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16:34Joe Johnson:Hey, Joe, I think it'd be good for me too, man. My grandma and my mama ain't here to see it, but actually being able to walk across that stage, I think that'd be something good for me to be able to celebrate, man.

16:45Shannon Sharpe:Feel good about yourself?

16:47Joe Johnson:Just completing that journey, the journey that she always wanted me to be on. I know I play around a lot, make a lot of jokes, but that's something I want to do.

17:00Shannon Sharpe:Joe, you say something very interesting, Joe, because when I got there, because we're asking, man, what you majoring mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, finance, everybody, oh, everybody, oh, finance, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, oh, marine biology, everybody got all these, oh, business administration, everybody got all these, oh, I said, well, damn. I'm thinking to myself, why y 'all in Savannah State then? Y 'all got the grade, you know what I'm saying? I know my grades, hell, I could've got in prison. I understand that. So I ain't fooling nobody. They're like, what you going to major in?

17:40Shannon Sharpe:I said, I'm going to major in criminal justice. They're like, criminal justice? I said, you okay? Hey, Sharp, who your professor? I said, oh, what you doing? My professor don't teach engineering. He don't teach no, you know what I'm saying? They came right on down there. And them ones that stuck with that class, when I left, I came back and finished up my degree in 91. 93 they finishing up their regresses and some people they had already got all the credits they were just taking the Regents they couldn't pass the Regents they cut it out now I don't think you have to take the Regents now but they couldn't pass their Regents when you get to college boy you got to really apply yourself you hear me

18:29Joe Johnson:Uncle Joe that's the part that I'm worried about right like the fact that I got 237 jobs right how am I going to be able to take my online classes and try to work towards getting my degree hey I don't even know how many credits I need to god damn graduate

18:45Shannon Sharpe:you can find that Ojo they'll find out I don't know Ojo considering that you went to JUCO and none of those are going to apply towards your degree and you only stayed two semesters at Oregon State you might be further away now than when you started. You got to lock in. You got to lock in. Yeah. But all it takes is discipline. Yeah, I got that. It just takes discipline. You just got to play. Say, you know what? Just like you wanted to go to the NFL. Say, I want this damn degree the same.

19:16Joe Johnson:Well, you know, I can lock in that. I can lock in. That's all you got to do.

19:21Shannon Sharpe:Think about what you did to go to the next level, to get to the NFL. But, you know, you had a real passion for football. You're going to have a passion for this work.

19:32Joe Johnson:Not only that work, Joe. I just want to check that empty space that's there.

19:40Shannon Sharpe:You want that diploma? You just want to walk by and see that diploma?

19:43Joe Johnson:Yeah, I do. I just want to be able to hang that thing behind me. Just something to be proud of, man.

19:48Shannon Sharpe:It's going to be hard enough, Ocho, because getting to the NFL was a means to the end. You're like, my grandma going to be able to eat. My brother's going to be able to eat. My mama going to be able to eat. I'm going to be able to eat. You get this degree, nothing financially potentially comes from it other than the fact itself.

20:06Joe Johnson:Wait a minute now. I get that degree. More doors might open for more jobs, man. Hot Joe. Ocho.

20:14Shannon Sharpe:I don't pay the job that you can keep with that degree. Hey, look. It's a lot of people out here with degrees that can't use them, Ocho.

20:21Joe Johnson:Yeah, I heard about that too, man. That's messed up. You pay all that money, your old debt, and you can't even get a job in your own goddamn field. Now you're struggling paying back goddamn Sally. Man, it's ridiculous, man. It's ridiculous.

20:36Shannon Sharpe:Oh, yeah. Hey, look, I took a couple loans out when I was in college, man, because I couldn't stand walking around being broke. You paid them back? Boy, I ain't had no choice. Look, I left my sophomore year, but I had them took out probably about$4 ,500 worth of loans. I ain't never tell my mom. We tell her? What am I talking about? I ain't, uh. So look, look, I went pro. The University of Arkansas all them bills kept coming in. My mama's like, what's all this stuff? I said, go on pay them people their money back, mama. I took a couple of loans while I was in school. Don't worry about it.

21:10Joe Johnson:Hey, think about that, Unc. Hey, think about that, Unc. I cross. I mean, I walk the stage at FAMU. Y 'all get to come out there. We do Nightcap in Tallahassee. You know? Oh, man. Hey, that's a good feeling. There's nothing like to have your family in attendance. And, you know, I was the second.

21:34Shannon Sharpe:My brother was the first to get a college degree. I was the second one to get a college degree. Now, we haven't had people that's gone since us. And I remember they asked any parent that's proud that the young one, man, my brother stood up. My brother stood up. My brother said, hey, my mama looked up and said, what you standing up for? I'm as responsible as anybody

21:56Joe Johnson:You know what's funny too Joe It's not a bad thing Obviously I've done some good Those I have kids from done some good Three of my kids didn't graduate college Before I even got my damn degree My son didn't graduate My daughter didn't graduate from PV And you know My other daughter didn't graduate My goddamn Mocha Mocha finna graduate from University of Kentucky Next year So that's four out the door I want to get it.

22:24Shannon Sharpe:That's crazy. Hey, when you just in Houston watching one of your daughters run. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The SEC championship.

22:33Joe Johnson:Oh, she did good. Hey, she made me proud, Joe. She peyled out there, man, on that four-by-four, on that third leg. Yeah. But, Joe, she had to go get somebody. She went and got them. I'm like, oh, bro.

22:45Shannon Sharpe:Now, you go get somebody, go get that degree. You talking about you got four kids about to graduate. You go get that degree.

22:51Joe Johnson:Oh, yeah, I am. I got to. I got it. That look bad. I got three of my kids.

22:54Shannon Sharpe:Take your ass, get online, and get that degree. Apply yourself. You got it. You got it. Just like, hey, I want this degree. And when you put your mind to something, you can do it.

23:04Joe Johnson:Most definitely.

23:05Shannon Sharpe:You do it online. You make it even get a little help. You know what I mean?

