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23:19Shannon Sharpe:With same-day delivery, all those items show up on time and still make the trip so you can show up and focus on why you're there and not everything around it. Because at that point, it's not just about getting there, it's about making the most of the opportunity in front of you. That's what I like about Prime. It makes it easy to say yes when the moment shows up. Same-day delivery, it's on Prime, available in select areas. Terms apply. Visit Amazon.com slash Prime to find millions of items delivered fast. When you're teeing off and your clients are watching, it's on. When the game goes to overtime and your squad is right there with you, it's on.

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24:49It can also use approved apps, connected tools, files, and browser contexts to help move the work forward. And you stay in control. You give direction, review drafts, approve actions, redirect the work, and choose the final output.

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26:10Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, CBS Fantasy Football dropped their wide receivers tier rankings. A tier one, Jamar Chase, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb. Tier two, Puka Nakua, Malik Neighbors, Nico Collins, Amon Ross, St. Brown. Tier three, you had Brian Thomas Jr., A.J. Brown, Drake London. tier four t higgins lad mcconkey tyreek hill rasheed rice davante adams hold on and what oh i'm sorry god forgive me because i just got saved i just got saved i just got baptized two weeks ago because the last one was wearing off and what world is tyreek a tier four in anything in anything let's just start there in anything now what i don't like about the tier rankings is is not enough receivers in the tier one.

27:06How do they choose that? It has to be at least five, but there are at least five receivers.

27:10Shannon Sharpe:I guess they're saying fantasy. Oh, we're talking about fantasy. Oh, okay, okay. Never mind, never mind, never mind. Never mind. Yeah, that's different. So fantasy is hard for me to kind of digest, you know, taking it serious because fantasy is week to week. It's week to week. You know, you never know who's going to go off. Now, obviously, you have your main bulls that are going to get opportunities to make sure they get you your numbers, but you just never know, man. Fantasy is a very, very difficult, very, very difficult. It is. It's 50 % luck and 50 % making sure you had the right players. But, I mean, if Malik Nabors put up the numbers he put up, I think they should be a little better, even with Russ.

27:55Shannon Sharpe:Although Russ is not what he was in Seattle, I still think he's better than what he was going to last year. But this is the good thing about it, is you got Russell Wilson, right? Even if he's not what he once was in Seattle, he has a player around him that is elite that can raise his level of play. Wait a minute. You mean I got another uno out here that makes my job easy? All I have to do is get him the ball, put the ball in the vicinity. Short, intermediate, long. Boy, Malik Nabin could do it all, man. You can.

28:31Shannon Sharpe:Who you got? Ohio, what's wide receiver you? LSU or Ohio State? Listen, at one point it was Alabama. Alabama was running the show. Ohio State stole it for a little bit, but boy, LSU done took over. They running with it now. They got like a four by one. James Jefferson, neighbors in college. Every time you turn around, it's another one. Excuse me, Brian Thomas Jr.? Man, they cutting the fool, man. And I don't think people understand how good Brian Thomas Jr. is. I think it's because he's in Jacksonville but if you watch him matter of fact I don't say his name enough time just watch you'll see no he's special absolutely yeah like you said Ocho they're looking at like scoring things like that so but Devontae I mean if Devontae going to be in tier four, he should be up higher considering he got Matthew Stafford.

29:32Well, listen, he got Matthew Stafford, but also look what they did to Cooper Cup because Pooka Nakul was getting all the opportunities. So just with the addition of Devontae Adams being there, how is Sean McVay going to use him? Or are they going to still put Pooka Nakul in all the positions to get all the goddamn balls?

29:50Shannon Sharpe:Well, the thing was, Ocho, if you go back and study, look at Cooper Cup hadn't been the same since he had that historic season. when you catch that many balls over the course of a season, think about how many passes he caught. He caught for 147 in the regular season. So, okay, if you catch 147, that means they got to throw you at least 200 balls. Now, think about how many he caught in the postseason. He was never the same. Hey, can you imagine? Hey, can Ash hear me? Ash, what's the most catches I've had in the season? I've never hit over 100. I wonder what my numbers would look like. Somebody in the chat.

