Albert Breer Discusses Expectations for QBs in Minnesota and Chicago

16:48Rich Eisen:And, you know, Kevin Byard talking about how Ben Johnson wants to build a dynasty here and Ben saying, listen, we're putting a lot on Caleb's plate to see what he can handle. What was your takeaway from Ben Johnson going there? Because it does appear to be in Bayer's fans' eyes, just add Ben, add an offensive-minded coach who's attached to the hip of Caleb Williams and then watch him soar.

17:13Albert Breer:Yeah, I'd say two things. Number one, I think the basis for a good team is there. I really like what they did in the offensive line. The skill guys are there. I think matching Colston Loveland with Cole Komet, I think that's a really good thing to do conceptually. With Roman Duns and DJ Moore, of course, on the outside. I think the defense with Dennis Allen there is going to be a lot better. I think Caleb's got a ways to go. It did not look good the day I was there. And when I talk to people there about why it looked that way is they're trying to make Caleb drink through a fire hose. Developmentally, he had a long way to go coming out of USC.

17:50Albert Breer:Then he had the really sideways rookie year. and you can see when you watch the difference in the speed of the operation when case keenum is in there when tyson bajin is in there versus where it is with caleb williams and so they're just trying to overload him with information they're overloading with defensive looks they're overloading him with everything to try to speed up his process to try speed up his learning and the plan is from here then to start to narrow that down right so you're starting with this huge kind of menu of things that you're trying to do with them and seeing what he can handle and trying to speed him up and then as they get closer to the season they'll narrow it back down so I like I think it like again it just didn't look great the day I was there I think there's a method to what Ben Johnson is doing I would trust him with a quarterback but you could see developmentally where it was almost like, you know, I don't know if this is the right analogy, but like, you know, you've got this, this, you know, you got like a, like a, it's like you're, it's like, you've got like this thoroughbred horse and you're breaking the force, right?

18:57Albert Breer:Like you're trying to get him to trying to get him to do exactly what you need him to do. And, you know, I think that part of it, that part of it is, is been a process with a lot of quarterbacks coming out of college offenses the way that they are right now. And it's just something that Caleb is going to kind of have to fight through. And I think, you know, in the end, I think it'll work, but it didn't look good the day I was there.

19:19Rich Eisen:Yeah, I mean, Ben Johnson did admit that, you know, hey, he's playing slower than he can because we're throwing the kitchen sink at him. He basically said it, you know? So you saw it is what you're saying.

19:30Albert Breer:And that's what they're trying to do. I mean, and again, like that can be hard. You know what I mean? That can be really hard. And it's like, and that's why, like, I hate it, Rich, for these players. I can't stand it for these players when, you know, like they put up a single clip on Twitter and say a guy's awful or a guy's going to be a superstar. You know, I mean, in most cases, you have no idea if you're just looking at that clip, what the coaches are trying to accomplish, you know. And I think that part of it, like I'm really interested to see where that goes. You know what I mean? because it's, I think there's this gathering of information they're doing and dispensing of information they're doing right now.

20:11Albert Breer:And the confidence building part of it, I think, will come later. But their hope is that he'll build confidence through the amount of stuff he's able to handle.

20:19Rich Eisen:All right. In the few minutes I have left with you so you don't get arrested for loitering there in the Browns facility. And I appreciate the time.

20:26Albert Breer:Mortgage company is getting some good advertising.

20:27Rich Eisen:They sure are. They're pretty happy about that. Let's talk about the holdouts and what you can tell me. First things first, can you interpret this Stephen Jones comment when he was asked about the pay Micah chance that the Jones family was hearing from the fans in Oxnard? Can you interpret this for me, please? Did you hear the fans yelling pay Micah yesterday? And what do you think when you hear that? It doesn't change anything. I mean, we want to pay Micah, too. He's got to want to be paid. What does that mean? He's got to want to be paid, in your mind, in your reporting, Albert.

