 The Kay and Hammer Show. We're back in New York City for another day. Sports Business Journal Awards are tonight. I am going to support FanDuel. Amy Howe is up for a huge award. Our CEO, she's the biggest badass ever. And I can't wait to be there and just see all of the awesome behind-the-scenes stuff that goes on so many who work so hard. And that stuff gets awarded on nights like the Emmys on Monday night and like tonight with the Sports Business Journal Awards. I'm being rewarded being here not only because I get to see your face when I'm in New York City, but also because this Aaron Rodgers sled, weight, you know, quarterback mule thing that's going on is very fun because when I'm in the car in the morning, I get to listen to the radio. Oh yeah, and WFAN is gonna have a field day with this. Why are we strapping weights to our quarterback? Yeah, it's gonna be great. I already saw one article say, I think it was Floreo that said, you know, that you didn't do this in Green Bay. Why are we doing this? So people are trashing the jets and that's what we're here for on Up in Adams to discuss, even though we're huge Jets fans of course, should you be concerned? We'll talk to you about it. Also, we have a three-time all-pro on the show. We do. Lane Johnson. One of our first guests really on our show ever will be stopping by and hanging out. He does amazing stuff on the field. He's an even better guy off of it. And, Tabby. Fast and furious. We're getting fast and furious. It's the biggest movie apparently at all time. And fuel fests. The cutest. Don't forget about fuel fests. Listen, they have monster trucks at fuel fests. We'll talk to him. We'll talk to Cody Walker about it. Fuel Fests and Up in Adams starts now. Are we going to fuel fests? We should call this Kelly and Ryan. I feel like, I think Ryan left the show. She's doing it now with her husband. Isn't she? I don't know. Mr. Consuelos? I haven't watched since Regis. I gotta be honest. You haven't watched since Regis. Wow. Love it, love it Regis. This is Hamilton. I'm Kay. And we have OTA action that continues and is going on. And we're gonna start in New York with some of these storylines ahead of Lane Johnson during the show. Tyree Skipson being on the show. But I mean, starting here in New York, New York Jets fans holding their breath after what you call this a pruder film before the show surfaced of Rogers limping around. It was a little scary. Yeah, it was. You're always concerned to see that. And you know, we get the grainy footage. We got a few better images here. The Jets trainers checking them out. But this is the controversy here. He's strapped up like a mule to this weight. He said in his press conference after that this is something he's never done before. So there are gonna be questions. Why is he doing this? If he's never done it before, he didn't need it in the past. Why does he need it now? No, this is all drama over nothing. Aaron Rogers assured everyone there's no problem. Take a listen. What happened that kept you out of practice today? I just tweaked my calf and... It's good photos, there. Just tweaked my calf in the a little pre-practice condition inside. Decided to take a, take a bed day. Can they keep you down a little? I don't know. I don't think it's too serious. What is that smile? That's what I'm saying. There's no reason to be worried about this. The smile. He was having a good time at that press conference yesterday. And we'll get into a little bit more of that. It's a great photo. That's a photo you put on a t-shirt. That's a photo you frame and you put up. If you're Aaron Rogers in your house, it's very funny. He's also asked about what it's been like the past couple of weeks. He's in New York now, different vibes, different energy, younger guys. Post Derby last three or four weeks. And again, he could barely hide a smile. What's the adjustment been like over these last three or four weeks? Yeah, it's been awesome. It's been, it's been a lot of fun. Haven't been to OTAs in the last couple of years. So it's been nice to kind of be out here, be in the meetings, speak up about certain things, the adjustments and the offense and additional coaching points. Obviously got a long history with Nathaniel. So he gives me a lot of latitude to speak up in the meetings and just the opportunity to help out Zach and Tim and Chris and the room was a lot of fun. If you're Peter Buchowski of Lockdown Packers, you are rolling your eyes at that. You know, I haven't been to OTAs in a while, Packers. Yeah. You know, basically, not really though, but kinda. A little bit, yeah, a little bit. I mean, he's having the time of his life and I think the only question is, is he's having the time of his life until that minute he doesn't? And then what does that look like? But then again, like, let him have that minute. He's had that minute against the NFC North teams. He's had that minute again and then it all ends up fine. And well, so like, even when that minute happens and he gets frustrated or demonstrative and like it's not a smile and he's not like gregarious, like we're seeing him and revitalized right now, like that's just what happens. So I'm not, when that moment happens, I'm also not gonna say, oh, now it's different and here the sky is full. I'm just not gonna have that reaction. Yeah, I don't think I am either. And yeah, you hear him talk about Nathaniel Hackett, the comfort love he has there, even just calling him Nathaniel. Yeah. And the input that he's having in the offense. And also like, I love how there he talks about how much he's enjoyed working with Zach Wilson and the other quarterbacks in that room. What a great line. Like what a perfect, like, oh, here Miss Universe goes to Aaron Rodgers answer. Like that was a perfectly thing to say that he also knows he's