30:33Somebody in the chat that's really good at numbers, right? Look at my best statistical career and how many catches I had

30:41Shannon Sharpe:in... You weren't explosive. You weren't a catch guy. You'd have five catches, 130 yards. That's what you were. You weren't a guy to catch 10, 12, 13 passes. Never. That's not what you were. You were down to feel threat. Deep threats ain't going to have that. You know, every once in a while, you'll get a guy that's a deep threat, especially in your era. Now it's different. You look at Tyreek, Tyreek deep and having 115, 120. It wasn't like that. Hey, I wonder what it would look like. What if I had 147 catches? I wonder what my numbers would be for, let's just say, my best season. Well, to get you that many catches, you're not going to have no 14, no 15 yards per catch average.

31:19Shannon Sharpe:you do realize all the little bubble screens that'd be like 2 ,500 yards. All the screens and stuff? See, I don't like them screens, though. You try to catch with 2 ,300 yards.

31:3397 is the most catch I ever had, huh? But I was a yardage monster. I don't know if that makes sense. Yardage monster, yeah.

31:41Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, some people, that's what I was, Ochoa. I had yards. Yeah. I wasn't a touchdown guy. like you look at Gonzo, you look at Gates, you look at like Trav or Gronk. Yeah. I'm going down the field. I'm going to have 100. I'm going to get the yard. Just think about it. 147? Man, I would have had about 3 ,000 yards, man. I did I could be honest with you. That was a weakness of mine. All them bubble screens and all that. Like bubble screens and nah, man. Don't do that to me. I need to be running forward. I don't want nobody running at me. Yeah. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I ain't trying to do all that.

32:25Shannon Sharpe:That's a lot of pounding. That's a lot of hits. But Ocho, they started throwing those screens like Peyton started hitting Marvin with those bubble screens. Right, right, right. That wasn't prominent like in the 90s. Not really. Not really. It wasn't. Guys tried to push the ball down the field. Now, you got to run and shoot, you know, but that went away because your quarterback was getting blasted. So they got out of the run and shoot because they were tearing your quarterback ass up. My most, I had 87 in 1994. Damn. And I missed a couple of games, Ocho. Had a sprained knee. I'd have got 100 that year.

33:12Shannon Sharpe:Got 100. Would have got 100. I had 81. Yeah, 81. I had 81 and 93. I had 87. I had 80 and 96, 72. What did I have in Baltimore?

33:31Shannon Sharpe:I think I had 70-something in Baltimore. Damn.

33:39Shannon Sharpe:Okay, yeah, I had 67 and 73. Well, y 'all didn't really throw the ball then. Y 'all had Jamal Lewis. No, you didn't have Jamal Lewis. who the running back was. Yeah, Jamal was there. I got there in 2000. Yeah, Jamal got there. Jamal was there with them big-ass shoulder pads, man. There ain't no way you get through a doorway with them big-ass shoulder pads on. And you know when I was in Denver, we didn't throw the ball like that, not with TD back there. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. TD back. Damn. Vegas released their Browns starting quarterback odds to start week one. Joe Flacco, minus 102. Kenny Pickett.

34:16Shannon Sharpe:plus 200. Shador Sanders plus 870. Dylan Gabriel plus 500. Ocho, who you putting your money on to start week one? I mean, Joe Flacco start. Unless he gets injured in training camp or something like that or gets injured in the preseason. I doubt he plays much of the preseason. We're going to get a great sample size of Shador's season in the preseason. A great sample size. Now, the job of Joe Flacco is to lose. Understand the business. If you watch the game long enough, you know how it's going to play out. No disrespect to Kenny Pickett. No disrespect to Dillian Gabriel. You know, we know Shadour Sanders is going to be the one to step in the helm and run the show once things don't work out with Joe Flacco.