21:06Albert Breer:I mean, like I think, so to me, this goes back to last year. And one of the things the Cowboys have gotten a lot of criticism for is not going in early on these deals, right? So they had to pay a price for doing C.D. Lamb after four years instead of three. They had to pay a price for waiting on Dak Prescott. And now they're going to have to pay a price for doing Micah Parsons now rather than having done doing his contract after three years. That's reality, right? Like it costs more now could cost forty five million dollars per year now. Or maybe you'd be talking about thirty six or thirty seven last year.

21:43Albert Breer:I think what Stephen Jones is alluding to here is whether or not Micah Parsons was willing to do a deal last year. So I think that that's sort of where it's at. and I think by and I don't think they were unwilling to do a deal last year but I think they were unwilling maybe to do a deal on the Cowboys terms last year so that's part of the history now so when he asks for more money now it's a part of like being an NFL player is I took an extra season of injury risk on so like any discount you were going to get is out the window now you know so I think this is kind of this This is Stephen alluding, I think, to the big picture of the last two offseasons and not where they are right now.

22:27Rich Eisen:Okay. The OG of your alma mater's wide receiver class in Terry McLaurin showed up. He's in. Does that mean something's close? What can you tell me there with Washington and McLaurin?

22:38Albert Breer:Well, I think he doesn't want to pay the fines anymore. Okay. So that's part of it.

22:41Rich Eisen:That's as simple. Okay.

22:43Albert Breer:$50 ,000 a day is not great. And I don't know. I honestly don't know if you're having much more of an effect by holding out than you would be by holding in. And I think some players would argue a hold-in is more painful for the team because, like, it's right in front of everybody's, like, face every day that he's not out there, you know? So, yeah, I think they still have a ways to go on this. I just have a hard time imagining the conclusion won't be Terry McLaurin is a Washington commander now and is a Washington commander for the foreseeable future. Maybe, I mean, like, maybe there are some more bumps along the way.

23:20Albert Breer:But I think really what this is is a result, and it's sort of similar to Trey Hendrickson this way, it's a result of the market exploding at the position and the top end getting so far above where it was, and then how do you fill in the guys that maybe are a notch below? So, for instance, like, you know, what Miles Garrett and TJ Watt get make it more difficult to slot in Trey Hendrickson because Hendrickson's not what those guys are, but how close is he, right? And now you have this gap between one and the other. And then I think, you know, what ends up happening is guys like Max Crosby and Daniil Hunter do deals, and that helps color what you're going to pay Trey Hendrickson.

23:59Albert Breer:And the same thing with Terry is like when Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb did that deal, they created this gap. and so where does he fit in you know in that way I think you know one I know he's looked at as DK Metcalf like I think he feels like he deserves to be paid with DK Metcalf was in Pittsburgh and now like the Garrett Wilson deal sort of confirms that the DK Metcalf deal that's just where the market is for the guys who might be slightly below the very top level so I think this gets done I think the question is probably going to be on the guarantee and how far out you guarantee him but he's just too important to them you know and he's he's too much of a part of what dq um and ap are building there and i to me like i'd even put it this way you've been around him rich like he's too symbolic of what they're trying to be you know what i mean like he's as good as

24:50Rich Eisen:they come he's as good as they come in terms of a person in terms of locker room in terms of you know hey you ball out here you get paid you he's crucial in jayden daniel's second year so And again, I know I'm over time with you right now. You want to quickly, you were leading yourself to Trey Hendrickson. What do you think?

25:08Albert Breer:Yeah, yeah. No, I think the Trey one, like, so this one, it sounded like last weekend, they were closing in on maybe getting something done. And then on Monday, so that would be a week ago today, the whole thing kind of blew up on them. So I don't think they're back to zero, but I think it does sort of indicate how volatile this thing has been and how up and down this thing has been. And to me, I think like one of the real issues is the Bengals past precedents. And they broke those precedents to sign Joe Burrow two years ago. They broke those precedents to sign Jamar Chase earlier this year. And then they signed T.

