August 30, 2023 • 38 mins
Will Selva and MJ Acosta-Ruiz are back for another episode of El Huddle! Today ,Will shares how some unwelcome visitors have come to visit him (1:50) and are visited by social media maven and entrepreneur Sydney Warner! (11:37) . We talk about her Southern upbringing (17:00) , the challenges of building a brand on social media (21:25) and and her new podcast with 49ers LB husband Fred Warner, The Warner House!
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
And Huddle is a production of the NFL in partnership
with iHeart Radio.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
All like, what's good everybody?
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Soo soosa, this is the l Huddle podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Glad you are joining us.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
I will settle with my Mana, my Prima, my prima Mana,
the one, the only m j A Costa Ruiz.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
I like that better. I like that remix of the
last name. That's good.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
And you like I have to roll those rs though, yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
We have, otherwise it atrophies. Yeah, we have to.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
That's funny.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
I never thought about that way, could you? Could you
always roll your rs?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yeah, because Fanish was my first language, so yeah, it
was like.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
It sometimes yeah, you know, well here's what happens, right,
Like we'll go lazy season and I'm you know, English
broadcast and then suddenly our friends over at the Lemuno
or nabiciong want to do like a talk back and.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
I'm like, uh my excited. I'm mean into like full selina.
But once I get going, I get I'm finding it.
I forced myself to speak with my parents they obviously
speak English, but only in Spanish, just so that on
a daily basis, I'm I'm still practicing it. Because it does,
like anything else, if you're not in it all the time.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Glado, glado.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
That's why I talked to my mom in Spanish, and
and some of the things that we say again may
not be appropriate or correct if you are in other
Latin American countries.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Yeah, it doesn't always translate apples to apples.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Yeah, no, it doesn't. It doesn't.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
So so I always learned something, you know, whenever I,
you know, talk or like I hear you, you know,
mentioned some some terms and things.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Yeah, so what's going on, Well, what's going on in
your world this week?
Speaker 2 (02:02):
So well, so yesterday morning, yesterday morning, Uh.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
My daughter goes out and she goes to the car
to grab something, I think one of her books or something.
She comes back screaming, close the door and says, oh
my god, there is a rat on the front march
it's right there.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
At the front door.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
And so my wife literally leaps onto the kitchen counter
like screaming.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
He's like, oh my god, oh my god. No, I
don't want to go.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
Outside the house. I don't want to go outside the house. Like, well,
it's okay, just go through the side doors. Like I
don't even want to do that. I want to do that.
It's like I can't see it go out there and look.
And so then my son he is just laughing his oh.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Yeah, oh yeah. He thought it was what are you
going to do?
Speaker 1 (02:52):
You got to move now?
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Yeah, yeah, I know, but but there was there was
a period of time where I thought my marriage was
in crisis because she said, you have to do.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Something about it, but you can't let it get away.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
I'm like, okay, well, first off, I'm still working, so
I can't do anything. So I suppose I can get
the latest news and headlines to the rat and that'll
do the trick. But I said, I can't handle it
right now. So you know, all the while, I'm thinking,
what are we going to do? Do we do we
poison this thing? How do we handle it? But this
(03:29):
rat was chilling out, which was which was crazy because
usually they scatter.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
And so.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
It just was like just chilling out and so and
so I'm just thinking of ways of how to get
rid of this thing humanly. And I know it sounds
funny because I just said, like, oh, how can I
poison it?
Speaker 2 (03:49):
But I was thinking about like humanly capture it and
that kind of thing.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
I'm not sorry right now, I'm not caring about humanly.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
The rat house.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
It's me. It's master splinter, and I'm picking me.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
But how did you resolve it?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
What happened? I'm there, I'm itchy.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
Yeah, yeah, So what ended up happening is that my
wife had called on the way to dropping off the kids,
the local exterminator person, and so that person came at
the same time that I was done with work, and
I said, Okay, so here's the deal, which week, game
(04:29):
plan and whatever. Is like, oh, this thing's sick, you know.
And then he's then he's kind of getting into the weed. Yeah,
and so he's getting into the weeds about it. It's like, yeah, dude, whatever,
just now, let's get rid of it. And so then
what about the the exterior of the house. He's like, hey,
you know what you're actually uh do for for a
sweep of the house. He did say like, look this
(04:50):
this this thing was uh probably baited and and took
something and it just happened to be on your front porch.
But it's not something that you should be, you know,
concerned about, like they're coming and infiltrating the house.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
It's not an infestation of breath.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
No, no, it's not, you know, I mean, I don't know.
I always like feel like my dad he said, you know,
he grew up you know Unafinka, you know, farm in Nicaragua.
So they would see it and and or see them.
And the only time he's ever had any sort of
interaction going mano a mano with one. I mean he
was just using a broom, you know, kind of playing
a like indoor hockey.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
Kind of thing. Yeah, so that's about it. And and
I and I look back and I think of.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
Like my parents and how they would handle stuff like this,
Like my mom, Like one time she had in her
closet this big old spider and so she says, you know,
you know, Meldita, and yeah, you know, this whole thing.
And so she ends up getting her pepper spray and
pepper sprays it and so obviously and so then yeah, no,
(05:55):
but she did that, but then it choked her out.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
So you know it's like, you know, she's like in
her in her eyes are watering and the whole thing.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
But she got the spider.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
I don't think, no, I think that that's that's the kick.