34:59But what Joe Flacco is going to give you, he's going to give you an amazing six, seven-game stretch. I'm talking about an amazing six, seven-game stretch. And all of a sudden, something's going to go wrong. And when it does go wrong, fans are going to grow upset. They're going to grow leery. they're going to hear it from the crowd the news, the media gets into it and then it's going to be the Shador Sanders show

35:24Shannon Sharpe:All I know is that when I was a rookie old show, I couldn't wait to play because the fans don't want to play in the preseason because they don't want to run the risk of getting hurt the only way I was going to be able to show what I can do is to get in the game Hey, that preseason people are buying for jobs, boy, that's a resume right there You're feeling like that's your resume when you touch that feeling in the preseason Shh. What? Because it's like summer league in basketball. All those guys in summer league, Ocho, they're only a handful of jobs. Yeah. In preseason, all these guys, they're only a handful of jobs.

35:57Shannon Sharpe:For the most part, they know who's going to make that roster except here or there. You get a Shannon Sharpe or you get a Terrell Davis. You get a Rod Smith. You get a Wes Welker. You get a John Randall. You'll get a few guys that just like, we got to find a place. Even if he doesn't start week one, we got to find a place to keep him on the roster. Absolutely. Especially if you're a special teams guy too. You know, sometimes you find a gym. Like a gym. Yeah, man. Yeah. And so I just hope to get a little, hey, this is your opportunity. This is a job. That's the job interview. Absolutely. I'm putting on my A.O.

36:36Shannon Sharpe:Joe. I'm putting on my best. I'm putting on my best blue navy suit collar shirt I'm putting on my best and I'm going to work I'm going to do great on this job I already know the questions he's going to ask I've been studying a lifetime they're going to be alright man they're going to be alright we got Jerry we got Jerry and Joku who on the other side Judy or Joku who on the other side of Jerry or Judy don't start me to lie hey Chad who's the other receiver on the other side of Jerry Judy

37:17man messing around man Jerry Judy going for 1800 this year man

37:24Shannon Sharpe:boy if he go for 1800 with the quarterbacks right there on show Jerry Judy cause you gotta realize ain't a whole lot of 1800s ever been had okay okay 1500 1500 Jerry going for 1500 this year it ain't been about 5 of them 1800 receiving yard season I just threw that number out there 1500 hey you do realize that's an ass ton of yards right listen it ain't an ass ton of the way they throw the ball a day now now 1500 1500 Nade now that meant something that meant something I was 15 on the back of your day. There wasn't a whole lot of 100 catches to go along with that. Bro, you got to realize, my brother went back to back.

38:12Shannon Sharpe:He was the first to go back to back with 100 catch seasons. The record was 106. He broke it with 108 and then followed up the next year with 112. Now it's 149. That's crazy. Oh, that's crazy. Yeah. I think Herman Moore had the record at like 123 and then Marvin broke it at 142 and then the guy at New Orleans he broke it with 149 I remember Herman Moore and Johnny Morton man they were nice yeah yeah Johnny Morton they had Brett Perelman Wait, Brett Perriman was there with them? With Herman? Oh, I was talking about with Herman Moore. Oh, yeah. Oh, you talking about with – You talking about with – Hold on.

39:08That was the three? It was Johnny Morton, Brett Perriman, and Herman Moore?

39:13Shannon Sharpe:Nuh. With Brett – With Johnny Morton there? Johnny might have been later. Okay, okay, okay, okay. Okay. Who was the other receiver that was there? I'm trying to think I'm trying to think Brett Perriman you had Herman Moore there was a third receiver what was that guy named? oh nah he was in Seattle it was somebody tall

39:48Shannon Sharpe:oh my goodness I hate this I can see the guy named I mean it's just on the tip of my tongue

40:09Yeah, I said Johnny already.