25:50Albert Breer:Higgins to a more conventional Bengals deal. So if you're the Bengals, which bucket do you put Trey Hendrickson in? Because he's older, you probably put him in the Higgins bucket, right? But do you think Trey Hendrickson wants to hear that after writing for a contract for three off seasons? So I think as much of this as anything is figuring out how to bridge that gap, that divide and what the contract looks like from a guarantees and structure standpoint. And then I think for the Bengals, honestly, I think it's like just finding a way to make it look like he won, you know, because I do think part of it, there's a, there's a pride element to this too, for all players who go through these sorts of things.

26:29Albert Breer:And he's gone through it again, three off seasons in a row. So I think finding a way to make sure that Trey Hendrickson looks like he got something out of this and that he won, I think could be a key to getting a deal done too. Cause I don't think they're that far off.

26:43Rich Eisen:You're the man, Albert safe travels. Let me know when you're out here in LA, please. Okay.

26:47Albert Breer:Awesome. I will. probably early next week. So we'll see you then.

26:51Rich Eisen:Okay. Okay. Very good. This is good. Hopefully we need to see the tan in person. Plus I noticed you always make it your social media avatar. Cause we shoot you nicely when you're in studio.

27:01Albert Breer:You guys have a good photographer for sure. Thank you very much. Take care of yourself, brother.

27:05Rich Eisen:Ladies and gentlemen, everybody follow Albert Breer is information on the MMQBs. Second to none. We're up against it. We'll take a break. Dion Sanders, press conference and what he has been through and what he's going through and what he's gotten through. coming up.

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29:24Rich Eisen:Can you tell me the story, the famous story of you noticing John Candy in the crowd before that two-minute drill to the Bengals? Harris Barton was a people person, so we were free for dinner during the week, but practice in meetings and then come back after dinner and more meetings. So when he would come back from dinner, he was like a little kid. He could not wait to tell you about all the celebrities he saw while he was at dinner. And so we were just standing there, and between the tight end and his shoulder was a friend, John Candy. In the crowd. He was on the sideline. Oh, he was on the sideline.

30:01And so I was, and I sat there and I looked and I go, dang, I don't remember Harris saying he saw John Candy.

30:10Rich Eisen:It's what you're thinking in the Super Bowl with minutes to go and needing to drive down the field. Okay. Well, yeah. So I walked over and said, hey, H, man, there's John Candy. And Harris stood like this for eight minutes, perfectly still. He was a little bit anal that way. He would not move. He was like a little, I didn't do it to unwind him. I just thought he would appreciate seeing John Candy. Did you ever meet Candy, or that was the only time? Yeah, no, I had met John a few years before that. My contract was up, and he was one of the owners of the Toronto Argonauts. He was trying to get me to go to Canada.

30:46Come on! They just didn't have enough money.

30:53Rich Eisen:But if the price was right, you'd have... Yeah, I might have been wearing an Argonaut. Yeah, you'd have a 55-yard line. You'd be like, I'll do that. So he legitimately said, you know, hey. Yeah, we had a couple meetings about it. You did. So this is real. Like, it wasn't just like, oh, by the way. No, no, no, no. Wow. I love that. That's Joe Montana. Many of his appearances here on this program, and not because he knew he was getting free stuff from Roku, which he endures. Honestly. That's true. Find someone in your life who loves you as much as Joe Montana loves Roku. Seen it firsthand. You all have.

31:33Rich Eisen:Yes. So something's been up with Dion, as we all know, for weeks and months. He's been at the crib, as he said, and he's been out of the mix. And I was hearing a lot of stuff about, you know, his health and whatever, and just like everyone else. so I I'm sure he won't mind me saying this but you know middle of June I checked in on him I sent him a text checking in and sending my love he wrote back on June 11th I'm good my humble host God has me covered like a young prime in Atlanta so that's lockdown right and he's got a sense of humor about him so I'm like oh all's got to be good then he announced he's having a press conference with his medical team today in Colorado um and prefaced it with a video on his Instagram page dated in early May of him saying that he was it was rough two-day period because he he was filling out a will I'm like that got me scared I'm not gonna lie and we found out today pretty darn serious he had bladder cancer he had his bladder removed and apparently a new bladder created for him and but they are saying he is through that looking glass right now and cancer free thank god Janet Kukrasia is the director of urological oncology at UC Health there in Colorado.