there to be a leader and bring them along and get the best out of them. It's very cool. It's all working. It's all very kumbaya. And we're loving it in New York. What else we got? Oh wait, this Jersey Shore thing, right? Oh yeah. Let's show this a little bit. Why is everyone freaking out about this? What has it been like getting to know you, Jersey and how has it compared to your expectations in the government? Look, I'll be honest. The only Jersey I kind of knew about besides Tito Burrow was Jersey Shore. And I was assured that was not a proper representation of this great state, but. You're not a fan of Snooki? No, I'm not saying I'm not a fan. I'm just, that was the only lens I saw the Jersey through. And no, I'm a fan of all of them. I actually went to a Poly-D set back in Vegas in like, I don't know, back when I used to go there a few times a year, back in like 2011 or something. I have no thoughts. Why is everyone losing their mind over this thing? I don't know, like that was his entire reference point for New Jersey was Jersey Shore and Tito Burrow. What is it supposed to be? And Tito Burrow. What should it be? Would you like to represent New Jersey? New Jerseyans, are you offended? Let us know. The Tito Burrow thing is hilarious. Yeah. Like just tell us you have a private jet and a tail number without telling us that you have a private jet and a tail number. But it's kind of just, I don't know, what is New Jersey supposed to be? Like Jersey City and Hobo Boken? Is Eli Manning offended? Let me know. And going to Vegas, flying to Vegas to go to Poly-D concerts. I'm surprised you didn't say the Garden State soundtrack because it was so good and like that Shin's record really slapped on the, they had the best soundtrack, Garden State, man, Zach Breff, Natalie Portman. Like I would imagine he'd say that. He's kind of surprising about the Poly-D. The thing about Aaron Rodgers is that people continue to fail to understand he is, you cannot be surprised by anything because he is the biggest chameleon on the planet. He adapts to situations he's in, cities he's in, different hairstyles and different looks go with different girlfriends. I'm telling you, it's a whole thing. I could do a research, I could do a dissertation on this. I could do a capstone college degree project on Aaron Rodgers and the different sort of sides of him and what optically or like what our perception might be of that. Maybe we'll see the Poly-D haircut come out next. Who knows? Oh God. I wanna hear from Zach Wilson. Is Zach Wilson speaking? We'll see. I haven't heard anything from him yet. I'd like to hear from Zach Wilson, I'd like to see that. Yeah, they're probably keeping away a little bit but yeah, I'm sure we'll hear from him at some point. We need to find the media member in New York that's gonna be our person. Is it our guy from the post? Who's gonna be in there giving us? I think Brian Costello would be good. Yeah, he's been awesome. He's hilarious. But I wanna back after these OTA vibes and to see really what it's like and get like sort of a litmus test because I feel like by the end of the year it'll be a nice like splice cut together. That's very interesting. All right, let's go to the Niners. This psychopath, I was like are you, what are you doing right now? It was like midnight East Coast time and he's texting me. It really was. 9 p.m. Sure, well for me it was really late and you're texting me about all these things you wanna talk about in the beginning of the show so let's do it, we're going to the Niners and we're going to land of many quarterbacks, right? Shanahan spoke with the media, we love to pick that apart of course and he said Brock Purdy is going to lose the towel and start throwing an actual football without a weight attached to his leg hopefully next week and he had pouring cold water on anyone reading into Trey Lance getting first team reps over Sam Donald in the interim. He said it will quote unquote even out. Okay, then Shanahan had this to say about the quarterback room which sounds very familiar. I mean we got three guys, we got two guys who are talented enough to be taken in the top five of the draft and we have another guy who played like it last year so I like the three guys we got and I've always been a fan of Brandon Allen just watching him throughout his career and to be able to get him in here also I feel real fortunate with our four. Yeah, I mean we had to throw that in there because I remember you saying a couple of weeks ago that maybe Nonterson should enjoy having three really talented quarterbacks in the room and let it sort itself out and that seems to be. If I lean back one more inch I would literally fall back into my head and I'm off this chair in front of this green screen. It's exactly what he is saying. I mean stats, he seemed upset that I wanted everyone to just take a deep breath, have a little moment here and appreciate the talent that they have in the quarterback room so I'm glad that Kyle and I are on the same page but the talk of the Niners on Twitter yesterday was Trellance's mechanics, okay? So Kyle Shanahan explained that the mechanics sort of disintegrated, deteriorated because he was playing through the broken finger during his rookie year and then he, you know, he's worked really hard on getting things back to where they need to be. Well, we got this video, okay? This is courtesy of Grant Cohn, who, yeah, here we go. He was there, he caught this. All right, what do you think? Yeah, so a lot of people are wondering, we saw all these videos servicing. Thank you, Grant, for allowing us to use this. But we saw all these videos servicing and everybody's like, okay, new mechanics, awesome. Like, this looks really good but what's different? So I wanna take a look at actually, I'll show you what's different