23:15Shannon Sharpe:Don't let French Fry beat you out of school, Ocho. Hey, if she beat me. French fry going to be holding up on the floor, but daddy, I got mine.

23:28Shannon Sharpe:You got to beat French fry in the school day. I got to. I got to.

23:33Joe Johnson:I'm curious to see how many credits I need or how many hours. I don't know how it goes at this point.

23:39Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, they can find that, bro. I promise you. They can find that.

23:42Joe Johnson:I know it's going to hurt when they tell me how long I got to do.

23:45Shannon Sharpe:Yes, sir. Yeah, it is. Ocho Joe, our Discord has joke. Check out this image that Peter made for Joe.

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26:39Shannon Sharpe:What do you mean? Hey, oh, man. Why am I playing? They got me crying to look at me. From that ass whooping y 'all was taking, but don't worry about it. There you go, Peter. Peter about to get blocked on Discord. Hey, Peter, appreciate it, bro. Y 'all do it too much.

27:07Shannon Sharpe:USC's leading scorer, Chad Baker-Mazzara, no longer with the program. Baker Mazzara left Sunday home, lost to Nebraska early in the second half following a hard fall after he blocked the shot from Price-Sanford. Baker Mazzara told Coach Eric Musselman he couldn't go back in, then sat near injured Rodney Rice in the area with fans instead of on the bench with the rest of the team. No reason or details for Baker Mazzara's program departure were provided. Rumor was circulating about the age and having children, but that originated from a parody account. Joe, what's going on? Man, I think this is the kid that's, what, 26, 27?

27:48Shannon Sharpe:Uncle Ojo? Yeah. I think he's their leading scorer. Isn't he their leading scorer? Yeah, he was their leading scorer, but, you know, I don't think he was playing when Elijah Arena's Gilbert son was playing. Right. So I don't know if it's because, you know, Elijah came back. He's been balling. I don't know what it is, But for them to just send him on his way, he averaging 18, 19 points a game as your leading score. It's got to be something deeper than what we could ever imagine for real. I'm like, that just don't make no sense to me.

28:17Joe Johnson:I couldn't understand if he got hurt and he went to the locker room and came back out. Why he sat in the stands with the fans instead of on the bench? There you go, Ocho.

28:26Shannon Sharpe:Okay, thank you. That's what I'm like, bro. I mean, you're a team. Sit with your teammates. That's what I don't understand. That's the confusing part to me. That's what I need some clarification on. That's what I need someone to explain to me. Why the choice in the seating selection.

28:43Joe Johnson:Did he hit his head?

28:44Shannon Sharpe:Did he hit his head or something? I think he hurt like his knee or something. I thought it was a pretty gross injury. I thought he tore something, but obviously he didn't.

28:55Joe Johnson:Wait, was the bench fit? Was there an extra seat for him? You think there was a seat left? Or maybe the bench was full? I mean, there got to be some kind of reason behind that.

29:04Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, I just don't know why. Even so, I mean, you just go to the end. You don't sit in the student section. You don't sit with the students. Yeah, I don't know. I'm sure at some point in time, some truth will come out, and we'll get a better clarification. We'll get a better understanding of what actually, actually happened. Definitely. Because now you can't really trust anything online now because they got so many parody accounts. They got so much AI going on, Ocho. So I just. Ocho, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is now scheduled to take on Greek kickboxer, kickboxer Mike Zambidis in another exhibition in June in Athens, Greece.

29:39Shannon Sharpe:This will be two months after the Mike Tyson fight. Zambidis is an 18-time world champion and retired with a record of 154 and 24. He hasn't taken part in an official fight since June of 2015.

29:53Joe Johnson:Yeah, talk to me.

29:54Shannon Sharpe:Are you concerned that Floyd is potentially risking long-term help just to make a quick payday schedule? Three fights in one year. The last time, before you go, Joe, the last time, if I'm not mistaken, that he fought three times in one year was 2005, and he was 28 years of age.

30:12Joe Johnson:I say, no, I'm not worried about it. Joe, I understand, obviously, your spidey senses. Some things are gone. You're not the same as you was, especially back in 2005, the last time you fought three times. but obviously you have to look at his opponents that he's picking. He's picking opponents that he knows he's going to be able to win. He's picking opponents that he knows he's better than, even with his lack of not being in the ring, but someone that stays active. He just hasn't fought. And doing these exhibitions, he's going to be okay. He's going to be able to protect himself and be able to hit them at will and being able to protect himself when trying to be hit.

30:46Joe Johnson:Obviously, I forgot the record you said, the guy. What was his name? 157. Yeah, I mean, obviously, he's probably great in his craft and what he did, but he stands no chance in a boxing ring with Floyd Mather, whether he's young, whether he's old, whether he's in his prime. Hell, he could probably beat Dude with a jab hand all night long if he wanted to. So, again, for one, I think that's a tune-up. The Greek guy, that's a tune-up before he gets to Manny Pacquiao because I think that guy is going to probably try to give him a little show, give him a little challenge. But that's all that is. That's all it comes down to because he knows once you get to Manny Pacquiao, all bets are off.

31:26Joe Johnson:All bets are off. I agree. That's a real live fight. Ain't no exhibition. He's not taking it easy on you. He going to go. So the Mike Tyson, listen, give me something. Let me refill my pockets real quick. Boom. The tune-up fight against the Greek guy, I don't know how to say his name the proper way, is a tune-up for Manny Pacquiao. And then come September in the spear, we going all out.

31:51Shannon Sharpe:trying to keep fine-tuned fine-tuned till you get the pack out

31:56Joe Johnson:I just hate it

31:59Shannon Sharpe:I hate it guys what you hate yeah because I wish Floyd didn't have to do this he made enough money he shouldn't have to do this and maybe he just wants to come back maybe there's an itch that these just scratched maybe the competitive juices of Floyd again but when you talk about Ocho he's let's just say for the sake of argument these are exhibitions Floyd hadn't fought three fights in one year since 2005. That's over two decades ago. It doesn't, even if it doesn't look good, because sometimes the mention of, like, Floyd is broke. I don't know if Floyd is broke. Floyd broke compared to other people.

32:32Shannon Sharpe:It's not the same.