33:16Sitting to Dion's right had this to say. We performed a full robot-assisted laparoscopic bladder removal and creation of a new bladder. And I am pleased to report that the results from the surgery are that he is cured from the cancer. You can clap. It's okay. You were such a blessing, guiding me to, taking me through, verbalizing every darn detail so that I could make an educated decision, which some didn't want me to go that way. They wanted me to go the other way. But I trusted and believed in you 100 percent. And the process wasn't easy. Just like it was some scenes that you saw, all the bull jump that transpired.

34:08on draft day, it wasn't just that. It was just I knew as well I had a surgery coming up. My sons to this day don't know what transpired. I just told them something with my foot, again, because I wanted them to focus on making the team and not focused on dad. So they really don't know my daughters do. And this joker right here, much love to my son, Junior, everybody. get checked out because if it wasn't for me getting tested for something else they wouldn't stumble up on this and make sure you go to the get the right care because without wonderful people like this i probably wouldn't be sitting here today because it grew so expeditiously i could say but please get yourself checked out wow he also mentioned that the procedure to remove his bladder and create a new one you imagine um was his 14th surgery since 2021

35:15Rich Eisen:and how he's had more surgeries after his playing career than he did during his playing career you know everything going on with his foot his toes which is apparently the cover that he was telling his own children about it. Jeez.

35:29Albert Breer:Yeah, so he told his daughters they were up to speed on everything that was happening with his sons.

35:33Rich Eisen:Going through the pre-draft process and the draft process?

35:36Albert Breer:Yeah, he just told them, something else with my foot, it's fine.

35:39Rich Eisen:God, that's what was going on too while he was going through the draft process. And by that, we all know what was going on with Shador. The pranking and all that crazy-ass stuff. Wow. um what's the road to recovery looking like he was by the way each soundbite apparently from what mike hoskins our coordinator producer telling me he gets more and more blunt um road to recovery prognosis for dion slowly but surely i built myself back up to where um i'm able i'm strong i'm ready um i'm still probably about 12 pounds down i'm gonna get right? I'm going to feel these overalls up like no other. It has been a tremendous journey.

36:25I'm truly thankful that God is so good. God is so good. You have no idea.

36:41You have no idea how good God has been. me to be here. You have no idea. Thank you. Thank you both. Thank you.

36:59Rich Eisen:This is primary care, and I imagine the physician and the surgeon, the director of urological oncology who took out his bladder and created a new one. And in typical prime fashion, sharing, potentially oversharing, about what he's currently going through. It's a whole life change. I can't, and I'm going to be transparent, I can't pee like I used to pee. It's totally different. I depend on depend, if you know what I mean. I truly depend on depend. I cannot control my bladder. so I get up and go to the bathroom already four or five times a night but then I'm sitting up there waking up you know like my grandson we in the same thing we got the same problem right now we're going through the same trials tribulations we're trying to see who has the heaviest bag at the end of the night like it's ridiculous but I'm making a joke out of it but it's real like it is real it is real it is real So if you see Porta Potty on the sideline, it's real.

38:13Okay. I'm just telling you right now, you're going to see it. You're going to see the practice. You're going to see one because it is unbelievable. Like dozing off and waking up on the first thing I'm grabbing my crotch to see if I peed on myself. And it's just totally different. And I know there's a lot of people out there going through what I'm going through and dealing with what I'm dealing with. And let's stop being ashamed of it. and let's deal with it and let's deal with the hit off and that starts with getting checked out

38:45Rich Eisen:if i can bring it all full circle from what i'm picking up about what deon's putting down right here is getting checked out do not be prideful so many of folks certainly men of this age uh get prideful i'm not going to see a doctor i'm not going to do this i'm not going to do that and I'm not going to talk about what's going on with me in such stark terms in front of a microphone. God bless Dion, man. He is one of one. One of one. Truly one of my favorites. I had no earthly clue idea, but apparently he is through it and he's dealing with it and he's being honest about it and he's trying to be a leader about it and now he's going to have to be a coach about it.

