3-5-24 After Hours with Amy Lawrence PODCAST: Hour 1

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Maybe you're moving and grooving. That'd be alright. I hope it was a marvelous Monday, or a misfit Monday, or a magnificent Monday. I could go on forever, you know that, right? This is what I love.

Alliteration, my favorite literary tool. It's After Hours with Amy Lawrence on CBS Sports Radio. I hope that you survived and thrived on your Monday. Man, we got so much to talk about. We spent most of last night's show in the college sports realm for a variety of reasons. Kaitlyn Clark, the UConn Huskies, oh, South Carolina Gamecocks on the women's side, OU softball. We were going deep on college sports.

It was great. But the NFL has seized the headlines yet again, because that's what the NFL does. The Combine wrapping up on Monday in Indianapolis. But that's not where the news is. Sure, we've got speculation. We've got rumors and reports and all kinds of ideas of what might happen as we start to gear up for the dramatic portion of the NFL offseason. Free agency is on the horizon.

So franchise tag deadline is Tuesday. The legal tampering period. I know, I try to explain that to people. It's not easy.

I'm not even sure it makes sense. But the legal tampering period maybe makes it easier to turn your clocks forward. You know what's coming up, right? This weekend, we have to turn our clocks forward on Saturday night.

That's a terrible idea. I don't want to, but we have to. Well, or we'll be late to everything. Oh, no, we'll be early to everything. No, we'll be late.

Which is it? If you put your clocks forward, you'll be early. No, you'll be late. Yeah, you'll be late. You'll be an hour early, right? No, because if it's seven o'clock and let's just say it jumps to eight o'clock, you still think it's seven o'clock and then you show up an hour late for let's say church on Sunday morning.

It always happens every single year. There are people who walk in an hour late. Right. So you don't turn your clocks forward. You still think it's seven a.m.

It's actually eight a.m. according to the United States of America. And you end up being an hour late. Right. It's always so fun. I just think it's a good idea to just stay home on Sunday so you don't miss anything.

Don't make any plans on Sunday. Just kidding. I actually have to teach my kiddos the first service at my church, the fourth and fifth graders. And I don't know if they care about this.

Most of them are pretty early risers in that first service, so I'm not sure they care. But yeah, it's hard. I remember with the dog, the dogs that we had growing up. Right. It was always my responsibility as a dog because we really only had one at a time. But it was my responsibility to let the dog out or take the dog out when I was a kid, because my mom is not good at mornings and she did not want to get up. And so when the clocks would be turned forward or turned ahead, so spring forward is the deal.

It was always on me. The dog doesn't care. Bring the dog out. Your dog does not care whether or not you change your clocks. I'm assuming babies don't either. So, yeah, for those of you who have dependents, either furry ones or human ones. Yeah, it's crappy because in the fall you don't get your extra hours sleep. And when it comes to the springing forward, if you don't do it and you're not on time, then everything becomes highly stressful. Again, because dependents couldn't care less what's happening. They just know it's time to eat.

It's time to eat and it's time to go outside. So that's coming up this weekend. And then back to legal tampering.

Legal tampering is right after that. So I don't know if it makes you feel better. If you're a huge NFL fan that we've got all that crazy free agency to come. You guys, that's between now and Selection Sunday. That's how close we are to it. Selection Sunday is just under two weeks away. College basketball will attempt to grab the center ring of the circus, but with much resistance from the NFL, of course, of course. And so on Monday, not only did we get the tearful retirement of Jason Kelce with his brother and his parents and many current and former Eagles in attendance, but we also get the bombshell.

Yes, I'm using my air quotations. It's not really a bombshell. We get the official news that Russell Wilson and the Broncos are no longer a thing. Their Facebook status, it has to be changed. It can say divorced. It can say single.

It can say complicated. Whatever it is, they're no longer a duo. Now coming up an hour from now, busy day for our friend Brandon Kristol of KOA Colorado. We'll ask him, what now for the Broncos at quarterback?

Because that's the problem. The Broncos draft, I think it's 12th. Maybe it's 12th. Right after the Minnesota Vikings, right ahead of the Vegas Raiders. All three of those teams have questions at quarterback, though, of course, the Vikings are hoping to re-sign Kirk Cousins. But sitting at number 12, can the Broncos get a young QB that they really like and who could be ready to start next season in the fall?