I think the fighter got away. You know, this whole thing,
you know, like the yelling and stuff. So so I
don't know. That's that's how my mom would handle in
this case. That's what she said, like, oh you know,
and so okay, well we don't have one though, so.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
So that's how we resulted. That's that's how Yeah.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
I'm very glad to resulted, because as you saw a wife,
he was like, I'm gathering the children. Yeah you have
you have until the end of the day. Yeah, And
that's exactly what I would have said. So I'm glad
that that's resolved. In New York, there were there's if
you go on the subway, which we did daily, rats
are not only enormous, but that's their house, right like
they they run the show, the New York forks. No, remember,
(06:58):
wasn't that we were reading the other there.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Was a rats are rats are New York.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
I don't know how that works or what you do.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
I don't know what you do.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
It's like like the piper, like you gather, are you
hurting the rats? You're outnumbered by a million. We had
there would be like sometimes in our are with the
hood in our apartment building there were there were mice
for sure. So my dad would put out the little
sticky paths, which is the most terrifying thing. I'm traumatized. Well,
(07:28):
I remember vividly, like morning, turn on the light in
the middle of the freaking kitchen. There's a little sticky
pad and this little mice like like trying to get out.
What am I supposed to do? Pick this up?
Speaker 5 (07:40):
No?
Speaker 2 (07:40):
Well, what did you do? No? I did, I ran,
I got my pat you okay? So then he would
then okay, okay, So but he did after.
Speaker 1 (07:50):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
Probably you don't. You probably don't want to know.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
But like it's a serious situation. It's now I'm parents.
Now I'm looking all over the house, very nervous. We
do have spiders because California.
Speaker 3 (08:03):
Yeah, yeah, but if you hear like a little scratching,
you know in the walls, you know you're in trouble.
Speaker 5 (08:09):
You know.
Speaker 3 (08:09):
What's funny is like you mentioned the rats are I
just saw like this week I read that there's a
mosquito zar for New York too. They actually have one,
and they're like, and I think in the in the
sewage system they're looking for job.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
I have no idea, but how much not enough?
Speaker 3 (08:31):
Well, there was this this New York Times reporter that
I don't think is getting paid enough because he said
he went to the most mosquito infested place in New
York and he's totally he's recording his experience and he's
getting bit up so bad. They're just just totally is
like you know Gulliver's Travels or something. It's like where
(08:51):
it's like you're like the big giant and it's just
like all these little yeah and so and so, Like
this guy is doing it, and and he's like slapping
the way. He's like, oh, I guess I should go.
It's like, yeah, dude, okay, Sea Layer, you know vet it.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
You know it's too much. This is why I don't
go camping. Hubby has been trying to get me to
go camping over a decade since we've been together. Lamping
is a thing I will do.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
Yeah, camping is.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
That's but the glamping you're saying, like roughing it means
like going there.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
I don't want.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
I'll do a cabin.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Yeah, okay, I can see that. Yeah, I'm find like.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
No Wi Fi, but like I do need electricity or
running water.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Yeah like that.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
So if it's the apocalypse, don't look for me for
a reason. And I just I don't know how that's
going to work outcause I don't have his skill set.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
Yeah, but he.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
Hasn't my own weight, you know.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Yeah, but he's not forcing you just yet.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
But but but h I do want to try it
under very specific circums. It has to be the right conditions.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
Yeah, called called never what you did do a safari? Yeah,
you did do so far? So how did you deal
with that? Were you tell me?
Speaker 1 (10:14):
In the Serengeti the accommodations were luxuries and there were
They're like, oh, you'll be intense, I mean stunt. It
was beautiful, Like it was beautiful. You were disconnected, but
like there were still luxuries. So like that's the type
of thing when you're out like in the in the
in the bush, as they say, you're out there, but
like you know, you have your guide. You have to
(10:35):
think back at like the quote unquote camp site. It's stunning, stunning,
So that's okay. It was way way out of pocket,
four hours outside of the city, like no cell service.
At one point as we're driving there, I was like,
are we are we okay?
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Let's and is one of those girls trips gret that
you took.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
Yes, it was a girl.
Speaker 3 (10:59):
Yeah, you and the girls like go and do your
thing and yeah, you know, yeah, you got your little
crew there.
Speaker 2 (11:06):
I wouldn't you, guys.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
I'm not one rat. Did I see you over there?
Speaker 5 (11:12):
Lions?
Speaker 2 (11:12):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (11:14):
Rats, not so much. All right, we got a lot
to get into here on this podcast. Coming up after
the break, it is Sydney Warner. I know you guys
know the name. If you don't, we will reintroduce you
to her at the other half of the Warner households
the best defensive players in the league, Fred Warner. She's
gonna dish on her NFL secrets that she's learned since
(11:35):
joined the NFL family, and all about her social media business.
Losely right back on the end, huddle. Okay, if you
see me a little extra perked up today because you know,
I'm a girls girl, and today we have another fellow
(11:55):
female in sports.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
We'll go to that in a minute.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
Welcome in entrepreneur social media Maven all things. She's a
tie type in it and it happens to be the
other part of the Warner household. Yes, as in Fred Warner.
Speaker 3 (12:11):
Welcome, and Sidney Water too, is.
Speaker 5 (12:15):
Happy to be here. Happy to be here, Thanks for
having me.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
We are so excited to have you on because I
think one of the things that really popped up to
us was how there's this new wave of like this
next generation of NFL families. And one of the things
that have really popped off on your social media has
been your NFL secrets tiktoks right throughout the season. How
did that come about? And how did you and Fred
(12:40):
put it together? Because he kind of sprinkles in as well.
Speaker 6 (12:43):
Yeah, so that happened really randomly last season, right after
during like playoffs, and then a little bit after we
were done with playoffs.
Speaker 5 (12:53):
It just I just organically was like, what do people
want to know?