39:33Can you imagine this is what year three for him up there is,

39:38Rich Eisen:just in terms of the football aspect of things and how he's going to be coaching? And during games you'll be seeing him. Maybe he's got to go handle his business. Another new business decision for Prime, you know? And it's true. It's true what's going on with him. I had no earthly idea. I send my love to you, Prime. as you know, and I'm glad that the Lord is in fact covering you like a young prime in Atlanta. Young prime. That's when I knew things were all somewhat okay that he's joking like that. But also you did the right thing. You know, you always hear this saying go around, especially with men, like checking on your friends.

40:25Oh, yeah. You know, and you did that and you reached out.

40:28Rich Eisen:A lot of times we don't, you know, we're like, oh, they'll be all right. Well, just like most guys like me who are lucky, a lot of that is also saying, Susie's like, you checking on him or what? Check in on him. Because, you know, guys don't want to check in on other guys that feel sick sometimes. And it's stupid and it's pig-headed, you know? But Susie's like, you should check in on him. I'm like, okay. She's like, do it now. And I'm like, come on now. I'll do it. I don't know if you have these conversations with Sarah. You may or you may not, but these are the conversations I have. This is a little more direct.

41:09Rich Eisen:I know that, right? She's definitely more direct. This is a guy that once upon a time keeps on asking how she is, and if I cut the mattress off her back, because we had so many children. That's so disrespectful. That's Dion. That's Dion. That is Dion. That's my relationship with Dion Prime Time Sanders. That's how you know you're tight. Wow. Yeah. Glad to see you back, Prime. Love you. We'll take a break. Come back. 844-204-RICH. Number to dial. Aaron Rodgers has chimed in on Terry Bradshaw.

41:45Rich Eisen:Rich Eisen here with some advice. If high interest credit card debt is grinding you down, it might be time to call an audible with a SoFi personal loan. It consolidates your debt into one low monthly payment with no fees required. And with as soon as the same day funding, you can make the right play fast. Call an audible on your debt today at SoFi.com slash debt play. Loans originated by SoFi Bank N.A. Member FDIC. Terms and conditions apply. NMLS 696891. Fast funds. Terms apply at SoFi.com slash debt play. Rich Eisen here. We talk a lot about battles in sports. Teams battling through adversity.

42:19Rich Eisen:Athletes fighting for every yard. The toughest warriors I've ever seen, though, aren't on the field. They're kids fighting cancer. They're families standing beside them. Doctors, nurses, caregivers. That's why I'm proud to support Hyundai Hope on Wheels. For over 28 years, they've helped fund pediatric cancer research, raising more than$303 million and supporting over 40 ,000 children. Learn more and donate at HyundaiUSA.com backslash Hope on Wheels. so again one of the stories we've been talking about all day today is again the man on the cover of men's health magazine luca donchich um going through a workout regimen yeah they missed a couple things as i mentioned he's not on ozempick he's on spite zempick yeah and two luca is following the uh the uh o'shea jackson jr den of thieves too pre-workout regimen am i not mistaken right i don't know

43:15they'd just be like hey shay come sit in and they'd throw stuff at me like that you see

43:19Rich Eisen:weren't you doing a low sugar gluten-free workout regimen for dinner thieves too the uh the sadness diet the sadness diet what do you mean by sadness because like while everybody else is having things that they love you have a plate of sadness or a cup of sadness and you just that's the way you would view it huh yeah yeah yeah so people are eating pizza and pasta and all that sort of stuff around you. Especially over in Spain, you know, where everything comes with a side of French fries and beer. Yes. And so it's just like, no, I'll just have my misery, please. Can I have some disappointment? Sadness.

