In short
NFL rule changes for dangerous hits (hip-drop, horse collar, tackle launching, blindside block, defenseless-player launching) and how “repeat offender” suspensions will work starting 2026; Lamar Jackson’s 2025 injury impact on his rushing and what his best run-pass balance should be; Steelers offensive line evaluation during camp/preseason; Seahawks owner’s Steelers fandom; plus a long segment promoting Best of the Batch Foundation.
Guests/backgrounds
Deebo Samuel and Charlie (former NFL player/football analyst voice) discuss rules and film. Lamar Jackson is referenced as the subject of his own comments. James Harrison appears as the foundation guest/hosted interviewee, sharing his foundation work.
Key claims
Hip-drop is hardest to enforce fairly; accelerated replay could flag penalties before the next snap; repeat-offender thresholds were adjusted from 2 seasons to 16-game/32-game logic. Lamar should protect himself (slide, avoid head-first) while still using RPO and pocket passing when not running. Steelers’ biggest concern is unsettled right side of the offensive line; Zach Frazier is solid.
Notable examples
Roy Williams’ hip-drop tackle on Terrell Owens causing an ankle injury; Cleveland game hip-drop/drag tackle debate; Dominic Su benefiting from repeat-offender timing; Lamar nearing Michael Vick and Cam Newton rushing milestones.
Written by AI. May contain mistakes. Listen to the episode to check what was said.
Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VONFL's New Discipline Rules
2:35 to 6:40
Discussion on NFL's new rules for on-field violations and their implications.
“The NFL, though, had another thing come out.”
The Debate on Rule Effectiveness
6:40 to 12:20
Analyzing the potential challenges and effectiveness of new NFL rules.
“And back 15 years or so years ago, almost 20 years ago, this is when I was fighting for you because you were hitting people too hard and they were suspending you.”
Lamar Jackson's Running Strategy
12:20 to 14:01
Examining Lamar Jackson's approach to running and injuries in the NFL.
“He eclipsed Michael Vick's all-time quarterback rushing record.”
Protecting Lamar Jackson's Career
14:01 to 17:24
Discussion on the importance of Lamar Jackson adapting his playing style to prolong his career.
“The rules are already set up for the quarterbacks anyway.”
Offensive Line Concerns
17:24 to 18:26
Analysis of the challenges faced by the offensive line and who may start this season.
“Like, did we – I mean, you've been at camp like the whole training camp, right?”
Seattle Seahawks' New Owner
22:46 to 28:00
Exploration of the new owner of the Seattle Seahawks and his comments on being a Steelers fan.
“And the challenge is the first week of training camp is that ramp up period.”
Discussing Ownership and Fandom in NFL
28:00 to 33:08
Explore the complexities of team ownership and personal fandom within the NFL.
“watch how he try and put on this fake-ass smile when that man say it.”
Best of the Batch Foundation Overview
33:08 to 37:18
Learn about the Best of the Batch Foundation's mission and programs for youth.
“When it does happen, D-Bo, we're going to be right there.”
Exploring Other Podcasts and Segments
38:24 to 42:00
Insights into various podcast themes and subjects related to personal experiences.
“um, I can't stop scratching my downtown.”
Discussion on Community Challenges
42:00 to 43:10
Learn about the impact of a recent fire on a community organization and the ongoing recovery efforts.
“I would expect Indians to age faster, but I did not expect it to be almost a four to five year acceleration.”
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Foundational Purpose and Personal Story
43:10 to 46:30
Discover the personal story behind the foundation's inception and its mission to support local youth.
“But again, we were able to kind of close that particular portion of the building off.”
Providing Resources for Kids
46:30 to 49:10
Understand how the foundation addresses the needs of children during school closures and after-hours.
“And 30 years later, you still there's still memories because every time you open up or listen to the news, they always open up with a house fire shooting, stabbing.”
Upcoming Events and Community Involvement
49:10 to 50:50
Get details about upcoming fundraising events and how to get involved with the foundation.
“Look here, man, give them that information for the best of the batch.”
Show Wrap-Up and Future Episodes
51:10 to 53:40
Conclude the episode with thanks to the guest and reminders about future content.
“CB, brother, I want to thank you for coming on.”
Transcript
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2:11They said we couldn't play baseball. So, we trained harder, played tougher, and never gave up on our dream of professional baseball. Now, the dream is here. This August, the first Women's Professional Baseball League and more than 70 years launches featuring the best players in the world. A new era of baseball begins. Don't miss your chance to be a part of history. Get your tickets now at womansprobaseballleague.com slash tickets. The NFL, though, had another thing come out. So starting with the 2026 season, the NFL will focus discipline on on-field rules violations they are more likely to result in injuries that are more likely to result in injuries.
