February 20, 2025 • 21 mins
On this edition of the Unafraid Show Daily Live, George Wrighster gets into Shea Gilgeous-Alexander's decision to drop his agent ahead of his 4-year Supermax extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder. George also gets into the FBI bust of the South American Theft Group that has robbed the homes of athletes like Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow and others. Finally, Aaron Rodgers' last ride in the NFL isn't going to be with the New York Jets- could he find success replacing Russell Wilson in Pittsburgh?
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
We gotta talk about a new phenomenon that's going on
in sports.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Is it good for the players?
Speaker 1 (00:09):
Are they being smart, savvy, or whatever other word that
you want to use for it. And we're gonna use
Shaye Gildis Alexander as the man who just fired his
agents as the example. Also, next thing up, athletes are
being robbed all over the place. There are Chilean gangs
and other gangs that are breaking into their houses. What
(00:29):
the hell is going on there? And we also have
to talk about the man, the myth, the legend, Aaron
Rodgers himself. Where is the best destination.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
For that man? Where is it?
Speaker 1 (00:40):
And also where is he going to go? And we
got that and so much more here on the Unafraid Show.
Make sure that you like, subscribe, get notifications, tell a
friend about the show, and most importantly share.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Let's get to it all right, So we're gonna start
with the new.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Phenomenon in sports, which is players deciding to represent themselves
in terms of dropping their their agents. And is this
a good idea? Because I believe that this is smart
depending on your situation. Like, agents clearly have value, clearly
have value. But for a guy like Shae Guilders Alexander
(01:37):
because according to Chris Haynes, he has he's parting ways
with his agents, Dad Foucher and Joe Smith of the
Wasserman Group and is going to represent himself going forward
on all on court matters. Now, Shake Guilders is in
line for a four year, two hundred and ninety three
point four million dollars Supermax contract extension this summer. He
(02:02):
is going to get that deal. And with the way
the contracts are structured in the NBA, with especially with
super Max's, and when you know you are getting a
Max deal, why would you pay somebody up to four
percent of that contract if you're a guy like SGA
now and we're we're just talking about the contract part
(02:25):
of it, because we have seen Richard Sherman represent himself
in the NFL, Bobby Wagner, Lamar Jackson sign a Mega
deal and for guys like that, there's no point in
having an agent negotiate your contract and pay four percent
because what you can actually do is only pay a lawyer,
(02:47):
like the lawyers that draft the contracts for the agents,
the ones who aren't specifically lawyers. You're looking at one
hundred and fifty thousand, two hundred thousand dollars to write
the contract and make sure all the language is up
to part and of standard for you and your representation.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
That's what matters.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
And so but here is where agents do have a
lot of value. It is for guys who are not
necessarily in line for massive deals because agents are going
to know the market, they're going to know that franchise,
how to talk to them, and all of those things.
That's where the agent value is most representative of that
(03:32):
right for players getting that second deal around there, or
people who are looking for work and don't have you know,
aren't a franchise player and they may be moving around
a little bit more. Agents are more valuable to those guys.
If you are a first round pick, actually, even if
you're coming into the NFL draft at all, paying for
(03:54):
your training coming out of college is expensive. Agents typically
foot the bill for that that sort of thing, so
there's value there, but they're gonna get it back. And
if you are a first round pick, if you're a
sure for our first round pick, like you're you know,
Travis Hunter or somebody else, an agent to negotiate your
(04:16):
deal when in reality, when it's already slotted when in reality,
the only thing that you're really going to be fighting
about is some bonuses and your offset language to where
if they cut you, then who pays for it? The
current team or the next team that picks you up.
