NFL: Thursday Night Tailgate
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Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Blaine Bishop talked about how he ended up playing his college ball at Ball State, what the transition was like going from there to playing for the Houston Oilers and Defensive Coordinator Buddy Ryan, trying to make a name for himself as a rookie going against Warren Moon, Ernest Givings, Haywood Jeffires, and Webster Slaughter at practice, and what it was like facing Joe Montana and the Chiefs in the playoffs during his rookie year.
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Ed Marinaro talked about his college days playing at Cornell, breaking the college all-time rushing record, playing in Super Bowls 8 & 9 with the Vikings, going against the Purple People Eaters in practice, going home to New York to play for the Jets alongside Joe Namath, his transition to acting, and playing Officer Joe Coffey on Hill Street Blues.
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Shawn Wooden played his college ball at Notre Dame and he shares the story of how Joe Paterno actually helped him get attention from several Division 1 schools but resulted in him accepting a scholarship to Notre Dame over Penn State. We also hear about: his big play that saved the game against #1 Florida State, how he played the latter part of that game with a torn ACL, the nastiness that goes on at the bottom of the pile when you recover a fumble, his 2 interceptions off Jim Harbaugh in a game against the Colts in 1997, and what it was like playing alongside Dolphins legends like Louis Oliver and Zach Thomas.
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins shares memories from his Pro Bowl experience in 1983. We hear about legends like Tony Dorsett, Earl Campbell, Jack Lambert, and others he played with or got to spend time with that week. Plus, how his Patriots Head Coach Raymond Berry, kept them away from the media as they prepared for the 1985 AFC Championship game.
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
NFL Legends Shawn Wooden, Tony Collins, Ed Marinaro, & Blaine Bishop Join Us...
Shawn Wooden played his college ball at Notre Dame and he shares the story of how Joe Paterno actually helped him get attention from several Division 1 schools but resulted in him accepting a scholarship to Notre Dame over Penn State. We also hear about: his big play that saved the game against #1 Florida State, how he played the latter part of that game with a torn ACL, the nastiness that goes on at the bottom of the pile when you recover a fumble, his 2 interceptions off Jim Harbaugh in a game against the Colts in 1997, and what it was like playing alongside Dolphins legends like Louis Oliver and Zach Thomas.
Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins shares memories from his Pro Bowl experience in 1983. We hear about legends like Tony Dorsett, Earl Campbell, Jack Lambert, and others he played with or got to spend time with that week. Plus, how his Patriots Head Coach Raymond Berry, kept them away from the media as they prepared for the 1985 AFC Championship game.
Ed Marinaro talked about his college days playing at Cornell, breaking the college all-time rushing record, playing in Super Bowls 8 & 9 with the Vikings, going against the Purple People Eaters in practice, going home to New York to play for the Jets alongside Joe Namath, and his transition to acting.
Blaine Bishop talked about how he ended up playing his college ball at Ball State, what the transition was like going from there to playing for the Houston Oilers and Defensive Coordinator Buddy Ryan, trying to make a name for himself as a rookie going against Warren Moon, Ernest Givings, Haywood Jeffires, and Webster Slaughter at practice, and what it was like facing Joe Montana and the Chiefs in the playoff during his rookie year.
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Former Northwestern and Steelers Offensive Lineman Trai Essex made his TNT debut. Trai shared the funny story of why he was transitioned from playing TE to Tackle at Northwestern following his affinity for the chicken sandwiches in their cafeteria. He also talks about playing alongside Ben Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh and Ben's retirement announcement this week. We also got his memories of Super Bowl 43 and his lone game playing Center in 2011 which earned him a game ball from Mike Tomin.
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Chris Miller shares his thoughts on the Rams/49ers game, rookie QBs starting right away versus sitting for a season or two learning from a veteran QB, and the differences in the game from the 80s & 90s to today.
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Tony Collins leads us through our 5 Star Picks of the Week plus shares memories from the Patriots 1985 season including their 17-year drought of losing to the Dolphins in Miami which ended with the '85 AFC Championship game.