2:53So what they did is now, if you get any of these hip drop, tackle horse collar, tackle launching hit on a defenseless player, blind side block, any player who commits three of these offenses, sorry, three of these five offenses during any one season. So you do it three times in any one season, you're going to get suspended for one game this right here is is is wild to me because the the hip drop that's the one that i have a real problem with is the hip drop because you know how hard it is to hit drop somebody do like i know you ain't you ain't made no tackles you know what i'm saying oh you hope not to make right hope not no time yeah yeah so like Like, like the possibility of being able to like purposely do that is hard.
3:47And like, what happens when the actual penalty that they called shouldn't have been called? Like where the ref got it wrong. Like, can you, you know, go and review that and say, okay, that was wrong. You know, like, like that's the thing that are you going to add that into it? How many times have you not, well, especially for defensive players, how many times have you not been fined or penalized in the game? And then later, Monday comes and everything's good. And then you hit that Wednesday because that's when all the fines come through. And now you got an envelope in your locker for a fine for a penalty that it didn't call.
4:36And it's reviewed by whoever it is, reviewed by later on the tape. and they're like, yeah, that's a penalty that we should have called. We didn't catch it, and here's your fine. I just watched the Cleveland game where the receiver, he got lucky, though, and he didn't get his legs caught up. But the dude wasn't trying to hip-drop him, even though he did kind of hip-drop him. But he was getting dragged, dude. He's not trying to hip-drop him. He's trying to get him down through the process of making the tackle. like like what do you feel like like about this rule like is this an is this a good rule i can understand some of this stuff but the other like the hip drop is the thing that i have the biggest problem with no i'm with you and i think that's the toughest one to defend and it's this is not the rule of what it was 20 years ago when the rule was put in place because of the way that roy roy williams the safety for the cowboys was tackling that was his that was his signature move And it wasn't until he did that to Terrell Owens and Owens actually broke his ankle and missed those games and returned for the Super Bowl that season.
5:44That's why the rule was in place to eliminate that particular play. But if you're just going in on a natural football move and this play is going to occur more sideline to sideline than anything, as a defender, as the ball carrier is running, you're just trying to get him down. And as your momentum is going, naturally, you're going to try to tackle and you're going to slide down as you're trying to bring the guy to the ground. That is a very tough call to make. But even if you don't make it in a game, the NFL now is doing this accelerated replay that if people in New York can actually call the penalty before this next snap happens.
6:22So that's going to be something that's going to be interesting to see. Whoa, where did that happen? Where did that why did that flag come in late? That is a possibility of what can occur with this particular rule. This is going to be a challenge. And this all falls in that repeat offender category. It's like repeat offender category 2.0, right? And back 15 years or so years ago, almost 20 years ago, this is when I was fighting for you because you were hitting people too hard and they were suspending you. That's it. You hit too hard, you get fined. And that was it. So for me, at that particular point, for two consecutive years, I was in Indianapolis and I asked the executive, I'm sorry, the competition committee.
7:02And I said, explain to me what a repeat offender is. They said two seasons and you have to get out of it. So, again, what is two seasons? Because if a team that doesn't make the playoffs, that means four preseason games at the time, 16 games, that player would only have 40 games to get out of that repeat offender category. And they said, well, Charlie, that's the way it is. I said, no, it's not. Because I said the Steelers were the first team to win the Super Bowl as a wildcard team. So you add those four games that you have to add in the playoffs. So now you're sitting at 24 games for a season.
7:35If you did it again the following season, it's very unlikely, but it's a possibility that a team, that a player for a team that went to the Super Bowl back to back years on a wildcard team would have to play 48 games. so because of that that means that player b needs to play eight more game versus player a at 40 games and at that particular point they were just looking like wow we never thought about it like that you're absolutely right and because you get fined in the preseason the same way that you do regular season and postseason those games should count and then they made then they changed the rule at that particular point this is where i'm proud of because they changed the rule and they said, no, we're going to make it 16 games per season.
8:23So 32 games now get you out of the repeat offender category. The very first person that benefited from not being in the repeat offender category was Dominic Su when he was in Detroit because he got fined in his 33rd game. So now he got out of the repeat offender category and now he was just subject to a single fine. how are you now going to regulate this when it comes down to these players what are what are the fine amounts they haven't shown that yet they just shown every fine amount known to man and then they're telling you if you don't commit a second one of these we'll get 50 of your money back so that lets me know that the fine is hefty to try to stop you from doing this particular issue when they've now put all of these into that same block it's going to be interesting to see the stance that the PA takes on this?
9:17Because right now there is a... What stance they're going to take, man? Stop it. You know they over there, they ain't worried about nothing but themselves and keeping their position in power. That's it, man. The PA is... They need to be called the NFL PA. They for the National Football League. Them boys ain't did nothing to protect the players or advance anything for the players since D. Smith got in there. Since he got in there, All it has been is a opportunity for them to keep positioning power by changing rules, changing how they elect things, changing the way they tell about how they elect things, changing the way they show that things is done.
