Seattle Seahawks DE DeMarcus Lawrence

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25:52Rich Eisen:David Cantor is one of my favorite human beings I've gotten to meet. Oh, yeah? Yeah, I love him, man. And that's not because you ply me with so much wine, David. But he's one of my favorites in the National Football League as well. Oh, and money manager of the Stars, Don Weir, handles his money as well. Tank Lawrence is one of my favorite players. He's giving personal information of Tank Lawrence that he probably did not know in advance of his appearance here on the program. Are you all right? I mean, seriously. Yeah, you know. I mean, in the big scheme of things, like in the... Stop it. I'm talking about sports, obviously.

26:26Are you all right?

26:27Rich Eisen:Yeah. You're the Cowboy fan here. Because... Dude, Carl Anthony Towns was blowing my phone up. That's fine. I think he even tagged you on an Instagram post. Yeah, he did. And here's the deal. Because he ran the trade through Madden. Madden Simulator. And Madden rejected the trade. Yeah, yeah. And he tagged you. Yeah, it's cool. You gotta love that. I took it last year and ha-ha hee-heed over it. Not anymore. It might have to get personal this year. One week from today, you might get your newest business. And that's fine. I'll accept that one. But I'm not putting up with that all this year. Yesterday afternoon, driving home after the show, I'm on the phone with TJ.

27:06Rich Eisen:And that's when it happened? Your text comes through. I think the trade just happened. I'm on speaker with TJ, Bluetooth in the car. I go to Schefter. Yep. Go to Tom. Yep. Ian, yep. Oh, my gosh. We stay on the phone another half hour, breaking it all down. We're both watching the network. Like, I'm on ESPN. Like, wait, nobody's saying anything. Then I get a dozen tweets yesterday. Yo, you check on TJ? Yo, TJ, all right? We almost check on TJ. Hold on. Do we have the text that Kat sent me yesterday? Carl, did you tell? Here it comes. Here it comes. Yeah, I think we have it. You know the movie Sleepless in Seattle?

27:41Rich Eisen:Not this guy. Because he's got a sleep number bed. How about that? how about that to welcome in courtesy of sleep number demarcus lawrence how are you demarcus lawrence how are you sir how we doing i'm doing well i don't know if you've heard us chit-chatting while you're waiting to come on patiently thankfully thank you yeah i was waiting for you to get on my social security number next oh yeah i just know your agent i know your money guy i know them all you and i man we know it we know a lot of the same people um and uh you are are you in the beautiful pacific northwest right now demarcus yes i'm out here enjoying my nature with my trees and you know my beautiful atmosphere so most definitely well i mean you know i mean you went to boise state which isn't too far away right i mean like so it's not like your first uh stroll through these woods in a way correct right pretty much um how are things up there in Seattle for you so far.

28:39Thanks for going good. You know, like you said, sleeping great. Nice. Body is healthy. You know, team is doing amazing. So, yeah, just ready to kick the season off.

28:50Rich Eisen:Have you heard the news about where you used to be? Did that filter to you in any way, shape, or form? News of where I used to be. Where you used to be in Dallas? Anything like that? Hit your phone the last couple of hours? DeMarcus Lawrence? You talking about the trade? wait a minute let me write that down um yes i'm talking about the trade um what are your what's your opinion when you heard about micah being traded to green bay demarcus uh no opinion uh all honesty you know happy for him he got paid you know um shoot you know cowboys i mean i'm here now so you know i ain't got none no no no listen i i know i know i know you've you've turned the page and i promise you i promise you this you and i are going to talk about the seattle seahawks a lot over the next few minutes definitely okay that said though i mean um is there any part of you that's sitting there saying if you got rid of micah don't you think you could have kept me Is there any part of you?

30:00Rich Eisen:You know what I mean? They kind of could use you right now, DeMarcus. I mean, to be straight up, you know? I mean, straight up, like, you know, I had a sense of the business, you know, as a young kid, you know, coming in. And, you know, I understood, you know, things like this could happen or, you know, I can up and be traded one day or the team want me, you know, as a player one day. So, you know, I mean, it's a part of the game, you know, and, you know, I'm happy where I'm at right now. I feel like I'm in a great position. So, yeah, man, I get to write my own history. Exactly. And obviously, and you've got, again, a very talented team in which you could do it.

