going. He'll be going in the ground. That's what I'm trying to hit him on the head. I'm going to see a video game at the fair where they got, you know, the pop-up that you try to walk a mo. That's how I'm doing. I'm trying to do it. Like that every time. So, yeah, every time we'll pop up, I'm trying to hit him on his head. But, yeah, I think, you know, and sometimes, Ochoa, it's just good to get a fresh start. Sometimes a breath of fresh air is what we need.
24:00Shannon Sharpe:Hey, listen, you got that. Recalibrate. You have a better appreciation. Like, you know, maybe you look at it like, man, hey, things weren't as bad as we thought. Because things are different everywhere you go. There's no situation that's exactly how you had it, where you left from. That's with anything. Ain't no job. you leave one job and the job ain't the same the people are different the way they do business is different you leave a relationship she ain't like exactly like this last one yo she's getting nasty but she might not be you know what they don't know you might not be damn well who you telling you know i've i've i've changed i've changed oh yeah i've changed they they love to say i used to i used to say i used to deal with you I used to date you a long time ago.
24:49I'm not the same person Monday that I am Friday. I'm completely, I'm completely, I've evolved from Monday to Friday. So what you dated, what you dated, you know, two, three years ago, I'm not the same person no more. I continue to evolve with time.
25:04Shannon Sharpe:Oh, you freaky or not? God dang. I ain't say all that. I'm just saying, you know. You ain't, you that baby, God dang. Nah, I just, you know. i mean they say the more comfortable she is the freak that's what they say that's what they say sometimes they don't even it don't even take comfort it all depends on your zeros oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah it depends on your zeros mate you you might not even know who she is they say that the more educational woman have the free yeah especially especially i also heard the ones that wear the glasses that look like librarians yeah yeah yeah they think they had a glass of like yeah yeah i'm i'm listening i'm i'm i'm telling you what it hurt i'm not saying i experienced it i'm just telling you what it hurt yeah yeah yeah yeah go ahead and take the thing right on the left let me get there
26:03Shannon Sharpe:let me go and help you with it i don't want you to mess it up oh oh four eyes oh you got it in here yeah but see here's the thing though i mean ocho is that if you got them them hey hey speaking of them things hey where my shipment you got to put it in april okay okay okay that's what tomorrow next that's wednesday okay yeah yeah I, I, I, you done went through all of them? They all, they all, they all. God, Ocho. I know, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yes, I, I did. I did. Hold on, Ocho. Let me find out that you're walking around the house like this. God, I died. Come on, Ocho. Hey, I, I, listen, I, it's, it's new for me because I've, I've never taken anything like that.
27:02And the fact that it got me feeling like I'm 21, 22 again. It absolutely will. It's a good thing. It's a good thing. It's a good thing. So, yeah. I'm on E. I've been on E for a while. I just didn't want to say anything publicly. I didn't want people to judge me. Because, you know, people on the outside, they tend to judge.
27:22Shannon Sharpe:That's okay. Yeah, so, damn. Man, Ocho, not all the time. Oh. Every time? Yeah, ain't that the point? oh do you do i am i supposed to say am i supposed to save something for special occasions oh my goodness i know what i don't want to do uncle is i don't want to get addicted to it i don't want to you don't gotta dig to me you don't know i mean you already i don't think so i think i can stop if i need to i mean literally well technically a d i c j
27:59Shannon Sharpe:did but we but if you the d-d-i-c-t-e-d i'm not addicted because i haven't had any i've run out for a while and i've been okay she know the difference you think you think so hell yeah yeah wait yeah she ain't tell me that i got i got the ass bro you know the difference i got i got the i got i got the ass because i mean usually if if there's a difference i would hope she would come me and say listen i don't know what you what was going on but whatever you gave me on monday i want that back yeah bray bray you know the first time bring that wood leave that second one that you can't win leave him on please yeah yeah she know the difference yeah you know you know i i matter of fact i can't deal with that i can't deal with that i can't i can't i can't because that that would be a blow honestly and to tell me something to tell me something like that and and i feel like i'm putting in working them i feel like i'm doing what i'm supposed to do and the fact that i didn't take something you know and you come and tell me well it ain't what it it ain't it ain't what it what it was hey she told the woman lady told me she told me chick told me what happened because it's the first time you know i'm gonna hey like i said i would look i'm a good I'm a quarterback, been to a Pro Bowl, but I wanted to be Tom Brady.