Speaker 6 (12:57):
Because you can do social media for so long and
then you're just okay, like it kind of gets a
little bit repetitive, But what if people want to know
that I have already said one.
Speaker 5 (13:03):
Hundred times how many outfits do they want to see?
Speaker 2 (13:06):
You know?
Speaker 5 (13:07):
So I was like, what if people want to know?
Speaker 6 (13:09):
So then I started thinking about the things that Fred
told me that I was really surprised about whenever I
was learning all of this like NFL life and he
was explaining things to me, and I was like, Wow,
you wouldn't think X y Z little.
Speaker 5 (13:22):
Facts that I said.
Speaker 6 (13:23):
You wouldn't think that that's true, but they are, and
you're really surprising if you don't know them. So I
was like, I'm going to tell people the things that
shocked me, and in return, it shocked them as well.
Speaker 3 (13:34):
What did he think about it when you first told him?
Was he hesitant?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Was he like, yeah, babe, of course, go for it thing, Yeah.
Speaker 6 (13:42):
Fred, lets you do whatever I want. Honestly, is really supportive.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
Man, Yeah he is.
Speaker 6 (13:51):
He knows I'm really creative, and I'm just like very
off the wall and I just do what i want
to say what I want, and then I'll apologize later
if I make somebody upset. But he's always cautious. But
in the end, he's like, do what you want. It's
your business, it's your life, just do what you want
it all being smart about it, of course, but yeah,
he's always on board with whatever I.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
Want to do. Of course, we talk about for it
all the time. Here. You know that I've been covering
him since he first got in the league as I
met young rookie really popping off, and we talked about
him a lot, specifically on this podcast because it's so
important to us to really highlight the Latinos within the league,
right that fan base is growing and that presence is
(14:30):
growing within the league too, And so it didn't slip
by our minds that in preseason you were repping not
just Hubby but also Lakutura at a pre season game
wearing that shirt with Fred holding the Mexican flag, that's
part of his heritage. As folks here on the podcast
no Mexican and Panamanian, why was it important for you
to highlight that during the preseason.
Speaker 6 (14:52):
So I think we really really dove into that side
of our fan base. During obviously the Mexico game last year,
I was just so shocked to see how many, uh
just how big the community was in Mexico obviously that
really were just like super intrigued with Fred.
Speaker 5 (15:12):
They were really intrigued.
Speaker 6 (15:13):
They love the fact that he represented that part of
his life, and it really is a huge important part
of his life because his whole family on his mother's side,
they speak Spanish and that's how.
Speaker 5 (15:23):
Fred kind of grew up.
Speaker 6 (15:24):
So I like obviously was learning about him and then
learning about how important that was to him. I think
now we just choose to just represent that all the time,
so not just for the Mexico game. So we got
those amazing T shirts were made and I was like,
I've got to get like what like six of them
for everybody, And I was like, we're gonna wear these
all the time. So I think it's important not just,
(15:45):
you know, for that game, but just for always, because
there's such a huge Latino fan base for the Niners,
so huge, and they're so loyal and they're such amazing people,
and yeah, I think it's important always, not just for
that one.
Speaker 5 (15:58):
That one game.
Speaker 3 (16:00):
What's the feedback that some of these fans have said
to you and Fred about embracing this side of him.
Speaker 5 (16:09):
Oh my gosh, they love it.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
They love it.
Speaker 6 (16:11):
They just feel so just involved even more in the
fan base. Of course they're a fan of the Niners,
but when it's somebody that plays that they love and
that they represent daily, it also is a part of
their community and represents that and is proud of that.
Speaker 5 (16:24):
Oh my gosh, love it.
Speaker 6 (16:26):
They absolutely love it, And we love that they love
it because it makes us feel closer to them, you.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
Know, one hundred percent. Guys. When I first met Sidney,
it was at a forty nine ers Foundation event earlier
this year, and I ran over like this, like proud
big sis. I'm like, like, I was so excited to
meet her because I've only seen their atteractions via social media.
But one of the things I was like, let me
find out me and Sidney might be cousins and Dominicans
(16:51):
say all the time, Sydney, you told me that actually
your father is Dominican, which I was like, here, we
go out here, but you grew up in Alabama, So
how is that because I think there's a huge part
of our Latino community, right that are yucky the idea
where you have this like very American upbringing, but you
have this connection to your culture. So what was like
(17:12):
that for you growing up in the South.
Speaker 6 (17:15):
So my parents were They met in New York, and
my mom was really very involved in his life her
His family loved her and they really really embraced that,
and so whenever they came to Alabama, it wasn't as celebrated.
Speaker 5 (17:32):
In Alabama, just because it is how it is there
and it's sad.
Speaker 6 (17:37):
Unfortunate, but it was really really it's funny how you
brought that up there. His family loves my mom and
they were open arms everything is how the Aminican culture is.
But now Mama not so much if we're a little
bit stand offish.
Speaker 5 (17:50):
But all of that to say, my mom really enjoyed it,
and then they had me.
Speaker 6 (17:55):
They were so excited because they wanted both. I didn't
learn grow up learning the language like Fred did, unfortunately,
because I wasn't in his household. There were more so
in mine in Alabama. My mom didn't speak the language,
which I hate that now I wish that I did.
Speaker 5 (18:12):
But you know, it was cool to see it just them.
Speaker 6 (18:14):
Kind of merge that and be really proud of me being,
you know, a little part of both.
Speaker 2 (18:19):
So well.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
Well, we talked about the Latino cuisine as well. So
how much was the cuisine that you had that was
Southern and Dominican mixed together, if at all?