Or are they SOL? Because there aren't a lot of great options in free agency. Again, Kirk likely to go back to Minnesota, at least if they can agree on terms, but both he and the Vikings want a reunion. The Buccaneers just increased their chances of keeping Baker Mayfield in the fold because they've got a new deal with Mike Evans. But again, Baker has finally found a home there and wants to build on that. I wouldn't say he's extremely loyal. I mean, he'll cut ties pretty quickly emotionally, but he's found a new home in Tampa and understands what it's like when you don't have a home in the NFL and you're a man without a country or a QB without a team.

He's awful. So those two free agents might be attractive, but what else is there beyond that? Are they going to trade for Justin Fields? Are they going to pursue Ryan Tannehill?

Gardner Minshew? Joe Flacco? There are so many teams with quarterback questions and not enough veterans to go around. Now, there are some incredible rookie prospects. But the thing is, they're likely to be gone before the Broncos draft.

By virtue of the Russell Wilson trade, they really don't have a lot of draft capital to offer. And so what now? I'll ask Brandon just over 45 minutes from now. This failed two-year experiment is over for the Denver Broncos and Russ. It's After Hours with Amy Lawrence on CBS Sports Radio.

You can find me on Twitter, ALawRadio, also on our Facebook page, After Hours with Amy Lawrence. The computer just shut down of its own accord. I didn't get the dreaded blue screen, but I just got essentially the talk to the hand. Shutting down, it said. Did it die? It's plugged in, and the light is on. Is there a short in the cord? And it wasn't charging all this time. The light's on, though. That's what I'm saying. So if the light's on, I mean, that means nothing with this equipment.

Right. It's a good thing I set up all of my windows and had my social open and ready to go. It's a good thing I had spent 15 minutes doing that before the show, only to have the computer completely shut down. That's awesome.

I'll have to troubleshoot. It is wonderful to have equipment from the 1990s. The 90s are back, but we don't want their equipment. Oh, they're back. All right, let's get the deets from Ian Rappaport because the Broncos and Russ, they're headed in opposite directions.

It is now over with both sides able to go their separate ways. First of all, the Denver Broncos, I think it was pretty clear midway through this season that it was simply not working between the Broncos and Russell Wilson. The way that Sean Payton wants his offense run, the fact that Russell Wilson was taken off the field for what the Broncos said were football reasons late this season, told you all they needed to know, simply they are moving on. The financial implications of releasing Russell Wilson are immense. First of all, it is expected to be a post-June 1 release, going to be released after the start of the league year, which means, and this is crazy, $39 million fully guaranteed in cash this year, about $35 million salary cap hit this year. Next year, almost $50 million against the cap for Russell Wilson not to play for the Broncos. They are going to move forward. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson now emerges because the Broncos are paying him $39 million fully guaranteed. It is offset, so essentially what that means is someone can sign him to be a starter next year for about $1 million.

That actually becomes pretty good value. Both sides now able to go their separate way. Oh, we kind of cut him off there. It's the beauty of our production department.

We call it the newsroom. Sometimes it'll get fast and loose at the end, get a little hurry, a little hurried and harried. But yeah, Ian Rappaport on, again, what is a predictable ending for the Broncos and Russell Wilson, but it actually leaves both sides in the lurch, was asking the question and will be asking the question of Brandon Kristol, what now for the Broncos, but what now for Russ? That's another question. Who wants him? He's mid 30s, and I don't mean that to be snarky.

I'm legitimately asking the question. Who wants him? He's in his mid 30s. He's had two pretty miserable years, though he'll get a nice bonus goodbye severance check. Is it a check from the Broncos? Doesn't have to worry about money. Plus he's got a superstar entertainer wife who probably can pay a few of the bills.

That was definitely snarky. But is there a team out there that works for Russ? Is there a team out there where it's a better fit or are all teams sufficiently wary?

It's after hours here on CBS Sports Radio. The Broncos would rather absorb an $85 million cap hit. Here, I'll let you do the math. Even with the salary cap increasing by $30 million and change, the Broncos are still, let's just say you take those 30 million right off the top. They're still taking a $55 million cap hit even with the increase of the salary cap.

