Gus Frerotte, Tony Collins, Vern Tejas, Chad Brown, & Greg Montgomery Join Us

On this editon of Thursday Night Tailgate we're joined by former Redskins Pro Bowl QB Gus Frerotte, former Steelers, Seahawks, & Patriots Pro Bowl LB Chad Brown, and former Oilers & Ravens Pro Bowl Punter Greg Montgomery. Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins joins us for our 5 Star Picks of the Week, plus Alaska Sports Hall of Famer and the fastest man to climb the world's 7 highest moutain summits, Vern Tejas. 

Gus Frerotte - Gus came back and shared more stories from his playing career. He talked about the speed of the game and when it slowed down for him. He also talked about playing against Deion Sanders and what he did that frustrated Deion. He also talked about the 3 attempts he made to try to get Pittsburgh to sign him plus and he shared his insights on the Redskins season.

Tony Collins - Tony joined us to go through our 5 Star Picks of the Week for Week 4 in the NFL.

Vern Tejas - Vern has set the record twice for reaching the summits of the tallest mountains on each of the 7 continents, He achieved the current record at age 57. He has climbed each of those peaks at least 10 times, including Mount Everest, Kimimanjaro and Denali. Mount Denali is in his adopted home state of Alaska and he's climbed that now 57 times. Vern shared stories from his climb up Mount Everest and what it's like dealing with the lack of oxygen as you as you make your way to the peak. He also talked about why he climbs with an aluminum ladder strapped to his waist and what it's like climbing through the clouds.

Chad Brown - Chad talked about his upcoming induction into the University of Colorado Athletics Hall of Fame. He shared his thoughts on Colorado's chances this year in the PAC-12 South. Chad also talked about his time playing for the Steelers and what he learned from Kevin Greene, plus he shared the infamous sushi story when he was in the process of signing his free agent deal with Seattle.

Greg Montgomery - Greg recently spent time conducting a kicking camp at the University of Alabama with Nick Saban who was a defensive coach when Greg was playing for Michigan State. He shared stories about his relationship with Saban then and now. He also talked about playing for George Perles at Michigan State, and why as a Punter he never considered himself an actual football player.