Speaker 1 (18:34):
So there was none.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
It was all Southern.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Yeah, did I as you are now, honorary older cousin.
I am going to make sure that you guys got
some platinus. We're gonna have some mangou. I'm gonna go
to the bank. We're gonna have a whole day. I
got you girl, like nothing else. I just threw down
in the kitchen. Dominica Soule the other day. I love that,
So you know what we're gonna do. It's never too late,
(19:02):
I say, But no, it is interesting because I think
that that that experiences is more common than people think, right,
I think they if people like to put folks, especially Latinos,
in a box. To your point, like, well, why didn't
you grow up speaking Spanish and why didn't you this?
And none of that qualifies your Latini that or your
connection to their culture and vice versa, right, Like that
is just the circumstances of growing up in the US
(19:24):
and having these different dynamics on here. Now you're doing
a lot more too. You mentioned your business, right, that
was something that I really liked and that Fred is
very attuned to that, Like, this is your business. I
am sort of begrudgingly leaning into social media space, but
it's not going anywhere, right, Like, this is really a thriving,
thriving business. And you were You're someone who was so
(19:46):
tapped in not just to the fan base on the
NFL side, but also just on the lifestyle side. So
how is it building a business through that side? Can
you can you teach us like elder millennials, like how
do we.
Speaker 5 (20:00):
I don't know. It's it's not so much about being taught.
Speaker 6 (20:03):
It's just always say consistency, and sometimes I'll be on
one hundred percent, and then if you take that three
days off you it drastically affects your business.
Speaker 5 (20:13):
Truly, of course.
Speaker 6 (20:14):
I think that's with anything. I mean I talked about
it with Fred all the time, and he's like, well,
that's the same that with his football. If he wasn't
consistent throughout his whole entire adolescent, childhood, college. Now even
you know, he can't take two days off because then
you know there's a game day and those two days
are going to affect you.
Speaker 5 (20:32):
Same with me, I didn't post for two days.
Speaker 6 (20:35):
The same thing affects my You know, statistics all about
numbers and engagement. So you just have to keep people
interested and involved. You have to say things off the wall,
like my TikTok's NFL secrets. It keeps people interested some
kind of like on their toes. Everybody wants to know
everything about everybody's life, and I think it's cool for
(20:56):
us to be able, to me at least, to be
able to like let them in a little bit and
let them see because people are so intrigued about what
goes on and Fred and I life and I love
that there, and you know I want to be involved
in Yeah. So I just think consistency and being genuine,
just being yourself and just being like honest with your followers,
because if it wasn't for your followers, you know, you
(21:18):
wouldn't really have it.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (21:20):
Yeah, well you seem like you both have great personalities.
Were meant to be together. Is there ever a point
where you're about to post something? And he says, babe, no, no,
you can't.
Speaker 6 (21:35):
I think more so in the beginning whenever we were
just dating, because I was just like, blah bla blah blah,
let's just post everything. And he was like, oh, like
it's a little bit different now that we're together, and
like I have this, like it's a little bit different now,
so I can't. Just if I wasn't with Fred, I
think I would be post more and just be more
like off the wall.
Speaker 5 (21:53):
But now I have to respect his boundaries with his.
Speaker 2 (21:58):
Hate those boundaries though said hate them.
Speaker 3 (22:02):
I know.
Speaker 5 (22:04):
There's really not many.
Speaker 6 (22:06):
I just you know, I try to be courteous of
his privacy especial.
Speaker 1 (22:11):
But athletes are notoriously like very guarded and rightfully so
like we understand that side. Not only are they guarded,
but they're also like creatures of habit, right, so like
this is what time I wake up, This is what
time I have breakfast, This is what time I get treatment,
and so on and so forth. So I think when
you add in another layer of like oh wait, now
I gotta shoot this TikTok. Wait, now what's the where
(22:32):
do you get a babe? So I can link it
Like it is a lot to digest and a lot
to put in. But good on you guys for doing that.
What was the thing as you were sort of going
through this, because you mentioned like there were NFL secrets
that shocked you from your POV, what was the biggest.
Speaker 5 (22:47):
Shock to you, the biggest shock to me or.
Speaker 1 (22:52):
The one that stands out I guess on top of mind.
Speaker 6 (22:54):
Yeah, one of them was that they have to be
just training campers ended.
Speaker 5 (22:58):
So I'll go with this one.
Speaker 6 (23:00):
They have to be away for those two and a
half to three weeks during training camp. Of course they
train here in San Jose, but they have to be
locked down in a hotel room like all together, bed checks. Absolutely,
Like no, you have to be there on time. You can't,
you know, stay with your other Like we have a
house here, so I'm like, oh, you know, what do
(23:21):
we find Will just say no, he has to be
there no matter if you live here or not. I
thought that was really interesting. I'm like, that's so different,
but just part of the part of the process.
Speaker 3 (23:32):
Are there any secrets that you're sitting on right now
that you will reveal at a later date?
Speaker 5 (23:39):
Honestly, not right now.
Speaker 6 (23:41):
I think that the secrets they come, or so they
come more so in the season, little tidbits. But I
think right now we're starting pressure being clean. We're ready
for the season. So right now, No, right now, we're
good to go.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
Well, one thing that's not a secret is that there
is a new mechanism talk about leaning in the Warner
House talking to about new podcasts that you guys.
Speaker 6 (24:04):
Are Yeah, we are so excited for that. So we
teamed up with a thirty third team to do a
podcast audio and video every once a week on any
streaming app. You can do YouTube, you can do Spotify,
Apple podcasts, just to kind of let people into our
life a little bit more. Like I said, people want
(24:24):
to know, people want to be involved so we're like,
this would be a fun opportunity to do something that
we've never done. It's Fred and I every Monday after
the game, just talking about not only football in the
game and what's going on with his side of things,
but also my side of like where did I sit,
like my seats, what's going on in the dynamic of
(24:45):
the team's, how am I feeling about things, how's our
life and our house running during this time in the season.