30:44Rich Eisen:And just another question on this, and I, like I said, promise you, we will move on. But the conversation, and I think you kind of alluded to it, too. You went back and forth with Eleven briefly during the spring about podcasting and things of that nature. There was an undertone to all of this that something was going on behind the scenes with Micah and the Cowboys that Jerry was alluding to in a way in addition by subtraction here. Is there any truth to that, DeMarcus? So you're asking me to speak for Jerry right now? I'm not saying that. I'm just speaking from your own personal experiences, I guess.

31:27Rich Eisen:Let's put it this way. Let's put it this way. Sort of like a sleep number, right? All right. You know, all right. So, you know, my sleep number setting is 70, for instance. So let's just say 70 would be closer to the scale of, yes, there's something there. There could be addition by subtraction. And then like 30 is like, no, not so much. It's much softer, right? You know what I mean? so what number would it be comparing it to sleep number i don't feel like you know a lot of people in the world get the experience of the good quality sleep you know that sleep numbers provide so boy uh i'm gonna say on a on a zero scale oh okay okay you know because they don't they don't really know you No.

32:16Rich Eisen:All right. So the bottom line is, though, you've turned the page, and there's nothing to be said about you and Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys. That's basically what you're saying right now. Not at all. Okay. Very good. All right. Moving on to the Seattle Seahawks here on the Rich Eisen Show with Demarcus Lawrence. How good can this team be based on you being around teams in Dallas, knowing how good you have been with them? Where do we compare? DeMarcus?

32:48I mean, we're pretty high up there. Just, you know, from our head coach all the way down, you know, to, you know, shoot. I mean, it's hard to say all the way down because, you know, everybody plays a key part in our, you know, in our league. And, you know, our offense is doing a great job. Our defense is doing a great job. Special teams are clicking, you know. So it's just really, you know, bringing it all together this next weekend, you know, kicking it off on Sunday against San Fran.

33:22Rich Eisen:And Mike McDonald, your head coach, how has the vibe been there in comparison to previous years of you being in Dallas? Again, as a comparison of your current situation. No, we got a great vibe. You know, Mike is doing an excellent job as our head coach. You know, he's he's the youngest head coach I ever had. So, you know, just his sense of humor and, you know, the understanding, you know, that we actually grew up in the same, you know, you know, time area is unique. You know, I never looked at myself as, you know, the old man in the locker room. But now, you know, having a young head coach like this, you know, I definitely feel like the old head.

34:13Rich Eisen:Yeah, you're only about five years apart, pretty much. How does Darnold look to you, DeMarcus? Sam? Yes, sir. Yeah. Sam's looking great. Felt like him and Clint hit it off pretty well. And, you know, he's basically in the perfect position and, you know, right system, you know, for him to make a lot of plays this year. Okay. I've got none other than DeMarcus Lawrence here on the Rich Eisen Show. So what is your relationship with Sleep Number, and what should we know about it, DeMarcus? Yeah, man, Sleep Number is the best. You know, over my last six years, I upgraded my sleep by getting a Sleep Number bed, and it helped me out so much with my sleep quality, especially with my babies running around and wanting to lay with Dad.

35:08So, you know, being able to, you know, set my settings, like you said, to 70 or, you know, some nights I have to go all the way down to like a 45, you know. Yeah. So, you know, it can hug me back. But yeah, so, you know, really, you know, love sleep number. I'm just happy that we was able to, you know, make this partnership work.

35:33Rich Eisen:And how old are your kids, your babies? shoot i got six months on the fourth of september um four 11 14 and 19 damn that is a full house and a handful for sure and you know um you know obviously 11 years in one spot in the nfl 12 years in the nfl is remarkable period 11 years in one spot and then to move to another one is not easy certainly when you got kids like that and family. So I know it's not simple. Best of luck to you on that front. TJ, do you want to say something to Tank Lawrence before we send him on the way? TJ Jefferson is our resident diehard Dallas Cowboy fan and a big fan of yours.

36:18Rich Eisen:Yeah, yeah, for sure. And I'll be straight up, Tank. He needs a hug today. And you have the floor, TJ. I know you don't want to talk about things in the past, Tank. You want to look to the future, and I respect that, man. But just as a Cowboy fan, I want to thank you for the time you put in. You know, you and the hot boys made watching football fun for me, man. So hate to see you go, but I'm excited to watch what you do with Seattle, brother. Stay healthy and keep doing your thing. Respect to you. I appreciate that, man. Hey, hold your head high, bro. You know, you got brighter days to come. Okay.