40:16Shannon Sharpe:Herman Moore, Brett Perriman, and Johnny Morton. Yep. Led the team with 123. Herman Moore had 123 receptions, 1 ,686 yards and 14 touchdowns. Perriman had a strong season. He had 108, 1488, 9 touchdowns and Johnny Morton had 44 receptions for 598. I bet Scott Mitchell was a quarterback. Yeah, he was. We had Scott Mitchell in Cincinnati. We had Scott Mitchell, I think Johnny ended up, he went to the Chiefs. yeah he went to the Chiefs yeah and when he retired remember he went in MMA yeah it didn't go too well though it didn't go too well that's a different mentality

41:10Shannon Sharpe:Ocho Notre Dame's 2026 recruiting class now includes Devin Fitzgerald he's the son of Larry Fitzgerald Thomas Davis Jr outside linebacker he's the son of thomas davis senior and kaden finley he's the son of jamaichael finley uh jerome bettis's son there jerome bettis the second uh junior he's there also i don't know if he's in this he might be there already somebody else is in that who else is in that i'll ask ryan clarkson just left yeah he just left but i know this they're coming in next year but i think bus son is already there i think somebody else's son is there too well somebody obviously there are a lot of people's son there considering they got a roster because i know somebody hey they're but they got a bunch of sons there but i'm talking about famous people that we know that played a professional sport i'm trying to think man we getting old not really we ain't getting old we getting wiser yeah we getting wiser with age come wisdom as I get older and as I age I start to look better because I was ugly growing up you disagreed oh Plankico Burris his son is at Notre Dame too.

42:37Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

42:42Shannon Sharpe:James Flanagan, his dad played defensive tackle for the Bears. That's dope. Bryce Young, B.Y., played with the 49ers. His son is there. I think Brian Urlacher. Isn't Brian Urlacher's son there or did he graduate?

43:02Brian Urlacher. Brian Urlacher's son went to Notre Dame? Yeah.

43:10Shannon Sharpe:Brian Urlacher? Yeah. I ain't know that. And that's crazy. I remember we played the Bears one time. Boy, I ran Urlacher ass over, boy. No, that probably didn't happen the way you explained it. You know what I remember? Because Urlacher won 54. And I remember I stepped right on his chest. I stepped between the five and the four when I ran over him. Yeah, man. I never forget that game. We was at Soldier Field, too.

43:38Shannon Sharpe:Kennedy Erlacher.

43:44Shannon Sharpe:He transferred to UFC.

43:51Damn.

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46:00And you stay in control. You give direction, review drafts, approve actions, redirect the work, and choose the final output.

46:07Shannon Sharpe:So you spend less time sorting through busy work and more time making progress on the work that matters. Put ChatGPT to work on your most ambitious ideas and projects. Get started at ChatGPT.com by selecting Work Mode. Available on Plus and Pro Plans. Hey, this is Kevin. This is Joe. And this is Nick from Hey Jonas. You know, I recently learned that every 36 minutes, another child in the U.S. is diagnosed with cancer. Think about that for a second. Some of the bravest warriors you'll ever meet aren't professional athletes or superheroes. They're kids in this fight. And every day, these young warriors face challenges most adults couldn't imagine.

46:45Yet they continue to show up with incredible courage, determination, and hope. That's why we're proud to support Hyundai Hope on Wheels. For the past 28 years, with support from Hyundai, their dealers, and every new Hyundai sold. Hope on Wheels has contributed over$300 million to childhood cancer research, helping save more than 40 ,000 kids. But we're not done yet. We need your help. Together, let's bring every warrior home. Learn more at HyundaiUSA.com slash Hope on Wheels or ask about Hope on Wheels at your local Hyundai dealer. Man, I'm sitting here reading the chat. Boy, these people are funny.

47:19Boy, y 'all are funny, boy. Whatever. They're just laughing. The comments would be funny. I like it. I like that.