That's basically it in the NFL. And in SGA's case,
(04:40):
why would you pay somebody this now? Now, now he
has retained SGA has retained representation for brand endorsements, and
that's with Simon greb Rula of Islam Management. Now, there
is massive value there and you're gonna pay way more
(05:01):
than four percent there. You're gonna be looking at in
between probably fifteen and twenty percent on any marketing dollars. Now,
those are valuable because those aren't just walking in the
door when tag Heuer or you know, or Nike or
whatever other brand walks through the door or they're looking
(05:24):
for people to pitch. That's where your agents, your marketing
agency and all of those things. That's where they earn
their money at. So that's where they're paid at a
you know, higher rate. And Shae Gildocks Alexander is a
dude who's probably going to win the MVP this year,
and it's possible that he looked at Wasserman's basketball roster
(05:46):
and realized, like, damn, I'm the only superstar here because
his previous agent's best client outside of him are Logan's Dort,
who actually had fantastic representation if you know the history
of he went from undrafted at his agent's request to
making almost ninety million dollars over the duration of his
(06:07):
first three contracts. So it benefited Lugan's Dort. But outside
of SGA, Wasserman's best clients are Dominatis the Bonus, DeAndre Hunter,
Patrick Williams, and like Borderline all stars that don't exactly
measure up to MVP candidates who may be moving around
and all of that stuff. So remember that that's the
(06:29):
thing that matters. So SGA can actually save himself, Shake Gildess.
Alexander can actually save himself almost twelve million dollars on
this deal by doing something that a few players before
him have done. And those guys that I mentioned earlier
were Bobby Wagner, Richard Sherman, But then I thought about
(06:49):
some more.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
You got DeAndre Hopkins.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Laramie Tunsel, Russell o'kung, who then not only did he
negotiate his own he negotiated to get paid in bitcoin
as well, and Lamar Jackson. They thought that it was
a mistake to have his family represent him. Wrong, double wrong,
(07:12):
And now you got Jayden Daniel's mom working up to
speed to represent him once it's time for him to
be coming into a sixty million dollar deal plus annually,
you know, four to five years from now.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
This is smart.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Keep it in house, keep it in the business, especially
if you are dealing with a superstar.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Now.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
I know my agent friends ain't gonna like it, but
this is the reality. They This is what they would
tell their kids because they'd be like, I'll do your
deal for you because it's keeping it in the house. Now,
think about this. Joe l ANDB did his last contract.
James Harden went six years without an agent before his
former one, Rob Polinka left to become the general manager
(07:57):
of the Lakers out think about this. Harden did end
up hiring an agent in twenty twenty three. At that
point in time, he wasn't the top dog in the
league no more. This was smart for him at that
point in time because he had to figure out where
to go from there and who wanted him and the
(08:18):
market for him out in the world. When you have
to figure out what the market for you is out
in the world, that's a different situation. Or when you're
moving around a lot, that's a different situation. That's when
agents come in handy and are very valuable and earn
their money if they're good ones. All right, Next thing up,
athletes are being robbed all over the place.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
Now.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Last year, the FBI warren professional athletes that the threat
of burglary while they were playing games was on the rise,
And this week law enforcement dropped in indictment on some
of those responsible for the thefts. And today we actually
found out that Carson Beck down in Miami now him
(09:04):
and his girlfriend, one of the Cavender twins, they just
had three cars stolen.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
This is a real thing, and there used to be.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
A time where athletes were protected, where people were like, listen,
I'm not robbing these athletes because or shooting them, shooting
at any of this, because this is going to turn
into a high profile case and we don't want that,
Like we want to keep doing our robin doing this
under low like low lights, but then you bring the
(09:34):
lights on it. And according to a federal unsealed criminal complaint,
several migrants from Chile were part of a South American
theft group that actually engaged in in a nationwide spree
of burglaries that victimize high profile athletes, including Joe Burrow,
Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes. Now, I'm gonna put up
(09:58):
a little picture of this group up on the screen.
Them your boys. Then they turned around like some idiot
criminals and posted pictures of themselves. Are you kidding me?
Speaker 2 (10:10):
Excuse me?