That's how eager they are to get rid of Russell Wilson. I don't know if you heard Russ on the I Am Athlete podcast recently was actually when producer Jay was in Costa Rica. Oh, am I not supposed to say that?

Sorry. He's back now. He's not there, so you can't find him. He was on vacation. I think I was here for that.

Were you? Okay. Maybe we'll bring back some of that. Not the part about Denver, of course, because that becomes moot. Such a good word, moot.

It's like scoot, hoot, loot, root. What's wrong with me right now? Something's definitely wrong with me. Anyway, he talked about how badly he wants to win and he did say to Brandon Marshall on this podcast, he loves the city, but he also wants to be in a place where they want him to. He swears that what he cares about is winning.

Well, what options are there? Pittsburgh Steelers? Are they interested in making a run at Russell Wilson? Or they're rather of a Mason Rudolph who will cost them less money, theoretically. Maybe Russ is willing to pay for veteran minimum, but maybe not. But maybe he is willing to play for a lot less considering that he's got plenty of money from this last contract with Denver. So if that's the case, maybe he is more available or more accessible to more teams. But at the same time, if what he really wants to do is win, is he going to take any job that comes to him?

I don't know. And I honestly don't know how many jobs there will be offered to him. It's a bit of a conundrum, so I'm anxious to see how it plays out. Again, we'll head to Denver coming up in 45 minutes. We'll try to get some answers there, mostly from the Bronco side. The Russ answers will come later. But if you are an NFL GM, do you take a flyer if he's cheap-ish? If he's cheaper, do you take a flyer on Russ? If you have a run-first offense that really isn't much about going downfield, maybe it's a fit, but gosh, it's such a copycat league in the NFL that I don't know whether he is likely to get a bunch of job offers or, again, a team that's poised to win. Who is interested in bringing him on board?

Lots of questions, not a lot of answers, but just adds to the intrigue of what's to come. Legal tampering slash NFL free agency, even before we get to March Madness. It is right there. It's so close. Our phone number is 855-212-4227.

That's 855-212-4CBS. You can find us on Twitter after our CBS, or you can always check out our Facebook page. Coming up, the Oklahoma City Thunder are vying for the top spot in the West. The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to get their-ish together before the postseason.

Certainly wasn't a terrific start under Doc Rivers, but it appears to be picking up. It's good to have you with us on a Monday night. It's After Hours with Amy Lawrence on CBS Sports Radio.

You are listening to the After Hours Podcast. Here's Russell in the left wing. LeBron wants him to shoot.

He does. Good again! Fallen down backwards. D'Angelo Russell's hit three consecutive threes, time out OKC. And his Laker teammates mob him at half court after that display. Russell to Prince, three pointer.

Good again! Torrey and Prince is four out of six from three. 110 to 85, a 25 point Laker lead. Here is Jackson Hayes with a running dunk, time out OKC.

This is After Hours with Amy Lawrence. D'Angelo Russell, the star of the show for the Los Angeles Lakers. Although Anthony Davis did have a double-double, 24 points and a dozen rebounds. And it was a fairly convincing win by the Lakers, who are just a smidge above.500, against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are sitting on 42 wins, better than most of the NBA.

It's After Hours with Amy Lawrence on CBS Sports Radio. Of course it is the NBA, it's pro sports, which means anything can and will happen. They're all professionals, right?

They all get paid to play. But the Thunder had been sitting, briefly, in the top spot in the Western Conference, only to get leapfrogged, an extra couple letters in there, leapfrogged by the Wolves on Monday night. Wolves now at 43 wins, Thunder and Nuggets at 42 wins.

All of them have 19 losses. That's how tight the race is at the top of the West. The Clippers, we'll talk about them in a second. But the Thunder, a young team, a real young team. And, again, you're playing against LeBron James and Anthony Davis and a group of veterans. I don't know if those veterans can carry the Lakers very far in the postseason because, you know, sometimes veterans run out of gas. We saw that last year with the Lakers. Not sure it's a real different team. But that's down the road. For now, the Lakers trying to improve their position in the NBA's Western Conference standings. So how much are they paying attention?

Well, come on, you knew you weren't going to get any real definitive answer from D'Angelo Russell, right? It's close. I don't keep up with it, honestly. Yo, next round is about to start. You ready? Yeah, yeah, just shopping for a car in Carvana. For real?

