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It is Wednesday. In an hour from now, I'm going to share with you a new top six list. We are going to take a look at the top six NFL teams in turmoil.
Yeah, come on. They just showed up to camp. There are already question marks. There's already controversy. There are already concerns.
People are fidgeting a little bit. Talk about the top six NFL teams in turmoil. Next hour, it's a new top six list. It's what I do every single Wednesday.
You know, speaking of turmoil, we talked about a lot just in the first hour of the show. Bill Belichick said no to the 49ers. Not for the head coaching job. Kyle Shanahan said, listen, man, you could come over here and work with us.
You could do anything you want. You're Bill Belichick. Kyle Shanahan said Bill Belichick politely declined.
Someone who didn't decline anything is Tom Thibodeau. He's signing a three-year contract extension with the New York Knicks. He's going to be sticking around until the year 2028. Or at least he'll get paid through 2028. Because we know, even though this man is a successful New York Knicks coach, that's a difficult thing to say. Not too many of them. Knicks could wake up and fire him, I don't know, next year.
There's a Knicks of the Knicks. Rob Salah is explaining to everybody. He's like, yeah, I'm not worried about Hassan Riddick. I'm not worried about it. He's like, it is what it is. And then how about this? Wow.
You know, we opened up last year, I have to tell you. We got this big old message. The NBA put out a statement and said, I'm summarizing this.
This is summation. The NBA said we're done with TNT. We with Amazon now. That's basically, Hickey, is that basically what the message said? And yeah, essentially, I think you're spot on. Yeah, like we're done.
They're like, thank you. We appreciate the time and all the great years, but we go on Amazon now. They got streaming, OK? You got your little television show and your Max app, but this is Amazon, all right? It's Jeff Bezos over here. Hickey, do you know, just this past hour, TNT put out a response?
Oh. Yeah, let's listen to this. It would look like we got a little bit of a legal battle brewing, a public legal battle.
Everybody's trying to jostle for it. And come on, man. The guy showed up and the chairman said before we even got we don't need the NBA.
And now he's over here kissing ass. Anyway, listen to this. We have matched the Amazon offer. As we have a contractual right to do. And do not believe the NBA can reject it. In doing so, they are rejecting the many fans who continue to show their unwavering support for our best in class coverage delivered through the full combined reach of Warner Brothers Discovery video first distribution platforms, including TNT, home to our four decade partnership with the league and Max, our leading streaming service. We think that they have grossly misinterpreted our contractual rights with respect to the twenty five, twenty, twenty six season and beyond. And we will take appropriate action. What a threat.
We look forward, however, to another great season of the NBA on TNT and Max, including our iconic inside the NBA. Thank you. All that was fine. Just a bunch of lawyer stuff.
The only thing that people need to worry about are the fighting words. Where is it? Where they come in at? Where we go.
We will take appropriate action. Damn. That is strong. You don't want to hear that from anybody, Hickey. No, you are. Those are words you write. I never want to hear.
Number one, what does that look like? Like, what is appropriate action? A lawsuit is something you sue for not taking the deal. You can.
Yeah, you send a lawyer. Look, they and this is this this appeared to be the case. They're with Amazon because of the streaming power. I don't know how many people watch Max. How many people are paying for Max? It's still relatively new. I would venture to say that I think this is a fact.
More people are using Amazon and Amazon products than Max. Wouldn't you say? Absolutely. Yes. Yeah.
And there's more there's more that you can do with it. Like, OK, I can stream stuff on Max. You want to tell me if on a 10, 11 year deal that the you can probably next year I can sit down and watch LeBron James take on the Pelicans. I will probably be able while I'm watching the TV to be able to purchase a LeBron James jersey. Come on now. Whoever they hire as a broadcaster can go, oh, yeah, this is the new Lakers jersey.
It's part time, whatever, whatever. Limited edition feel. Click in the Amazon app and buy it now. You could buy it off the TV and they could put the thing in the stupid card in your phone.