Speaker 1 (10:11):
Yeah, are you kidding me? You posting pictures of yourself
with the stolen jersey, with the stolen jewelry. They posted
a picture with Joe Burrow's jersey on and all of
that stuff, Like what are you doing? Damn dumb ass criminals. Anyways,
So the complaint claims that Chilean nationals Sergio or Tega Cabello,
(10:35):
thirty eight years old, and six co conspirators that range
in age from twenty to twenty seven actually rob Patrick,
Mahomes and Kelsey last October, and then they hit Milwaukee
Bucks forward Bobby Port's home in November. So they've been
going all over the place because they know where you
are going to be. Actually they don't know where you're Well,
(10:56):
some with the athletes. They know where you're going to
because they know your schedule. They know that if Joe
Burrow is playing in Cincinnati on Monday night, where are
him and his family going to be at the game?
Now out of town could be different because you might
have a girl at the at the house. They know
(11:17):
your schedule, They know that if Taylor Swift has a
tour date or that she's expected to be at Travis
Kelsey's game. Now it's time to running them, running them houses.
And according to the NFL, they issued a security alert
to teams and the and the Players Association, warning that
(11:39):
they've become quote increasingly targeted for burglaries by organizing still
skilled groups. So in a and this is for college
players as well, you are a walking billboard for.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
With your jury that.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
You have on the cars that you drive, all of
this stuff, which some of it is actually marketing because
you're trying to make yourself more popular or the brands
that you're associated with, they actually bring more attention to you,
which makes more money, which also makes you more a
bigger target.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
And these dudes are doing extensive research.
Speaker 1 (12:21):
You know, they've even posed as you know, gardeners, joggers,
They've even faked home deliveries everything else just to get
an up close look and everything else.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
And they sound smart.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
But they actually decided to take a selfie win while
they were in Bobby Portis's home.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
And even more Chiefs gear in the thing.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
They actually even took photos of the other robberies as well.
Now we don't know, honestly if this one group is
responsible for all the robberies lately, but there.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
Have been a bunch.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
You go back to last September, NBA guard Mike Conley
of the Timberwolves at the time had his home broken
into while he was attending a Minnesota Vikings game.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
Jewelry was stolen.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Then the next day Karl Anthony Towns, the big per thieves,
broke into his stuff and got away with one hundred
thousand dollars worth of stuff. Then in October Kelsey mahomes
were hit. November, Dallas Stars hockey player Tyler Segun five
(13:37):
hundred thousand dollars in watches were stolen from his home
while he was playing a home game at American Airlines Arena.
They caught it on video with the security cameras. December,
Burrow and Luca got hit. Last month. Pittsburgh Penguin star
(13:57):
what was named Malcoln. He joined the list when he
got jack for his three Stanley Cup championship rings. They
know what theyre doing, and they must have a fence
who is able to get off of this stuff. That's
why I think that all of these crimes are related,
because to get off of stuff like that, you have
(14:19):
to have people who know people specifically that wanting, because
those are specific items that are hard to get off of,
like championship rings and stuff like that, but watches and
all that stuff in general, like if you buy an
ap or you buy a Rolex, they're serial numbers.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
They know who bought those things.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
They don't know necessarily if they've been transferred, but they
know who bought them. But the people they don't care
at that point in time. They're like, oh, listen, ain't
nobody just gonna pull up the serial number on my watch.
They just see the damn watch now. The indictment also
cites that an unnamed Buccaneers player got robbed, as well
as a player of the Memphis Grizzlies, and the criminals
(15:02):
have been publicly using data available. But it may seem
like harmless crimes Oh well, listen, I'm not feeling sorry
for them.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
They're rich.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
But what happens when a player is home when he's
not supposed to be Like Sean Taylor, that's the issue
where Sean Taylor died because people broke in his house.
They thought he was gonna be in Washington because it
was during the season. It's tricky and it's scary. Are
(15:34):
the next thing up that we got to talk about
Aaron Rodgers? Oh yes, where will a A rod end
up this season? Because he ain't going back with the Jets. Now,
several teams are in the market for a quarterback and
Aaron Rodgers is on the market former NFL MVP. But
the question is what is the market for aa rid?
