Nightcap Hour 1: Unc & Ocho react to Vikings beating da Bears on MNF, Russ STILL QB1 + Daiyan Henley joins

24:59Shannon Sharpe:Russ will be the starter. Russ went 17-37, 168 with no touchdowns or interceptions in a season-opening loss. He was especially ineffective under pressure, Ocho. Two of 12, 26 yards with two sacks, two scrambles. New York managed just 231 yards of total offense, installed twice inside the red zone. I think the last thing you want to do, Ocho, is start a rookie on the road in Dallas, a division rival, hostile environment. All things being equal, I would rather start him at home or coming out of the bye. so I get a little extra time to prepare. But what you think, Ocho? I mean, listen, there's no question, not the panic.

25:36You're hitting the panic button after week one. Obviously, if you watch the game, if you watch the Giants play against the commanders, hell, Russell is running for his life too. Now, what he does have to do, he has to settle down in that pocket a little bit. I know you're getting hit upside the head. I know you're getting hit upside the head. Sometimes, take the first throw you see and just let it go because you're holding on to the ball, waiting for things to develop, and you don't have the time for that to happen. No. It showed. Listen, if I don't, again, in situations like that, with the defensive line on top of Russell Wilson, where he can't make the throws or see the passing lanes that he wants to, I'm getting the ball out right away.

26:12Right away. Understanding what defense in front of me, and whatever my first read is, boy, the ball is coming right away. So get your head around. I want to get the ball out right away, but nobody's open right away.

26:24Shannon Sharpe:Because the thing I'm trying to do is I'm trying to take that first throw away. and I look first of all there got to be lanes Russ is only so tall it's not like he's Josh Allen it's not like he can see over the linemen and see down the field he needs lanes to be able to see all things being equal he'd like to buy some time he'd like to be you know a little outside of the pocket so I can clearly see yeah but I agree with you I think maybe if not after the first game but I still believe over under eight games that Jackson Dart is going to be starting. Now, it's going to be interesting to see there's reports that they might have a package or two for Jackson Dart on Sunday.

27:07Shannon Sharpe:The question is, do you think they'll have a package on Sunday in Dallas for Jackson Dart? Or they just let Russ ride it out? Let Russ cook. Let him cook. If you're the head chef for the restaurant, right? If you're a head chef for the restaurant, you don't want one of the waiters outside coming in and telling you how to cook. You don't want them messing up your rhythm as a quarterback. Listen, if Jackson Dart is going to sit, allow him to do just that. Allow him to sit. If Russell Wilson is your head chef, let the man be quarterback number one until you decide to make a change. Hell, you might not have to make a change.

27:44You might not have to. But why prep Jackson Dart and getting him ready? What message does that send to Russell Wilson? If he's quarterback number one, let him be quarterback number one. This ain't college. This ain't high school. Okay, you know what? We're going to make some packages for this individual because we're getting him ready to play. I don't like that message. I don't like what it sends to Russell Wilson. Let the man play until he loses his job. I remember when they drafted Lamar Jackson.

28:19Shannon Sharpe:They had packages for him. Yeah, yeah. you keep saying they say let russ cook but people keep sending the dish back so how i'm gonna keep

28:35somebody right on you they keep sending the dish back hey hey well you sharp boy you sharp that's

28:41Shannon Sharpe:a good one that's a good one different different sit the dish back pittsburgh sit the dish back i mean people keep sending the dish seem like uh the giants hadn't been pleased but they say you know what? Let's order something else. Maybe it was what we ordered that wasn't up to our standard or to our satisfaction. Let's order something else. What do you recommend, Chef Wilson? Because sometimes you go to a restaurant and they have what they call Chef's Choice. Yes. Whatever you like, Chef. Do what you do. How would you like that prepared? Chef's Choice. Yeah. You're right. So I just, I think that's kind of the direction that the Giants are going to head in.

29:32Shannon Sharpe:Can we get Dallas, can we get the Giants schedule? Can you put it in right quick? I think that's going to be more than anything, Ocho. Yes, sir. Because the last thing I want to do is, I mean, let's see Philly. Okay, Philly's on the road this week in Kansas City. that's not going to be an easy game but Kansas City is going to be without their two top receivers it looks like a word that's dealing with a dislocated shoulder I told you you're talking about the way that collision because like you said Ocho I mean just imagine you running and not I said the same thing I said it was grade 3 I thought it was a separate they said dislocation separation so me and the shoulder it came out.