So we're going to do it this whole entire football
season and see how it goes, and then maybe next
year we'll do it again, depending on how it performs.
Speaker 5 (25:00):
But we're really excited.
Speaker 2 (25:01):
It was.
Speaker 6 (25:02):
We show up the first one last week the very
end of preseason, and it was so much fun. So
I think people are really gonna like it.
Speaker 5 (25:10):
It's really it's gonna be fun.
Speaker 2 (25:12):
Well, we can't wait.
Speaker 3 (25:13):
I think there's definitely an appetite for people to get
an inside look into the inner workings of the NFL.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
Through the eyes of a couple.
Speaker 3 (25:24):
Yeah, and and everything that's around. It is one of
those things where you both are very successful in what
you do. Do you ever come together and just say
I don't want to talk about what we've done. Let's
talk about something else. What is usually that something else
that you guys talk about to kind of take your
(25:46):
mind off or do you guys just binge shows like dots?
Speaker 2 (25:51):
Oh yeah, dogs? I mean like, like, what is it?
Speaker 3 (25:53):
What's the thing that you guys talk about that's not
your respective disciplines if you will.
Speaker 6 (26:01):
Right when, we're not talking about work on my end
or his end, and I think, yes, we're very consumed
with our dogs right now.
Speaker 5 (26:08):
We're very scheduled people too.
Speaker 6 (26:10):
We like to do pilates together, so whenever he has
a day that we can do that, we'll do that.
Just kind of getting our life. We're very scheduled. Me
and Fred are very type A people. So if we're
not talking about work, we're talking about schedule or spending
time with the dogs, watching shows he loves right now,
is very into Hard Knocks. Right now, we're really into
(26:34):
the Netflix the Quarterback show that just that was big.
Speaker 5 (26:38):
So we're finished with all that.
Speaker 6 (26:40):
So honestly, I'm very excited for this Saturday, Bama starts
playing Secather.
Speaker 5 (26:47):
Yeah, really exciting.
Speaker 2 (26:50):
Wait, how about b YU Though they've they've kind of football.
Speaker 6 (26:53):
Team, we don't Honestly, Fred doesn't really follow college anymore.
I'm just always follow Bama. It is kind of anyone
in the SEC. So we've kind of we don't watch
by you as religiously as we do Bama.
Speaker 1 (27:08):
I would imagine if you have someone who's a hardcore
Bama fan in your household, that's going to overtake everything, right, Yeah,
even that about.
Speaker 6 (27:17):
The other together, it's so poor and he embraces it,
which I love.
Speaker 5 (27:22):
So yeah, we're excited about that.
Speaker 1 (27:24):
I would say I have like the so Cal equivalent
of that. My husband is all USC school there, so
it's like all Trojans here and like here in Los Angeles,
you can't go anywhere without seeing the little smagine. So
I get a girl there's like, no, that's it. There's
nothing like.
Speaker 5 (27:46):
There's nothing like that feeling of college football.
Speaker 1 (27:49):
It's different.
Speaker 3 (27:50):
Yeah, well it's definitely a little different. It's definitely a
little different. And it's a little different because I'm in
Arizona State guy, so.
Speaker 2 (27:56):
No, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 3 (28:00):
Out you know, so you guys are are are having
this show now that you're doing. You had mentioned about
not speaking Spanish growing up and that you kind of
lament that and that Fred he speaks Spanish.
Speaker 2 (28:16):
Is there any.
Speaker 3 (28:17):
Way where you will be able to do one episode
at least partly in Spanish. Do you think you'll ever
get to that point?
Speaker 6 (28:27):
Oh my gosh, that would be a That's a goal
for me to go towards, because right now there's.
Speaker 5 (28:32):
No way I could do it.
Speaker 1 (28:34):
That's a goal I want.
Speaker 6 (28:35):
To whenever we have kids, I want them to know
that part of their heritage from their dad. So I
want Fred to obviously bring that to them and teach
that to them, and I will also be willing to
learn whenever he's teaching our kids.
Speaker 5 (28:49):
So you know, now I would say no, but in.
Speaker 1 (28:52):
The future maybe, Ah.
Speaker 3 (28:54):
Okay, Well we've put out there because I talked to
my kids in Spanish and what I find that's a
little bit difficult is that they're surrounded by English speaking
all the time. So sometimes they are very amenable to
speaking Spanish and that other times I say to them,
no city though, you know what I mean, just so
(29:17):
they get into it, because sometimes it's just easy to fall.
Speaker 2 (29:20):
By the wayside.
Speaker 3 (29:21):
Said you don't understand this is going to help you
out in life, not just to get an a in Spanish.
This could be something that helps you get a job
as well, that gives you an advantage on someone advantage
in life.
Speaker 6 (29:37):
I always am just I'm almost feeling embarrassed that I don't.
Speaker 5 (29:40):
It's almost.
Speaker 6 (29:42):
And I wish that it was more so like you
get more like expected that this is a requirement that
you have to have, but unfortunately I didn't get it.
Speaker 5 (29:51):
But it's such a huge, huge, huge tool for life. Huge.
Speaker 6 (29:56):
So I'm hoping that our children will have that one
day for sure.
Speaker 1 (30:00):
No shame in not speaking here on the podcast all
the time, but it is a good, you know, aspiration
to have, for sure. We're very excited to see it.