(15:58):
Because if you're Aaron Rodgers, you ain't just gonna take
any old job, right.
Speaker 2 (16:03):
You don't want the.
Speaker 1 (16:04):
Tennessee Titans job. You don't want, you know, another team
that roster is not ready to compete. That don't make
no damn sense. So he don't want to take any offer.
But then other teams.
Speaker 2 (16:17):
Are like, ah, we don't know if we want them.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
Because you've got to look at the teams that need
a quarterback badly and need a bridge and a mentor.
So the question is is Aaron Rodgers going to be
the mentor that Cleveland needs, Tennessee needs. Probably not, That's
not gonna happen because Aaron Rodgers marches to the beat
of his own drum, and you don't want to teach
(16:41):
your rookie to do what Aaron Rodgers is doing.
Speaker 2 (16:43):
He's a one of one.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
He's an enigma, as is documentary states, So you don't
want to teach your young player that. So that's why
they don't want Aaron Rodgers there. But the question is
what about the Rams, because if they choose to move
on from Matthew Stafford. This let you wonder if Aaron
Rodgers if he can hang out in LA without getting
(17:05):
distracted with the local politics, because that actually might be
a reasonable thing for him, because that's a division that's winnable.
And the answer for Aaron might actually be to hang
back and wait for a contender that has a quarterback
go down for an extended period of time so he
can come in and be like, hey, but I'm ready
(17:27):
save the day. Or actually, here's an idea that nobody
has really pondered. What if nobody comes for Aaron Rodgers.
What if nobody calls, what if he does not get
(17:50):
opportunities like he thinks.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
That's an option?
Speaker 1 (17:56):
And then one team that I haven't mentioned is what
happens if Mike Tomlin and Aaron Rodgers end up joining.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
Forces with the Steelers? What's that?
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Because the Steelers have not had a good quarterback in
a long time, and Aaron Rodgers is nothing like he
used to be. However, I do believe that Aaron Rodgers
can do what Russell Wilson did last year, which was
an admiral job, admirable job. I don't love their officer
coordinator Arthur Smith out there. I think that there are
it could be Arthur, or it could be Mike Tomlin,
(18:29):
who's extremely conservative offensively. But here's the thing that I
do believe why this could work. Why Aaron Rodgers to
the Steelers, Why it could work, because Mike Tomlin has
already shown that he doesn't mind a difficult or misunderstood athlete.
Dude had Martavius Bryant, He's had you know, Antonio Brown,
(18:56):
He's had been Roethlisberger.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
He's had guys that have had some issues off the
field as well.
Speaker 1 (19:02):
And Steelers fans as a whole have shown that they
have the ability to overlook a quarterback's personal flaws in
order to chase a championship. And the Steelers have receiver
talent and even if they lose Naji Harris in free agency,
they still have a good running game with Jalen Warren
(19:25):
and Arthur Smith had some experience with Matt Lafleur, who
Aaron Rodgers won an MVP under. Now, I don't think
it would be as complicated as you know, mRNA science
for Aaron Rodgers to figure out the offense, but that
could potentially work because he can do everything that Russell
(19:47):
Wilson did last year. And Wilson did have more yards
per attempt last year, slightly better touchdown interception ratio, and
rush actually had more rushing yards six less games. But
here is the point, is that Aaron Rodgers may be
(20:07):
able to unlock something with Mike Tomlin for both of
their sakes. Now, there was an article that came out
about Mike Tomlin and him not liking to throw over
the middle of the field, and statistically this has actually
been something that Aaron Rodgers also doesn't like to do.