Hickey, like I can't do that on Max. I don't know, this this seems like a little bit of a losing battle unless. Now, I don't know, TNT gets a small piece of the pie, like y'all screwed up. Charles Barkley said it.
They screwed up from the beginning. Like you're the chairman. Why would you say you just got there, by the way? Why would the first thing out your mouth be that we really don't need the NBA? Like why who says that in a negotiation for something that you really want?
Maybe they still don't really want it, but they're just trying to save face, knowing that it will look good on the way out. And I said this, you said this. It doesn't matter. Nobody.
And I venture to say nobody, not a lot of people. Ninety nine percent of people will not care about inside the NBA. And Charles Barkley is not on it past this season.
That's it. OK, like as a fan, I would say, oh, my God, I love it if TNT had it. But if he's only going to be around for one more year, I do not care. I do not care. The words that nobody wants to hear. You don't want to read the words. You don't want to see it, especially directed to you. We will take appropriate action. And in the legal world, that's a lawsuit with lawyers in the street. They don't say those words. They just get to kick an ass anyway.
We'll see what happens. This is a very interesting, very interesting story. Certain things that people just don't want to see. They do not want to experience.
8 5 5 2 1 2 42 27 is 8 5 5 2 1 2 42 27. You know, I did tell you this before the break. Yeah, there are things that people don't want to experience.
We got training camps opening up and what have you. I want to tell you someone that nobody wants to experience. Nobody wants to experience. Patrick Mahomes.
Nobody. We know this is the best quarterback in the entire NFL. This man just won another Super Bowl.
Got three of these things. Two time MVP, six time Pro Bowler, youngest player ever. So in two MVPs, three Super Bowl MVPs, he turns twenty nine in September.
He ain't washed. He's in the middle of his prime. And you could consider last year to be a down year. I don't know what the hell is going to happen with Rashid Rice this year.
Hopefully he doesn't run anybody else over or crash his car. They got Xavier Worthy out there. Last year was a bad year for Patrick Mahomes. He still won a Super Bowl. And so the Associated Press just did a poll of their pro football writers.
And the consensus said that Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the league. What a shock. What a surprise. Who would have guessed it? Who would have thunk it?
Well, if you needed further confirmation. You don't have to look any forward than one of the best wide receivers in the game. No, he didn't. He didn't just just throw praise on Patrick Mahomes, but he kind of did. Jamar Chase is looking for money. Jamar Chase is looking for cash. NFL films are sitting down with Jamar Chase. And as the NFL and ESPN, everybody does these countdowns, who's the best guy in the league and all of this stuff. Jamar Chase was asked who the number one guy in the league is.
And let's just say, I guess Patrick Mahomes, he might beat a boogeyman. Listen to this. Who is the number one player on the top of the list? On the what? I'm not saying him. I give credit when I do, but I'm not saying his name. I don't know what you're talking about.
Yeah, you do. I'm not saying his name, brother. I'm sorry. Joe Burrow. I'm not saying that guy's name. He's good. He's amazing. He's good. Not gonna lie. I'm salty, though. I'm a little salty. Two years in a row. But I'm putting Burrow first.
OK. All right. Yeah, nobody wants to see Patrick Mahomes win yet another championship. And we know he's the best quarterback in the league. But if you're Jamar Chase, you're supposed to big up Joe Burrow.
You're supposed to. Even though Joe Burrow has had his own history of, you know, injuries last year, dealing with the wrist. Was only able to go out there and play 10 games. Joe Burrow is good. Joe Burrow can go out there and get you to a Super Bowl. Good.
But maybe if you had a bangles you peak. It's just crazy. Pretty funny. We all know Patrick Mahomes is the best. But when Joe Burrow is your teammate, you're not supposed to say it. This is like that old movie Candyman. Like you're not supposed to say his name if you keep his name out of your mouth. Like, well, Hickey, Will Smith said that to Chris Rock. Right. And he said that after he slapped him. A after before. I don't recall after. OK, I think before and after. Yeah.
Keep my wife's name out. You're bleeping bleeping mouth. And then he got up and he slapped them. And then he sat down and I think he said it again. I think he said it much quieter after he slapped them.