32:34Joe Johnson:It's different.

32:35Shannon Sharpe:Now, you know, you hear things that, you know, tax, he owed this person. I saw Logan Paul was talking about that he owes him, and some Greek company, some Dubai company and suing him for$10 million. I don't know if there's any truth to that, Chad. I really, really don't. I don't know Floyd's finances, and I don't know anybody that knows Floyd's finances. But it's just, man, I just hate this. I hate it, you know, when you heard the story of Joe Lewis, how Joe Lewis had to come out and had to fight much longer than he should have, Ocho. I hate that for guys when they have to do that because they take such a beating when they're in their prime, when they're young.

33:11Shannon Sharpe:Boxing, even when the hair gear and you sparring, Ocho, you still get hit upside your head. It's just like when you play football, yeah, you got a helmet on, but them damn legs still hurt.

33:21Joe Johnson:And also, Uncle Joe, when you think about it too, you have to think about it. We talk about Floyd. We talk about Floyd, one that's over his career in 50 fights, hasn't taken much punishment. He hasn't gotten it. I mean, obviously you do get hit, but he's minimized those hits in that wear and tear over the years because he's so great at defense. He's so great at defense. So he's one of the few that can come out. And that's why the first thing I said, he's one of the few that can come out of retirement, even at his age and still protect himself. It's like, hell, I ain't rode a bike in 15 years, Joe.

33:54But if I had to get back on there, I can get on there and know what to do.

33:57Joe Johnson:Especially when you talk about one of the best, if not the best of all time. And now depending on who you ask when it comes to boxing, obviously, you know, you throw other names in the pot. But I think he's going to be all right. He's going to be able to do what he needs to do. in the ring. He knows how to protect himself. He knows how to carry a fight, which I think he's going to do for the young bull out there and the Greek guy they ain't going to face. He's going to carry him when he does. Hey, my bad. No, no, you're good.

34:28Shannon Sharpe:But why is he fighting Mike Tyson, though? The last time I seen Tyson fight, he wasn't throwing no punches. He wasn't throwing no punches this fight either. That's what I'm saying. I know it was somebody, and I'm not saying, you know, obviously I'm a Tyson fan, but I mean, damn, Tyson's 60. Where old is Tyson? At least 60. A couple of years. He got to be at least. Tyson got to be at least two to three years older than me, and I'm about to be 58. So he's 60, 61. Yeah, I don't want to see the biting the gloves and all that, Ocho. Yeah, because he didn't want to hit him and mess up that money. Huh?

35:05Shannon Sharpe:He didn't want to hit him and mess up that money. he didn't want to hit Tyson

35:11Joe Johnson:Jake didn't want to hit him I mean Tyson didn't want to hit him

35:14Shannon Sharpe:he'll be 60 years old June 30 Tyson will be 60 June 30 he's born in 66 I was born in 68

35:21Joe Johnson:you look at that Jake Paul Tyson fight like those first two rounds and if you know Tyson if you watch Tyson fight over the years when he comes out he's straight to action he's straight to action that was a young man even if you're not young if that's the way you fight you don't change the way you fight over the years he's a fighter he sits in the pocket and we going to work

35:50Shannon Sharpe:so how you think he going to fight Floyd Floyd ain't going to sit there

35:53Joe Johnson:that's not Floyd I don't know what's going to happen I don't know what's going to happen with that because we saw Mike Tyson and Roy you know and they also didn't want to hit each other. So I'm not sure.

36:10Shannon Sharpe:But Roy already says that, look, he is not going to hit it. He's not going to hit my mama's child with that left hand. That ain't happening. That hook? That ain't happening. Nope. He's not going to hit my mama's son with that left hand. So Roy was honest about, you know, like, look, He still got power in that hand. And he still has power. Also, we watched him, Joe, and you watched him when they were showing the lead up to the fight. Man, you see Tyson hitting that bag. Man. Man, you see how Tyson moving. Yeah, yeah.

36:49Joe Johnson:Ain't nothing changed. And that's how you know. If you see him hit the bag, you see him hit the mitts, and all of a sudden you get in the ring and you look completely different. Or you're trying to figure out, why are you not letting go? Why are you gun shy?

37:01Shannon Sharpe:And he was letting them go when he was sparring, when he was hitting them. He was letting his hands go, Ocho. You know, obviously. I just, look, we got to talk about it, so we're going to have to watch so we can provide some analysis. But it's just, I just wish at 50 years of age, I don't, you know, I don't, I mean, could you imagine if you could, if you had to. I mean, I love football. I love football. But ain't no way. I was after retiring at 35. I was coming back at 40. Right. No. But hey. Hey. I came back at 40. You know what, Joe Ocho? If people didn't want to see it, it wouldn't happen. Somebody going to watch it.

37:50Shannon Sharpe:You know. It's on Netflix. Netflix got how many countries are they in? 200 countries. Countries probably got three, 400 million subs. Subscribers. Netflix ain't playing is it they definitely gonna watch and half the people

38:03Joe Johnson:watching to see him lose yeah yeah

38:10Shannon Sharpe:I just I don't know he he wants to do it I don't know I don't know if it's just these three fights and that's it Ocho or he's gonna have more fights in 27 hey we got but it just goes to show you what the current state of boxing is is that people will watch this and they got real fighters. That's just going to show you what the current state of boxing is, don't you?

38:40Shannon Sharpe:We got good fighters. Hey, there are fights to be made. Like I said, hopefully Javante Davis get his situation resolved. But you got the Davis kid, Keyshawn Davis. And you got Shakur. And you got Ryan Garcia. You got Devin Haney. You got guys. You got Lomo. I think Lomo retired Lomo retired Lomo or Tiofimo I know one of them retired but there are fights to be made

39:08Joe Johnson:Lomochenko retired I mean it's so many the problem is it's too much dead time so while fights haven't been resolved yet or too many layers between fighters wanting to fight something like this it's going to have people watching yeah

39:28Shannon Sharpe:people gonna tune in for sure I guess we have to go watch a couple of rounds don't you? yeah

39:38Shannon Sharpe:go watch a couple of rounds

39:39Joe Johnson:but man it's like we going to the fight in Vegas? in September? yeah we gonna walk in there we gonna be clean too we gonna be clean I can't wait boy. You can suit it and boot it. Oh, Joe, I'm going to be clean, Joe. I might be the cleanest one in the house, Joe. I'm going to put these pants on right here, Joe.