here. Let's go. So let's bring up the, the split. So on the left side is 2022. Your cycle back. You see, he's dropping that elbow a little bit. The strides a little bit long, his base isn't on it. And then look at the higher release point here on the right side. He's a little more balanced in his stance, higher release point. And that allows him to get over that line and again, stay consistent with his mechanics. And you'll see it here too, we have a split screen. Look at that, look at the elbow dropping on the left side. That ball should break out in front of his helmet, right? On the right side, that ball's up above the helmet. That's the consistent release point that you wanna see out of your quarterback. So it is a pretty significant difference. And again, we'll see how it pays off for him. We don't know if he's gonna be starting at any point this year or what's gonna be happening but I know Niner's fans were really into hearing this storyline with his mechanics. So I thought we'd... This is the most Hamilton inside baseball May 24th. May 24th, shit I have ever seen. Are you joking with that? How did you... Are you insane? It's OTAs, you know? This is what we look for. I go to dinner, I go to dinner, I come back and this is what we decide to do the show. I just leave it in it. He's putting it like this. You just had the word significant. There is something to really look into here. Okay? And you say so. And where we're gonna go next too. Kyle Shannon talked about how how Treyland's sitting out a little bit kind of helped him refine those mechanics and actually helped him develop a lot. All right, let's hear that. So I thought he had to go in this time with his time away just he knew what he had to focus on. He had known what he had struggled with. He had known what he had done good with. He'd gotten to see two different quarterback explainer offense, two different ways. And I just think his time away was a lot more deliberate and in a position where he knew what he could isolate on which I think helped him compared to last year. Do I love Kyle Shannon? Like, oh, do I love him right now? The time away allowed him to be more deliberate. He got to watch two quarterbacks run our system in two different ways. Those are the words of that coach. I know Trey was forced into missing time because of the injury. We all get it, but the points that remains without having to focus on playing every week, he was able to hone in and to feel relaxed to work on the things that he really needs to fix for his game. So we'll see what it means for Trey in time. But this is what I'm telling Indy with Colts fans and all, be patient. Don't like scream enough pitchforks out to get Anthony Richardson in there if it's not necessary. The same thing, Titans with Will Levis, like listen to this man, there's examples. Too many of them, like Patrick Mahomes, like Aaron Rodgers, and those should illustrate how sitting, learning, seeing things differently, taking things a little bit slow can benefit quarterbacks, not even benefit, but like not eff them up developmentally. It's not even about being better, it's about like the risk of what happens when you do just throw them in there that needs to be considered. Yeah, and that's one of the things Kyle talks about too, with the finger and why the mechanics got bad for Trey Lance is because he was forced, you know, they had packages for him in where he was playing and he was also running a scout team. So he's like, he was just forcing himself out there even though the finger didn't feel right and he had to adjust his mechanics to kind of fit that and it hurt his development. So, I don't know, out of all of this too, I'm kind of like, I wanna see Trey Lance play football. I love Brock Purdy and Brock Purdy is probably gonna take that starting job but now I like, I kind of wanna see Trey Lance. Yes, Brock Purdy is taking the starting job. Is anyone like... But now like I'm excited. We're throwing in the towel. Yeah. Okay, what's over? The game, it's Brock Purdy's game until he messes it up and then inevitably, but now they changed that rule. So are we just not gonna see Christian McCaffrey this year? Is that what this means? Yeah, that's what that means. They'll be allowed to carry an emergency third quarterback, but whether it's in San Francisco or somewhere else, like things are sounding really positive. That was really positive on Trey Lance yesterday. I think Brady's suiting up for this minor squad still under center. You watch what happens here in 2023. We have a big show. We have three-time Alpro, Lane Johnson on the program. We have, what you want? A whole lot of Tabrice is on the program. Cody Walker on the show. So we'll talk to them about what they've got going on later this month, a very fun event. You could be at, stay tuned, stay tuned. All right, my next guests have this insane thing going on that I need to know more about. It is drifting. It is drag racing. It is entertainment, entertainment, Palooza is called Fuel Fest, okay? It goes down to Irwin Dale Speedway on June 3rd. They're in the family within the Fast and Furious franchise. Of course, Absolute Stars. And this past weekend, of course, the latest installment, Fast X opened at number one in theaters worldwide to no surprise for anyone who loves these guys in this franchise. Tyree Skipson, Cody Walker, good morning. Good morning. Thank you for having us. So happy to have you guys on. I can't wait to learn about Fuel Facts. I hear there's monster trucks that are gonna be there for the first time. So we are excited. We got a big event to talk about. But you're both born and raised LA boys. I'm a New York girl. I'm here in New York. You're both big Lakers fans. I'm sorry your boys got knocked out. Tyrese, you share a birthday with LeBron. I know that. You guys