But I think he said it under his breath the second time. Yeah. And maybe. So, yeah, Patrick Mahomes, I guess Jamar Chase's thought is if if I if I don't say his name, then he won't come get me.
Possibly. It's like, yeah, like the movie Candyman. If you keep the guy's name out of your mouth, he won't come through with that hook. Nobody wants that hook.
A guy in a raincoat and a hook. Who wants that? Nobody. Anyway, the Bengals got their own problems. They got to figure out how to pay everybody.
They will not. Sorry, T. Higgins. Joe Burrow already got his money. And Joe Burrow.
Joe Burrow is walking around. He was viral yesterday. Do you see his. They called him Slim Shady. He got the Eminem haircut from like twenty five years ago. I did see that. I thought it looked honestly pretty good.
I thought he could pull it off. You're going to dye your hair. You're going to bleach blonde your hair.
Me? No, no, no, no. I could not do that.
Joe Burrow could do that. Why can't you cut your hair and bleach blonde it? Why not? I would not look good. My girlfriend probably would break up with me.
Are you serious? Good for her. She doesn't really like you.
Well, that's also true. We learned yesterday if you get a limb lengthening surgery, your girlfriend probably doesn't like you either. Are you going to lengthen your legs by two inches or three?
Three. If I'm going to go through that length, I'm going to really get tall. Here's some here's some Gerald wisdom. Cut your hair. You dye it blonde.
You lengthen your legs about three inches. Ladies would be all over you, Hickey. No stopping me. Watch out.
Three, three inch height improvement, bleach blonde hair. You stand out in the crowd. Come on, man. Oh, yeah.
Stand out for all the wrong reasons. Look at the freak. All right. The entertainment's here.
All right. Everyone gather around. Look at the freak show. Is that what they said when Joe Burrow walked into work yesterday? He got bigger. Joe Burrow got big old muscles now. Maybe that's why no one was making fun of him.
Everyone's like, oh, yeah, that looks good. Otherwise, you know, we got all these small ish, smaller quarterbacks walking around to a tongue of lower. Got big in that crazy to a tongue of lower came into the NFL. People were worried about his durability over the past several years to a tongue of lower. Got larger. He got bigger. It's that guy had concussion issues. They talked about his legs, his hip and his knees, and it ended up being his brain. And so what did he do?
He got bigger and he's taken jujitsu classes so he knows how to fall. OK, whatever works. He played a great season last year until they got cold outside in Kansas City. Fine.
Good. And now all of a sudden, forget the head issues from last year that made the guy think about retirement. To a tongue of low is getting thinner. Lamar Jackson is getting thinner. Hickey, maybe that's why he's sick. Maybe needs to eat.
I don't need some food. Lamar Jackson lost weight and to a tongue of a low is losing weight. Meanwhile, Joe Burrow is just like, I need to get bigger. The guy built like a truck. You know what we heard from his wide receiver, Jamar Chase, doesn't want to say the name of Patrick Mahomes. Joe Burrow, new hairstyle, new hair color. He ain't worry about nothing.
He feels good. You grow and learn every year. You know, I know I'm pretty damn good. I have been going to continue to improve year to year, day to day.
And I think that's how you have to approach it. I'm focused on continued improvement. And I'm really happy with the offseason that I have. I'm really happy to have this training camp to continue to hone my skills and improve and build this team chemistry for this run. We're about to go on. This run run the way where they running?
Run into a brick wall. The Bengals will be lucky if they run into a wildcard spot. I'm just saying I don't know about that defense, buddy. I do not know about that defense. Maybe the hair can distract the opposing team's defense and the Bengals can score more points. That's right. His head is under a helmet.
I guess not. Hey, good luck to the Bengals. Absolutely afraid of Patrick Mahomes. And by the way, if you wanted to know the other quarterbacks that happen to be on the AP's list of top QBs, Patrick Mahomes is one.
Josh Allen was voted to. Lamar Jackson, three. Joe Burrow, four. C.J. Stroud, five.