We'll send you, like you said, we'll send you guys
like little phrases maybe to slip into the podcast once
a week.
Speaker 3 (30:12):
We got to no bad words though, m Janet, don't send.
Speaker 1 (30:16):
The bad words, okay, Sidney, thank you so much for
coming on and sharing a little bit more. Can just
so you know, I have bought many many of the
things that you have linked on your profile. I get
and they all work. The girl is true to her words.
She doesn't steer us wrong. Sidney Warner is so excited
to see what's text for.
Speaker 2 (30:36):
You, Fred, Thank.
Speaker 5 (30:37):
You so much, Thank you for having me so fun.
Thank you guys.
Speaker 3 (30:41):
Absolutely all right back here on the l Huddle podcast
with my prima Edmana and so good talking to Sydney.
Can't wait for their show. They just feel like their
life is out there where they're willing to reveal detail
(31:06):
and we're here for it. I think it's fascinating and
as we told her, I think there is an audience
that that total has a feracious appetite to know what
it's like for a couple such as themselves, and.
Speaker 1 (31:21):
I commend them for finding the balance between these are
the aspects that we want to share and these are
the things that we are setting that boundary. Like we
talked about with her about not about keeping that just
for us. It is a very hard thing to do,
especially in the landscape we live in now in social media.
But I think especially within the NFL, which is the
biggest league, it's it's tough because everybody wants to know.
(31:44):
Once you give somebody an inch, they want more and
more and more. So I commend them not just that,
but also building a business. I don't think people give
like social media marketing and social media influencers a lot
of credit. I've been trying to lean in more to
that aspect of the business world because you know, we
have to be very involved in that and it's not
easy work. It takes a lot of work. So I'm
(32:08):
gonna try to lean in a little more. I don't
know that i'd be there. And you know, hobby is,
my husband is not about that life. He barely wants
me to post yea social media with him and he's
you know, he like he's a background guy, so he
likes to sit back and watch, but like it's it's
a lot. I commend it for that. I'm excited to
see what their podcast is about. It's going to be interesting.
Speaker 2 (32:26):
Now I am too.
Speaker 3 (32:27):
Now, we got to get Federico on on this pod, right,
We definitely have to get him on. And so this
this brings us to our end of the huddle segment.
We like to call it e bunto. We put our
little bow, if you will, on the pod. And you
know my eunto is. For this particular episode of the podcast,
(32:50):
it was revealed that the Packers were also pursuing Jonathan
Taylor in a trade along with the Dolphins. And it
goes to show you how unpredictable things are because we
thought we knew where things were headed, and then they
take another turn. And these trade requests usually end with
(33:13):
the guy saying goodbye, getting his wish and leaving. But
there is those few occasions like this one that we're
finding in Indianapolis, where at the moment they're stuck with
each other until the Colts end up getting something in.
Speaker 2 (33:29):
Return that they are okay with U.
Speaker 3 (33:32):
And it blows me away when you hear about all
these mystery teams and we find out about the Packers, who, oh,
by the way, are set at running back. But this
really hamstrings somebody like Anthony Richardson, who's a young quarterback.
He's now under center. He's a rookie. He's gonna be
taking his lunch and he needs to rely on the
run game. So who knows how that's gonna go. That
(33:53):
is completely TBD. But that's my ibunto. All I know
is that I don't know.
Speaker 1 (34:00):
The same, and I think that's what Docity is saying too,
which is very upsetting because he is one of the
promising young players in the league. Unbelievable talent. I can't imagine.
I don't want to imagine the world where this is
the reality. Now the season is gonna start, it We're
not going to see him out on the field yet.
Speaker 2 (34:18):
Don't love that.
Speaker 1 (34:20):
Somebody go grab him? You know, no matter what, you
need depth at running back, especially when it gets time
closer and closer to the end of the season to
make that pitch push for the post. Stop playing with
these running backs, y'all, stop playing with them off. This
is ridiculous. I don't like it. My is that my
(34:41):
fantasy football draft got pushed back a week and I'm
so relieved. I was not prepared. I am not ready
for it. I was ready. I had it on my calendar.
I was like, here we go, we're gonna lean in.
I'm actually doing the NFL Mexico All Women's Fantasy Football League.
This very excited. Our friends from NFL invited me to do,
(35:04):
so they're gonna give me around from it. I already
know what it's going to be competitive af ready for it, though,
But they reached out yesterday and said, I'm so sorry
we had to push it back a week. And it's
like when your friend calls you and says she has
to cancel the plans for that night that you already
didn't want to move from the couch for Yeah, it's okay, bro,
(35:27):
I'm not upset. We could do it next week, next week,
but you know what, now it's I'm so much. I
was so less stressed. Last night. My best friend came
over and she was doing her drafts. So now then
I had like the residual stress from her. She's like,
should I pick this person? I was like, no, I
thought I got this off my plate today, so you
(35:48):
can't escape it. I hope you you guys is in
your fantasy drafts are going great. Pray for me for
next week. Will We can't leave without adding an addendum
to our conversation at the top of the show and
addendum to the rat conversation. I know y'all like this
rat talk, but our amazing producer Randy let us know
(36:08):
that the rats Are job was listed over a year
ago and featured the following In the listing. The director
aka the rats Are who will receive an annual salary
between one hundred and twenty thousand and one hundred and
seventy thousand dollars. We'll be expected to develop strategies, manage projects,
and lead teams against the city's rodents.
Speaker 2 (36:31):
There's not enough for me, but there's more.
Speaker 1 (36:34):
I can't pronounce all the words correctly. They must have
a background in urban planning and be a virulent vehemans
for vermin. Say that five times fast or just one
time normal. I can't even do it virulent. I am fascinated.