40:05Shannon Sharpe:All right, now.

40:06Joe Johnson:Yeah, what?

40:07Shannon Sharpe:You doing too much.

40:10Joe Johnson:Ain't nobody going to be at that fight in September and he got damn leopard pants but me, boy.

40:17Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Because you probably won't be able to take them off. They're going to be so funky. I take these to the cleaners every three days No you don't

40:27Joe Johnson:Yeah do cleaners right across the street

40:31Joe Johnson:That's okay Okay I ain't gonna wear them I'm gonna wear some boots

40:37Shannon Sharpe:I don't know what I'm gonna wear Joe what you wearing Joe I'll piece something together I'm probably put on one of these little fly suits I got over here man

40:47Joe Johnson:A suit suit

40:50Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, I'm coming with a suit, man. I'm coming. I'm coming. Yeah. Yeah. That's how I'm coming. Yeah. Yeah. You ain't fighting? Huh? He's like, he walking the intro, Joe. I mean, Ocho. Hey, Joe, what you doing? Yeah, man, I'm coming. I'm coming in. I ain't playing no game, man.

41:07Joe Johnson:You talking about like a suit like you at a church?

41:11Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, I'm coming. I'm going to be clean, Ocho.

41:13Joe Johnson:Joe, you ain't going to be comfortable. It's a boxing fight.

41:15Shannon Sharpe:Yes, I am. Yes, I am. Yes, I am. You'll see. you'll see check me out okay okay I ain't wear no suit because after we had this rematch and I put pussy in him he gonna be too sore his ass gonna be sore so I'm gonna be pussy in him when we get him back on that bowling you gotta chill nah nah Joe all you do is be talking to my other the people the people gave me this title I didn't ask for no title I didn't ask for nothing Joe man man this is what the people wanted so I have to give the people what they okay yeah yeah you want to give the people what they want all the time I'm ready yeah but it's like I said hopefully everything gets resolved and Floyd goes on about his life and everybody gets to live happily every hour

42:05Joe Johnson:I mean obviously some things need to change some things need to change because you won't be able to keep coming back out to be able to do these exhibitions as you get

42:15Shannon Sharpe:well he better look good That's what I'm going to say. That boy's going to put on the show. Y 'all got Floyd. Yeah, absolutely.

42:20Joe Johnson:I mean, listen, Floyd ain't going to look like Floyd despite even despite his age because he's always active, Joe. You know?

42:27Shannon Sharpe:He's always active. So, I mean, I want to see it.

42:32Joe Johnson:I'm excited because I know what he's going to look like despite how long he's been off, despite having the ring rust. And that's why he's doing the tune-ups before he get to Pacquiao.

42:41Shannon Sharpe:Well, I guess I don't know. I guess I have to wear my Louis pants again. the third time of the show.

42:48Joe Johnson:Okay, okay. I like them things. Nah, I ain't wearing them pants, man. I ain't wearing them pants.

42:53Shannon Sharpe:I'll get something. I have something. I have something. I'll pull something out. I'll get a little something.

42:56Joe Johnson:I'll be a little clean. Yeah, I'm going to be clean, though, bro. I'm going to be clean, boy. Yeah, Joe.

43:02Shannon Sharpe:What you planning on wearing, Ocho?

43:03Joe Johnson:I'm going to wear some cowboy boots, Joe. Yeah, cowboy boots. Nice little jeans. I forgot what they call them in Houston. They call them the jeans. They sit right over. They sit right over. Like, the jeans kind of fit, like, slim a little bit, but it flail out perfectly right at the bottom to go right over the boot. I got you. But it's a certain name to it, Joe. I mean, I forgot what it's called. Flare legs? No, no, no. Not bell bottoms. Not flare pants. It's a specific name. It's a specific jean. I forgot what it's called exactly. It just looks... What'd you say? It's a what? Specific. Specific.

43:41Shannon Sharpe:Spir. I thought you said I said that's an ocean I talk fast I look you do that's why I get you to slow down yeah but that's the thing everybody's wearing their kind of little slimmer fit and then it gets kind of flare at the bottom

44:03Joe Johnson:somebody in the chat they must be from Houston it's called stack they call stack jeans and just everybody I saw in Houston it's rodeo weekend or rodeo week I'm like how come everybody shit it look right it look perfection like somebody tailored everybody jeans to fit perfectly over their boots I mean everybody was clean on

44:24Shannon Sharpe:they stole that name because we used to call stacks platform shoes that's what stacks were called yes back in the 70s when guys used to wear those flare-up pants they had on what we call stacks platform shoes that's what stacks were called when I was a kid I ain't know nobody like I said we call those bell bottoms Then they called them boot cut. But yeah, that's what Stacks were called when I was a kid. Anybody that's old enough to remember the 70s and the 80s, all the way through the 70s and the early 80s, do anybody know what Stacks platform shoes, is that what y 'all called them?

45:04Shannon Sharpe:They said jeans in Houston are called strangers.

45:12Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, stacks. That's what we call it, don't you? Yeah. I had a Halloween party and I had some. You had some platforms on? Yeah, I bought some. How high was the hill? Probably about like this. Okay, I see. You know your boy was stepping. I had me an afro wig on

45:35Joe Johnson:with a jean outfit with a polyester. Yeah, man. Did you know how to do the walk? Remember the episode of Martin? remember the fifth episode hey I was I was yeah yeah yeah pretty Tony man pretty Tony

45:56Chad Johnson:ready for a different take on Formula One look no further than No Grip a new podcast tackling the culture of motor racing's most coveted series join me Lily Herman as we dive into the underexplored pockets of F1 including the astrology of the current grid Lewis Hamilton, Capricorn Sun, Cancer Moon. Wouldn't you know it, Michael Schumacher is also a Capricorn Sun, Cancer Moon. The story of the sport's most consequential driver's strike. We have one man who, upon hearing that he was going to be fired, freaked out, and apparently climbed out the window of the bathroom. And was Daniel Ricciardo's illustrious F1 career a success story, a cautionary tale, or some combination of both?