9:55It's all hidden behind closed doors. And you took the players totally out of it now. And it's just the committee now and the player reps. That's it. so I can control, you know, 40-something people, 50, 60-something people, whatever that may be, versus trying to control 50 % of the whole NFL. NFL PA ain't going to do nothing. They agreed with this. It was a release by both NFL and NFL PA. And that's the challenge that's going to happen because you have players who are going to complain in their locker rooms, But when it comes time to showing up to these meetings, those players refuse to do so. And because they refuse to do so, nothing will change.
10:40And it allows the NFL to make rules in this particular manner without the player input. Right. And matter of fact, when I did when I had my thing going on with them and they called me up there to go to the NFL and I had to sit there and Kevin Colbert went with me and they're up there and they're showing my place. and they went back almost, I think it was three seasons. They were like, well, what about this? And Kevin was like, why are you even bringing that up? That's almost three years ago. That's not even in the timeframe for a repeat offender. Like, well, we just want to know. He was like, that's not even, I'm like, yo, y 'all done sent me up here with somebody I thought was going to help me.
11:18He was being more demonstrative about the whole situation than I was. And I'm sitting there like, oh yeah, they sent me with a G though. I ain't tripping, but I'm tripping. because I'm trying to get some money back. You know what I'm saying?
11:33Bruh. I ain't gonna lie. That was a good time, though. So, Lamar Jackson said his injuries led to him running less in 2025. Listen to this. I believe you know, I know, a lot of people know, I was hurt last year, too. I really couldn't do anything like I wanted to. So, it really wouldn't put my team in a good position if I was just running hurt. You know, I'm losing yards. Things like that was happening. But whatever it takes to win, that's what I'm all about. And I've always been about that, too. Yeah. Yeah. So you think it'll be more like the previous seasons as far as running the ball? Whatever it takes to win.
12:12So, whatever it takes to win. I guess Lamar actually accumulated, what is it, 6 ,522 rushing yards. He eclipsed Michael Vick's all-time quarterback rushing record. And additionally, with 1 ,081 career rushing attempts, he stands just 38 carries away from surpassing Cam Newton for the most rushing attempts by a quarterback in NFL history. so with that being said cb you know lamar jackson i know lamar jackson because i know for me i'm not i'm not worried about lamar like just you know being back there in the pocket and and going out there and just bombing on you and and and beating you week in and week out on a consistent basis because the thing for me that makes him so special is his ability to be a dual threat, you know, quarterback.
13:11And when you take that away, either by injury or game plan, as we have done, and we had a lot of success in doing it, you know, either one or the other, he helps us or we do it ourselves. So the Ravens don't have great success. So, Charlie, like, in your opinion, like, what's the best version of Lamar as far as a run pass ratio? Or do you feel that, you know, he's a quarterback that maybe I might be wrong that could sit back in the pocket and kill you just passing the ball? Yeah, watching Lamar throughout the course of his career, when he wasn't running last year, I said something's wrong. And he just admitted there that's the first time that he's pretty much said that as it relates to what happened last year.
13:54But as he's entering year nine right now, he's at the point of his career that he needs to start protecting himself. The rules are already set up for the quarterbacks anyway. You can now, you know, add live, use your legs, get the yardage you need. But now you need to slide because he's a guy who actually goes head first. And those are shots that can continue to add up. So because of that, he now has to now add that element to his game. And yes, you can use your legs, but if you want that 15, 18, 20-year career, he's going to have to start protecting himself at this stage of his career. Can he do it?
14:32It's hard to do whenever you've been doing it since you was a kid to now have to go out there and protect yourself. But again, this is this kind of jockeying back and forth, you know how to ebb and flow in a game where I may step out, I'm not stepping out, I'm going to slide, you get hit 15 yards. So it makes it difficult for defenses to defend, but for him to prolong his career, he's going to have to protect himself in that manner. And hopefully he's able to do that. You have a new regime that's coming in, and I'm sure they're going to tell him, hey, we love everything that you're doing. We want you around here a long time.
15:05We just want to work with you starting to protect yourself. So I think that can happen.
15:37Hey, man. And them putting, you know, trying to put either a linebacker or a corner or safety in a position where he got to try and tackle Lamar one on one if he chooses to keep the ball. Yeah, I think when you look at where they're at, you would think that they would open it up a little bit, maybe get the ball out of his hands, be that extension of the running game. So he's not attempting those runs as much as he would. But based off the way that this offense is structured, you know that RPO is a big part of their game. So I just don't know kind of what that looks like until we really see them the first four games of the year to try to figure out what does what does that offense truly look like?