47:28Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, but I wanted to clarify because I'm like, hey, somebody's son go to Notre Dame. Yes, Shannon, there are 100 players on the team. There are a lot of people's sons go to Notre Dame. I met somebody famous like Lafayette, Gerald's son, Plexigl Burroughs' son, Jerome Bettis. That's what I meant to say. Ocho, Bleacher Report drops their top 100 NBA players of all time list. Number one, Michael Jordan. Number two, LeBron James. Number three, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Number four, Magic Johnson. Five, Bill Russell. Six, Shaquille O 'Neal. Seven, Tim Duncan. Eight, Larry Bird. Nine, Wilt Chamberlain. Ten, Stephen Curry.

48:11Eleven, Kobe Bryant.

48:13Shannon Sharpe:Jesus Christ. Twelve, Dream Elijah Juan. Thirteen, Kevin Durant. Fourteen, Oscar Robinson. 15 Jerry West Shaq calls it criminal that Kobe wasn't ranked in the top team. Bleacher Report explained his reasoning. There's no question that for most of two decades he was among the very best players, but among the best and the best are two different things Meanwhile, the players above him all had multi-year peaks in which they were clearly holding the belt. The long exception may be Wilt, who had Bill russell to contend with yes sir joe people seem to be upset that kobe was not in the top 10. this is what i always tell people if you put somebody if somebody moves out if somebody if you're trying to move into the house that means somebody out of the house but who you gonna move out so but hey this is um this your area expertise now look this is look now i have my i have lebron one but on on mount rushmore they got it they got it they got it right i had michael jordan i had michael jordan lebron james kareem and magic that's why i had it uh my top five I would have put Tim Duncan.

49:42Shannon Sharpe:But I'm saying, look at Michael, multiple regular season MVPs. LeBron, multiple regular season MVPs. Kareem, multiple regular season MVPs. Magic, multiple regular season MVPs. Bill, multiple regular season MVPs. So everybody in the top five, everybody in the top five has at least three regular season MVPs. You know what? Based on everything you just said, if you were to line up 100 people that were basketball fans and had a passionate love for the game, and you're asking that same question, the name they top five, you think they're going to say the same name? No, no, absolutely not. So it's different.

50:20Shannon Sharpe:No, yes, absolutely, yes. If you see how they got all the big spread out, because people like big, you needed a guard to get you the ball. So it's not like you can bring the ball up. You look at Jordan, Jordan can handle the ball, LeBron, Magic clearly, Steph Curry people like hold on y 'all got Steph Curry over Kobe Bryant well that's what it looked like to me from my eyes Steph Curry is 10 and Kobe is 11 I don't understand dog oh my goodness I think look I think from 96 to about 02 Shaq was clearly the best player on the Lakers. Yeah. Oh, during that dominant reign? Yes. During that dominant reign.

51:12Absolutely.

51:13Shannon Sharpe:And that's not to say Kobe wasn't a great player. Two things can be true. You can be a great player, but not be the greatest player on your own team. And I think they factored that in. And I think that's why they ranked Shaq so high. Because Shaq run, he's like, yeah, we want, you know, We three-peated, and Shaq won all three finals MVP. Now, Kobe had some spectacular series in there. You go back and look at that series against Indy. You look at the series against Sacramento. Kobe had some runs now. Oh, yeah. Hey, Kobe was so special, man. It's like I – You're never going to get a – look, for the most part, I mean, people are going to say Michael.

52:01Shannon Sharpe:some of the younger generation is going to say LeBron. I've always felt the guy that was the least appreciated was Kareem. I mean, he has the most regular season MVPs. He got six. There's a great chance ain't nobody catching that. Great. Great chance that's not happening. Man, this is an unbelievable list, though. I mean, obviously. In 10 years, what you going to do with Jokic? What you going to do with Giannis? You got to move. Is Shea going to be here somewhere? Yeah, the list is going to change. It's going to change drastically. It is. It is. It has to. But for me, Ocho, I think it's Eshton Stone.