talk about each other. And he came out after the game and he said he's gonna take some time to talk, think about retirement. What do you think Tyrese? Is LeBron gonna walk away? No. No, he's not walking away. He, I think he's smart enough to know and understand how much people love him and respect him. And I think us as Capricorns, we have a way with words. So I think I got a lot to think about people are just running with that and hinting at him retiring. I mean, truth be told, he's got the physicality of a 20 year old even though he's 38 because takes much better care of himself than most. So no, he ain't going nowhere. At least I hope he doesn't. I think he's got so much more to do. And the fact that he's playing in that arena, rest in peace, Kobe, I think he should definitely go as long as he can just out of respect to Kobe Bryant. He should just go as long as he can before he actually taps out, you know? And we'll see if he can play with his son. That's a big storyline everybody's looking at. Tyrese, what are you, where are you? What are you, what, what, what, what, what, are you getting into your house? What's happening? No, I'm sorry. I honestly, I just, this technology stuff, man, I'm still trying to, I told Cody, I said, man, please take over the interview. Because I don't, I don't have a stand to put my phone on, man. No, Tyrese, no, no. This interview is going to be all about you because you're hilarious right now. The more I see of your ridiculous house, the better. It must be nice to be in the Fast and Furious family. Cody, we've got Fuel Fest, take over here. This is June 3rd. Maybe LeBron will be there. He's not playing in the finals. It's your fifth year doing this. Congratulations on all of the success and all of the fun. And you're bringing this thing all over the world. What are your fans in store for this year? Well, we call this a celebration of automotive culture. So we literally bring everybody together under the sky. Under the sky, this is an outdoor event. And we do, we have a huge car show, but we have drifting. We have competitive drifting, Tandems. People can do ride-alongs with some of our pro drivers. We've got monster trucks this year at the show. We've got live music. We've got food. Yeah, it's actually a really cool event. Obviously Irwindale is very special and unique and that's where drifting first arrived here in the US after making its way out of Japan. And they filmed a bunch of Fast 9 there coincidentally for the previous film. So it's cool. We always sell out the show. It's our home turf. Like you said, we're both born and raised in LA. So this is returning home for us. I love it when you're making it bigger and better. Like adding monster trucks is huge. Grape digger will show up. Megasaurus, let me eat in cars up. We love to see it. I'm not a car girly. So Cody, what makes a great drift? Like can I drift in my Kia Sorento? No, you cannot because your Kia Sorento is front-wheel drive. You need a rear-wheel drive car. Or all-wheel drive and it's set up the right way. You need a lot of power. All right, all right. Oh, geez, this looks horrifying. But I understand Helen Mirren loves this stuff. She's an undercover speedster. Tyrese, will we see her at Fuel Fest tearing up the track? And what was it like making a movie with her? Well, first of all, I just have to tell y'all that being is that Fast just came out and you guys went above and beyond to support it. We're number one around the world. We do not take that for granted. We appreciate the love. So many of us live in LA, this from the fast cast. I mean, we don't like to throw names out there, but you might wanna be there on the third because the B is about to be crazy. I mean, when you see multiple helicopters landing, just look up and you just never know who's going to get about it at helicopter. But yeah, listen, there's a few real guys in this movie that really do the speeding thing in real life, including me. Now, I don't really take it to the racetrack, but we definitely do this thing in real life. So, and the fact that you have a front wheel drive car, you could actually get in the passenger side with a professional drifter so you can get the full-on experience because I don't think anybody should get out there and start drifting on their own if they haven't already done it. It is a live audience and we have had a really incredible run because no one has gotten hurt and we wanna keep it that way. We also wanna put this out there because this is my favorite thing. All kids, 12 and under, get in for free. And yeah, 12 and under, get in for free. So if you got four or five nieces, nephews, kids, you name it, I feel like there is no greater way to honor the future generation of drivers and being a part of this car culture than to bring the kids in and let them experience fuel fast for free. All across the board. I mean, it is a family-fund-oriented event. No different than what we do with the Fast and the Furious. We want everybody to show up, have fun. And as he said, born and raised in LA, so it's always the biggest crowd. Y'all better get in there early. Go to fuelfast.com, register your cars, make sure you get your tickets. It's only so many left. We're excited to bring this show back to LA, fuel fast is about to get real. You just sold it so well and you never know who will show up. I know, and it's important to say, I mean, Vin Diesel showed up and surprised you guys. So like you're saying, look in the sky for those helicopters. Bring the whole family, kids 12 and under are free. We've got a big audience here. We've got a big audience, sports fans in LA, they'll love that. And proceeds more importantly, Cody, from this event, it's important to sort of emphasize that it benefits Reach Out Worldwide, which is a nonprofit charity founded