29:24Shannon Sharpe:I wanted to go to multiple Pro Bowls. I wanted multiple MVPs. I wanted, hey, I want to try to stir it like college. You know what I'm saying? Slow and steady. So I put it on. I put it on. Hey, first impressions. It lasts forever now. Ooh. She said, boy, you wasn't lying. She said, boy, you wasn't lying. man I swear Ocho I finished Ocho she got on her knees she looking up under the bed she opened up the closet I said what you looking for she said who helped you she said ain't no way no woman did that right there what you did to me
30:07she said ain't no way one person did what you did so you don't be Ocho hey when I'm gonna see you again I ain't have it on me you know I would have
30:18Shannon Sharpe:I thought I did, so I did what I could. Did what I could, Ocho. You know what I'm saying? You know how you have the handyman's. I come back and do the rest of it tomorrow. You know, next time, I come back when I get, I call her and say, what's up, what you going on? She's like, I ain't doing nothing. I said, when I'm gonna see you again? She said, what you got going on tomorrow, or Thursday? Cause this one, I said, I ain't got nothing. She said, okay, I'll be free Thursday after eight o 'clock. I said, okay, I'll see you at eight. She said, Shannon. She said, bring that dick you had the first time.
30:55Shannon Sharpe:I said, okay. I want it. I want it, Ocho. I want it.
31:08Shannon Sharpe:So, ever since then,
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31:46Shannon Sharpe:man hey man look at ocho man ocho you know what i should write a book hey hey boy if somebody told hey boy if somebody told me that boy hey i bet you know what don't even worry about it yeah no no i'm worried they don't even worry about it it best believe yeah see that's i i need them hey hey ro if y 'all listening, y 'all need to come out with that liquid. Oh. Y 'all need to come out with that liquid. So we're getting your system faster, huh? Yeah, I like that. I like that. I like that. Hey. I like that. Like that GLP that they came out with? Boy, that was a good one, boy. That was a good one.
32:29Shannon Sharpe:Whenever Travis Hunter is clear to return to the practice field this spring, he will be spending more time each day taking reps on both sides of the ball. That's a change from his rookie season where he spent the bulk of his OTAs in minicamp on offense. Liam Cohen, who's the head coach, says, I think we're going to blend this offseason schedule with him a little bit better than what we did last year, which is more like focus per day on one side of the ball as we did in the season, where he was more back and forth on both sides of the ball throughout the day. That might be a little bit more worth trending.
33:01Shannon Sharpe:Hunter is coming off season-ending knee surgery and will eventually be medically cleared to return to OTAs. Ocho, do you like this? Yeah, I like it. I love it. It's what he did in college. Obviously, we had debates about whether he would be able to do it at the highest level, being how much it would take out of him based on the type of players and talent he would be going against, whether he's playing a DV or whether he's playing a receiver. And we felt for him to be actually great. He has to play one position. But he made it clear, he made it known that wherever he goes, He would love to play both sides of the ball.
33:38So for Travis Hunter, who we call the Ferrari, the Ferrari was in the garage this season due to injury. So I'm hoping he comes back healthy and he's ready, puts on a little bit more muscle to prevent small injuries like this based on the workload that he's going to have, having to play both sides of the ball. So I'm excited. I'm excited for him. hopefully you can have success in doing both and even if you're not great on both sides of the ball if you can be good and give your team what they need at that position and make the plays you made being instinctive like you were in college I mean I think it's a good thing
34:17Shannon Sharpe:I think I'll be cautious because he's coming out of an injury season ending knee surgery I would be really cautious because I don't want to I don't want to overstress it. And I understand that, you know, you want to do a better job of blending him and have him going back and forth, but that's a lot of taxing. That's a lot of planting and cutting going one way, and that's a lot of backfilling, dipping, planting and coming the other way. So I would just say be cautious with that.
34:51Shannon Sharpe:But there's no question his conditioning. But I want to see it. Yeah. I want to see it. He believes that he can play 75 plays, play in both ways. I mean, no, he believes he can play an entire game, both offense and defense. I think that's asking a bit much. But I think, hey, let's find out. He believes it. They believe it. Because the only way this works, Ocho, you traded up, and you traded a first-round draft pick to do this. So, for me, it has to work. He has to be every bit of what you thought you were getting when you traded that pick. Because basically they moved up, what, one spot, two spots?