52:49Shannon Sharpe:I don't think anybody's going to unseat Mike. I think – I mean, there are a handful of us that have got LeBron, but for the most part I mean Jokic is still currently playing and Steph is still playing KD is still playing I mean think about it you still playing and you want to you know the top 100 players of all time and you still still currently playing I'm trying to think what does KD have to do to crack the top 10

53:16Shannon Sharpe:KD? Championship everybody in the top 10 has a chip don't they? everybody in the top 5 have multiple regular season MVPs. Michael have five. LeBron has four. Kareem has six. Kareem has six. Kareem has six. Magic has three. Kareem has MVP, doesn't he? Just one? One regular season MVP, two finals MVP. Bill Russell has. Now, when Russell was playing, with the exception of that last year, they didn't have finals MVP. The first year they had a finals MVP was 1969. And the finals MVP was the first and only time that a guy won that award from a losing team. Jerry West won it. That's crazy. Now, that's happened in the NFL, too, in the Super Bowl.

53:59Shannon Sharpe:Chuck Howley won the Super Bowl MVP on the losing squad. First and only time it's ever been done. They lost to the Colts 16-13.

54:13Wilt, look, Wilt got the first high scoring, two, three.

54:19Shannon Sharpe:I think the four high scoring averages in the season. Ain't nobody catching that 50. Nobody's catching 48, 44. They're not happening. The rebounds, ain't nobody going to get 55 rebounds in a game. So certain stuff, they might as well just take the rebounders. Who's going to get 24 ,000 rebounds in a career, Ocho? Hey, that's unbelievable. That's almost unheard of to the fact you think it's not even real. The man average, he average 25 rebounds? No, yeah, the next year he averaged 27. But this is a very, very good list. Absolutely. Because you got Giannis. I mean, Giannis is down there. He has two regular season MVPs.

55:03Shannon Sharpe:You got Jokic. He has three regular season MVPs and a finals MVP.

55:11Damn.

55:13Shannon Sharpe:That's a good-ass list, though.

55:21Shannon Sharpe:man i had that's a good list tim duncan is underrated people don't give tim duncan credit two regular season mvps three finals mvps the best power forward to ever play the game ain't no we ain't debating that i mean there's there's certain positions that you don't really debate like two guard everybody I don't know. When they come to two guards, they're like, okay, it's Jordan. Kobe. You go D-Wade, Harden, whatever the case may be. But one and two is Kobe, it's Mike and Kobe. Small forward is LeBron. Then you go KD, Bird. Power forward is Tim Duncan. Now, Giannis might have something to say about that, but I don't know if he can catch it.

56:19Shannon Sharpe:man it's a good ass list Ocho it's a good list I still think Kobe should be hired I just don't know who you pull out

56:29I don't know

56:36Shannon Sharpe:LeBron said he would have enjoyed playing with Michael Jordan had their careers intertwined he said on mind the game podcast I think our games James would have complemented each other well. Michael was a flat-out scorer. He was a scorer, a scorer, a scorer. He had a scorer's mentality. MJ was an inspiration. Penny Hardaway was an inspiration to me. Grant Hill was also an inspiration to me. Growing up, like that point forward, Scotty Pippen, like Penny, like Hill, those are the kind of guys that inspired me because I wanted to be that point forward. Yeah, Michael scored. That was his mentality.

57:11Shannon Sharpe:Scored a basketball. That's Kobe's mentality. Scored a basketball. Killer mentality.

57:19Shannon Sharpe:See, they believed the only way to win the game was, I got to score, I got to score 50, I got to score 60, I got to score whatever it needs to take to win. Now, I'm going to try to shut you down to the other end because they took their challenge, they took their assignment. Oh, I got you, I got something for you. They took it upon themselves, I'm going to score 40, but I'm going to hold you below your normal, which took a lot of energy. They had to be in tip-top shape. And if you look at the way those guys were built, You look at Mike, though he was wiry. I mean, don't look at him now because obviously he's not working out like he wants to.