by your brother Paul Walker, of course. And there's been a ton of support for that. So make it happen, fuel fast, monster trucks, and all of that. Now we see Vin Diesel, I got Tyrese here. We got, you know, John Cena, Jason Momoa, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, and then this. Tyrese, who's the one star that you want to see join one of these movies in this franchise? Next. Well, I want Viola Davis to be my mama. And I want Denzel Washington to be my father. I also want Matt Damon to join us because I just think he's a real, a real guy. And yeah, I mean, I have a list, you know, but I think right now we have a job to do it. I think we have to figure out a way to reimagine what all of us that's currently in the cast is going to do next. But yeah, this has turned into something really crazy. I mean, 23 years ago, Paul Walker, our brother, resting peace, he had a dream with Rob Cohen at the time, the director in Vin Diesel. And this all started with an article in Vibe Magazine. And 23 years later, look at where things are. I wasn't in Fast One. Paul and Michelle and Sung and all of these guys, they're the true OGs. I came in on part two, but none of us can believe that this franchise has gotten as far as it's gotten. And we're just beyond grateful, which is why it feels like such an organic connection to go from all of these fans of Fast and the Fear is in the cinema, in the theater, on the screen to being able to bring the physical true car experience to the fans. And I think this excitement and love of the culture has never been able to physically put it up on his feet. And so the fans are like, finally, I got this car made. I'm in this car culture. I love this stuff because of the Fast and the Fears. And finally, I can put my car on display and actually meet the stars of Fast. So it's been such an organic relationship. And Cody was brilliant to come up with this idea. And the fact that him and Paul were kind of brainstorming about these things. Many moons ago before you passed, I just, I love being a part of it. And I think every time we do an event and we see 15, 20,000 people out there knowing that it's benefiting his charity and knowing that the diversity that has been represented from the beginning in Fast shows up at these events on that level. It just, it makes my heart smile. So feelfast.com, you guys come out. We cannot wait to see you guys take pictures. Make sure y'all sign up for the BIP experience, where you're gonna be able to meet me and all of us. I won't say who, we're all gonna be backstage hanging out. Yeah, but Cody, I love you and fuelfast.com. And although I'm tired as ever right now, your energy just gave me that caffeine shot that I needed this morning, young lady. Thank you so much. Terese, I will say this, you've seen it all. You've been around every celebrity. You've done movie after movie after movie in this franchise. And you are so truly great. There's such gratitude that I feel from you right now. You are so grateful, truly. And I can tell, and I can tell when people are full of it and not you are so grateful for this, what this franchise has done for you, this family, which is a real family for Paul Walker for what you guys are doing with FuelFest. And fans are gonna show up for that. And that's why fans love the franchise because you guys buy in and you accept everyone for what they are and for what they're passionately for. And I think it's a really important and beautiful thing. And Cody, you're not, somehow Matt Damon's gonna get your spot. You did not cameo in the latest film, but someone very special to you does. Your niece, your niece, Matt Walker. Nobody gets Cody's spot. Nobody gets Cody's spot. He is our blue-eyed angel and he is a Walker. Okay, they own the thing. Okay, it's all them. Yeah, but I wanted to make sure I responded to your beautiful words. You know, it takes one to know one, you know? It's not too many genuine people left in the world. I think one of the things that I wanna share on the airwaves, I think one of my greatest, I feel emotional for some reason right now, I'm saying is one of the greatest things that I have discovered from this ongoing brotherhood and relationship that I've had the honor of having with Cody is that I feel like those iron sharpen iron moments where I can put certain things on this radar, get him to look at things through a different lens. I feel like I've stepped in to be the big brother that Paul Walker is not around to be anymore. And that has been my greatest pride and joy seeing that Cody is working at this fuel-fest thing every single day, benefit and reach out worldwide and doing what I know Paul would have been here to do with his brother. I just get to sit in the passenger seat and watch it all unfold while protecting him in any way I can as the big bro. So it's been an honor and I really hope you can join us, Mrs. Genuine, and invite all your friends. And although you will not be able to drift with your front wheel drive, we need your car to be front and center so that we can see how you're contributing to this car culture. Yes, I'm gonna contribute by supporting FuelFest is going down June 3rd at the Irwindale Speedway, a very special place. So tickets are still available, very few, and a VIP experience that sounds insane at FuelFest.com. Let's have a little fun here. And by the way, Meadow's in the new movie. So shout out to Meadow, we can't wait to see it. I didn't get to see it last weekend. But we're gonna, yes, we're gonna end this. Cody, you gotta be with Meadow in the next installment with Matt Damon. Denzel and Viola Davis, which I would love to see. But let's play a little game called... Yeah, let's play a little game called Do You Catch My Drift? Now, Tyrese, you don't know this, but before the interview, we gave