30:20Yeah.

30:22Shannon Sharpe:Ocho. Let me put a jersey on. It's cold in here. Chat. They lost to Washington. Then they got at Dallas, Kansas City at home, Chargers at home, at New Orleans, Eagles at home, at Denver, at Philly, the Niners at home, at Chicago, Green Bay at home, at Detroit, at New England, Washington at home, Minnesota at home, at Las Vegas, Dallas at home. Whoo! They got a smoker. So basically you look at that from September the 14th until November the 2nd, they got Dallas, Kansas City, the Chargers, and New Orleans. we'll see. Philly, Denver, Philly, Niners. Chad, what y 'all thinking? How y 'all, what y 'all thinking?

31:24Shannon Sharpe:How many wins in there? At Dallas, Kansas City at home, Chargers at home, at New Orleans, Eagles at home, at Denver, at Philly, Niners at home. How many wins y 'all see?

31:41Shannon Sharpe:Whew! Boy, unless something unforeseen, I mean, whew! man, they're going to have to be on their best behavior. They're going to have to really play their ass off because.

31:54Who that?

31:55Shannon Sharpe:I was just, I just went over their schedule and they got, they're at Dallas. So I just went over their schedule from September 14th, which is Sunday all the way to November the 2nd. So they're at Dallas. They get Kansas city at home. They get the charges at home. They get the saints on the road, Eagles at home, Denver on the road, Philly on the road. That's their next seven games. Well, that's a nice little schedule, too. That's a nice little schedule. And listen, not only is it a nice little schedule, it's a great test for Russell Wilson. It's a great test for Russell Wilson to see if the ball wants to continue with him going forward or throw Jackson Thart out to the Wolves.

32:34We keep calling for Jackson Thart to come in and play, and that is a rookie in the same preseason. What you going to get out there in these regular season games where they're trying to confuse your quarterback and get you thinking, throw you off your pivot. It's a different ballgame. It's a different ballgame. Everybody, oh, put Jackson Dart in, put Jackson Dart in after one game. All right. All right. But boy,

33:08Shannon Sharpe:they got a little tough schedule, Ocho. Oh, yeah, absolutely. They got a tough schedule. The Cowboys. Kansas City at home. Oh, my God. The Chargers at home. Then they're at New Orleans. Then they get Philly at home. They can breathe a little bit. Oh, my God. At Denver, at Philly, the 49ers at home.

33:38Hey, I don't know who made that schedule, but that's perfect. that's personal yeah they gotta

33:50Shannon Sharpe:I just when you look at it Ocho is that the Giants are really like okay we don't want to like because everybody thinks that like if you go to a rookie you're kind of giving up on the season basically is what you're saying but

34:12Shannon Sharpe:I don't want my fans because with the fans booing every time we come off the field when we don't get no first downs and we putting well listen they're going to be booing extra loud you put Jackson out there and you can't get no first downs

34:31Shannon Sharpe:well I think people are more sympathetic to a rookie not getting the first down as opposed to Russ not getting first downs because they're looking at Jackson Dart as their future they're not looking at rust they're like man look russ is just a placeholder right and understandable um so but like you said i mean the the first two games on the road that's never that's never easy um even if you got one of the better teams um it's tough to win on the road it's tough to win in the nfl it's even tougher to win on the road and basically they give you two division opponents. You start the season with two division opponents on the road.

35:15Those first five or six games that they have in general.

35:18Shannon Sharpe:Yes. I mean, really probably the only game they're going to be favored in Ocho is probably, I didn't know they'd be favored against the Saints because the Saints are at home. They're not going to be favored against Dallas, Kansas City, the Chargers, New Orleans at home. They're not going to be favored. Excuse me. New Orleans on the road. They're not going to be favored at Philly at home. They're not going to be favored at Denver on the road, Philly on the road, or the 49ers at home. They're not going to be favored. No. That's nasty work. Whoever did the schedule, that's nasty work.