57:48Shannon Sharpe:He's living a great life now. Yachts and private jets, cigars. Hey, Mike, I need to get you some of that shade by LaPortier. But that being said, LeBron games compliments anybody because he's a pass first person. So if you want to score the basketball, he's going to get it to you. I was just going to say that. LeBron is one of the two players. He's a more athletic Magic Johnson. lebron could play in any era he can play with any he can play with his player let me let me fix that yes with any player he just fits regardless of who it is based on his style of play if you're a big don't you if you're big you love to play lebron if you shack oh he's gonna give it to you if you uh will he gonna give it to you if you elijah one he's gonna give it to you kareem think about what A.

58:35Shannon Sharpe:Magic say, hey, Cat, what do you want it? Left or right? Throw it to my right. I got it.

58:46Shannon Sharpe:Now it's time for our final segment of the evening. It's time for Q and A.

59:01Shannon Sharpe:Quentin Mays It says, Ocho, I hear like stink meaner. What that is, Ocho? Stink meaner. I don't know what that means. I don't know. I ain't never heard that before. That must be some young folk lingo.

59:19Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. That's them past me. Adam Smith said, Jalen top five. Jalen's been to a Super Bowl, something Josh Lamar and Herbert can't even sniff. and beat Pat, let me know how Josh Lamar, Herbert, start letting Pat bust their you-know-what and then talk to me. See, I told you it's a great conversation piece, and everyone will use their own personal preference on where to play everybody. That's why I said how is he not even in the top five? But obviously when you look at the stats, you look at the numbers or the teams surrounding him, I think that's why they would do that. That got to be the only reason the execs are thinking about.

1:00:00yeah

1:00:05Shannon Sharpe:squeeze said i'm about to put together offense with the jersey collection i have mike evans and put ocho on my other wide receiver looking for a sharp one uh on as well my tight end is going to be crazy i'm gonna use uh i'm gonna put my my miami beach jersey up i gotta put it get me a frame i gotta frame that i just listen it's been i'm not sure how long you've had those jerseys but i would like to hang them i bought them you can't even buy them i i got them tell me what the site is i'm not gonna be able to do that hotel unfortunately hold on but i'm just curious why did you buy a home and away jersey of my high school jersey piss you off

1:01:00Shannon Sharpe:I do that with Giddy. See? Hey, Jeff and I are about to pay you money, man. But I like it. Nah, nah, you want to pay it. Oh, you think I'm about to send you your merchandise before you send me my cash? Oh, you think I'm going to send you your money while you still holding on to my merchandise? All right, I'll tell you what I'm going to do.

1:01:20Shannon Sharpe:This goes out next week. Send me$2 ,500. Okay, bet. Now we can do that. We can do that. A jersey go out the following week. Send me another$1 ,500. Okay, we can do that. Then another jersey goes out. I'm going to need another$1 ,500. Okay, I got you. And then the Funko goes out. You send me the last$500. Now, that's the type of business I like right there. Okay. Done deal. I like that. Lance Goodman, 736, says, Ocho, I can't let you talk about my Steelers like that. So let's bet on both games. Make it loud on yourself. Bet the$5 ,900.

1:02:01Shannon Sharpe:hey Lance what you mean how you gonna bet my money how you gonna bet the band my money oh man that was a good one that was a good one there that was a good one Kemper Noah Wood Jr. said Ocho my question is what are your top three favorite card games to play not be talking not be talking listen Uno, spades, and tongue. Uno, spades, and tongue. In no particular order. Don't invite me to your house. Don't invite me to any family function. Don't invite me to no picnic. If you do not have spade, unos, or tongue game going on. Now you add dominoes, I'm there too.

1:02:54Shannon Sharpe:T-Rio for the majority said, God bless Nightcap fam. Love y 'all. You guys keep my spirits high. My father recently passed away, and I've been fighting for his estate. I'm scared, feel alone, but asking y 'all for prayer, if anyone can help or advice.