Cody a list of cast members from FastX. Cody, using only one word clues, you have to try to get Tyrese to guess which cast member you're referring to, okay? The only rule is that you can't use their real name or character's names from the real movie. Does that make sense, Cody? Yeah, I got you. And Ty, Ty Boogie doesn't like surprises and I want you to know, bro, I found out about this once I called in, okay? Oh, okay. All right, sorry, here we go. I didn't get to prepare for this so much, though. This is Fast and Furious, baby. This is what we do. We're gonna put one minute on the clock. I didn't sleep too much last night. I'm probably gonna not do well on this. Hey, Tyrese, Tyrese, what were you doing? What were you doing last night that you didn't sleep? I just couldn't sleep. I'm in Atlanta and I'm getting these text messages that we have these interviews and I'm like, oh my God, I forgot. I just couldn't sleep. That's all. I was just at home. I was just happy to be at home and I was just up. That makes two of us. I have a three-week-old baby. I have my third child on April 30th. So it's pretty wild over here, so. No, no, no. You didn't just have an angel. All right, one minute on the clock. Using one word of clues. Him and his wife did not know if they were gonna have a boy or a girl. They had a boy and he named my nephew, his new son, Paul. I can't take it. So beautiful. That's beautiful. Thank you. My brother was on that April. The name had to stick around. April 30th, I love that. You know what? I'm not gonna make you guys play the game. I'm gonna put you out of your misery. I love you both. We're not gonna play because that's a perfect way to end it. And Tyrese is so such a freaking expert at this. He's a professional and he just got out of it. So I'm just gonna take this time to say thank you guys. Get your tickets for Fuelfest June 3rd. Go to sleep. Take an app out there in Atlanta. All right, thank you so much guys. Thank you so much for having us out here. We're going back to sleep. See y'all over June 3rd, we love you. Lane Johnson, up next, right here. When NBA Playoff Games tip offers no better place to bet than FanDuel America's number one sports book because now you can build the same game parlay after the game's already started. Live SGPs are just one of the new features added for the playoffs. Live SGPs, that sounds fun. Go check it all out on FanDuel Sportsbook. The app, right now. I love that dance. Look at those moves. You've got three time all pro Super Bowl champion. Philadelphia Eagles tackle with us today. Is there anyone tougher in the transfers? No, Lane Johnson, how are you? Welcome back. Doing good. Yeah, just a few months away from training camp, so wind it down. Yeah, you got some new moves you're working on, buddy? Over the summer? Yeah, after my surgery, I had to learn a few to get back in the rhythm again, but yeah, I'm glad that's over. But yeah, feeling good and yeah, I'm looking forward to the season. Amazing, it's great to see you. You look great. We're gonna get into it all, but summer travels are what I'm thinking about. I might go to Italy. I might hit up a couple of training camps. Do I need to add Frisco to the list? Because my goodness, Lane, the OL Mastermind Summit is coming up July 7th and 8th, and this teaser that was tweeted with this lineup, tell me all about it. Yeah, so we have Will Shields coming this year. Steve Hudson soon. Whitworth, Anthony Munoz. So we're really just getting the whole broad selection of guys, but I think the main thing is to get all these different caliber players, they can talk about their experience, and NFL, how they train, what they did. And I just think it gives incredible insight, especially to a lot of the young guys that are in so they can learn and hopefully develop their game a little bit. Those young guys, you're 33, you're like an OG in this league, even though it doesn't look like it. Does it feel crazy to be like I'm 33, but I mean, you're at your peak, you're looking insane out there every game. Yeah, like in my mind, I'm still like 25, and then as the years go on, it's like, hey, I'm the old guy now, so it's crazy how the circle has came back to me. Do you and Jason joke about that? Do you embrace it? Yeah, I definitely embrace it. It seems like the older that we've gotten, the shorter the fuse it takes to kind of set us off, it's kind of like the dog you once had that was once young and youthful, and as they get older, they might get a little bit more tested. I like that comparison, that's a good metaphor. I want to do like a little check-in, because you won the Super Bowl, you know what that feels like, and you lost a Super Bowl, so you know what that feels like. So you're sort of a rare person who gets the feeling of both. Which one did you learn more from? The win or the loss? I mean, you learn a lot in both. I think the win, I just think you realize that the next year is very tough, the schedule is usually a little bit tougher, and then you have people coming for you, they know that they're playing against a good team. So mentally that was a tough year, and then obviously the loss, I think you can learn a lot about, we were very close to getting a second one, but just I think you learn to how much work it takes and how special I think the moment is after the fact you kind of realize that, but yeah, it's a long process. You start in late July, and then you're not done until February. So it's just such a long season, it takes a lot of ability, it obviously takes a little bit of luck, keeping healthy and all that, but really, yeah, you learn to respect it, just the whole process and everybody involved. Lane, knowing how a loss feels now, do you feel like you celebrated back in 2018 enough? Yeah, I maybe could have taken a notch further. Yeah, you