36:53Got to, right. Okay. And I'll be paying attention to the Seahawks a little bit more this year. He's hugging you for sure.

36:59Rich Eisen:He's hugging you back. Just like his bed. Yeah, just like his bed. He's hugging you back right now. He's a human sleep number. Yeah, he's hugging you back. All right, DeMarcus, thanks for the time, man. Appreciate it. No problem. Y 'all have a good one. You got it. That's DeMarcus Lawrence, everybody, part of Sleep Number, the official sleep and wellness partner of the National Football League. Joining us, the Seattle Seahawks are hosting the San Francisco 49ers in nine days. Listen, I tried. He doesn't want to talk about it. I had a feeling. No, no, and I understand it. I understand it. But if, and I'm not doing this to stir it up.

37:33Rich Eisen:I swear to you, I'm not doing it to stir it up. You're a journalist. But if there was nothing there, he would have been like, no, there was nothing in the locker room. This makes no sense to me. You know, Micah's, Micah's my dog, right? But I heard stuff like that. I'm telling you something's up. It'll be up to Micah to start putting all that to bed. None of it makes sense. Yeah. Let's go to Chris in Texarkana, Texas. Take his phone call right there. He ain't happy. Chris, are you not? I'm in about the same shape as TJ. I'm ticked off, aggravated, want to kick Jerry Jones out of the state. Keep going.

38:19Rich Eisen:What do you want? I feel like we're here for you. We're listening. TJ would get this. I'd like to hit him with the spear and the Superman punch.

38:31Rich Eisen:Would you like to translate for those who are not wrestling conversant? That means he wants to go Roman Reigns on Jerry and then hit him with a form tackle and then a punch out of nowhere. And not only that, he sends him out of town and he sends him to Green Bay. Of all places, man. That's a rough one. Come on. The only thing worse would be trading him to the Redskins, the Eagles, or the Jerks. Exactly. Or the Niners, Chris, or the Niners. Or the Niners. Yes, or the Niners. Those five teams, no. Yeah, that's what kind of hurt the most, right? Well, Jerry said the reason why he said that the trade participants were only those who, A, had the cap room to sign Micah, and B, had a player that would fit what they needed, and that's Kenny Clark.

39:20So by using the cap room, it's making it seem like he's doing them a favor.

39:23Rich Eisen:Well, let me just say this. I know you just said you never heard of Kenny Clark, Chris. Hey, I don't think it's him. No, no, no. He's really good. He's a good player. He's a very good player, and he's exactly what the Dallas Cowboys have needed in the middle of the defensive line, but the whole idea has always been to get him while there's also Micah. Yeah. Right, like that's the idea. While we have somebody that can put a hurt on hurts. Exactly, Chris. Chris, do you need a frame Rich Eisen show, bro hug where we're just we're going to extend here we go and the bad thing is rich i've been a fan i'm i'll be 55 in september i've been a fan for about 54 of those 55 years i go back to roger stallback tony dorsett yeah you do do you need one of these release of fandom um no certificates okay all right okay i'm still a Cowboys fan, but I am not a Jerry Jones fan.

40:24Rich Eisen:Thank you, Chris and Texarkana. Chris, I'm going to give you a pound through the screen. There we go, ladies and gentlemen, Chris and Texarkana, Texas. Work it out. Did he refuse a Rich Eisen show, bro hug? I don't think he refused. I think he was still... I think he's in his feelings. One does just not mess with Texas. I knew where that was going. Alright, when we come back, we'll look at the Green Bay side of things. Andrew Bogus joins us. Chris Fowler after that. Tom Pelissero after him. O 'Reilly Auto Parts gets you back to savings. Buy five quarts of Syntec full synthetic motor oil and get a free micro guard select oil filter.

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41:40Rich Eisen:The NFL bringing the country together around a television set or if they're fortunate to be able to go to a game if the local ordinances allow it. It's so huge. That said, for you personally, you have an embarrassment of riches. You've got a beautiful family, a beautiful stadium. You're the guardian of the star. You've got a bust. You've got a Hall of Fame ring. You've got a jacket. What you don't have is a fourth Lombardi trophy. How bad do you want it, Jerry Jones? How badly do you want this? Well, Rich, like you said, you've been around for two decades now. And you haven't seen us raise that trophy.