(20:29):
Because in that article posted by Dusty Everley of the
Packer Report from twenty twenty three. He pointed out that
it's not even that he can't because Aaron Rodgers efficiency
numbers over the middle have been good. He just doesn't
like to. So maybe this isn't necessarily the upgrade over
RUSS that the Steelers need. But if the Steelers don't
(20:50):
have a bridge situation, this may be their only situation
and their only option. And if not the Steelers, where
else might he be able to go? You guys, make
sure that you like to subscribe, get notifications, and you know,
share the show. Peace out, Catch you guys later.
We gotta talk about a new phenomenon that's going on
in sports.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Is it good for the players?
Speaker 1 (00:09):
Are they being smart, savvy, or whatever other word that
you want to use for it. And we're gonna use
Shaye Gildis Alexander as the man who just fired his
agents as the example. Also, next thing up, athletes are
being robbed all over the place. There are Chilean gangs
and other gangs that are breaking into their houses. What
(00:29):
the hell is going on there? And we also have
to talk about the man, the myth, the legend, Aaron
Rodgers himself. Where is the best destination.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
For that man? Where is it?
Speaker 1 (00:40):
And also where is he going to go? And we
got that and so much more here on the Unafraid Show.
Make sure that you like, subscribe, get notifications, tell a
friend about the show, and most importantly share.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Let's get to it all right, So we're gonna start
with the new.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Phenomenon in sports, which is players deciding to represent themselves
in terms of dropping their their agents. And is this
a good idea? Because I believe that this is smart
depending on your situation. Like, agents clearly have value, clearly
have value. But for a guy like Shae Guilders Alexander
(01:37):
because according to Chris Haynes, he has he's parting ways
with his agents, Dad Foucher and Joe Smith of the
Wasserman Group and is going to represent himself going forward
on all on court matters. Now, Shake Guilders is in
line for a four year, two hundred and ninety three
point four million dollars Supermax contract extension this summer. He
(02:02):
is going to get that deal. And with the way
the contracts are structured in the NBA, with especially with
super Max's, and when you know you are getting a
Max deal, why would you pay somebody up to four
percent of that contract if you're a guy like SGA
now and we're we're just talking about the contract part
(02:25):
of it, because we have seen Richard Sherman represent himself
in the NFL, Bobby Wagner, Lamar Jackson sign a Mega
deal and for guys like that, there's no point in
having an agent negotiate your contract and pay four percent
because what you can actually do is only pay a lawyer,
(02:47):
like the lawyers that draft the contracts for the agents,
the ones who aren't specifically lawyers. You're looking at one
hundred and fifty thousand, two hundred thousand dollars to write
the contract and make sure all the language is up
to part and of standard for you and your representation.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
That's what matters.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
And so but here is where agents do have a
lot of value. It is for guys who are not
necessarily in line for massive deals because agents are going
to know the market, they're going to know that franchise,
how to talk to them, and all of those things.
That's where the agent value is most representative of that
(03:32):
right for players getting that second deal around there, or
people who are looking for work and don't have you know,
aren't a franchise player and they may be moving around
a little bit more. Agents are more valuable to those guys.
If you are a first round pick, actually, even if
you're coming into the NFL draft at all, paying for
(03:54):
your training coming out of college is expensive. Agents typically
foot the bill for that that sort of thing, so
there's value there, but they're gonna get it back. And
if you are a first round pick, if you're a
sure for our first round pick, like you're you know,
Travis Hunter or somebody else, an agent to negotiate your
(04:16):
deal when in reality, when it's already slotted when in reality,
the only thing that you're really going to be fighting
about is some bonuses and your offset language to where
if they cut you, then who pays for it? The
current team or the next team that picks you up.