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Of course, I'm a nerd. DeAngelo on Spectrum Sports Net. Before that, John Ireland with calls on the Lakers radio network. He actually had a real good game defensively as well. We'll have the 26 points and the five triples.

But four steals in there, a handful of rebounds, three assists. And against Oklahoma City, they're not a team at this point that looks like they have any shortcomings. I mean, we still have some regular season weeks to go and then playoffs. But Thunder, though, this is what they're going to run into. They're going to run into some experienced teams who've kind of been there, done that and understand what it takes to win deep into a season and on into the playoffs. Just didn't think we were as sharp offensively as we needed to be. You know, a team like that that's got size and physicality.

That's like a requirement to get good shots against them. And I just didn't think we met that requirement on enough possessions. You know, we did on some for sure, but on enough to string together a good offensive night. The NBA gives and the NBA takes away. What we mostly care about is the exchanges between reporters and players, athletes, coaches. We're just looking for audio that makes us laugh, especially on a Monday. And Darvin Ham was going back and forth with one particular reporter who had an unfortunate incident. Darvin, you guys have been able to hit defensive highs for four or five-minute stretches.

How encouraged were you with the fact that this was, excuse me, sorry, 17 minutes in the first half? You didn't bring any for me. I actually have some if you'd like to. I do have it. If you would like a lifesaver, I have a bunch actually.

They're in the media room. I got you. It was a good one too.

I guess when you see the same people day in and day out, well, you get to know them. You can have some lifesavers. You can enjoy a lighter moment. It's deep into the season too. Excuse me. Good thing that he didn't spit it out on accident or swallow it. That's the worst. I think that noses him swallowing it. Oh, really?

I think so. Oh, that's the worst. When you're really excited about your lifesaver, your cough drop. I don't know who's excited about a cough drop, but you're excited about your lifesaver.

You've got something delicious. I almost said lightsaber just for a second there. It was brief, but it almost happened. It's a big win for the Los Angeles Lakers to be sure. As for the Clippers, well, they were up 13 points late in the third quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks. Energy level at an all-time high right now. Long three from Green and he hits it.

Straight on. A.J. Green steps into the fray and puts his team out in front by five.

Bobby pulls up. Mid-range J. It's all net. Oh, the Bucks are on fire here with 302 to go on the fourth. Pfizer Forum is erupting a 13 to nothing scoring run now in a timeout from Ty Lue.

Bobby Portis launches for three and he may have just delivered the dagger from the right side. A three-pointer makes it a 10-point lead for the Bucks. How about those Bucks?

Yeah, no doubt. From down 13 to up double figures with no Giannis who's nursing us or Achilles and no Chris Middleton who's been out for quite a while. So you don't have two of your major veterans and obviously one of the best players in the league and still a sixth win in a row for the Bucks all coming together under Doc Rivers and remember he was brought in to shore up the defense. Our execution offensively was unbelievable down the stretch. We got the ball to the guys that we wanted to get the ball. When they trapped, we moved the ball. We kept the game simple. We were playing physical.

We were flying around, you know, they had to earn it. And I think when you make teams work like that, you know, sometimes the ball is going to end up in guys' hands that they don't want it in. Sometimes they're going to be up against the shot clock. Doc Rivers thrilled about the offense and the cohesion and Damian Lillard happy with their execution on D. Though he also had 41 points. The Bucks out-rebounded the Clippers. They got nearly 30 from James Harden, actually from Harden and from Paul George. Kawhi Leonard held to just 16 points and no Russell Westbrook because Russ has had a recent surgery and this is a bummer for the Clippers who are sitting in a pretty good spot. They're 18 games above.500 and they are in fourth place, only three games back of the Timberwolves. So they're right there within striking distance. But missing Russ, who's filled a great role for them, I actually love that he's found a home with the Los Angeles Clippers.

This will take away from the veteran presence, the bodies. It's a broken hand for Russell Westbrook and right now they don't know how long he'll be out. But it definitely is not what the Clippers wanted as they're trying to keep pace with the teams at the top of the West. We missed shots we normally make and then just we didn't handle the zone in the second half very well. We got good looks and got good shots, but we still didn't put the pressure on the rim and get to the basket, especially when we got the bonus in that fourth quarter. That small lineup, I think we were a little confused as far as who sets the screen and things like that. But everything is on us.