16:13And what are those indicators that are showing up when you are actually going back there to review film? As of now, I think that still stays in. But again, they have to ease that as the season goes on to say, hey, eliminate some of those hits, because to your point, you know how to defend them. you just got to get to him but he just has to add that element to now become more of that threat of throwing in the pocket when you know he's not running as much as he is because when he's running that's when you're getting your single high one-on-one on the outside and then when he's not and you get those third long situations that's where your you know exotic coverages that are happening and it's a little bit more challenging as he's throwing the pocket but again if he's able to get that threat I think he can continue to have a long career yeah I agree if he's able to get that thing where he can consistently, you know, do damage in the pocket and now still has the ability to be able to run along with, you know, how they've been able to run the ball.
17:12It's, if he's able to do that, there's no reason, you know, they wouldn't have a great chance to actually get them a Lombardi, except for they would have to face the Steelers. And I ain't going to even lie to you right now. I'm kind of suspicious of our own offensive line that I don't know what we're going to be able to do. Like, did we – I mean, you've been at camp like the whole training camp, right? Okay. So, you've been able to see, you know, everything day in, day out. Actually, Charlie is the one that could give y 'all some inside information. So, y 'all want to get some answers. Y 'all might want to ask some questions.
17:46But with that being said, bro, what do you think has to be done? And is it a starting offensive lineup that you think would give us a better chance of having more success? Because right now, it seems like everyone they've put out there has a hole or a gap in it somewhere. Yeah, it's going to be a challenge. And, you know, during the offseason or the OTAs, those out every offensive lineman looks good in shorts. It's not until you throw the pads on where you can truly get a good look and evaluation of what those guys look like. Be honest. You don't feel as interesting as you used to. Maybe not as much fun or adventurous.
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22:35Oh, and by the way, Will Ferrell told us personally he loves the show and he wants to be a guest on every episode, but he's just so busy. Listen to Hollywood Handbook on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And the challenge is the first week of training camp is that ramp up period. Then when they finally get to camp, now you're putting on the pads and that's the true evaluation. But when you have all the moving pieces that have occurred on this offensive line, you're starting right side is now you're starting left side. Then you're rotating guys in because you're telling people they can compete on the right side of the line.
23:06You finish the preseason and you still haven't named a starter for your right side of the line. But you're two weeks away from a game. Those guys have to practice together. You need that nonverbal communication up front till you know what's going on before it happens. How are you getting off the double teams? Are you able to get up to the next level? We haven't seen that yet. And we don't know who the right guard or the right tackle is going to be. Max Johanichor, first round great prospect missed a lot of training camp struggled last day in yesterday's game yes so if you're now looking to say who your right tackle is going to be is it dylan cook is it max no i'm sorry i'm sorry i ain't gonna lie to you bro i'm sorry about that like i don't from what i seen from him man at that like i'm sorry man it was it was it was just parts of of games where I was looking at him and I'm trying to figure out who that is.
23:59Like, I'm like, he, he, he, he getting beat like a drum. Like, I don't, I don't know, like what, I don't know what was going on, dude. Like did, did, did, was he better in practice or was, did I miss something? Because from what I saw, man, it was, it was like, and he's one of those guys that tried to use the, you know, when you get bullied, you try and slap a dude down and knock them down with dude got balanced. They keep bullying. And that's the challenge that you have, you know, So they all, you don't have that custom one size fit all. They all do things differently. And when you look at, you know, where he's at, you add Broderick Jones into the equation that they were trying to move from the left to right.
24:36He was playing a little bit of right. All of those tackles have struggled at some point during the preseason. It's not a clear cut winner as it relates to who is your starting right tackle. And that is a problem two weeks before you get to the game. So if you don't know what that looks like on the right side, again, that allows the questions for us to question what's going on with that offensive line because at this stage of the season you should already know who your five guys are those guys should have been practicing at least two weeks before where we are today they would have had a good three to four weeks of practice time prior to the falcons game in week one and that hasn't happened we still do not know the starting right side of that offensive line and that is a concern for me as well
25:22less than man yeah i don't yeah i don't i don't know i don't i don't see uh erin being able to take a couple of them shots you know that that that our our guys was taking our young quarterbacks was taking uh yesterday so um yeah we gotta we gotta get that shored up this isn't giving me a a lot of cause for concern. But the one thing that you can say that is perfect up front is Zach Frazier. Center is Zach Frazier. He is going to be here a long time. He has solidified that spot. I am not concerned about him. Mason McCormick, yes, you go from the right side to the left side, but they have that great chemistry that way.