just, yeah, I feel like I'm two totally different people from them, but yeah, I just, I think I've grown to learn, I just appreciate the guys that I'm with. I remember Brent Selleck talking about how he was playing in the NFC championship, I think his rookie year, and then he's like, I'll be back, they lost, leap to the Cardinals, and then he didn't go back to his 11th season, his last season, so yeah, I'm just taking advantage of all my new teammates, learning those guys, yeah, and just really setting, getting ready for the season. I feel like we have a lot of ability, and also we have a tough schedule, so it'll all come by and by, but yeah, just really excited about the guys that we acquired, and I think we have the ability to be a great team this year. We love to hear that, I wanna hear about those rookies, of course, you've had this front row seat to watching Jalen Hurts, he was in the headlines in the off season, of course, the losses behind you, there's probably no better person to lead that team, and the mentality he has in looking forward and turning the page than Jalen Hurts, and you got to watch him crush it with your Sooners probably before even ending up in Philadelphia. You've seen his growth. Lane, what's the biggest thing that sort of maybe stuck out to you once you became teammates from watching him back when he was in college, and what have you noticed about his growth the most over the past couple of years? I mean, honestly, he's grown as a player. I just think his, you know, the quarterback position, his temperament and demeanor, how he goes about his business every day, how he conducts himself in the meeting room, and just that confidence that's infectious, you know, he says a lot without saying a whole lot if you know what I mean, so I think that's infectious to the team. And really, like I said, it's like a coach, it's very calm, how he is in the huddle, that really helps the football team adjust to different situations, good or bad, and I think, you know, gives us the ability to ride the different challenges that each game presents, but I think that's probably the biggest thing is just his confidence in how he carries himself. I love to hear that. We can't wait to get you guys back in the Super Bowl this year. You signed that deal, you're ready to go, and you mentioned how it takes some luck, it takes good fortune, it takes health and all of that, and there's the physical part of that, and then there's the mental aspect of that, and even in talking about your quarterback, Jalen Hertz, you're talking about his demeanor, you're talking about, you know, how he handles things as a leader, and you're such an advocate, you're a leader in this space, you really are. It's Mental Health Awareness Month all of May. You don't do stuff in May, you do stuff all year round, and you're such a strong advocate. You're the first athlete ambassador for Cooth, okay, and Cooth is a leading mental health digital platform, and it's aimed towards kids. You're partnering with Cooth and the Philadelphia School District. This is about the coolest thing I've seen all off season. What made you want to get involved in this? I just think over the past few years that athletes in general have promoted mental health, and I feel like, you know, in our profession, that a lot of the struggles we go through, or, you know, with ourselves, and I think just developing yourself to be the best person you can be, not only in the field, but I just think it helps with every aspect of life, relationships, you know, business, and I think, you know, develop that at a young age, at least bringing the knowledge to kids to work on themselves and develop themselves in that sense, can make all the difference, and I think it's maybe a platform that maybe I wish I would have had when I was younger and could have taken advantage of, but yeah, I just see that it's gonna affect a lot of young men and women and help develop them to be the best person that they can be, and so I think just the mental health in general, I think you saw like Kevin Love, different guys like Tyson Fury promoted, but I think now that, you know, even Joe Burrow, Solomon Thomas, guys are jumping in, in the NFL, and they don't realize how much impact that they have, you know, over their communities. It's amazing, it's geared towards school-aged children, it's coot, guys, download it. If you're in the Philadelphia area, definitely use the resources that are available to you, and you bring it back to sports and the tremendous pressure that athletes are under, you've been so candid about it. What have you noticed even in the Eagles locker room as far as what the team is making available to you guys for resources and how to deal with and cope with the lights that you guys are under? Yes, I feel like just the NFL has provided more resources for us, whether it be sports psychologists to talk to and really, you know, better yourself as a football player, and then you have resources where you can talk about stuff off the field and really learn how to manage any problems that you have effectively. I feel like a lot of times, a lot of people maybe procrastinate their problems and put it aside with just really a way to address your problems. Maybe overcome yourself, maybe get out of your own way a little bit, and, you know, in that sense, and yeah, I just feel like that's really, it's helped a lot of people, you know, become a better football player, and then that kind of goes into becoming a better person, it helps, you know, everything off the field, so it kind of goes hand in hand. It's really beautifully said, and, you know, I've heard you talk about it, I see you talk about it. I had never gone to therapy. I went to therapy for the first time yesterday. I had a Zoom call. I did it for an hour. It was