43:50Yeah, sadness, misery, disappointment. You get those three in your diet.

43:53Rich Eisen:You'll get to where you want to be. Well, what about spite against a team that let you go because apparently you were overweight and they weren't going to give you all this money because you weren't serious enough. What about that? Yeah, I mean, it's going to be interesting. It's crazy. It's just so crazy. As we were saying, it is a story as old as time here in Los Angeles. Bad breakup, get in better shape. Yeah, especially coming to L.A. It's the L.A. way. It's the most Southern California story. Look at him. So do you think. What did you say for overreaction one day? 35-point, triple-double, MVP, unanimous.

44:28Rich Eisen:What do you think? Even the Laker fan says he needs to hold off on it. No, it just felt so good here. Oh, I see what you're saying. Look at him. Yeah, right. Who is that dude? That's avocado toast Donchich right there.

44:45Rich Eisen:ATD? Avocado toast Donchich? Look at him. I knew it. Look at him. Strong. Strong. Full of Lake Show vibes. I'm loving this for me. I'm the Lakers. For me. Shooting with the resistance bands? Boy. Rich, if we go on a run, you think I'm annoying now. No, I do not. I promise Luca and LeBron. Matter of fact, L-A-L, LeBron, Austin, and Luca. Okay. If they give me the fuel that I need, I will be one of the greatest sports villains the world has ever seen. I promise you this. It's like you're cutting a promo right now. I promise. Man, please. I just need the fuel. I just need the battery in my back. Yeah, man.

45:33Oh. Yes. Hold on. Speaking of villain work, I didn't really see the extravaganza that I needed for TJ Jefferson's birthday. What do you mean? It was super normal around here.

45:44Rich Eisen:I don't know about that. We got him a Carvel ice cream cake. Susie got him a cake. That's true. Susie got him a cake. Well, we also got him to have Brockman spend an hour being overly positive. Did you see that? That was fantastic. But I wish he would have told me so I could have called in and just, oh, you're so lucky. We were baiting him the whole time. Talking about the lush history of the Yankees. LeBron James' total even-headedness with the referees. Kyle Shanahan's coaching style. What else do we... We were baiting him for the full hour. It was great. You know, he ripped that steering wheel off on the freeway.

46:22Rich Eisen:And that was TJ's birthday wish. We granted it. I don't know, man. It was also my birthday, too. That's right. Chris, not everything's about you, bro. Can I talk about TJ? Please. Mine also. Oh, my goodness. He's sitting in the corner. O'Shea Jackson Jr. is here. O'Shea Jackson Jr. finishing off the show here. Dale Tufo, get your boy. What do you want to do here? You want to take some phone calls? There's a breaking news. What do we got? There's breaking news. Mike, you want to hit it? Oh, yeah. My IC, the whole thing? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here it comes. And my IC. Breaking news.

46:56Albert Breer:Rich, wide receiver, just got a big, big new deal. Courtland Sutton, four-year,$92 million. That's me and his money deal from the Denver Broncos. All right.

47:07Rich Eisen:Okay. For your 92. So that's way less than 28. Okay. I don't know. You do the math better. Well, it's less than that. I mean, for your 30 million, we have about 20. It's a lot less than that. 24 or 24. Yeah. It's a little bit less than 24 years. 90 something million. Right. Well, that's 25, 23. This is why I'm more verbal. You can chime in on the math anytime you want. I get it. I'm a word sayer. They give me the words to say. This is why you signed Terry McLaurin now. Terry McLaurin's going to be like, okay, Cortland Sutton. So you're going to get Bo Nix's guy? Bo Nix's guy. Guess what? Guess what?