26:05Outside of that, there are going to be questions on everyone else because Troy went from right to left. What does that look like when you now get him at the varsity level when week one starts? We haven't seen it yet. Is it a talent there? Absolutely it is. But again, it's just the fact that those guys all have not practiced together. And that's the biggest concern for me. Yeah, I don't think a lot of people understand the transition of switching a guy. Oh, he'll be already dead. Oh, no, it's different footwork. You know, it's different kind of moves you can get there, especially depending on if your quarterback is right or left handed.
26:37what it is that you're worried about in that process of, oh, if he do beat me, can he see him coming? Can I give a, hey, watch out there? Or do I be like, oh, just hope and pray that he don't put him up out of there? You know? Look here. Seattle Seahawks, new owner. What is it? Vidang Vinod Kalash? Khosla? Bernard Khosla. Yo, he had something very interesting to say at his press conference. Now, I want y 'all to understand this before we show this. The man just spent$9.6 billion to buy the Seattle Seahawks. And this right here is what he had to say. I also happened to come to this country in 76 when the Steelers were winning the Super Bowl.
27:39So actually, I was originally and still am a big Steelers fan. Also, a little known fact, but I still watch all the Steelers games, too. Hey, hey, look here, man. I'm going to need y 'all to play that one back one more time. But before you play it back, what I want y 'all to pay attention to is that man standing next to him over there. watch how he try and put on this fake-ass smile when that man say it. Like, it's one of them shit-eating grins that you get when you're like, oh, I'm just smiling because I don't know what else to do. Look at it. I also happened to come to this country in 76 when the Steelers were winning the Super Bowl.
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28:21So actually, I was originally and still am a big Steelers fan also. A little known fact, but I still watch all the Steelers games too.
28:34man who do y 'all think he was rooting for when we whooped on seattle over there in detroit and that superbowl he was rooting for the stillers okay now look here charlie what do you think seattle fans are thinking right now you tell me i think number one they're probably thinking And all things aren't meant to be said out loud. Let's start there. But now that he is a Seattle owner, congratulations to him, by the way. They're hoping that maybe that they can take the model of what the Steelers culture and franchise looks like and bring that over to Seattle that now will resonate into Lombardi trophies that way.
29:20If that's the case, good. but also they want to make sure that he is 100 % committed to those Seattle fan bases or to say the Seahawks fan base, because again, you're the guy that is running the ship and man, that's a tough one. You said it. I'm looking at a boy right here, man. I'm looking at him and I'm like, he probably like, man, hold on, man. Did you just say that out loud? Did he say the quiet part out loud? Maybe he feel like this, man. They talked to some Bengals fans, and they asked them a question, man. Hey, y 'all got that to play for me? Why don't you play that video for me, please?
30:01I also happened to come to this country in 76. No, no. I said the Bengals fans. Give me the Bengals fans. $25 ,536 ,000. No. Why not? Because it's your sock. Even if it's tax-free. Yeah. They're just about anything else in the world. Anything. Name it. Name me one. For$262 ,144 ,000. Oh, no, thank you. I'm out. Can't do it. For$524 ,288 ,000. Ew, no. You can retire and live the high life. Morals. You can't buy morals. For$1 ,048 ,576 ,000. Would you become a Steelers fan? No. For a billion dollars? Well, so I'm actually mostly Eagles fan. I grew up in Cincinnati. So maybe a billion dollars tax free.
30:55Yeah, I'll take it, bro. CB, CB, listen here. That man would have told me 500 something million dollars. I would have stopped watching football. Okay. I would have stopped watching football, but it may have just been nine. $5.6 billion. And he's telling you right now, hey, I'm a Steelers fan, and I still am. And watch the Steelers to this day, even though I just bought the Seattle Seahawks. He's telling you right now, hey, this is a business move. I'm a businessman, but my fandom is where it's at. This lets you know right here, Debo. This is a straight business transaction. I got$9 billion of fun play money to go out here, purchase the Seahawks.
31:48And I ain't broke. I still got plenty left. That's it. I got that. And I'm still telling you that I'm now a Steeler fan. What you going to do? Nothing. Because guess what? He knows. If he, which I'm sure he has, he's watched what happened with the Lakers. You had the original family, bus family. They sold it. And then he bought it for$10 billion and then flipped it for$12 billion, made$2 billion in less than two years. He knows what this is happening. He's like, hey, man, I'm going to tell you what's on my heart because maybe I'm not going to be around because this is about 2030. I may flip this, and now that$9.6 billion becomes$13,$14 billion.
32:30The number's going up. And they just won a Super Bowl. They just won a Super Bowl. What are you tripping? He ain't tripping on nothing. Dang. But he's letting you know, listen, I just spent$9.6, but I still love my Steelers. And I still watch my Steelers. They're black and gold. I can't get it out of my mind. I just don't know. And I'm going to tell it to you right now, the first time I see you. When's the next Saturday? Hey, I like the Steelers. Steelers, my team. I can't wait for the schedule to come out when they actually do have to come to Pittsburgh and he's still the owner. Man, he going to turn into fanboy.