46:34Chad Johnson:He started getting all this attention, and he maybe started to think, I'm bigger than this. I'm better. And plenty of other mishaps, scandals, and sagas that have made Formula One a delightful, decadent dumpster fire for more than 75 years. Listen to No Grip on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is the biggest night in podcasting. The countdown is on to our 2026 iHeart Podcast Awards. Live from South by Southwest, March 16th, we'll honor the very best in podcasting from the past year and celebrate the most innovative, talented creators in the industry.

47:11Chad Johnson:It's truly a who's who of the podcasting world. Creativity, knowledge, and passion will all be on full display. And the winner of the iHeart Podcast Award is... See all the nominees now at iHeart.com slash podcast awards. Audible is a proud sponsor of the Audible Audio Pioneer Award. Explore the best selection of audiobooks, podcasts, and originals all in one easy app. Audible. There's more to imagine when you listen. Sign up for a free trial at audible.com. I'm Daniel Jeremiah. And I'm Greg Rosenthal. And this is 40s and free agents. The games may be over, but the NFL never stops. This is my favorite part of the calendar.

47:54Chad Johnson:Yeah, mine too, Greg. Free agency, the combine, the NFL draft, pro days, trades. This is where teams reshape their future. This is where Daniel Jeremiah makes his money. On 40s and free agents, we break down every move that actually matters. From my draft evaluations, mock drafts, and team fits. To my top 101 free agents and how real rosters are built, cap space, contracts, and all the tough decisions included. You got quarterbacks on the move. We got teams rebuilding. It's hope season. Yeah, absolutely. It's hope season. We'll tell you what's real, what's noise, and what it means for your favorite team.

48:29Chad Johnson:Smart analysis, real conversations every week. I don't know about the smart, but definitely analysis. Listen to 40s and free agents on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

48:43Shannon Sharpe:Detroit has traded David Montgomery out of the Motor City. The Lions agreed to trade the running back to the Houston Texans. And the Lions will receive a Houston fourth-round pick offensive lineman Drew Scruggs and a seventh-round pick in exchange for Montgomery. The move ends the three-year run in Detroit. where Montgomery started alongside Jameer Gibbs as part of arguably the league's best backfield duo, officially known as Sonic and Knuckles. Ocho, remember we had a conversation last night? Yeah, what else? Did D-Mo talk? Did y 'all hear that from me?

49:17Joe Johnson:Well, hold on. What did I say? Chat, what did I say last night? Where would be the perfect place to go? There was some truth to that. You know? I mean, looking at the landscape, you know, what teams you can go to. He could take some of the pressure off of the quarterback, you know, so he don't have to drop back 100 times the goddamn game because you have a quality running back you can hand it off to. Someone that's decent.

49:39Shannon Sharpe:That boy's going to go over there and eat.

49:40Joe Johnson:Yeah, he can run through the tackles. He can run on the outside. He's decent catching the ball out the backfield as well. Hell, maybe Houston. That's the right call. And lo and behold, Joe, 24 hours later, he end up in Houston.

49:53Shannon Sharpe:That boy's going to eat over there, you know, Joe?

49:55Joe Johnson:Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. Absolutely. They needed him. Yeah, because I don't think...

50:08Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, we talked about Mixon and that injury. That didn't seem very positive that he was going to have an opportunity. D 'Amico didn't seem very positive about him being able to return. This seemed like a pretty serious injury. Because I think he missed the entire season, didn't he?

50:26Joe Johnson:Yeah, he did. Yeah.

50:30Shannon Sharpe:an NFL team reportedly told Fernando Mendoza to get arrested so he slides in the draft and they can draft him what Ocho what was the craziest thing you were asked during a pre-jab

50:41Joe Johnson:oh that's a great question golly that's a great question it's a great question is one that I can't remember because I can't remember some of the questions I was asked that long ago oh my god That's 2 ,000. Goddamn, Unk, that's a great one.

51:04Joe Johnson:Yeah, I don't think even during my draft process, I think the craziest thing I might have been asked is, why the hell did you bounce around to so many schools? That's about it. Nothing personal. No one took any shots at me as far as for character issues. But they thought it were character issues for me, bouncing from school to school. But it wasn't really, Joe, it wasn't really about me getting in trouble. And just the fact that my grades were ridiculous. And obviously I had that one fight at Lancaster University where I got thrown out. But outside of that, it was nothing for, it was just school.

51:35Joe Johnson:I told them. I told all scouts. I told all GMs. Listen, I just want to play football, man. I didn't want to go to class. I didn't want to go to school. That wasn't my focus. And I felt I was good enough. I could skate by by being great at football and, you know, put school last.

51:52Shannon Sharpe:Right.

51:52Joe Johnson:I told the truth.

52:22Shannon Sharpe:one of them accepted in 45 games with the Chiefs. The most of any lineman during that time. No one is surprised by this move. We knew he was going to be a candidate to be released or a heavy restructured pay cut, reduced salary. So I don't think anybody's surprised by this move.

52:40Joe Johnson:No, not with the way he played, especially last year. I mean, that many penalties always costing your team. He put them in very bad situations consistently throughout the season. I know they're looking forward to probably drafting somebody. I'm not sure if they're going to move somebody else to the right tackle position.

52:59Shannon Sharpe:I think they're going to move somebody. You remember Simmons that they took with the Ohio State kid who played really well and then he had some personal issues that he had to get resolved. He's going to go to left tackle. They had a guy at left tackle when Simmons went out. I think they're going to bump him to right tackle. He was bad. Obviously, Trey Smith, who's a perennial law pro, he'll be back at right guard Creed Humphrey who's one of the premier centers in all of football he's back the man down the center I don't know who they're going to have at left guard but I think they they need a running back they need a running back and they need some wide receivers the one thing look if we do know if love is there they're taking love you just got to hope somebody don't zoom up past and take it yeah but yeah they They got some issues, and hopefully Mahomes is on track to be able to go.