35:52Shannon Sharpe:I mean, their defense is going to have to keep them in some of these games. Games, yeah. And I think in order for that to happen, that means your offense can't turn the ball over. You got to possess the ball some because if you don't possess the ball enough, you'll wear your defense down and then a crack will turn into a full-blown, you know, overflow. Yeah. So that's what the Giants are up against. Like I said, I don't envy the position that they're in because they've got some tough decisions to make. They bet on one guy, Daniel Jones, and that wasn't it. They went back into the draft. They like Russ.

36:29Shannon Sharpe:Okay, hopefully Russ can hold us over until next year. Maybe he can, maybe he can't. But clearly they viewed Jackson Dart as their future. But, you know, and the offensive line, the offensive line isn't good. If somebody would have told me Evan Neal would turn out to be the player that he's turned out to be, he's not good. Alabama, consensus All-American, 6 '7", 340 pounds. They showed him he's jumping up on something with one leg. Ocho, big for no reason. He ain't paying out the way you thought? No. No. Hell, if they didn't pay him all that money, he'd be a big-ass equipment manager. But they got 50-60, but they got all that money tied up in.

37:16Shannon Sharpe:He was a top-10 pick. Yeah, yeah. I mean, when you look at them. He's supposed to be the left. They move him to the right because your left tackle is supposed to be your most athletic offensive lineman because he's dealing with the Miles Garrets. He's dealing with the Michael Parsons. He's dealing with those level of guys, the Von Millers. But so they took it from the left and put him on the right. So normally that's your run side. Most people are run right-handed dominant. They run to the right side. The 49ers buck that because Trent, T-Dub is a dominant run. But most teams, they run to the right.

37:54Shannon Sharpe:They put him on the right side, Ocho.

37:59Shannon Sharpe:I mean he's just like slowly I turn step by step and the guy done gone by him I'm like dude yeah and if they move him from left tackle they don't trust him they don't trust him that's the quarterback blindside the kind of money they pay the monk he's supposed to be at the left tackle because that's the money position that's what they drafted him as They drafted him as a left tackle. Yeah. Six foot seven, 325 pounds, 330, 340. Agile. I mean, in college, but that just goes to show you. So a lot of times you play them big guys in the name. Ooh, man. Right. Man, them guys in the NFL don't give a damn about your name.

38:45Shannon Sharpe:They don't care nothing about that. Oh, Alabama. Man, you heard about that big offensive tackle? He favored to win the Outland, the Lombardi, and this one and that one. And so you played in Alabama, you played in one of these prominent schools, people might fear that. Don't nobody fear nobody in the NFL. At all. I got kids to feed. Yeah, absolutely. I got bills to pay. I don't care who you play for. You finna get it's worth. Yes. What part is worth of it? Well, I didn't go to Alabama, and I ain't got no big-time boosters. I went to Savannah State, and we ain't got no big-time boosters that's offering jobs.

39:22Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. And all the coaching positions of field. And General Johnson, he wasn't hiring me as a general manager of his car dealership. So I was going to be out of work. If somebody's going to be out of work, it ain't going to be me. That's all I'm saying. It ain't going to be me. I got choice. We got two choices. We got a choice to make. You and I both got a choice. One of us going to be out of work. I choose you. Now, who are you nominating? I'll show you who are you nominating.

39:51Shannon Sharpe:Man, please. I'm just I'm just surprised though Joe I just thought that he was like I was like man but if you go back and look at it a lot of those offensive linemen from Alex Leatherwood and Jonah with a lot of those guys didn't pan out yeah Dickerson he got hurt he'd wanted towards the ACL yes hell he might be that best lineman and uh they got another one that I think he plays center at uh at the end at the Colts but all the rest of those top linemen uh pork chop womack right right it's different it's different when the when the level of competition evens out and you're playing against Rome and all the stuff we did in college unless it carry unless it carries over and you're who we thought you were you'll get exposed huh right You're exactly right.

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44:38Shannon Sharpe:All right, Ocho, joining us right now, linebacker Dayon Henley. Dayon, how you doing, bro? Chilling, man. Good to see y 'all, man. You bet it's good to see you. Oh, geez. No, I'm only 23. I'm only 23. The OGs, man. The OGs. I appreciate that, bro. I'll gladly accept that. Big game Friday night. You're on the road in Brazil. You get there a little early. You understand what's at stake. Look, your guys went to the playoffs last year, but the big dog on top of the mountain that you guys trying to topple, the Broncos trying to topple, they're the team that's the red and the white. They've been at the top of the mountain for 12, 13 years consecutive.