33:00You know what's going on? Listen, when they come to Pittsburgh, don't be surprised if he got on some Steelers gear. Hey, man. When it does happen, D-Bo, we're going to be right there. Let's go have dinner with him the night before. If they may come in, you know, West Coast teams typically come in on a Friday, man. We might have a chance to just kind of meet him and, you know, rub little elbows with him and say, hey, man. Yeah, rub elbows with him. I'm sure he would love to sit down with a couple of Steelers legends, you know what I'm saying? Two Super Bowl champions, you know what I'm saying? Two multi, two-time Super Bowl champions.
33:33Mr. Coesler, when you come here, make sure you give me a call. Hey, just if you don't, if you don't, you get a hold of me, you can, you can hit me on my IG or you could go and you can hit the email on my IG or the Steelers. They have, they have a way to contact me because I'm, I'm, I'm still, you know, I'm still pretty involved, I'll say, you know, with the city team. You know, I'm around, I'm here. We can, we can show you the city. We can show you the highlights. We could take you through the actual facility and show you them Super Bowls. Show you them trophies. No doubt. You know? No doubt about it.
34:10We could show you the Hall of Honor Museum. We could do it all for you. You know what I'm saying? Like, we are very accommodating. And, you know, we like to show hospitality to people who are true fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hey, when you set that dinner up, you set that meeting up. But just going to make sure you drive on over to Homestead, check out Best of the Batch Foundation so he can take a tour. Listen here, man. That's what I was about to talk about, man. Listen, you need to tell me a little. Matter of fact, just give all the people what it is that you do over there with the Best of the Batch Foundation and how people can find out how to help out, do more.
34:54Run with it, baby. Yeah, so Best of the Batch Foundation, we are 27 years old, and we are an educational foundation, and we focus on our out-of-school programs and our STEAM programs. And it's just exciting to be able to be a part of it, and we service over 4 ,000 kids annually in nine counties throughout Southwestern PA. So we get a chance to show it off. We just had our summer day camp. We had 325 kids who were a part of it for eight weeks, four days a week, and now we are ramping up. Got a new building. We have a new building, so we went from 5 ,300 square feet to 33 ,000 square feet. So we're always eager to show it all because we have a lot of great things that are going on inside of the building for all of the kids.
35:34So that's just all exciting. I've got to give a shout-out to my wife, Tasha. How many kids are you talking about there? And I know you do other things. You have a bunch of programs that you do yearly. Tell them about that, too. Yes, absolutely. So we service over 4 ,000 kids annually. So out of that 4 ,000, half of them will walk through the building at this particular point. And my wife, Tasha, she does a fantastic job with creating the programs and our team at Best of the Batch Foundation. They are phenomenal, pleasant. We are excited to work with each and every one of them. But when you talk about the programs, it could be cooking classes, it could be dance class, it could be steam labs, gaming and coding.
36:09We actually have bingo that we have, which we have the first of the month that we have for bingo. You were one of our celebrity callers a couple of months ago. Yeah, I might slide on down there this month for you, baby. I ain't tripping. I'm feeling good right now. They loved you, Jay. They are requesting for you to come back so they will all be happy. Tell them I'm coming back, man. When is it, man? Tell them I'm coming back. All right, hey, I'm going to put you on the spot. We do have one on Tuesday. Put me on the spot. Listen, man, you can't never put me on the spot, man. Listen here. I told you, man.
36:37Hey, listen. If they like it, I love it, baby. If they can't stop thinking about me, I got to come back through. You know what I do? I'm a man of the people. I'm for the people. Hey, there we go. I'll be there. When is it? Tell me when it is. It's going to be Tuesday. If you're free Tuesday, Jay, we will take you up on that. I'll be there Tuesday. Here we go. I'm calling bingo. Just heard it. Y 'all want to see me. You come on down to the best of the batch, and you're going to see a man that knows how to do what it is that you're supposed to do when you're calling bingo. Right there. You just heard breaking news as James Harrison announced himself as the celebrity bingo caller this upcoming Tuesday for best of the batch foundation.
37:15but all information is on our website. They can go to batch foundation.org. You see all of the programs that we run throughout the calendar year. We don't do all things well. We love to collaborate with folks. And that's been a beauty over the last 27 years to continue to make the impact James, you have been part of it since the infancy stages many moons ago. And I'm just truly grateful for you to believe in what we're trying to do at the foundation, along with everybody else who have been a part of it, because we just, we don't do this by ourselves. It takes collective group of effort. And we are just so appreciative and we are grateful and humble for all the support that we are receiving.