my first time. It was easy and easy, like easy to do. It wasn't hard to find someone or, you know, to get connected, and it's something that I'm really looking forward to when it comes to reducing anxiety, when it comes to becoming a more optimal, self-actualized person. So thank you for inspiring that, because you really did, you and all the players who are so open and candid about how important it is to sort of not put it aside and to focus on it. So thank you, Blaine. It's very cool that you are like this and that you're helping young kids. Yeah, it is cool. And like I said, it's a weird experience at first, you know, maybe trying some of this stuff, but as you get into it more, you learn more about yourself maybe than you ever have, and you can start kind of pilling layers that you've put up over the years and really help become a better, like I said, a better version of yourself. It's amazing that it translates down to the field. We even asked some of our, you know, our community at Up and Atoms, like all the sports fans, the NFL people, you know, what is your best anxiety-reducing technique? Because you shared some of yours on Twitter and you had some breathing exercises, but here's some of the answers that our producer, Marissa, you'll meet in a second, likes. First one is this one, solitude and silence. Yeah, that's a good one for me. Just get, you know, Blaine, I know you love going fishing. Yeah. Yeah, I just, I like maybe getting out of the digital realm and getting back into, you know, nature, like I said, quiet time. I feel like that's the maybe the thing that people need to live with the most is being able to be quiet, not having any type of stimulation or phone and learn how to be just with yourself. And yeah, like I said, during the whole process, you'll learn a lot about yourself as you, you know, work through these new challenges and new programs. But at the end of the day, it's so refreshing and yeah, just, just a lot of positivity at the end of the day. And someone else said music and journaling and then someone, and people are just giving, I was really impressed. Everyone really gave what they do when they're feeling a little bit of anxiety or a little stress or they just want to focus on themselves. I thought that was really, really impressive. So we appreciate everything that you do, of course with everything, but we want to get into, you know, somebody mentioned music. Music is a cool thing to do. So let's bring in somebody who's the biggest Eagles fan I know and you have to meet her if you've never had. Her name is Marissa McBride. She's a producer on our show. She's a resident Philadelphia correspondent and she has, she has a question for you, Marissa. Go for it. Oh no, we can't hear her. Yeah. We can't hear you. Hey, sorry. Hey, Lane, how are you? Go ahead. Good morning. Good morning. Shout out to this first album. I had it on my bookshelf, but I saw something interesting on my Instagram feed. Is there, is there another album on the way? I saw an Instagram, I saw a little emoji that you commented. Can you confirm or deny another album? Oh. Ooh, I can confirm we're working on music. We haven't put a whole album together, but yeah, it's still in the works. So we just actually got in the studio last week. And so yeah, this whole new music venture is totally new to me. Honestly, Jordan's very talented. Kelce and I enjoy music, obviously, but just getting to work with people in the music industry and you see how things are designed and how everything's put together. It takes a lot of work and I just have a lot of respect for these people and obviously it's going for good calls. And just, yeah, the whole process is kind of like me getting out of my comfort zone. There's nothing comfortable about me going into music studio and they're not feeling like fully equipped to produce kind of the sound you want. But at the end of the day, it's very fun. And the people that I work with, it's a great time. And yeah, so I can't confirm that it is in the works. I have two more questions for you. First of all, who's the worst singer? Sorry, Marissa, who's the worst singer? It's down to Kelce and I. Kelce has like his niche, I have, I guess, my niche, but yeah, we both enjoy it. We're not very over the top talented but we do enjoy being in there. And then we kind of got to sit back in here, Jordan's seeing who's obviously very talented. And so he kind of makes up for some of the time loss on there with Kelce and I. I love that. All right, thanks so much, Marissa. I have one question for you because we were talking about when we, you know, the last couple of games we saw you last year. I know you want to look ahead, but we cannot let you get away without answering this question. This year's NFC championship performance up against Mr. Nick Bosa who won the awards, blah, blah, blah. What's that in your opinion? Cause it's mine, your most dominant performance to date. It was a good game for me besides, I think I had a ball rest a couple of times, especially the first ball rush he sent me back in the pocket. But yeah, I mean, any time I'm going against a great player like that, they had my utmost attention. And it's just one of those things that when you play a great player that's so smart, so you have to really dial in each and every play. And I feel like, you know, obviously the injury and then him, you know, obviously had my attention. And yeah, it was just one of those games that everything kind of fell into place. And I feel like some of the time that they had to recover or maybe wasn't bothering as much as maybe it was in the Giants game. So I felt a little more comfortable out there. Yeah, I mean, you had a torn abdomen, zero sacs, your quarterback case, that's going to be your hall of fame case someday. Lane, we appreciate you.