I got no objections. I mean, is C.J. Stroud here ready for prime time at five? I think that might be debatable, but given how he performed last year, taking his team to the postseason, his touchdown to interception ratio of twenty three to five. Absolutely amazing. If he can continue with that.
No argument from me. I don't know. Five already.
All right. It's the J.R. Sportbree show here with you on the Infinity Sports Network. Eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. Everybody is afraid of Patrick Mahomes. You got the Bengals feeling like second class citizens.
We come back from break. I'm going to tell you about a couple of individuals who feel like second class citizens. One of these guys feels hated. And one of the guys, he just feels like he left the B team. He's a multimillionaire is making tons of money.
I'm going to tell you who these sad, miserable individuals are. On the other side of the break is the J.R. Sportbree show, the Infinity Sports Network. You are listening to the J.R. Sportbree. Yeah. Much love to you back. I love you. I do. I got no problem saying it.
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Get guaranteed low prices and excellent customer service from the professional parts people. At O'Reilly Auto Parts. Right before we went to break, we talked about how Patrick Mahomes is everybody's boogeyman.
In the NFL. You want that disco song? Right. Do you know what I'm talking about? Right.
Like, you know, I'm your boogeyman, boogeyman. Turn you. No, you don't know what I'm talking about. Not not that one. No.
Yeah. But this is not a good boogeyman like that. Boogey used to be good. You know what I'm talking about? The boogey dance, the boogey.
That's that's boogey on the dance floor. Yeah. Right. That's yeah.
That's not what we're talking about here. No, no, not the boogeyman that snatches you up from underneath your bed and gives you nightmares at night. Yeah. Yeah. Grabs you out the closet.
He comes from the closet, grabs you, drags you into the closet. Yeah. Bad news. That is bad news. Patrick Mahomes is the boogeyman for guys like Jamal Chase doesn't even want to say his name. Now, for whatever reason, and this is why I feel that this combination is going to be a disaster. We talked about it yesterday.
And for whatever reason, we get more and more out of them. Paul George was introduced to the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday. His teammate, the former MVP, Joel Embiid.
Joel Embiid is playing for Team USA. He's in Paris right now. I would hope he's sleeping. Hickey, is he sleeping or is he eating Doritos? Doritos? Probably the latter. Eating Doritos while he sleeps.
That could work. You got to need some, you know, some nutrition here to get you ready for the big Olympics. Yeah, all that good food and bread. He's eating Doritos. The Joel Embiid. Yeah, what a mess that guy is. Anyway, great player. Joel Embiid is doing a lot of talking recently. Why he joined Team USA because of his son and his family. Why he didn't join France because basically they put a time limit on when he needed to say he was going to join the team.
And he did an entire like 30 minute interview with The New York Times and he said some interesting things. Joel Embiid let everybody know. Hey, if it wasn't for the injuries, people would say that I'm the best player, like one of the all time greats. And I guess they would, but he doesn't play.
I guess we'll never find out. At least he knows as much. He said, look at my talent.
But then he also says something that is kind of sad. I want to give this seven foot one, seven two guy a hug after saying this. Joel Embiid playing in one of the toughest cities in America, Philadelphia, for an athlete. Joel Embiid said he is the most hated man in the NBA.
Listen to this from the check ball show. I'm probably the most hated guy in the league. I don't know why, because, you know, I'm such a I'm I'm just cool. You're the most hated guy? I don't know what's there to hate about me.
It's the injuries. I feel like a lot of people can relate to my story and, you know, what I've been through. Hickey, that's sad, man. He sounds like he needs a hug. I mean. I think he's exaggerating. Number one.
OK. All right. Is he actually who hates him? I was I was thinking I'm like he played with James Harden. People don't like him. He is not liked by anybody. No. The most hated dislike guy in the league is Dylan Brooks. Come on. Nobody likes Dylan Brooks.
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He was up there for sure. Did he learn Hebrew yet? Did he?