45:22Shannon Sharpe:and you say, you know what, Coach Harbaugh come in there with that attitude, say, nah, you know what, it's time for a new king to be in the kingdom. What were you guys' thought process? How did you guys go out there and get this job done? I mean, like you just said, we already had that mindset that we was going against some guys who've been, you know, known to run the conference, not only the conference, but the league for the past few years. But we're in a different era right now as far as our team goes, as far as organization. it's Jim Harbaugh and we're trying to show that right now that's our brand of football that you just seen that Friday night out there in Brazil and that's just what we're trying to drive throughout the rest of the season not only just for this season but for years to come and you know to be the best you got to beat the best and at one point it was a cheese but we also got them dudes in green this season too so we're looking forward to it we're looking forward to all the comp we want all of it yeah I really enjoyed what you guys did Friday Obviously, Justin Herbert doing what he needs to do and putting the league on notice and defensively.

46:23Y 'all young bulls out there flying around, playing with tenacity, being physical, coming to the party as a group. So looking forward to the next game. What do you think you guys need to do to continue to make sure you solidify yourselves as true contenders, not just in the division, but I know it's only week two, but to compete for Lombardi trophy. because based on what we saw the other night, you got the quarterback to do so. I mean, I tweeted out right after the game was Respect 10. That's something that we, as a team, we hold that real high because, I mean, you only as good as your quarterback.

47:01And then as a quarterback, you feel me? Like, when we got a guy and a leader in him, we know how far we can take this thing. And we believe in not only him, but as far as our coaches and the staff and what we built here, we just ready to, you know, to prove it, you know what I'm saying? So, I mean, we looking forward. It was week by week. You know, 1-0, that's the goal every week is to be 1-0, get to 2-0, and see how far we can take this thing. You know, we can't take any game for granted. All smoke, like I said, is welcome. And you called us young bulls, so that 23 thing out the window. I hope you know that.

47:33You called us young. You was 23 a second ago. Now we young bulls. I'm going to say you called me OG, so I'm going to pay the respect back and I'm going to call you young bull. I'm a young boo. I'm a young boo. I just want you to know you can go ahead. It's nice and shiny, though.

47:51Shannon Sharpe:Hen, what's the biggest difference? You played for a lot of coaches growing up in Pop Warner, in high school, in college, and now you have Jim Harbaugh. What did you hear about him? Did you ask anybody that had ever played for him, played under him at the University of Michigan, at Stanford, at the Niners? Did you know anybody that played for him? and what type of coach, what are you getting? Is he everything that you thought? I mean, I would definitely say he everything that I thought he would be. Before he got to us, I definitely heard a lot about Coach Harbaugh. I mean, the dude's personality, it goes through any room.

48:31You feel me? He walks in a lot of rooms that he ain't never been in. You know, that type of name he got. And that's because of the personality and how outstanding and upstanding he is as a guy. and I heard a lot of stories about him just about him coming to LA. You know, I'm from LA, from the city, and not a lot of coaches do the on-ground recruiting out here in this city. But I heard a lot, and not only do you hear a lot, but I've seen a lot of pictures of just hardball, you know, being on foot out here and going to recruit guys and just being as relatable as he can be. So you feel me? And he's that, man.

49:06He's just that genuine type of guy. He's the guy you want to fight for, a guy that will fight with you, though. You know, it's not about fighting for him, but he'll fight with you. And who would follow a leader like that?

49:16Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Yeah. Your linebackers coach, Navarro Bowman. Both played next to him and Patrick Willis for the longest time. They were the best duo in football. They were some thumpers. All right. Hey, Will coming downhill. But I think Navarro Bowman was very underrated because he was playing to a guy that was perennial all pro. That was Ward number 52 and his idol was Ray Lewis. And he was as fast, he was as physical, and he could do it all. But Navarro Bowman, if you watched the 49ers, if you studied the 49ers before he got injured, Bo was that dude. Hey, you see, I got to take the Oakleys off. You feel me?