35:30Yeah, to go through grabbing, yep, at two.
35:32Shannon Sharpe:Yeah.
35:36Shannon Sharpe:So,
35:40Shannon Sharpe:Parker Washington Jr., Parker Washington played extremely well. I think they got a tight end named Strange. I think he played well. Now they're going to be without, they lose
35:54Shannon Sharpe:Travis Achan. Achan, yeah, not ATN. It's not ATN. It's ATN.
36:02Shannon Sharpe:I don't know who the other receiver is. Wait a minute. Who just went to the 49ers?
36:10Huh? Parker Washington, he's still there? Yeah. Okay.
36:17Shannon Sharpe:Christian Kirk. I'm thinking about Kirk. But Christian Kirk, you know, he went from the Jags to Houston. Houston. Okay, okay. I get Christian Kirk and him mixed up. I said he moved up three spots. I appreciate that, bro. But I know they gave him a first-round draft pick to move up three spots. And so when you move up that, that guy's got to be a difference maker. Oh, yeah, absolutely. Got to be a difference maker. And so, huh? Jacoby Myers. Oh, yeah, Jacoby. No, they got him from – The Raiders. Yeah, I forgot about Jacoby. Jacoby. Yeah, they got – Jacoby Myers is the other receiver. So Parker Washington, Jacoby Myers Strange, Christian Kirk was gone last year.
36:58Shannon Sharpe:And so Trav will be in the mix. Jacoby was balling too when he came. Oh, yeah, for sure.
37:08Shannon Sharpe:And Trav, he seemed like this offense is kind of suited. The coach, he and Liam seem to be on the same wavelength. This is why they selected him number one. This is why I say when he stepped foot in college, when he comes out, he'll be the first player to take it. You look at him last year, you say, okay. Now I see what everybody saw. Wins the national championship as a true freshman. Gets them there, gets them to the championship again, even though they lose. Hey, he got the goods. Oh, and what you call him, Brian Thomas Jr.? Oh, Joe, he's coming off an injury. That's right, beat, beat, beat.
37:46Shannon Sharpe:How have we ever got about him? Brian Thomas. he had a hell of a rookie season kind of tapered off a little bit with the inconsistencies last year though yes yes he's gonna be all right he's gonna be all right he definitely needs to be all right he definitely needs to be all right Ocho the NFL is moving forward with plans to begin hiring and training replacement officials in the next several weeks because the negotiation with the NFL Referee Association have stalled as the current CBA expires May 31st. The NFL has offered a 6.45 annual growth rate over the next series of deals. The NFL RPA, the Referee Association, is asking for 10 % plus$2 million in marketing fees.
38:33Shannon Sharpe:The average NFL official earned$385 ,000 in 2025. Training of replacement officials to be recruited from the college ranks is expected to begin as early as May 1st. The last time NFL used replacement officials was in 2012. And you remember, Ocho, the failed Mary. The ball hit the dirt. They gave the guy a touchdown. And I think it was the Seattle beat Green Bay on the situation. If replacement players, ref, take the field in 2026, how bad does it get, Ocho? Does it affect the integrity of the game? I think it does affect the integrity of the game. I understand that they are officials, maybe at the college level, maybe even at the high school level.
39:12You never know what their experience are. I mean, it is, obviously, but the best officials to have at the highest level are those that are familiar with the game, those that have been doing it at the highest level for a very long time. And, of course, human error is inevitable. They're going to get it wrong sometime. But for the most part, those that have experience, those that have been doing it for years, are the best ones to do. Hopefully, they can get this situation, you know, solidified and expedited, you know, so the referees are there. if you have replacement refs there are going to be mistakes many more than what we already have
39:48Shannon Sharpe:when the regular refs are in it's just and just this is what business is about it doesn't matter how much the nfl makes they're trying to much as they can yes we can while paying out as little as they possibly can be it players be it officials so this notion that we want the best no you don't you want the most affordable. That's what you want.