I don't know the process. Netanyahu was in D.C. today. Maybe. Anyway, between the two of them, they'd probably be the most hated guys, right? Chris Paul does not have many fans. People don't like him, man.
But in all seriousness, if he's talking more, I'm sure about the fans and the players. But who actually hates him? If anything, people hate that he's hurt all the time.
And that's a real thing. And I think that person who said it was true, why would you hate him? Because it's all the injuries. I do think there's a thing that if you are not performing, I don't think you can talk as much crap as Embiid does. He doesn't talk crap. He slowed down. He don't talk crap. What does he say? Nothing. I mean, even going back to the playoffs, like they lose game two, the Sixers do.
Don't worry, we're going to win this series or they end up bowing out and don't really make it that competitive. He doesn't say nothing spicy, though. I mean, he used to. This guy used to hit on Rihanna on Twitter. Come on now. I respect that. I give a lot of credit there.
For hitting on Rihanna? Oh, yeah. Shoot your shot, man.
Use your platform. Does she even respond to him? No, right?
Probably not. And considering she has kids with someone else, I'm going to say that those overtures went. Now he got he got it. Is he married? No, no, he's not married to that lady, is he? I don't know.
I don't know. He has a significant other. He got a kid now. Well, he got a son. Good for him.
Very happy for him. How do you feel? How does she feel? Does she like bring up the Rihanna message from before they met? She can't bring that up. No, that's like bringing up an ex-girlfriend.
They're in the past unless you're still DMing her. And that's a different story. I hope Joel Embiid is not sitting around in Paris right now eating Doritos messaging Rihanna. Hope not.
I got a plus one. Come here. Walk. You know, I could be on the boat as we for the opening ceremonies.
I'll fly out. Oh, no. Say yes. Rihanna don't need that man's money. No, no. Crazy.
This lady is a billionaire. Oh, yeah. Selling makeup and underwear.
I could do that. Can you? The J.R. line?
Not as successful as her. Well, damn. Instead of the J.R. sport brief, the J.R. boxer brief. Yeah, why not? With your face on the front. Yeah. No, no, no, no. It's not going to sell. No, no, no. Draw a soul. I will say that is a I mean, it is built in marketing right there.
The J.R. boxer brief for me to sell underwear. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Well, thank you. I appreciate that.
There's your idea. Take it. Thank you. I'll see if Rihanna will help me out with distribution.
Help me be and I'll be in Macy's with Amazon. Right. You need a his and hers section, right? Sure. Look, if Rihanna could have Fenty and what's the what's the other one that used to date Chris Humphries and Kanye and everybody else? Skims? Yeah.
If Kardashian could have Skims and the other one could have Fenty, then I can have J.R. sports briefs. Yeah, why not? Oh, oh, good. That's a good one. Yeah.
Why not? J.R. sports briefs. Yeah. For your for your briefs. Yeah. Marco looks like he's interested.
Marco, would you buy the J.R. boxer brief or the J.R. sport briefs? You get it for free. If I'm getting it for free, then, you know, there's not much of a conversation. There you go. J.R.'s face right on. Marco Marco go pay for it. Give it some free.
There we go. I mean, how could you? How can you say no to J.R.'s face on your ass? I mean, that's that's basically what you want. So I'm saying I agree. Hey, take it easy now. I have to have my face on it at all. Take it easy now.
Anyway, part of the marketing. Speaking speaking of face on ass. Paul George. There's another guy. He just got to Philadelphia. Why doesn't he shut shut up?
What's what's what? This is why I think the Philadelphia 76ers are going to stink. Because you got one guy on Joel Embiid. Everybody hates me.
I'm the most hated guy. Go talk to Patrick Beverly and ask that question. OK. And then you got Paul George who just showed up.
He's already being asked questions and he's sitting around on his own podcast show. And he's reminding everybody that he played on the Clippers. And just in case you didn't know. The Los Angeles Lakers are the cream of the crop. Clippers.
They might as well be attached to somebody's ass. Listen to what Paul George had to say on his own podcast about playing for the Clippers. Coming back to L.A., that was home when I first came back to L.A., but it's not the same love. Because when I was in L.A., they like, man, you should have been a Laker.