49:58You talking about my coach. I got to take the Oakleys off. I just got them joints today. Shout out Oakley for that. but I mean you're talking about a guy with not only just the the resume but he still he still could go ball today I mean I feel this to his face you feel me I feel me I'll be trying to keep my guy you know just at coach level but he'll still try to get out there and show me something about hitting something I'll be like come on dude it's my turn now you feel me but I look at his tape, man. I study who he is. I study who he is. You feel me? I don't want to say who he was because he is that guy.

50:35He is 100 % still that guy. And I feel like not only was he next to a Hall of Famer, but him himself and what he did on that field, he should also be amongst them ranks too one day. Because, I mean, he had them all pros. He had the injury, the bounce back from the injury. You know what I'm saying? It's the stuff that's unnatural. That's not really normal. and it's like, you know, you got that type of resume and then you become a coach. I look at what he do. I look at what he say. Then I can go turn on the film and be like, nah, you about that. And I mean. Oh, yeah, he really was. He was about that.

51:10He was about that. He really about that. Was y 'all ever on the field at the same time?

51:13Shannon Sharpe:No, no, no, no, no. I'm way, I'm way, I'm way. Hold on. I was with him. I ran Levaro a few times. You did what? Rainy Mova, quarter slant, quarter slant, quarter little mid dig, and instead of cutting up, I just ran back into him, asking about it. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm going to ask him about it. I'm going to ask him about it. I was hell to deal with, what? I was hell to deal with, what? I heard you shied away from contact, though. Who? You. I was 6 '4", 230. What am I shying away from? Oh, no. I mean, I remember, see, I be watching y 'all, man. man, y 'all got a lot of influence on us.

51:57I mean, y 'all are OGs. I heard you talk about not being a contact receiver. I've heard you verbatim say that that wasn't in your game. You can't be telling me. I'll get receipts up here, bro. You have to listen to me close to me. I said I don't like contact in game because I get my uniform out the cleaners on game day. Now, I welcome contact if that's what you want to do. So have you see foot on dead homies? I'm with whatever on Sundays. You feel me? On dead homies? On dead homies. Oh, not on my dead homies, though. Oh, not on yours. On mine. Yeah, you can't put them on my dead homies because I don't think you hit both.

52:36I don't think you did that. And if you put them on my dead homies, I know they're rolling right now, so you can't do that with mine. Do them with your homies, though. Hey, listen. I'm going to give you better perspective. I'm going to give you better perspective and better context in 225. Okay. I was playing in today's game. And there was a chance, let's say, you was playing against me. Me, me, right? Me. Yeah, you're playing against me. I'm locked in. I'm game on the ground. Let's go. You're locked in? Yeah, let's go. Before the game starts, I'm probably going to talk to you at your game. In the game, I'm probably going to run you over at some point.

53:15Because you're too little. You're too little for me, for my type, for my kind. Like, I respect you. And what you do, listen, I've been watching since you're a little kid.

53:25Shannon Sharpe:You didn't even know that. Ocho, you know he started out as a wide receiver. He switched to the linebacker. Hey, I was too dark for that room over there. I was too much for him over there. I ain't going to lie. Coach looked at me and said, you're a little too physical to be doing what you're doing to these dudes. You probably should be on the dark side. And I said, you know what? If I was anything like Chad, I'd say no. I'm going to go ahead and do that. I'm going to go ahead. And flip the switch on y 'all. Here I stand. Here I stand. So let me ask you a question. Who did you model coming up? Obviously, you started as a wide receiver.

54:00Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. So when you were the wide receiver, who did you model your game after? And then once you switched to the defensive side and you became a linebacker, what are some of the linebackers that you're like, okay, I like his game. Let me see if I can add some of that to mine. So this is how my whole life, a whole lot of life, you feel me, happened in my little 25. But I was a QB all the way up until I got to college. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was QB from five years old to 17. What happened to you went to? I went to Crenshaw. How you just told me to watch me? Crenshaw High School. Come on, man. Listen, listen, you gotta understand.

54:31Hold on, you gotta understand. I was over there by Dorsey off of this third building. So, you feel me? Oh, man. I mean... I know, I know. It's all good. It's all good. Come on. I was on the other side. The disrespect. I know about you. I know about you. I was watching you. I didn't know you played quarterback, though. The disrespect, man. All I'm going to say is, look, I was a QB. Right, right, right. I got my shot at Nevada, University of Nevada. They turned me into an athlete. You feel me? I didn't get an offer at a position. They offered me as an athlete. You know, look that up. That don't happen often.