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39:55I could smell it walking down the hallway, to be honest with you. I was like, is that weed? Nope. It's fragile masculinity. Ben Stiller, no. Because a lot of times, out of context, people don't get it or even know what a circle is. You know what I mean? Like they're like, oh, what's this? Everyone's so dumb except for you. Right, fake and also not interested or just like, oh, I've got my life. I don't care about your life. And a lot of other big shots that wouldn't be where they are without us. Oh, and by the way, Will Ferrell told us personally he loves the show and he wants to be a guest on every episode, but he's just so busy.
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42:37Dude, what is it? Oh, about 22, 23 years, something like that. I've been messing. Man. Look here, man. How was everything going? I know you had a fire there. Did you get everything back together? You know, I know a lot of people helped and threw in on that. And you guys getting that process cleaned up. How is that going? Yeah, it's coming along. And we were able to get through summer day camp. And the fire started with the grill on the backside. And unfortunately, it ripped up the side of the building out close on the backside of the gymnasium. But again, we were able to kind of close that particular portion of the building off.
43:14Now we're ramping up and getting everything going on with the remodeling and renovations that are happening. The gym floor just was delivered yesterday. and that takes about two weeks for all of that to happen. So we'll have that up and running before the kids get back into school middle of September or at least back into our building in middle of September. So everything is right where we needed to be. But again, we still need help because a lot of supplies we had to throw away. And I've never been a part of a fire. I don't know if you have or not, but smoke damage is real. Water damage is real.
43:46And everything that absorbs smoke, we pretty much had to get rid of. and just the collective group of people who were relieving in us and the support by sending items, donating money, all of those things just to get us back to where we were at, especially as we were approaching school year with all of the school supplies. That was it. Yeah, tell them what you do for the school year for the students. Extremely important. And we're, you know, we always try to give out about 3000 book bags filled with school supplies. But unfortunately, with these supplies, you know, with the smoke and all of that, you got to be very careful because you can't pass that along to the kids.
44:16So we essentially had to rebuild from that particular stage. So, again, we're excited to have that happen. We do have groups that are coming out helping to sort, but at the same time, we're going to need help packing and those type of things as well. So all of that information is on our site for anybody who wants to be a part of, whether that's donating, whether that's helping and donating your time. Those are things that are always important to us. Again, with 13 programs that we run throughout the course of the year, all of that information is on the site. So you just have to let us know what you're interested in.
44:47And then from there, the emails will populate to you. You just let us know what you want to be a part of. So if you are interested in that, go to BatchFoundation.org. Yeah, definitely. Amen. I want to give I want to give the backstory for the people that they don't know. A lot of guys start foundations, but you you ended up starting a foundation in your hometown. Can you can you give them the backstory of why you started that foundation here and what led to that? Yeah, 30 years ago, almost to the date, is where I was at Eastern Michigan and I received a phone call from my mother telling me I needed to come home.
45:21And ultimately, my sister was shot and killed and just trying to get the information on how it happened. It was very tough to get. And the codes of the street, they don't talk. So it's hard to get the information. But essentially, the story goes like this. My sister was walking down the street from her friend's house, got caught in a crossfire between rival gangs and the guy that she was with used her as a body shield. And Danielle was only 17 years old and she had never had an opportunity to live life. And at that particular point, I said, if I was ever in position to give back, I would. So I put all my time and energy graduating from college and then hopefully being drafted by one of those 32 teams.
45:55I was able to do so in 98 by the Detroit Lions. And immediately after that season, January of 1999, is when we started the foundation, Best of the Batch Foundation. Did some one-off programs in Detroit. But when I came here to Pittsburgh in 2002, I thought it would be my only season. And then from there, we redirected foundation goals. One year turned into two. Two now has turned into 24 years later back in Pittsburgh. But it was one of those things because of that moment is why we wanted to make sure that we were trying to give these kids something to do. And it was just important to be able to do so because we never wanted another family to feel that way that we do.
46:32And it did at that particular moment. And 30 years later, you still there's still memories because every time you open up or listen to the news, they always open up with a house fire shooting, stabbing. And that's a reminder to our family of what happened many moons ago. And we've been a resources for families that have been coming through, going through very similar situations, asking us how we were able to navigate our particular pain and now turn it into purpose. And those are things that we ultimately are grateful for because of the people who believe in the mission and vision of what we're trying to accomplish.
47:06And that's how we've been able to grow all of these years later. And you could just see the kids that are coming through. And it's just important to really see it. And our motto is always learn it through education, earn it through labor and return it back to your community. And that's all we're trying to do, because everybody is doing a lot of great things in your area, wherever that may be. And if we can help smooth out those hurdles and let's collaborate and help you get to point A to point B, our doors are open. We are always available to have conversation because at the end of the day, we are impacting kids.