That's all I was hearing. It wasn't no like, oh, welcome to the Clippers. We're happy you were in L.A., but you should have been a Laker. You was on second team. I'm on the B team.
That's how that's how the vibe and the love felt. Hickey, how does it feel to root for the B team in New York? Damn, they won three in a row against the Yankees. We ain't talking about I'm not talking about no winning streak, man. Here we go. New York Mets are the B team to the Yankees, right? Man, people wonder why Mets fans feel so passionate when they play the Yankees for this garbage. Is it true?
Is it garbage or is it true? You can think what you want. Oh, you're like who didn't answer the question earlier in the show? You're like Jamar Chase. You don't want to say Patrick Mahomes name because you like Joe Burrow. Look, all I care about is winning baseball games. That comes against the Yankees. That comes against anyone else.
All I want to do is win. But in New York, it's the B team. Like if I go to Chicago, the White Sox are B team to the Cubs.
Well, that's what I think. That's a different story. What's a different story? And the White Sox are pathetic. They are pathetic.
You trying to make a different case in New York? I'm just talking historically. I'm talking it's history. It's saying that the Mets have fans. They got a lot of fans. They do. And I get it. They ain't been around 100 years like the New York Yankees.
They haven't. And unfortunately, the New York Mets emblem is not as cool as the Yankees emblem. I would agree with that. So you don't get as many people wearing the Mets hat. That's reality. New York Mets are a bastard child of the Dodgers and the Giants.
Literally. No, they are. No, I'm not denying that.
You put it that way. The B team and Aaron Judge. Is that it? No, that's Soto? Somebody Soto just robbed Jeff McNeil of home run? Yeah.
That's an ill time to play right there. Yeah. Yeah. B team, man.
B team. Anyway, Paul George, I hope this. He's going to do podcasts forever while he's in Philly. You think so? That is going to end very quickly.
When he has a one for 20 game. What is he going to come on his podcast and say, you're going to take a couple of weeks off? I need some time, guys. Let me settle in. You know, my moving was tough. The time changed from West Coast to East Coast.
I'm moving my family here. Guys, give me a break. He's going to get flooded with comments. Shut up, play, play well. And that podcast going to shut down very quickly. I can't wait. I cannot wait. For Paul George to have Jared McCain on his show. That's another guy that the minute this unless this man is lighting it up. Unless he has a he's going to have a bad game. They're going to kill his tick tock.
I mean, he's he's going to want to leave Philly. Remember, what's that guy's name? Royce. Was it Royce Young from Houston?
University of Houston. I think he's from. He was afraid to get on the plane.
Marco, you remember what I'm talking about? No. Royce White. Royce White.
I think he's going to get on the plane. Royce White. Yes.
Was yes. Royce White. When was this John Madden territory? Fifteen, 20 years ago.
No, no. He played. He played for Iowa State.
No, this was in 2012. He was selected by it was selected. I think the Houston Rockets took him and he was afraid to get on the plane. And so he ultimately didn't like sign with the team and his NBA career was done.
He was cooked and he just he got slaughtered like people were destroying his guy. I vaguely remember this now that you're giving me more details vaguely. Yeah.
And so I think about what? Yeah. I mean, I was on the air then. I feel like I did stories on this.
I obviously had to. He didn't fly the Cyclones and they're playing. Well, I don't know how he did this in college, but when it was time to get paid, he could not do it. The Rockets took him. He played for the Rockets. Another team tried, but he wasn't, I guess, flying once a week. Yeah, and from was enough for him. But trying to fly three days out the week was too much for him. And so he didn't want the NBA money.
You didn't want a hickey, I guess, in a way. I mean, that sounds crazy, but I guess I mean that he's I respect the fact that he's stuck to his fears. You could call fears if you want. Sure. Well, I mean, that's basically what it is.
He allowed his fear to overtake him. I mean, that's that's unfortunate. I feel bad for you. I wouldn't say I respect it. I you know what? Fine.