That's basically it in the NFL. And in SGA's case,
(04:40):
why would you pay somebody this now? Now, now he
has retained SGA has retained representation for brand endorsements, and
that's with Simon greb Rula of Islam Management. Now, there
is massive value there and you're gonna pay way more
(05:01):
than four percent there. You're gonna be looking at in
between probably fifteen and twenty percent on any marketing dollars. Now,
those are valuable because those aren't just walking in the
door when tag Heuer or you know, or Nike or
whatever other brand walks through the door or they're looking
(05:24):
for people to pitch. That's where your agents, your marketing
agency and all of those things. That's where they earn
their money at. So that's where they're paid at a
you know, higher rate. And Shae Gildocks Alexander is a
dude who's probably going to win the MVP this year,
and it's possible that he looked at Wasserman's basketball roster
(05:46):
and realized, like, damn, I'm the only superstar here because
his previous agent's best client outside of him are Logan's Dort,
who actually had fantastic representation if you know the history
of he went from undrafted at his agent's request to
making almost ninety million dollars over the duration of his
(06:07):
first three contracts. So it benefited Lugan's Dort. But outside
of SGA, Wasserman's best clients are Dominatis the Bonus, DeAndre Hunter,
Patrick Williams, and like Borderline all stars that don't exactly
measure up to MVP candidates who may be moving around
and all of that stuff. So remember that that's the
(06:29):
thing that matters. So SGA can actually save himself, Shake Gildess.
Alexander can actually save himself almost twelve million dollars on
this deal by doing something that a few players before
him have done. And those guys that I mentioned earlier
were Bobby Wagner, Richard Sherman, But then I thought about
(06:49):
some more.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
You got DeAndre Hopkins.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Laramie Tunsel, Russell o'kung, who then not only did he
negotiate his own he negotiated to get paid in bitcoin
as well, and Lamar Jackson. They thought that it was
a mistake to have his family represent him. Wrong, double wrong,
(07:12):
And now you got Jayden Daniel's mom working up to
speed to represent him once it's time for him to
be coming into a sixty million dollar deal plus annually,
you know, four to five years from now.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
This is smart.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Keep it in house, keep it in the business, especially
if you are dealing with a superstar.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Now.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
I know my agent friends ain't gonna like it, but
this is the reality. They This is what they would
tell their kids because they'd be like, I'll do your
deal for you because it's keeping it in the house. Now,
think about this. Joe l ANDB did his last contract.
James Harden went six years without an agent before his
former one, Rob Polinka left to become the general manager
(07:57):
of the Lakers out think about this. Harden did end
up hiring an agent in twenty twenty three. At that
point in time, he wasn't the top dog in the
league no more. This was smart for him at that
point in time because he had to figure out where
to go from there and who wanted him and the
(08:18):
market for him out in the world. When you have
to figure out what the market for you is out
in the world, that's a different situation. Or when you're
moving around a lot, that's a different situation. That's when
agents come in handy and are very valuable and earn
their money if they're good ones. All right, Next thing up,
athletes are being robbed all over the place.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
Now.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Last year, the FBI warren professional athletes that the threat
of burglary while they were playing games was on the rise,
And this week law enforcement dropped in indictment on some
of those responsible for the thefts. And today we actually
found out that Carson Beck down in Miami now him
(09:04):
and his girlfriend, one of the Cavender twins, they just
had three cars stolen.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
This is a real thing, and there used to be.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
A time where athletes were protected, where people were like, listen,
I'm not robbing these athletes because or shooting them, shooting
at any of this, because this is going to turn
into a high profile case and we don't want that,
Like we want to keep doing our robin doing this
under low like low lights, but then you bring the
(09:34):
lights on it. And according to a federal unsealed criminal complaint,
several migrants from Chile were part of a South American
theft group that actually engaged in in a nationwide spree
of burglaries that victimize high profile athletes, including Joe Burrow,
Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes. Now, I'm gonna put up
(09:58):
a little picture of this group up on the screen.
Them your boys. Then they turned around like some idiot
criminals and posted pictures of themselves. Are you kidding me?
Speaker 2 (10:10):
Excuse me?