47:38And that is truly a value to us. yeah um also uh i believe you had told me one time that uh you guys actually are open when school closes uh just for these guys to uh have somewhere to go so that it doesn't uh lead to you know people being out there doing something that they shouldn't be doing um is that how do you do that yeah so when people forget that a lot of these kids they actually depend on school for breakfast and lunch and when school shuts down a lot of these kids have nowhere to go so if there's a big snowstorm, my wife Tasha will actually go to the office earlier, may sleep at the office in anticipation of all of these kids that are going to be knocking on the door that are looking for breakfast in the morning.
48:19And then from there, she's making sure that there's lunch. So there's always available. It gets to the point where a lot of these kids thought that we lived at the foundation because they're like, wait a minute, Tasha always opens the door. She's always here and not realizing that, yes, we do have, we do go home and sleep, but we're at the office the majority of time, but that is important. And that's why when you look at everything that's happening in a relationship that's being built, there are things that people forget about, especially during the school year. People even forget during after school, right?
48:49After school, the most critical hours are three to six. And a lot of families who are working, you don't get off till five. You have no idea what your kid is doing. So when we have after school and programming, we feed all the kids at five o 'clock. And if we can have, we might open up one day, They might have 80 kids that were sitting there. But again, we are feeding them because we know that there's a chance that that may be the last meal that they get throughout the entire day. So we're just trying to do our part to make sure that, hey, we can continue to go out there and be a resource, not just for our community, but throughout the surrounding communities, because we know there are needs that have to be met.
49:26Definitely, definitely. Look here, man, give them that information for the best of the batch. Hey, guys, please help donate time, money, whatever it is that you think you could do or you're willing to do. You know, they would be extremely grateful for. And it was going to go to help a whole lot of kids to be able to help the foundation, be able to support them. What's that again? What's that? What's that? What's that site? Batchfoundation.org. You'll see all the information. And as we are ramping up, we have two events that we know that we're having up. We have In the Pocket this year, which is going to be Thursday, November 12th.
50:04We are holding that. That is our annual fundraiser. And typically we have a pool poker ping pong. We had a cornhole last year, which you were a part of. This year we may switch it up a little bit with a casino theme style just to kind of change it up a little bit after all these years. So that's going to be Thursday, November 12th. And then we're getting ready for all of our holiday drive. We've dropped over 400 families, which was over 1 ,800 kids that we were able to collect toys for, wrap, and deliver to all of these families during the holiday season. So there are opportunities that people can be involved, whether that's through donation or maybe coming over to help wrap.
50:41So those are opportunities as well. So, again, all that information is on the site. You just have to let us know when you potentially may be available to be able to come over. And we want to show off the building because we're excited to show it off. We give multiple tours a day. Yes. And it's just something that we are proud to show off because, again, collectively, this is not just us. This is all of us that are here helping out the kids. So, again, that information is BatchFoundation.org. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Y 'all heard it here. CB, brother, I want to thank you for coming on. Hold up. Look like we got a super chat.
51:18My boy, Mike Mike, he came through. he said $5 thank you for the donation Mike he said good episode of Deebo and Charlie's show uh oh Charlie keep doing what you doing Deebo don't scare the kids the kids ain't gonna be a bingo nah ain't no cheer this for the adults and I ain't scaring no adults I hope not I don't think so maybe I don't know who knows I scare people a little bit do I scare people a little bit No, once you get. They love D-Bo. D-Bo, they love you, man. They love you, bro. Listen, man, I'm trying to tell you. They love you. Look here, man. Y 'all make sure y 'all go hit bestofthebestfoundation.org and do what you can.
52:04If you can and if you can't, we want to thank you anyway. CB, again, thank you for coming on, being here with me, man. you guys we want to thank you for joining us on this episode of D-Boy and Charlie I guess D-Boy and Charlie no D-Boy and Joe look here man please make sure you guys like subscribe download where you get your show and I will be back we will be back me and Joe will be back here on Monday talking more look here now y 'all can listen to see me on the radio, actually post game. You do post game. What's the post game? Hit that. I forgot about that. Yes, that will be on all Steeler platform.
52:52That'll be the post game show. Immediately after the game, we are on two hours following the game. And I'm on with Mike Pursuta on the Steelers radio network. What platforms can they find it on? They can find it on. They can just go to Steelers, any Steeler platform, podcast app. All that information will be available on there for them to be able to find it. and we look forward to talking all ball. But also, in addition to that, follow the snap count and what we have with my man Trey Essex that we have weekly going on as well. So we get excited to talk all things Steelers, and I'm just grateful to be able to share this platform with you, man.
53:28So I appreciate you having me on, brother. Man, thank you, man. Ladies and gentlemen, that is all. And you know how we do it. We out. How you doing today, Joe?
53:45Let me tell you something, Debo. Debo, it's my time real quick.
54:10The End
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