53:54Shannon Sharpe:They might put him on the pup list. He starts the season, and he missed the first four games of the season, but we'll see how that plays out. All right, Ocho Joe, it's time to play a favor, presented by Prize Picks. Hey, we've been hitting on this, haven't we? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

54:16Shannon Sharpe:Cade Cunningham, 9.5 assists, Joe. Hold on. Who they playing? Cleveland. That's in Detroit? Yep. Yeah, he going to get that. Okay, we going more. Con can nipple. Two and a half threes. They play at Dallas. I don't care where they play. You can ring him up. That boy, they're on fire.

54:41Shannon Sharpe:Stephon Castle, 2.5 turnovers. They play Philly. Philly comes to them. 2.5 turnovers so he gotta get what 3 he can't get 3

54:57Shannon Sharpe:he handle the ball a lot he does

55:03Shannon Sharpe:yeah he gonna have you believe he'll have 3 or you believe he'll have 2 I think I got him less I don't think he'll have 3 he may get 2 I don't think he don't have three Victor Wimbanyama will have more than three and a half blocks that means he'll have four because there ain't no way you're going to have for anything yeah yeah I think he'll have four so we're going more yeah more less more yeah $25 to win a buck 50 download the app today use code Shannon to get$50 in lineups after you play your first$5 lineup. Prize picks. Good to be right. All right. It's time for our final segment of the evening.

55:57It's time for Q and A.

56:03Joe Johnson:Hey. You know what? You know, I forgot to tell you, Uncle Joe. You know I was down there and used it, right? Yeah. I got an X. I'm talking about an X from way. I'm talking about way, way, way back. You hear me? You hear me?

56:20Shannon Sharpe:You talking about Twitter? That's the only ex I know, Twitter? No, no, no. This back, this back. Oh, you talking about ex, ex?

56:29Joe Johnson:Yeah, ex, from 2008. You know, I was out with Andre Johnson, right? And she had the nerve to come up to me and say, oh, I see, you still the cheapest man in the world.

56:45Joe Johnson:You know what I told her? What'd you tell her? I ain't buying it.

56:53Joe Johnson:What, you wanted a drink? Yeah. Nah. I ain't buying it, man. Stop playing with me, man. Get up out of my face, man. Like, come on, man. We talking about this been, what, 10, 15 years?

57:05Shannon Sharpe:She thought things had changed.

57:07Joe Johnson:Yeah, ain't nothing changed. I'm still tight with you. Your pocket's still tight.

57:12Shannon Sharpe:You've never bought an extra drink?

57:15Joe Johnson:No. I mean, once things, once that, eh. Once it's over, it's over. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, if I'm with you, I ain't really spinning like that. So if you gone, you definitely ain't getting nothing.

57:28Shannon Sharpe:But I'm saying you would buy a drink. I mean, you go out, you go out with the lady, and she say, I want a drink. If Cambodia say.

57:36Joe Johnson:Nah.

57:38Shannon Sharpe:So you ain't buying Cambodia no drink. Oh, yeah, I mean, she can get the whole bar.

57:42Joe Johnson:But that's what I'm saying, no joke. We won. We's a union. I ain't seen you in damn near 10 plus years.

57:51Shannon Sharpe:That's what I'm saying. I say you buy your girl. If you were your lady, you'll buy her a drink. You're just not buying an ex a drink. Yeah, I don't play that.

58:00Joe Johnson:To me, that's lightweight disrespect. But then are you still the cheapest man in the world? Yeah. Ain't nothing changed.

58:11Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Yeah. Filthy McNasty for ISO. What was your I'm here moment in the NBA? What did you want to play? Who did you want to play with but never had a chance to? Do you believe DC will ever be a threat in the East? Much love to all. No. The last one, no. The Wizards are not going to be no threat. Go ahead. They're not going to be no threat. But to be honest with y 'all, man, I got a chance to play with – I got a chance to play against pretty much all my idols that I grew up watching and admiring their games, whether it was Jordan, whether it was Penny. I played with Penny Hardaway for two years.

58:50Shannon Sharpe:Okay, yeah, Penny with Phoenix. Yeah, I played with Tracy McGrady for a year. He came to Atlanta. He played with us here in Atlanta. You know, I mean, those guys were everything to me growing up. Them big, tall guards. Like, so just getting a chance to compete, getting a chance to get some wisdom from him. You know, I hung out with Penny when we played in Phoenix. Like, he had a big old house in Scottsdale, Uncle Ocho, about$10 million. I'm talking about it's just him living in there. He had kids at the time, but they weren't living with him. That man lived in a$10 million house by himself, man.

59:26Joe Johnson:Damn.

59:27Shannon Sharpe:We used to invite, I had my partners who used to live with me. He used to invite us over to watch the games, eat. He had a chef the whole night. Man, my career was great, man. The NBA don't owe me nothing. You know what, Joe? Now that I think about it, I forgot Anthony Davis got traded to the Wizards also. So him and Trey might be able to do something. In fact, I forgot AD was in the Wizards. Well, well, now, you know, it just depends on what AD mindset going to be like coming back. You know, hopefully through everything he's been through, you know, coming to Dallas, coming to camp overweight, you know, regulating that weight, getting his weight right, and coming into camp ready to play, man.

1:00:09Shannon Sharpe:Because I think Trey going to be ready. I think it's going to be up to 80 and what he's capable of doing. But they got some great pieces, man. They got a chance to be special, you know, to have a quick turnaround. But it's going to be depending on their key players.

1:00:23Joe Johnson:Hey, Unk, and Joe. What's that? Y 'all didn't even get that last one. You know that was a joke, right?

1:00:31Shannon Sharpe:What joke?

1:00:32Joe Johnson:The ex? Yeah. My girlfriend said I'm the cheapest man in the world. What did I say? Shit, I ain't buying it. You don't get it? I... You said an ex. Same thing. I ain't buying it. I got one more good one. I got one more good one. Not yet. Not yet. when we get towards that.