Speaker 1 (10:11):
Yeah, are you kidding me? You posting pictures of yourself
with the stolen jersey, with the stolen jewelry. They posted
a picture with Joe Burrow's jersey on and all of
that stuff, Like what are you doing? Damn dumb ass criminals. Anyways,
So the complaint claims that Chilean nationals Sergio or Tega Cabello,
(10:35):
thirty eight years old, and six co conspirators that range
in age from twenty to twenty seven actually rob Patrick,
Mahomes and Kelsey last October, and then they hit Milwaukee
Bucks forward Bobby Port's home in November. So they've been
going all over the place because they know where you
are going to be. Actually they don't know where you're Well,
(10:56):
some with the athletes. They know where you're going to
because they know your schedule. They know that if Joe
Burrow is playing in Cincinnati on Monday night, where are
him and his family going to be at the game?
Now out of town could be different because you might
have a girl at the at the house. They know
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your schedule, They know that if Taylor Swift has a
tour date or that she's expected to be at Travis
Kelsey's game. Now it's time to running them, running them houses.
And according to the NFL, they issued a security alert
to teams and the and the Players Association, warning that
(11:39):
they've become quote increasingly targeted for burglaries by organizing still
skilled groups. So in a and this is for college
players as well, you are a walking billboard for.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
With your jury that.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
You have on the cars that you drive, all of
this stuff, which some of it is actually marketing because
you're trying to make yourself more popular or the brands
that you're associated with, they actually bring more attention to you,
which makes more money, which also makes you more a
bigger target.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
And these dudes are doing extensive research.
Speaker 1 (12:21):
You know, they've even posed as you know, gardeners, joggers,
They've even faked home deliveries everything else just to get
an up close look and everything else.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
And they sound smart.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
But they actually decided to take a selfie win while
they were in Bobby Portis's home.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
And even more Chiefs gear in the thing.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
They actually even took photos of the other robberies as well.
Now we don't know, honestly if this one group is
responsible for all the robberies lately, but there.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
Have been a bunch.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
You go back to last September, NBA guard Mike Conley
of the Timberwolves at the time had his home broken
into while he was attending a Minnesota Vikings game.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
Jewelry was stolen.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Then the next day Karl Anthony Towns, the big per thieves,
broke into his stuff and got away with one hundred
thousand dollars worth of stuff. Then in October Kelsey mahomes
were hit. November, Dallas Stars hockey player Tyler Segun five
(13:37):
hundred thousand dollars in watches were stolen from his home
while he was playing a home game at American Airlines Arena.
They caught it on video with the security cameras. December,
Burrow and Luca got hit. Last month. Pittsburgh Penguin star
(13:57):
what was named Malcoln. He joined the list when he
got jack for his three Stanley Cup championship rings. They
know what theyre doing, and they must have a fence
who is able to get off of this stuff. That's
why I think that all of these crimes are related,
because to get off of stuff like that, you have
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to have people who know people specifically that wanting, because
those are specific items that are hard to get off of,
like championship rings and stuff like that, but watches and
all that stuff in general, like if you buy an
ap or you buy a Rolex, they're serial numbers.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
They know who bought those things.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
They don't know necessarily if they've been transferred, but they
know who bought them. But the people they don't care
at that point in time. They're like, oh, listen, ain't
nobody just gonna pull up the serial number on my watch.
They just see the damn watch now. The indictment also
cites that an unnamed Buccaneers player got robbed, as well
as a player of the Memphis Grizzlies, and the criminals
(15:02):
have been publicly using data available. But it may seem
like harmless crimes Oh well, listen, I'm not feeling sorry
for them.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
They're rich.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
But what happens when a player is home when he's
not supposed to be Like Sean Taylor, that's the issue
where Sean Taylor died because people broke in his house.
They thought he was gonna be in Washington because it
was during the season. It's tricky and it's scary. Are
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the next thing up that we got to talk about
Aaron Rodgers? Oh yes, where will a A rod end
up this season? Because he ain't going back with the Jets. Now,
several teams are in the market for a quarterback and
Aaron Rodgers is on the market former NFL MVP. But
the question is what is the market for aa rid?