42:18I did ask the man upstairs when I got the third one. I said, if you'll give me this one, I'll never ask again. I'm asking. I'm trying to retrade that deal. And so to the extent that he's listening to us, and I'm sure he is, I will do better. They've got some things that I could offer you to get that trophy. On the other hand, you know, that's why we're here. That's why I'm involved. A lot of people say and relate us to financial, but I was fortunate, lucky, and I had some resources, and I used it all to buy the Dallas Cowboys, every bit of it to buy the Dallas Cowboys back 30 years ago. I came here to get to be a part of a team that could compete for the championship.

43:12not a greater place to compete and start than in this new stadium in Englewood, California. I was born about a block and a half right at the end of the LAX runway. I had a little house out here during World War II, and I was born right there in Englewood. Well, that's, I didn't even, I never, I never knew that, Jerry Jones.

43:39Rich Eisen:I never knew that. That's truly unbelievable. I never knew that that's where you were born. And again, I'm excited for this season. And on behalf of everyone at the NFL Network, greatly appreciate your support for our network, for all from Jump Street to now. And then just for me personally, I want to thank you. I truly appreciate it.

44:02Rich, I've watched you handle Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders. Anybody that can keep them in their place deserves to be the star of the network.

44:11Rich Eisen:Jerry, I really appreciate that. That means a ton. Best to your family and good luck for the season. We appreciate the call. Thank you. Thank you, Rich. You got it. Thank you, Rich. You got it right back at you. Thank you. That's Jerry Jones here. Back in 2020. That's five years ago. YouTube.com slash Rich Eisen Show. It was five years ago and two partners ago. Like that peacock stuff on the screen right there. I know. Geez. Wow. Yeah, we're going to obviously talk a little bit more about partnerships and things like that later on. As you can see, I'm wearing my Roku purple today, purposefully.

44:48Rich Eisen:We'll talk about that later on. 844-204-RICH is the number to dial. Chris Fowler is going to join us from Columbus, Ohio. Nice. And I promise you, because he's joining in support of talking about Lee Corso, whose final game day is tomorrow. I promise you I will not take a shot about not being allowed I don't know if you're able to I will not drag Fowler down to my level Chris is at a very highfalutin level he's a tennis man as well don't forget let's talk about this trade from the Green Bay side of things I've been around the block with Green Bay fans starting with NFL Network starting in 2003.

45:38Rich Eisen:The one individual that caused me to call Susie and say, guess what? It's going to be a while until we get to see each other again. Because Brett Favre is doing this or that or waiting to make this decision or that decision. And I sit next to Mooch. Right? Just came back from the Packers' hosted draft. So I'm familiar with Green Bay fans. Murph. Once upon a time got banned from this show. Know a lot of Packers fans. Know a lot of Cheez Hits. And throughout their time with NFL Network and following it, how many times I would hear Packers fans go, is Ted Thompson going to do something out of the ordinary?

46:26You know?

46:28Rich Eisen:Are we going to do something that is out of the box? make a splash slow and steady doesn't win every race and now here we are in 2025 and i understand they that was pretty big move with rogers and farve and pretty big move with and rogers and love but here we are in 2025 and in the span of it's crazy four months four months they draft a receiver in the first round at a draft they host in front of everybody in the parking lot of Lambeau Field and Matthew Golden and then take advantage of a massive contractual standoff between Jerry Jones and his prized pass rusher who they wisely drafted and 100 % seasoned and they take advantage of that impasse and make a big time move big time move two firsts i get it guess what doesn't matter if there's a trophy in the case at all and the way the packers are looking at it it's damn near the only thing that they'd be missing here is contractual control of a player because it's a first round pick because this is almost a second round pick in their minds of how good they are so they went and get Matthew Golden, we're going to get a first round wide receiver and we're going to get Micah Parsons on the outset of the season.