1:00:58Shannon Sharpe:Jay, 1984 out. Uncle Nocho, what was the hardest thing to remember in the NFL playbook, and what was y 'all's favorite play to run?

1:01:05Joe Johnson:Ooh, I mean, yours was verbiage, huh? Yeah, I mean, for me, it was pretty easy. For me, obviously, in Cincinnati all those years, we had the number system, so the number system was pretty much easy. And my favorite route to run, it really didn't matter what it was called. I prefer people play man-to-man. They play press or sometimes double-team because Carson and I, we'd always check to a seven route, whether they were playing two-man or whether they were just playing cover two in general. I always had a way to beat that coverage. Obviously, a man-to-man trying to think. I mean, the route combinations were so simple.

1:01:45I write 628.

1:01:49Joe Johnson:I write 520. It's so easy. So easy.

1:01:55Shannon Sharpe:It's easy if you've been doing this your whole life. Yes, because the thing is with the playbook is that they install, you go practice that, and then you don't go back over what they install. You open the next day install. And then you on to the next day install. And then you on to the next day install. And then you on to the next day. So if you're behind, it's so hard for you to keep up. F it up. That was the hardest thing. You had been in the system. I mean, the plays that you had run in college, I run those plays because I had the same coach for four years. So I didn't have to ever learn a new system.

1:02:28Shannon Sharpe:And then you get there and everything. The hardest part was it was backwards. 2, 4, 6, 8 from the time you was this big was to the right. Yeah. Well, in Denver, 2, 4, 6, 8 was to the left, Ocho. 1, 3, 5, 7 was to the right. So they say, you know, a 15, you're going to the left. No, you're to the right. Since when is 15 an even number? Even to the right or to the left?

1:03:04Shannon, are you paying attention?

1:03:07Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, I am. I know y 'all effed up this.

1:03:13Shannon Sharpe:Triple X Cop Sanity. Every time ISO is on, it's Welcome to Nightcap Feature, Unc Ocho. And still, see, there you go. That ain't what they say.

1:03:25Joe Johnson:Man, can y 'all stop acting like that? I'm just saying. They getting carried away with it now, Joe.

1:03:31Shannon Sharpe:Man, their eyes are not deceiving them. They know what they seeing. What y 'all want the people to do?

1:03:37Joe Johnson:That was two weeks ago, Joe. That was two weeks ago.

1:03:41Shannon Sharpe:That's all they got to go all for, Ocho.

1:03:43Joe Johnson:All right.

1:03:47Shannon Sharpe:Terrence G, start, bench, trade. Bo Jackson, Earl Campbell, OJ Simpson shh dang

1:04:01look

1:04:01Shannon Sharpe:we know what OJ was accused of and all that other stuff but the football player everybody wanted to if you grew up in the 70s and you played running back 32 you wanted to be now I ain't telling what somebody I ain't telling what somebody told me I'm telling you, everybody wanted to be him, the Jews. And he was the first black, had major commercials. In movies. Movies. He had her, he had car commercials. He had the orange juice. It was him.

1:04:44I would start me.

1:04:48Shannon Sharpe:I'm starting OJ

1:04:57Shannon Sharpe:I'm gonna bench ooh I don't wanna get rid of you gonna have to cause I know you ain't finna bench Bo

1:05:09Joe Johnson:no cut cut Bo

1:05:12Shannon Sharpe:nah you gotta start bench trade

1:05:14Joe Johnson:trade cut same thing

1:05:17Shannon Sharpe:you're going to trade Earl you're going to trade Earl yeah y 'all don't see y 'all too y 'all don't remember Earl

1:05:24Joe Johnson:I remember Earl

1:05:25Shannon Sharpe:the Tyler Rose

1:05:29Joe Johnson:hold on Earl which Earl with the Oilers Earl Campbell

1:05:34Shannon Sharpe:yes love you blue the 1977 Heisman trophy winner he goes to Houston and he's a three time offensive player of the year Yeah.

1:05:46Joe Johnson:Yeah.

1:05:47Shannon Sharpe:He already had. Well, they had Ken Burrows, double zero. I think they had Mike Renfro. I'm trying to think, who was the damn tight end?

1:06:01Shannon Sharpe:But damn, he had a nice defense too. They had Dr. Doom, Elvin Bethea, Curly Culp.

1:06:18Shannon Sharpe:I'm going to start OJ I'm going to trade

1:06:24Shannon Sharpe:come on now

1:06:25Joe Johnson:come on now well it shouldn't even take this long

1:06:30Shannon Sharpe:it does yes it does look I only got first of all you only got two years of Bo in the NFL what the hell y 'all talking about

1:06:37Joe Johnson:I mean we talking about Bo

1:06:43Shannon Sharpe:y 'all better go back I didn't see Earl

1:06:47Joe Johnson:I didn't see him in the powder blue oiled jersey with the white helmet running through people's chest I remember jersey torn off still move yeah it's tough nah

1:07:01Shannon Sharpe:I'm a bench bow and I'm a trade Earl there you go

1:07:07Joe Johnson:there you go but

1:07:17Shannon Sharpe:Juan Palafox 1997 Ocho what are your three favorite quotes by Unc that you've written down

1:07:23Joe Johnson:I don't got my pad in front of me now

1:07:27Shannon Sharpe:bring the pad on Wednesday Uncle Mike 1988 one time for the nightcap squad show held me up in some dark days which state has produced the best football players Texas Cali or Florida Florida and Texas gotta be Florida and Texas hey y 'all be sleeping on Georgia now Georgia got some good ones now they producing them Texas and Florida wherever it's warm at wherever it's warm at if you want to look at the best players go where it's warm

1:08:04Joe Johnson:California got some dogs too yeah

1:08:10Shannon Sharpe:it's mad at 2215 all hail king iso hello shout out to Ocho for calling the trade destination with Debo yesterday fellas are y 'all going to any world cup group matches

1:08:24Joe Johnson:Ocho you going I'm going as many as I can hit that's it

1:08:30Shannon Sharpe:kitty fresh Ocho iso have y 'all watched every day I am I've watched y 'all every day I would like a shout-out to my fiancée, Brish. She had successful surgery to get a defibrillator in her chest. Brish, I think it's Brishy. Brishy, your fiancée wants to tell you how proud he is of you and how thankful he is for you. And here at NICAP, Ocho and I and the entire NICAP family want to wish you a spready recovery. We know you're going to do just great. And congratulations on everything, guys. Look forward to seeing you guys walk down the aisle. Oh, yeah. I wrestle, I win. Ocho, act like a grandma when you're on the phone when it's lighting with that nightcap sign.