When you dress up that way, I take it back. That's that's fair. That's pathetic. Well, he's he's one that made it work. He got he got obliterated.
Madden got a ring first. I mean, it was kind of sad, too, but he did it for a while. And then he was like, you know what? Enough. He got a bus. He was rich.
You don't need to go one place a week. You win that ring, you can do whatever the hell you want at that point. It's hushay. Royce White selected first round 16th overall by the Rockets. He had a history of generalized anxiety disorder, mainly triggered by a fear of flying. His tenure with the Rockets was turbulent because of disagreements over mental health issues and travel. He did not play for the Rockets. He played in three games for the Kings in 2014. He played in the G League.
He played for the London Lightning in Canada. MVP award. Wow. OK. Ah, 2022 announced his candidacy for U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota. He lost in the primary. Come on.
The next year, he announced his candidacy for Senate this year. All right. Whatever. Anyway. All right.
I like how the article used the word turbulence there for a guy afraid to fly. But don't. Right. Look at you. You're picking up on everything. I love it. I love it.
It's the J.R. Sportbree show here with you on the Infinity Sports Network. Things might be as turbulent for the 76ers. They got Paul George, Joel Embiid and the guy who does TikTok and paints his nails. Nothing wrong with that. But I have a feeling the fans in Philadelphia are not going to like any of these guys.
Hickey, you know what? This might be the most hated team by its own fans if they don't get it together. And that may that may happen real soon, man. They quit on them last year in the first round. Imagine now with this added podcast, TikTok. Oh, it can't be worse than Ben Simmons, right?
No, I know. I would agree. That's the pinnacle. If they go out there and they burn McCain's jerseys, Paul George and Embiid at the same time. Would you just paint your fingernails Kale Williams style to let you know, let the let him know your frustration? I don't know if the people in Philly want to do that. I don't know about that. They'll go to some lengths. At least at least Paul George is going to get paid. Good for him.
Two hundred and twelve million dollars to be tortured over the next several years. You are listening to the J.R. Sportbree. It's the J.R. Sportbree Show here with you on the Infinity Sports Network. 855-212-4227.
That's 855-212-4227. Oh, man, how about this? In about 15 minutes from now, I'm going to be sharing with you a new top six list. We got all these NFL teams showing up for training camp. So many teams have so many different issues. Talked about Trent Williams and Brandon Aiyuk looking for new contracts and new deals from the San Francisco 49ers. Jamar Chase wants to get paid. It's just people want money.
Amari Cooper. They moved this money around. He still wants a deal. Hard knock life for the NFL players, right?
I guess it is. And one name that we really know. Well, so the top six is top six NFL teams in turmoil.
That's coming at the top of the hour. But one name that's been bandied about at the quarterback position for quite some time. Is Tua Tongaveloa. And we talked about him, I think, in this hour we mentioned Tua. Just last season. This man was having to answer questions about whether or not he was going to retire. His mental state, all the concussions, the head injuries, and it's like, I love football.
I'm going to play. He had a great season until he went to Kansas City and the season ended. And so now Tua Tongaveloa is entering into the last year of his rookie deal. And it's time to talk money. And when you look at the contracts that have been given out all over the NFL. Tua Trevor Lawrence getting fifty five million dollars to a Joe Burrow getting fifty five million. We expect Jordan Love any day now, maybe tomorrow, maybe Friday. We expect Jordan Love to make 50 plus million dollars.
Tua Tongaveloa was on the outside looking in. How about a guy in his draft class drafted right next to him? Justin Herbert is making what, fifty two plus million dollars? I don't know what the Miami Dolphins are taking so long to do. And you just heard from Marco Belletti, Mike McDaniel was asked about Tua. And Mike McDaniel just sounds like a kid just stuck in school, doesn't know how to answer. The teacher.
Oh, it's hilarious. So Tua Tongaveloa, here's the good news. Tua Tongaveloa is not holding out.
He's at work. Throwing to Tyreek Hill, who also wants a contract. Throwing to Jalen Waddle. He got himself a contract. Handed the ball off to Rahim Oster.