40:21Shannon Sharpe:Revenue keeps going up expeditiously. Crazy. These guys, pay them compensating. Yeah, especially the referees. I mean, you say, you know, and I think they released a statement like the NFL is not being disingenuous they're trying to negotiate through media. You know, the NFL is always trying. If you notice the NFL, I told you I wasn't going to say anything, but I can't, I can't keep my mouth shut. The NFL is always trying to cap, trying to cap salary. They're always trying to put a cap on how much somebody can make. You notice that, don't you? Always. But they don't put no cap on the sales. Oh, no, absolutely not.
41:02Shannon Sharpe:They want to put a cap on the players. How much the players, you got a salary, you already got a salary cap. But now, you know, a player in this thing, this is the most he can make. Now the officials, X, Y, and Z. And is it true that the officials, they don't get medical benefits covered?
41:29Shannon Sharpe:They don't? I don't think so.
41:36Shannon Sharpe:I don't think so.
41:42they do
41:47okay
42:14huh go ahead ocho what happened oh you trying to see something oh you looking for somebody with officials
42:30If I could be the one.
42:34Shannon Sharpe:NFL officials who are generally classified as part-time employees rather than full-time league staff do not receive the same comprehensive health insurance benefits as headquartered employees according to the recent labor dispute. While they receive a 401k, travel plans, stipends, and compensation for games, they have historically lacked traditional medical coverage in the NFL. Health insurance dispute, a major contention of the labor negotiations have been the lack of health care benefit for on-field officials. I thought I had read that where they said that was a really sticking point for them.
43:11Shannon Sharpe:I don't think they get it, or it's not the same level as what the, yeah. Well, it's kind of like Congress. Congress get platinum coverage and then you try to scrap and try to find a silver or a piece together plan where they get top of the line coverage yeah
43:42so
43:43Shannon Sharpe:we'll see hopefully they get this thing resolved because that's the last thing I want to see. Replacement officials on Sundays Because we are, what? Anytime a ball call, they already think somebody on the cake. Somebody made a call. You don't want, I mean, and considering that the prop bets and everything is going on, the conversation is getting louder and louder.
44:20Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, these are the college football biggest spenders on private jets in 2025. Alabama,$1.235 million. Nebraska,$1.136 million. University of Michigan,$1 ,078 ,000. A &M,$925 ,000. Texas,$817 ,000. As you can see the list right there on your screen, Chad. yeah we hold on where did Wyoming go for$3 ,000 they must be just drove that thing around the hangar just cranked it up back to that you ain't flew nowhere hey you can't even go from Laramie to Jackson Hole for$3 ,000 is that for the head coaches or just for players that they bring in on visits I don't think I think the coach I think the coaches, I don't think that's they don't put that in there.
45:18Shannon Sharpe:I mean, that's probably put a nah, I'm saying that's probably I was going to say, like bringing them in on visits the top guys or guys that's in the portal Okay, okay, okay, okay That's not bad and the numbers aren't that bad based on how much the goddamn entities and colleges make in general Yeah, that's not bad this is nothing to do with games so we're not surprised but i'm trying to figure out where wyoming went i'm trying to figure out where oregon state went where houston went where hey that's enough that's enough for my my beavers you know we we we going through it as it is right now we're gonna be all right oh where you going for 11 000 hey probably to portland Portland and right back.
46:10You probably should drove. Oh, hey. My beef is going to get back right, man. I'm telling you.
46:18Shannon Sharpe:I don't know, Ocho. Y 'all looking. Hey, it's rough. It's rough. I'm not even going to lie to you. It's rough right now. There's such a huge imbalance right now with Oregon State and Oregon. But back in my time when I was there, hey. Y 'all put something on Oregon? What? Did we? we lost one game that year we lost to the Huskies and you know what we did to Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl we had a team of nothing but junior college players man all you guys I'm talking about dogs everywhere all the way across the board offense and defense Dennis Erickson was one hell of a coach man I think I was reading somewhere today I don't know it might have been AI that what you call him getting ready to build a$170 million facility.
47:09Shannon Sharpe:Oregon. That might be believable. They already got there. I'm sure. I've never been to their facility. Man, yeah, you see their facility. They got barbershairs.
47:25Is it?
47:32Shannon Sharpe:Oh, okay. so it ain't by reputable so I even brought it up especially Oregon I know they got stated art everything stated art everything I could imagine I've never been there it's just the fact that Phil Knight went there so I know I know they get first dibs on everything they got Ocho they got I mean the shoes the color wave everything they get first dibs on everything
47:59Hey.
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