48:03Rich Eisen:They traded Kenny Clark for Micah Parsons with all due respect to Kenny Clark and I'm sure he's going to wear this as a chip on his shoulder going to Dallas. You do that 100 out of 100 times. You do that 1000 out of 1000 times. No matter what you might hear about Micah in the locker room if there is something going on in Dallas because Dallas is definitely saying it without saying it and everybody tells me in my ear there are some people in that organization that are happy that he's gone i hear that all the time just weeks of copium i maybe so could be i don't know good word and and and it makes sense the way you're using it but what this does is i mean brian guticun turns to matt lafleur and says you are welcome yeah exactly i did text matt lafleur and say hydrate now that i said now That's one way to hydrate.

48:56Rich Eisen:I did text him. You did? I did. Hey, here's the first round wide receiver, and here's one of the best pass rushers in the league. On the outset of the season. Go get him. This is now, you know, this is now a guy who is with Rashawn Gary on the defensive line. Go hunt. Rashawn Gary might be now a lot freer. Lucas Van Ness, who they drafted, they're waiting for him to sort of kick in. Maybe that helps him. And what a jolt to the locker room. Hey, everybody, you got the Lions. We got the Lions coming in week one. And they're the ones who've been ruling the roost in our division. And now we got the Lions.

49:31Rich Eisen:And now they got the Lion, who refers to himself as a Lion, a Penn State Nittany Lion. Here he comes, roll him downhill at Jared Goff, and then have him. By the way, do you know who he sacked for his last sack as a Dallas Cowboy? Jaden Daniels. Look who's coming in on Thursday night. just five days after their opener against Detroit. Jaden Daniels, the guy who went further than them in the playoffs last year, if I'm not mistaken, eliminated them from playoff contention last year. Micah, you know, Jaden, go get him. And then week four at Dallas. Unreal. The only group of people more ecstatic than Packers fans yesterday were NBC sports executives.

50:24Rich Eisen:Week four. Even Jerry was asked about that yesterday. Micah will be problematic. Yes. Very problematic. I'd suggest that we get ahead and run the ball.

50:45Rich Eisen:Which is, again, another question mark about the Dallas Cowboys, but this is about the Green Bay Packers. they tell their fan base we are all the way in they tell their locker room we are all the way in Micah and Jordan Love we're in a Micah's podcast together they seem like thick as thieves already another young player to this young team with a young quarterback turning 27 same age that Favre and Rodgers won their Super Bowls in Green Bay. All these young receivers, they are now going to walk around like they are Super Bowl contenders because of this trade. True or not, it is a massive boost of energy.

51:30Rich Eisen:Massive. That could translate into a big-time season. Got to play the games. Got to be healthy on the receiver. world right now. We're all wondering who's healthy there. Whatever. Whatever. But this is just, you know, a big-time swing. And the Brewers are already showing folks in Milwaukee and Wisconsin how they're swinging. It's got to – this is good times rolling. Good times rolling for Green Bay. Yeah, I've got some friends that are Packers fans, and they are annoyingly happy. May I ask you this? Annoyingly happy. TJ Jefferson, the man who was the most strident, stringent gatekeeper of Super Bowl contenders amongst our group.

52:28Rich Eisen:I was going to wait till the radio. Do you just, I'm asking you now, do you put the Green Bay Packers in as your eighth Super Bowl contender this year? No. You do? Yes. I would, I have them in already. I think I did too. Well, no, I definitely have them in. Yeah. And again, there is a mental, there is a component of confidence in any sport. Individual sports, you could see it. Just look at a U.S. Open match that can be served out. You got to be confident. Look at, you know, golf. Tommy Fleetwood, right? Took him 164 times here in America to finally get his$10 million paycheck. Confidence. One of the things I was talking about, how will the Eagles look this year?

53:28Rich Eisen:With Jalen Hurts now coming in saying, yeah, I want a Super Bowl. I'm a Super Bowl MVP. Now, he doesn't wear it on his sleeve, and you know he's the king of hard work, do your business, all that sort of stuff. But he's now walking around, and the Eagles are walking around with the confidence of Super Bowl champs, MVP. Packers are now like, we got Micah Parsons. And we're coming for you from the NFC North. And that's going to count for something, and you got to give it up to Guttekunst for doing it. And for, I guess, the new man in charge there, Carmen's son, Ed, for saying, pay him 47.1 per. Bring him.

54:15Rich Eisen:Let's go. Green Bay Packer football. Feeling better today. Chris Fowler coming up next.

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