(15:58):
Because if you're Aaron Rodgers, you ain't just gonna take
any old job, right.
Speaker 2 (16:03):
You don't want the.
Speaker 1 (16:04):
Tennessee Titans job. You don't want, you know, another team
that roster is not ready to compete. That don't make
no damn sense. So he don't want to take any offer.
But then other teams.
Speaker 2 (16:17):
Are like, ah, we don't know if we want them.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
Because you've got to look at the teams that need
a quarterback badly and need a bridge and a mentor.
So the question is is Aaron Rodgers going to be
the mentor that Cleveland needs, Tennessee needs. Probably not, That's
not gonna happen because Aaron Rodgers marches to the beat
of his own drum, and you don't want to teach
(16:41):
your rookie to do what Aaron Rodgers is doing.
Speaker 2 (16:43):
He's a one of one.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
He's an enigma, as is documentary states, So you don't
want to teach your young player that. So that's why
they don't want Aaron Rodgers there. But the question is
what about the Rams, because if they choose to move
on from Matthew Stafford. This let you wonder if Aaron
Rodgers if he can hang out in LA without getting
(17:05):
distracted with the local politics, because that actually might be
a reasonable thing for him, because that's a division that's winnable.
And the answer for Aaron might actually be to hang
back and wait for a contender that has a quarterback
go down for an extended period of time so he
can come in and be like, hey, but I'm ready
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save the day. Or actually, here's an idea that nobody
has really pondered. What if nobody comes for Aaron Rodgers.
What if nobody calls, what if he does not get
(17:50):
opportunities like he thinks.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
That's an option?
Speaker 1 (17:56):
And then one team that I haven't mentioned is what
happens if Mike Tomlin and Aaron Rodgers end up joining.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
Forces with the Steelers? What's that?
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Because the Steelers have not had a good quarterback in
a long time, and Aaron Rodgers is nothing like he
used to be. However, I do believe that Aaron Rodgers
can do what Russell Wilson did last year, which was
an admiral job, admirable job. I don't love their officer
coordinator Arthur Smith out there. I think that there are
it could be Arthur, or it could be Mike Tomlin,
(18:29):
who's extremely conservative offensively. But here's the thing that I
do believe why this could work. Why Aaron Rodgers to
the Steelers, Why it could work, because Mike Tomlin has
already shown that he doesn't mind a difficult or misunderstood athlete.
Dude had Martavius Bryant, He's had you know, Antonio Brown,
(18:56):
He's had been Roethlisberger.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
He's had guys that have had some issues off the
field as well.
Speaker 1 (19:02):
And Steelers fans as a whole have shown that they
have the ability to overlook a quarterback's personal flaws in
order to chase a championship. And the Steelers have receiver
talent and even if they lose Naji Harris in free agency,
they still have a good running game with Jalen Warren
(19:25):
and Arthur Smith had some experience with Matt Lafleur, who
Aaron Rodgers won an MVP under. Now, I don't think
it would be as complicated as you know, mRNA science
for Aaron Rodgers to figure out the offense, but that
could potentially work because he can do everything that Russell
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Wilson did last year. And Wilson did have more yards
per attempt last year, slightly better touchdown interception ratio, and
rush actually had more rushing yards six less games. But
here is the point, is that Aaron Rodgers may be
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able to unlock something with Mike Tomlin for both of
their sakes. Now, there was an article that came out
about Mike Tomlin and him not liking to throw over
the middle of the field, and statistically this has actually
been something that Aaron Rodgers also doesn't like to do.
(20:29):
Because in that article posted by Dusty Everley of the
Packer Report from twenty twenty three. He pointed out that
it's not even that he can't because Aaron Rodgers efficiency
numbers over the middle have been good. He just doesn't
like to. So maybe this isn't necessarily the upgrade over
RUSS that the Steelers need. But if the Steelers don't
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have a bridge situation, this may be their only situation
and their only option. And if not the Steelers, where
else might he be able to go? You guys, make
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