It's not about anybody else. James Harden says he thinks they were a little confused by the zone defense of the Bucs. I actually remember the days, it wasn't that long ago, when zone defense was illegal in the NBA and you would get whistled for it.

And the first time it was a warning, the second time you ended up with a technical foul. So yeah, the zone was outlawed for the longest time. And it's not a strategy that every team employs. I think generally the fallback still is man-to-man defense because they're such great athletes in the NBA. But zone defense can be a great strategy. And as James talks about, if you're facing a team that's big in the pick and roll or that uses screens to get shooters open, in zone Ds or against a zone D, it's really hard to find a person to screen. And if there's helping, so in zone defense you're playing an area, not a person. You play whoever comes into your area. But the best zone defenses are ones that are constantly moving, constantly in motion, and will double and then drop off, right?

Will help and then drop back. And again, if you're constantly moving, it's kind of hard to screen someone. It's kind of hard to know exactly which defender is in the best position and which defender you can take out with the screen because the help defenses, they work really well in a good zone.

For those of you who know Jim Boeheim's calling card at Syracuse, for decades he made a living with that zone defense, that matchup zone defense, which really does cause fits for a lot of offenses if they're not used to playing it. Jason Kelce, lots of crying, a bunch of swear words. No, not his podcast. Although I did hear that the New Heights podcast could be the next one that cracks the $100 million in worth. There's a handful of podcasts, yeah, that have sold for that who are worth that in terms of imprints and advertising and the number of downloads. $100 million their podcast is worth or is about to be worth that. That's incredible. Didn't they just start it two years ago?

About that. They actually just started it before last season, right? Because both of them ended up in the Super Bowl. Right, but that was the first year?

Yeah, that was the first year. And I remember them talking about how amazing it was that they start this podcast, then they both go to the Super Bowl. Little did they know that Taylor Swift would be in the equation a year later and now, right, it's off the charts. So yeah, it was already one of the top five sports podcasts and at times it was cracking the top five across any genre. And now when you consider Swifties and that whole element to it, approaching a $100 million in worth, a podcast. It's just wild.

It is. I mean, there is more of a show and it's a podcast that has a video element. So there's a difference there, but also they go on forever. They've got so many sponsors and advertisers. It takes them about 35 to 40 minutes just to get into content. They're mostly at the beginning talking about their partners, their corporate partners, reading tweets. They do all these like funky features and they really have got some good producers. I'm assuming the two of them don't do it themselves.

I would think not. No, and again, they do a good show. It's just funny because it's two brothers that tell stories about nonsense, which is entertaining as hell, but damn, $100 million.

Again, think about it though. They're the most high profile name right now in the NFL outside of Patrick Mahomes and in two seasons Kelsey's got, Kelsey, ha ha, Travis has got two Super Bowl rings and he obviously is real vocal about what's good, what's bad, everything else plus Taylor and Jason's really entertaining. He's going to end up in broadcasting if he wants to. They both will. I mean they're both going to have a career outside of football. This is not what we won't hear from them once they hang up the helmet. No, no, no. You're going to hear from the Kelsey's for a long, long time.

Which is good. I like them. They're different than a lot of, I don't want to call them vanilla broadcasters that we have because there's some really talented former players who've turned into great analysts, but there isn't anything out there like the Kelsey brothers. The two of them play so well off each other. Even, for instance, Tiki Barber and I forgot his, what's his? Ronda?

Yes, his Hall of Fame brother. The two of them are great and they do booths together, but they're not like these two yahoos. Well, no. I mean there's not a lot of people that are like Jason and Travis Kelsey, but the only thing is if you go into a booth to do, you know, if you're going to be a color analyst, you can't be what they are in their podcast.

You just, you can't. With more and more games being streamed, there's a, it's a different element, right? I mean think about Amazon Prime, they have like 17 people on set.

On the set. And you can do a little bit of it, but it's in short spurts. It's just that you can't, it doesn't lead to, I mean when they're at their best is when they have time to tell these stories and they go on and that's the entertaining element.

You know this. I mean when you're in TV and you've got like 35 seconds and you've got your producer in your ear, like you can't tell the story the same way. It just doesn't work.