Mike McDaniel. He did say Tua right now. He's practicing, but maybe tomorrow he won't because it's it's fluid.
Would listen to this difficult explanation? The plan is something that I think, you know, there's there's two parts to it. You know, I think it's important to acknowledge that Tua is in the midst of a contract negotiation. That's important to him and the football team. That being said, we communicate very well and I'm it's very fluid. We're taking it day by day today.
I expect it to be kind of like OTAs and and we'll move on. Why is this? Why is this? Why was that so painful?
What was that? Why was that so painful to answer? I mean, McDaniel, you know, every everything he says, there's an um, there's a but I feel like his brain is working a mile a minute. And he's just I don't know what he's thinking, but he's thinking something. I said, just answer the question. He can't he can't communicate like that to the football team. He doesn't write.
Everything is pure and concise. I need to sit down. Haven't they done? The Dolphins have done one of these additions or hard knocks, right?
In season last year. Did you watch it? I did. He doesn't he doesn't sound like that in the in the meeting rooms, does he? No, sir. Much more concise, much more affirmative. Not like he does with the media. OK.
He's just choosing his words carefully with the media. OK. If I sounded like him, would I have a job? No. OK. All right. Trying to better myself, trying to better myself, just trying to make sure maybe if I slow things down, maybe the show would do OK. I guess not.
The show would suck. Anyway, Raheem Mostert. He spoke, talked about two and his contract, I guess everybody with the Dolphins, everybody just talks about everybody's deals. Tyreek Hill talks everything. Raheem Mostert said, I can't blame Tua if he just stops working.
Listen to this. It could be the right move. And guys in the locker room definitely understand that. And, you know, Tua is Tua and he's always putting the team first. That's how I see it.
That's how everybody in the locker room sees it. Now they're taking advantage of. Hickey, if Tua didn't show up to work. Would they get a contract done? They would, right? They'd have to. They'd be, they'd have to pay him. They have to. Regardless of what they want to do, they got to pay him.
That's a great question. They got to pay him. They got, they have no alternative. Not for this season. They're just going to blow this season without him. They got to pay him. Give him 50 plus.
We know what it is. Well, I guess the alternative would be, well, would Tua risk sitting out that much and then impact his play? Because, I mean, I don't think he can afford to sit out and then expect to make 50 million dollars next year.
For the, what? For the next two weeks? Three weeks? But then that also impacts his ability to play at a high level. And so now if he sits out and now he's rusty or slow to get back in the offense. And now that bleeds into week one, bleeds into the first month of the season, he's taken money out of his own pocket.
No, I think Tua Tonga Veloa, like we know how much he's worth and how much does he really need to do? Throw a short pass to Tyreek Hill and just don't get hit. That's it? How difficult is that? I don't play quarterback in the NFL, but how difficult is that? Not very difficult, which thing could also open the argument of, OK, well, do you really need Tua then?
Can you just get anybody to slide in? Oh, OK. Well, he's accurate. That's that's one thing.
That he is. But you would assume, I know not the case with everybody, but you'd assume most quarterbacks at this level can throw an accurate pass. Not Sam Darnold?
No, no. He's had some troubles. Not saying he can't throw an accurate pass? Not everybody, but, you know, most. Jamis, sometimes.
Sometimes. He did get Lasek. So maybe you could see now his teammates.
I really feel bad for him. He was lighting it up. What was it on the Saints? And he blew out his knee?
Yeah, lighting up was a yeah. He was playing well and then he just blew his knee out and it was over for him. And then when he got his second chance at the Saints, Dennis Allen said, take your knee. He said, no way.
Yeah, that's awful, man. I feel I want I really wanted to see what the comeback would look like for him. Sat behind Drew Brees for that year and then. Poor Jamis. Now he's in Cleveland.
They don't want to see him play. It's the J.R. sport re-show here on the Infinity Sports Network. When we come back, it's a top six list. Top six NFL teams in turmoil. You're listening to the J.R. sport re-show, the Infinity Sports Network.