We need to get the rats are on the podcast
and as.
Speaker 3 (36:50):
The rats are, somebody like are they you know, outgoing
and they built the position? Yeah, I'm just fascinated with
that person's like, because then I would I would be divorced,
you know, that would just not have a job, you.
Speaker 2 (37:04):
Know what I mean?
Speaker 1 (37:05):
Not here.
Speaker 3 (37:05):
And if you're trying to meet people and you're saying like, hey,
I am the rats are.
Speaker 2 (37:10):
It's like, okay, see you beat That's a tough one.
Speaker 1 (37:13):
I imagine there's a pin that goes along with the job,
and I sort of want to see it like like
an ambassador. You know how ambassadors have like a pin
or like that's what I'm envisioning it.
Speaker 2 (37:26):
I'm just glad we got rid of the one here
at my house.
Speaker 1 (37:29):
Yeah. I promise that next week we will have actual
football conversation because it is here.
Speaker 2 (37:34):
That's it.
Speaker 1 (37:36):
After this long week, I guys enjoy it, and then
we are right in the thick of it games that counts.
I'm excited, anxious, nervous.
Speaker 2 (37:48):
That's it.
Speaker 3 (37:51):
This is coming up. Yeah, we're definitely gonna be talking
a lot more football. And wherever you get your podcasts,
make sure to subscribe, download, like it, all that stuff.
This is the Ahead podcast. This is La Familia right here,
This is La Familiamna MG Castro Luiz. Always a pleasure
(38:13):
and will salva until next time.
Speaker 2 (38:17):
See ya. Aos As.
Speaker 1 (38:36):
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Speaker 2 (00:17):
All like, what's good everybody?
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Soo soosa, this is the l Huddle podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Glad you are joining us.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
I will settle with my Mana, my Prima, my prima Mana,
the one, the only m j A Costa Ruiz.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
I like that better. I like that remix of the
last name. That's good.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
And you like I have to roll those rs though, yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
We have, otherwise it atrophies. Yeah, we have to.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
That's funny.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
I never thought about that way, could you? Could you
always roll your rs?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yeah, because Fanish was my first language, so yeah, it
was like.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
It sometimes yeah, you know, well here's what happens, right,
Like we'll go lazy season and I'm you know, English
broadcast and then suddenly our friends over at the Lemuno
or nabiciong want to do like a talk back and.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
I'm like, uh my excited. I'm mean into like full selina.
But once I get going, I get I'm finding it.
I forced myself to speak with my parents they obviously
speak English, but only in Spanish, just so that on
a daily basis, I'm I'm still practicing it. Because it does,
like anything else, if you're not in it all the time.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Glado, glado.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
That's why I talked to my mom in Spanish, and
and some of the things that we say again may
not be appropriate or correct if you are in other
Latin American countries.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Yeah, it doesn't always translate apples to apples.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Yeah, no, it doesn't. It doesn't.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
So so I always learned something, you know, whenever I,
you know, talk or like I hear you, you know,
mentioned some some terms and things.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Yeah, so what's going on, Well, what's going on in
your world this week?
Speaker 2 (02:02):
So well, so yesterday morning, yesterday morning, Uh.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
My daughter goes out and she goes to the car
to grab something, I think one of her books or something.
She comes back screaming, close the door and says, oh
my god, there is a rat on the front march
it's right there.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
At the front door.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
And so my wife literally leaps onto the kitchen counter
like screaming.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
He's like, oh my god, oh my god. No, I
don't want to go.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
Outside the house. I don't want to go outside the house. Like, well,
it's okay, just go through the side doors. Like I
don't even want to do that. I want to do that.
It's like I can't see it go out there and look.
And so then my son he is just laughing his oh.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Yeah, oh yeah. He thought it was what are you
going to do?
Speaker 1 (02:52):
You got to move now?
Speaker 3 (02:53):
Yeah, yeah, I know, but but there was there was
a period of time where I thought my marriage was
in crisis because she said, you have to do.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Something about it, but you can't let it get away.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
I'm like, okay, well, first off, I'm still working, so
I can't do anything. So I suppose I can get
the latest news and headlines to the rat and that'll
do the trick. But I said, I can't handle it
right now. So you know, all the while, I'm thinking,
what are we going to do? Do we do we
poison this thing? How do we handle it? But this
(03:29):
rat was chilling out, which was which was crazy because
usually they scatter.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
And so.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
It just was like just chilling out and so and
so I'm just thinking of ways of how to get
rid of this thing humanly. And I know it sounds
funny because I just said, like, oh, how can I
poison it?
Speaker 2 (03:49):
But I was thinking about like humanly capture it and
that kind of thing.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
I'm not sorry right now, I'm not caring about humanly.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
The rat house.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
It's me. It's master splinter, and I'm picking me.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
But how did you resolve it?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
What happened? I'm there, I'm itchy.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
Yeah, yeah, So what ended up happening is that my
wife had called on the way to dropping off the kids,
the local exterminator person, and so that person came at
the same time that I was done with work, and
I said, Okay, so here's the deal, which week, game
(04:29):
plan and whatever. Is like, oh, this thing's sick, you know.
And then he's then he's kind of getting into the weed. Yeah,
and so he's getting into the weeds about it. It's like, yeah, dude, whatever,
just now, let's get rid of it. And so then
what about the the exterior of the house. He's like, hey,
you know what you're actually uh do for for a
sweep of the house. He did say like, look this
(04:50):
this this thing was uh probably baited and and took
something and it just happened to be on your front porch.