55:05Okay. They put me in the receiver room. Like I said, at that point, just to ask you a question, I look at a lot of guys like yourself. You feel me? Just had to see how to run routes. You mean properly. I was throwing the routes, but, you know, not really running routes. So I looked at you. Shout out OBJ. Shout out Matt Tron. Shout out some guys who just I feel like at the end of the day, they come down with the ball. So went from that and got into my defensive side of mine. And the first dude I really, like, looked into was probably Ed Reed, man. Just a physical dude. Because I didn't go straight linebacker.

55:38I was a safety at first.

55:39Shannon Sharpe:Okay, yeah, Ed, take the ball away. Yeah, yeah. If I'm going to look at anybody, I'm going to look at who I deem. Yeah, for sure. And I used to watch the Ravens a lot. Shay, so shout out to you. I used to watch the Ravens a lot. I used to. Appreciate that. I see y 'all hard knocks acting a fool. You ain't changed. You ain't changed. But I used to watch the Ravens a lot. So, Ed Reed, and then obviously you look right below. You got Ray Lewis, man. You got one of the greats. And then you just go from there. Once you get into that mindset, you can kind of just go from there. And then, like, you feel me?

56:09I told him this before, but shout out Navarro Bowman, man. You look at that tandem that he was a part of. So I was able to watch a lot of grades and then messed around and got next to one, man. And it's number of respect. I'm just trying to, I'm trying to make my mark. It's about legacy.

56:27Shannon Sharpe:But let me ask you, what made you decide to choose zero of all the numbers you could have made? What's special about zero? You see what I just said about that legacy right there. Yeah, you start your own. I'm saying that legacy, man. I mean, I got to leave. No wrong with that, bro. It just so happened that zero was available for the first time in the NFL. I didn't have one as an option. My draft class mate was Quentin Johnson. He was our first rounder. He was number one in college. Obviously, the one go to him. That was my most recent number. It was one, and 11 was taken. So I looked at zero as an opportunity to make my mark and do something and, you know, be remembered.

57:07There's a lot of zeros and only one right now as a charger. So I just had to do what I can.

57:13Shannon Sharpe:You do realize when you get a single digit number, now you got to be that boy dog. Oh yeah. Yeah. You understand that. Hey, Hey, I'm just saying, Hey, I'm, I understand that, but as always, I bet on myself and I'm not, I'm not, I'm not a boastful dude by any means. And even now, just talking to y 'all, I know where I'm at right now in my process. And I know that I'm just trying to try to continue to grow. So I look at that zero as anything is, is a blank state. I'm blank slate every game, every week. And what I do to build on that is what I'm going to leave behind when I leave that number one day.

57:48And that's what I just, you know, that's how I move. That's my mindset is, like you said, be a dog. You know, I got to make that move every day. And I got coaches, got players, teammates, staff members pushing me every day. Yeah. Hey, listen, you've gotten through training camp. You've gotten through preseason. Now we've gotten through week one. How's the body feel? How's everything holding up? How do you feel going into week two? I mean, one thing we know about football, y 'all, is are you ever 100 %? No. Not after you take your ass to training camp. I'm trying to tell you, you're never 100%, but it's about what you can do with that percentage that you are.

58:24And so for me, my body is where it is, and it's good. You know, I'm dealing with my little bumps and bruises. Training camp is long. A hardball training camp is long as hell. Yes. So for both of them, and ours started early than everybody else's. We had that fourth preseason game. not Hall of Fame game. So it's been a long one for us, but I got the training staff that's been taking care of me. Shout out them. And we got a long season ahead of us, and I'm just maintaining. You know, I got to make sure I maintain and keep where I'm at right now. You went to Crenshaw High.

58:56Shannon Sharpe:Are there any other athletes or famous people that went to high school with you? With me? Yes. Nah, nah, nah, nah. It wasn't any that was with me. You didn't have nobody from your team that made it to the league? Nah, none in my class, none are in the league right now. I think Daniel Grisiak was a defensive end that was right under me. He was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers most recently. He's a free agent right now. But in the past, I couldn't even tell you. It's been me. I think since like DeAnthony Thomas – or no, no, J.N.A. Harris was more of the most recent one was about like some years ago.