1:03:14Shannon Sharpe:Well, first of all, our thoughts and prayers. Sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out for you and your family and loved ones and everybody that's impacted by this loss. um that's what i always tell people man have your affairs in order i'm telling you i don't care what anybody says money changes people everybody money changes people if somebody's supposed to get ten dollars and thirty cent have it in there to get ten dollars and thirty cents because if they don't have it in there they're going to try to get$10 ,300 and 30 cents. Have whatever you have, where it's supposed to go, how much of it's supposed to go, because man, I'm telling you, I've seen it.

1:04:03Shannon Sharpe:Brother, sister, sister, mom, mom. It's always family too, huh? It's always those closest to you. When money comes into play, man,

1:04:21Shannon Sharpe:and a I'm gonna give you a little advice my family ain't in charge of my state I want to I want somebody that's independent because I don't don't you think that you get more because X Y and Z nah it's laid out so elaborately this this, this, this, this. Hey, homeboy get this, homeboy get that. Savannah State get this. Boom, boom. I don't want, man, look here. Because, man, he done wanted me to have this. I put it in writing. What I wanted you to have. What the hell you mean he done wanted me to have? No, I didn't. I put it in there. I was in my right mind when I said that. I'm telling you, man.

1:05:13It's sad. It happens all the time.

1:05:15Shannon Sharpe:It does, man. But we are praying for you, bro. Stay strong. Stay prayed up, and hopefully everything works out.

1:05:28Shannon Sharpe:Mayhem Matthew. Thoughts on Jelly Roll getting tag match with three main eventers and Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Logan Paul at the first ever SummerSlam? Oh, Jelly Roll? that like the singer Jelly Roll was it at this thing? Jelly Roll for the wrestler?

1:05:53Man.

1:05:53Shannon Sharpe:Hey, that's dope. You want to do something? You want to wrestle with me? Nah, if I'm a fighter, I got to fight for real. I ain't going in there playing around.

1:06:09Shannon Sharpe:Man, you love wrestling. I wonder where Debo at.

1:06:19Oh, you want to wrestle Debo? I want to fight Debo, man. Hey, you ever look at Debo and just notice he got a punchable face?

1:06:28Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. But I ain't trying to punch you. I do it. Don't worry about it. Okay. I sure hope he don't hurt you. I'm going to be good, huh? I'm going to be good. Because I don't know how I'm going to.

1:06:52Shannon Sharpe:I don't know. I showed up. Can't find no other partner. I guess we just wrap Nightcap up. Nah, nah. We're going to be good. We're going to be good. I'm going to be on here bandaged up. Yeah, you know, I'm going to get some licks in, but I'm going to win.

1:07:21Shannon Sharpe:please make sure you thank you for joining us for another episode of nightcap i'm your favorite dog shadow sharp my partner and teammate and co-host liberty city's own bingo ring of fame the pro bowler the all pro that's chad ochocinco johnson please make sure you hit that subscribe button. Please make sure you hit the like button. And guys, do us a favor. Go subscribe to the Nightcap Podcast feed. Tell family, friends, and loved ones to do likewise to the Nightcap Podcast feed. Every subscriber counts, and we want to thank you for counting and for helping us matter, because without you, you see what's behind Ocho Head.

1:07:54Shannon Sharpe:You can see what's behind mine, the plaques on the wall. That's all because of you. Nothing goes on without you. And so we greatly, greatly appreciate your support and your continued support. Your eyes, your ears, and your word of mouth. are greatly, greatly appreciated. Thank you again from Uncle Nocho and Nightcap Family. Make sure you check out Shea by LaPortier. It's a premium high-end cognac, the very best tasting premium VSOP on the market. Don't take my word for it. Order it, guaranteed. You're going to love it. If you can't find it in a city or state near you, order it online. We'll ship it directly to your door.

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1:09:03Shannon Sharpe:I'm Unc. He's Ocho. We out.

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