It doesn't fly the same. Plus there's too much going on. You've got, there's too much time element. There's too, it's hard.

It's, everything's in small bits. They're entertaining. Their personality will come across. But not like this.

Oh I think they'd be great on a desk. Especially when you're talking about a little more freeform with a streaming outlet. And especially to like in a post game, yes. It's just, it's hard when you talk about pregame stuff.

It's just, it doesn't lead to this element. You're getting into stories that just don't, they don't come across like this. And there's too many people around. It's not like it's just the two of them. There's too many guys.

There's five, six guys on a set. And everybody's talking over each other. It just doesn't lead to fun. It doesn't. Not like this.

I'm looking forward to it. But right now why would they, their podcast is so successful that they don't necessarily need another outlet. They've got the one that they want. And Travis is obviously still playing. So Jason Kelsey coming up.

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You are listening to the After Hours Podcast. Obviously, you want to make it quick. You want the organization to be able to move freely with free agency coming up and all that stuff. So I think within the next...

I don't want to put a timetable on, but I feel pretty firmly I'll be able to get things ironed out before the organization's in any type of bind or anything like that. This is After Hours with Amy Lawrence. That goes back about a month ago. Jason Kelsey on Sirius XM NFL radio. It was reported right after the Eagles bowed out in the opening round of the playoffs that he had told his team he was retiring. So behind closed doors that he had announced his retirement or shared his retirement, and that was reported right away. Within the next few hours, that was one of the headlines, not to mention the Eagles losing six of the last seven and going no farther than Wild Card Weekend. It took a while.

On another podcast, they kind of threw the idea out there. But Jason said he was still considering the option, still deciding what it was he wanted to do. And I certainly agree with waiting, taking a breath, sleeping a little bit. You're emotionally, physically, mentally exhausted after a season. And the older you get, the harder it is to kind of recover from the impacts, not to mention the physical position that he plays at center. And so it's good that he took his time to make sure not only did he have the right choice for him, but I'm sure consulted with family and friends and talked it over.

And we got the full frontal from Jason Kelsey on Monday. This all brings us here to today, where I announce that I am retiring, where I announce I'm retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. And today, I must admit, I am officially overrated, vastly overrated. But it took a lot of hard work and determination getting here. I have been the underdog my entire career, and I mean this when I say it, I wish I still was. Few things gave me more joy than proving someone wrong. My father used to tell people and still says to this day, if you want Jason to do something, all you have to do is tell him he can't. And that was true in more ways than I care to admit.

I love that, love that. His mom knew him well, knows him well, but knew him well going into his NFL career. Leadership is one of the hallmarks of his years in Philadelphia, not to mention the tush push. Six playoff appearances, two Super Bowl trips, including the ring, going back to the days of Carson Wentz and Nick Foles.

A lot of people believe that he'll be an early ballot hall of famer, if not first ballot hall of famer. It was a 45-minute speech announcement filled with a ton of tears, which I think is great. Family was there, including mom and brother. I won't forget my mother becoming mom of the NFL, a representative for all moms out there who have sacrificed so much for their children. We did almost everything together, competed, fought, laughed, cried, and learned from each other. We invented games, imagined ourselves as star players of that time. We'd envisioned making the winning plays day after day on Coleridge Road. We won countless Super Bowls in our minds before ever leaving the house.

Hmm, talking about his mom, Donna, and brother, Travis. I love the emotion. It's that same emotion, just expressed a different way, but the same emotion that you saw on the field, the intensity, the passion. Of course, the celebrations, the touchdown dances that he was always engaging in with the skill players. My favorite one, though, is, well, my favorite quote, I should say, is when he talks about Andy Reid. I won't forget the call I got from Andy Reid on draft day and my father rushing into the room... ... ...with tears streaming down his face as his son's dreams had just been realized. It had just been announced on TV I had been drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles. And I won't forget two years later that same man... ... ...and my brother receiving a call and him being drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs. This time, the tears streaming down both my father and I's face as my brother had just realized his own.

So great. There's more with Jason Kelce. He actually said it was always a goal of his to play his entire career in one city. He did that 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and was just an All-Pro for the first... or, excuse me, first-team All-Pro for the sixth time this past season.

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