59:36Shannon Sharpe:Because y 'all haven't – I mean, that high school Crenshaw has put a lot of guys into the league. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Crenshaw and Dorsey. Yeah. Yeah. Crenshaw. Hey, man, stop mentioning them with me on the line. My bad. My bad. My bad. My bad, Tween. I respect them for L.A. I do. My bad, Tween. Hey, Shannon, I don't think you understand. This is a real rivalry, man. I mean, I used to leave them games with blood on my jersey that wasn't from football. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? So he keep playing on me right now. My bad. My bad. My bad. So I'm trying to get him to stall him out.

1:00:11Shannon Sharpe:Okay, okay. But check this out. Let me ask you this. Your father is Eugene Big U Henley. Yes, sir. Did he make a conscious effort or was it you to make sure you stay away from that? Because you mentioned Crenshaw. And we've heard all the stories. I mean, maybe it's not as heavily involved as it once was, but it used to be a lot of gang affiliation, a lot of gang violence. Did you do that or did he make a concerted effort? Say, son, this is not the life for you. You're going to go do something positive. One thing that I grew up understanding was that what my family is and who we are to this city is going to always be with me.

1:00:51And my dad made it clear that I got a choice every day to make to be above all of that, you know. And so my dad made it very clear. That's not what he wanted for me in my life. he made it very very clear that I had a better chance of making it to where I needed to go because I had his support and I got two older brothers Jabari Henley Michael Henley they're my older brothers and they live a different life than me you see me the route right but people would assume I would have taken they live right and they and they made those choices and that was because of the absence of my father at the time you feel me he wasn't there for for them as much he was for me.

1:01:29I got my dad fresh out about four years old. And so he told me like straight up, you ain't got no option, bro. I'm here. And we're going to make sure we get this done and done the right way. And obviously, you get to an age where you do have to make the decisions, you know, because he's not holding my hand. So that's why I say it was a collaborative effort. And then shout out my mom, Stacey Henley, because she was right there and holding down the house. That was I mean, one woman that taught me strength. She showed me a lot about what strength is then, and especially now. So shout out my mom, like I said, Stacey Henley.

1:02:08And shout out my pops for where I am now.

1:02:11Shannon Sharpe:I like that. I like that you made a positive decision. How much do you go back? Because there are a lot of kids that maybe don't think they have a choice. The only choice that they can make is that life. But you're living proof. Like, I got two older brothers, my dad. But I made a decision that that life wasn't for me. I believe that I had something better in store, that my life, God had something bigger planned for me. Yeah. He had something bigger planned for you, but you just have to make the right decision. That's 100%. And you said, how do I go back? I'll put it in frame of mind for you right now.

1:02:46We got back from Brazil at 10 a.m. in the morning. Yeah. My brother called me and said, it's a Pop Warner game in Compton right now. I'm fresh off the plane. I'm going to go see them kids. It's just what it is. I was in training camp, OTAs. I did a football camp for them, and I couldn't really go see them or be involved. And you feel me? You can't. I got a real job. You got a real job. Yeah, you got a real night to five. I can't go all the time or, you know, just any time. This was an opportunity. Fresh off the plane. straight from a 14-hour flight, got in the Uber, dropped myself off at the facility and went to go see the kids.

1:03:27Oh, true. And that was, yeah, that was just this, what, Saturday. So I was able to go do that. And that's just, you feel me? When I can, I will. And that's just, you know, showing love to the kids. Not only is it just trying to be a role model, but like showing them it's an option. I didn't really see this close of an athlete. They don't even look at me the same no more. They look at me like I'm just Deion, you know? like Daniel Hilly you know the NFL thing kind of wearing off but I want them to understand that this isn't normal but also I want them to understand that it's a team yeah that's dope that's dope

1:04:02Shannon Sharpe:you guys face the Raiders on week two Monday Night Football you already looking at tape they got a win they went on the road to New England got a big win Geno threw over 300 yards Brock Biles we don't know his status that would be somebody possibly you could be matched up with. We don't know he did injure his knee, didn't return to the game, but I'm sure Coach Harbaugh is going to tell you guys and Mo going to say, look, we're going to practice and prepare as if he's playing. And if he doesn't play, we'll make an adjustment. But we're not going to get caught with, you know, he ain't playing and all of a sudden he show up and we don't have the proper technique and the plan in place for him.