1:09:22Hmm?

1:09:25Shannon Sharpe:Bobby's World, let's do a nightcap NCAA bracket. Winner gets something autographed from the big three. Ocho, what you thinking? What you thinking, Joe? Oh, yeah. Y 'all going to lose that one, too.

1:09:35Joe Johnson:Don't do that, Joe.

1:09:36Shannon Sharpe:There you go. There you go, Joe. I'm just keeping it real. I mean. No, you're not keeping it real. Ocho going to pick mascots because he ain't going to know.

1:09:49Shannon Sharpe:Tim Bid say if math ain't math, it was a person would be me. Yeah, man. Me and math. I don't know what it is, man. They start talking about the pie rule and you got five different ways you can solve a problem. Nah. I'm weak. Alan Fletcher, Ocho, enroll at FAMU and let me do your school work

1:10:07Joe Johnson:How much you charging?

1:10:10Shannon Sharpe:I'm going to charge a few grand Ocho, don't you want to do your own work? Yeah, I'm going to do it myself

1:10:16Joe Johnson:I don't really need no help because whoever it is they ain't going to be smarter than me no way

1:10:24Shannon Sharpe:Big Mike Can you explain when Tyson fought Andrew Gulotta why he just walked out of the ring?

1:10:34Shannon Sharpe:man he hit Andrew Gullotta so hard Andrew Gullotta he tried to get him to go back in there Gullotta said man I'm done with this y 'all go in there and take them licks Tyson said well I'm done with this man that man ain't gonna fight let me go Rari underscore two N's thanks for the free entertainment up and Capalot up and Ocho keeping the buck with all the money the Cowboys got in free agency all the money the Cowboys got free they gonna need all defensive players they can get you're right they need a stud as a middle backer somebody who can rake hammer

1:11:20Joe Johnson:hey Joe I know that's your team right Joe if you look at what Jerry Jones has always done every off season when does he ever spend in free agency when does he ever make a big splash he said this is gonna be different

1:11:35Joe Johnson:Joe Jerry never spends a free agency Jerry never makes a splash he makes a splash with his own players and he waits until the last minute to make that splash but he's just never done it and going to acquire someone from the outside and free agency and brings them in that can make a huge difference and this would be the year to do it now he always says a lot of things that he's

1:11:56Shannon Sharpe:going to do but he never fulfills him he he he's he he spent early you know he went got ta to um you remember ocho he gave her two first routers to get joey galloway i think the thing is is that he's kind of been burnt with some of the free agencies that he's gone it's not it's who you get in free agency right and so he's kind of missed and it's kind of got him gunshot so he's kind of hesitant right now but I'm going to take him at his word he's ain't going to spin

1:12:28Joe Johnson:I know who he's going to get then if that's the case

1:12:33Shannon Sharpe:Righteous Kato Louisiana got some dogs too now they do I mean basically it's Florida, Georgia Texas, Cali Louisiana then you probably go what Ohio Ohio I would say that. Ohio normally have linemen. The southern states normally have the speed guys. Wide receivers, running back, DBs. Yeah. Texas, the quarterbacks. Cali, the quarterbacks. Yeah. Because, you know, you got two guys. You got Stroud and you got Bryce Young and you got Jane Daniels. Yeah.

1:13:22Shannon Sharpe:So. That concludes this episode of Nightcap. I want to thank you guys for tuning in and joining us. We greatly, greatly appreciate that. Y 'all know who I am. I'm your favorite up. That is my partner and co-host. Liberty City's own bingo great Chad Ochocinco Johnson. And the University of Arkansas alum, Arkansas Little Rock native, a seven-time NBA All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks, ISO Joe Junk. Yes, sir. So thanks for jumping on with us tonight. We appreciate that. Thank y 'all for having me, man. Please make sure you hit that subscribe button. Please make sure you hit the like button and do us a favor.

1:13:56Shannon Sharpe:Go subscribe to the Nightcap Podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts from. You got something you want to say, Joe?

1:14:01Joe Johnson:Hey, Uncle Joe.

1:14:03Shannon Sharpe:What's up?

1:14:04Joe Johnson:I forgot my joke. You ready?

1:14:08Shannon Sharpe:Yeah.

1:14:09Joe Johnson:Hey, Joe. What's that? What generation is Forrest Gump?

1:14:16Shannon Sharpe:What generation is Forrest Gump?

1:14:27Shannon Sharpe:Oh my goodness. I know it's got it. What generation is Morris Gump?

1:14:39Shannon Sharpe:Bubba Gump? Nope.

1:14:42Joe Johnson:I don't know. Joe, you got something?

1:14:46Shannon Sharpe:What'd you get?

1:14:48Joe Johnson:The generation for Forrest Gump is Jenny.

1:14:58Joe Johnson:Remember Forrest Gump? The girl name was Jenny. Jenny.

1:15:06Shannon Sharpe:Please make sure you hit that subscribe button. Please make sure you hit the like button. Do us a favor. Go subscribe to the Nightcap Podcast feed wherever you get your podcast from. Thank you again for your support and your continued support. Those looking to get a bottle of Shea by LaPortier, head over to LaPortier.com if you can't find it in any state or city near you. It is the best tasting premium VSOP cognac on the market. Please drink responsibly and stay safe. Thank you guys for tuning in to the Nightcap Discord. We've launched that. It is pinned in the chat. Make sure you go over there and check it out and leave us some comments and let us know how we can improve the show.

1:15:43Shannon Sharpe:I'm Unc. He's Ocho. He's ISO. We're off tomorrow. We'll see you back on Wednesday. Thank you guys for joining us.

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