47:42Rich Eisen:I'm Jayden Daniels' guy. Who beat out Bo Nix for Offensive Rookie of the Year? Jayden Daniels. Part of the reason why he did is what? Me. That's who? That is, if I'm Terry McLaurin, I'm sitting there going, calling my agent saying, this better be north of Sutton. and now maybe that could be like you can land between sutton and dk you know what i mean like if they really want to hold toe the line here i know it's 15 and a half million dollars for the guy who helped give you know superman his powers last year that's the way i would look at it if i was terry mclaurin yeah adam schefter uh said earlier today i think on pat But McLaurin unlikely to accept less than DK's new deal.

48:25Rich Eisen:That makes sense. Which was 33 per year. I thought it was 33. I thought it was 30, actually. Well, he's going to get 33 now. Terry McLaurin is going to get his. Look at me caping for Terry McLaurin and Nico Collins caping for CJ Stroud. Michigan men being there for Ohio State, guys. That's what we're here for. 30 years, 60 million guaranteed for DK. That's not crazy. It's the truth. Yeah, yeah. Crazy. The rest of the time, I'm talking with my chest. I was crazy once. And what happened? He locked me in a room. Okay. A rubber room with rats. And rats make me crazy. Speaking of darkness retreats, Aaron Rodgers spoke with our buddy Kyle Brandt on Back Together weekend.

49:09Rich Eisen:Back Together. Back Together. It's not Back Together again, right? No, Back Together weekend. Okay, Back Together weekend. Back Together weekend. Okay, got it. Back Together weekend. What's up with Aaron Rodgers? What do you mean? What does that mean? You see that kid? that kid throwing that football and he launched it into orbit? What was this? At the American Century. Oh, is that?

49:25Albert Breer:There was a video going around of some kid throwing him a ball on 17, and then he kind of looks at it and then just chucks it in the other direction. He knocks it the other direction into a crowd. And the kid is like on the beach just like, throw me my ball back.

49:37Rich Eisen:Oh, really? Yeah. I don't know. Listen, with Aaron Rodgers, he's always judged by the cover. Like, what if the kid wrote on it, you know, like, Steelers suck. You suck. He probably thought it was from the man in the black hat. Could have been. I don't know. This guy. Okay. You know. Well, you know, Terry Bradshaw was very critical of him when everyone was waiting to see if he would sign with the Steelers. Oh, right. And I think Terry got, you know, like, what are you going to make the Steelers wait? Steelers aren't good enough for you? I think essentially was saying. And then the rest of it, he's also been all over Aaron for much of his career too, right?

50:14Rich Eisen:He has. He's not an Aaron fan. So Rogers was asked about the chew on bark. You made a drop out of it, right? You basically told Aaron Rodgers to sign or go somewhere. Chew on Bark? Chew on Bark. Here's Rodgers' response. I've known Terry for a long time, being a part of Fox. Terry's a legend. He's an absolute legend. He won four Super Bowls. He's had a legendary career in the media. But Terry, like a lot of people, doesn't know me. and so he's got an idea of what he thinks about me based on what I've done, the documentary, what I've said, darkness retreat, whatever the hell you want to talk about.

50:55I'd love to get to know Terry on a deeper level, and I feel like if he gave me a chance to get to know him, then we'd have a good friendship because, for me, I have nothing but the utmost amount of respect and deference for what the greats have done because they laid the foundation for us to be able to play in this great game, to be paid like kings, and to carry on the tradition of excellence. So I'd love to get to know Terry on a deeper level if he's open to it, and maybe we can go chew some bark or whatever the hell he's talking about together.

51:24Rich Eisen:Good answer. That's a good answer. By the way, it's a good answer. Family feud answer. It's a good answer. It's a good answer. Chew on bark. Chew on bark is wild. That's like, I've never heard disrespect like that in my life. That's right. his response was he doesn't know me i'd love to get to know him he's a legend it's almost romantic almost but no one knows aaron because he doesn't let anyone know him so what is he talking about the man in the black hat knows aaron maybe he does let people know him i don't know and to say you've never heard anything like that when your dad wrote no Vaseline is wild.

52:02There's not a single line about chewing bark.

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