1:04:45Now you definitely understand. You know how I go. You know how to go. We locked in. Today we straight. We wipe 1-0. Now we're trying to get that 2-0 mindset going in. And obviously, that's always and every day we move and try to get forward. You feel me? So we definitely on to the next team. We got one heck of a coaching staff over there in P.I. We know what he about. Shout out to my defense coordinator, Jesse Minter. Today he was just talking about it. This is a team that are exactly where we were last year. new coach, not only a new coach, but a proven coach that knows how to win. And then with the staff that they feel that they are being able to curate and rejuvenate.

1:05:26So we see the competition and we see the tasks at hand. And then we know what we're going over to do. It's Raiders. It's a natural rivalry going on. It is. You know, Harbaugh and Carroll.

1:05:41Shannon Sharpe:This go back to college. This go back to Stanford and USC. USC. What's your deal? What's your deal? I got my coach back. I got my coach back. That's all I'm saying. I got my coach back. Deion, thanks for coming on with us tonight, man. Thanks for giving us a few moments of your time. We really, really appreciate it. Keep up the great work, not only on the field, but in the community as well. Tell the family I said hello. And you know what? Y 'all win that division. Come back on and tell us about it. You know, that's where we're going. We're chasing that. My sister told me to tell you she love you.

1:06:13And then, Chad, the Madden Raiders, Tell me what you need I just want my power I just want my strength I just want you to watch me You know what I'm saying I've been watching you since Chris I know you Nothing given man I ain't got no problem with earning mine I just finally get the status to you You know what I'm saying I got to say One question I don't mean to be greedy but my grandma always told me a closed mouth don't get fed. But if I do make my way to LA, if I can get just one, one ticket. Hey man, what you need? What you need? It's just one. I travel, I travel a little bit. I got a ticket.

1:07:00I got a jersey. Both of y 'all. Hey man, y 'all my OG's number. Whoa, whoa. We ain't talking about him. We ain't talking about him. We talking about me.

1:07:07Shannon Sharpe:We talking about him. He leave me behind, man. He don't take me nowhere. He said I done got too old. I can't keep up. It's lying. Yeah, yeah, I travel with me and my baby Come on man, I got you It's nothing Y 'all trying to come to the sideline We get the passes I want to stay on the sideline The whole game I only just became captain Okay It's only my first year out here It's all about Ocho, man Damn You're trying to get the man A captainship revoked You know what I'm saying Harbaugh know me. He know me. We go way back. Way back. I did play. I was in the league when Harbaugh played. So I did play with him.

1:07:55Shannon Sharpe:I played in two. Yeah, actually, he was my quarterback one year at the Pro Bowl when he was at Indy. Damn, you old. Yeah, I am. I am. Damn. You can be coaching somebody. Oh, no. I ain't got no patience to do that now. Mm-mm. Hey, I see how you talk about these players, man. You probably right. No. I ain't going to even hold you on that one. When you're right, you ain't wrong. Respect my dog, Tim, man. Respect Tim, man. Oh, he balled out? Yeah. But you know, when you're that level of talent, you know you get judged by postseason. Much differently. Hey, he ain't got much to say to y 'all, so I say it for him, and that's going to be just watch what he does.

1:08:43We do, we believe in that man. Best believe, cause you know, hey, now you.

1:08:49Shannon Sharpe:What's going on? Hey, tell Quinn Johnson. You already know, you already know what this is. Come on now. Come on. Hey, there you go. Come on now. There you go, you see how you treat our guests? Come on. You see how you treat our guests? What are you turning this into? What are you turning this into? You trying to bait me, you trying to rage bait me. I ain't a second at the bottom of my head. Don't do it, don't do it. Hen, for life. Respect to every opponent. The country. Respect to every opponent. Bronco country. Raise up now. Come on. Hey, see, that's why I told you just get me tickets. See what I mean?

1:09:28Hey, hey, here. For life.

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