But it's not something that you should be, you know,
concerned about, like they're coming and infiltrating the house.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
It's not an infestation of breath.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
No, no, it's not, you know, I mean, I don't know.
I always like feel like my dad he said, you know,
he grew up you know Unafinka, you know, farm in Nicaragua.
So they would see it and and or see them.
And the only time he's ever had any sort of
interaction going mano a mano with one. I mean he
was just using a broom, you know, kind of playing
a like indoor hockey.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
Kind of thing. Yeah, so that's about it. And and
I and I look back and I think of.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
Like my parents and how they would handle stuff like this,
Like my mom, Like one time she had in her
closet this big old spider and so she says, you know,
you know, Meldita, and yeah, you know, this whole thing.
And so she ends up getting her pepper spray and
pepper sprays it and so obviously and so then yeah, no,
(05:55):
but she did that, but then it choked her out.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
So you know it's like, you know, she's like in
her in her eyes are watering and the whole thing.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
But she got the spider.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
I don't think, no, I think that that's that's the kick.
I think the fighter got away. You know, this whole thing,
you know, like the yelling and stuff. So so I
don't know. That's that's how my mom would handle in
this case. That's what she said, like, oh you know,
and so okay, well we don't have one though, so.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
So that's how we resulted. That's that's how Yeah.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
I'm very glad to resulted, because as you saw a wife,
he was like, I'm gathering the children. Yeah you have
you have until the end of the day. Yeah, And
that's exactly what I would have said. So I'm glad
that that's resolved. In New York, there were there's if
you go on the subway, which we did daily, rats
are not only enormous, but that's their house, right like
they they run the show, the New York forks. No, remember,
(06:58):
wasn't that we were reading the other there.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Was a rats are rats are New York.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
I don't know how that works or what you do.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
I don't know what you do.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
It's like like the piper, like you gather, are you
hurting the rats? You're outnumbered by a million. We had
there would be like sometimes in our are with the
hood in our apartment building there were there were mice
for sure. So my dad would put out the little
sticky paths, which is the most terrifying thing. I'm traumatized. Well,
(07:28):
I remember vividly, like morning, turn on the light in
the middle of the freaking kitchen. There's a little sticky
pad and this little mice like like trying to get out.
What am I supposed to do? Pick this up?
Speaker 5 (07:40):
No?
Speaker 2 (07:40):
Well, what did you do? No? I did, I ran,
I got my pat you okay? So then he would
then okay, okay, So but he did after.
Speaker 1 (07:50):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
Probably you don't. You probably don't want to know.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
But like it's a serious situation. It's now I'm parents.
Now I'm looking all over the house, very nervous. We
do have spiders because California.
Speaker 3 (08:03):
Yeah, yeah, but if you hear like a little scratching,
you know in the walls, you know you're in trouble.
Speaker 5 (08:09):
You know.
Speaker 3 (08:09):
What's funny is like you mentioned the rats are I
just saw like this week I read that there's a
mosquito zar for New York too. They actually have one,
and they're like, and I think in the in the
sewage system they're looking for job.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
I have no idea, but how much not enough?
Speaker 3 (08:31):
Well, there was this this New York Times reporter that
I don't think is getting paid enough because he said
he went to the most mosquito infested place in New
York and he's totally he's recording his experience and he's
getting bit up so bad. They're just just totally is
like you know Gulliver's Travels or something. It's like where
(08:51):
it's like you're like the big giant and it's just
like all these little yeah and so and so, Like
this guy is doing it, and and he's like slapping
the way. He's like, oh, I guess I should go.
It's like, yeah, dude, okay, Sea Layer, you know vet it.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
You know it's too much. This is why I don't
go camping. Hubby has been trying to get me to
go camping over a decade since we've been together. Lamping
is a thing I will do.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
Yeah, camping is.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
That's but the glamping you're saying, like roughing it means
like going there.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
I don't want.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
I'll do a cabin.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Yeah, okay, I can see that. Yeah, I'm find like.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
No Wi Fi, but like I do need electricity or
running water.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Yeah like that.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
So if it's the apocalypse, don't look for me for
a reason. And I just I don't know how that's
going to work outcause I don't have his skill set.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
Yeah, but he.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
Hasn't my own weight, you know.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Yeah, but he's not forcing you just yet.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
But but but h I do want to try it
under very specific circums. It has to be the right conditions.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
Yeah, called called never what you did do a safari? Yeah,
you did do so far? So how did you deal
with that? Were you tell me?
Speaker 1 (10:14):
In the Serengeti the accommodations were luxuries and there were
They're like, oh, you'll be intense, I mean stunt. It
was beautiful, Like it was beautiful. You were disconnected, but
like there were still luxuries. So like that's the type
of thing when you're out like in the in the
in the bush, as they say, you're out there, but
like you know, you have your guide. You have to
(10:35):
think back at like the quote unquote camp site. It's stunning, stunning,
So that's okay. It was way way out of pocket,
four hours outside of the city, like no cell service.
At one point as we're driving there, I was like,
are we are we okay?
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Let's and is one of those girls trips gret that
you took.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
Yes, it was a girl.
Speaker 3 (10:59):
Yeah, you and the girls like go and do your
thing and yeah, you know, yeah, you got your little
crew there.
Speaker 2 (11:06):
I wouldn't you, guys.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
I'm not one rat. Did I see you over there?
Speaker 5 (11:12):
Lions?
Speaker 2 (11:12):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (11:14):
Rats, not so much. All right, we got a lot
to get into here on this podcast. Coming up after
the break, it is Sydney Warner. I know you guys
know the name. If you don't, we will reintroduce you
to her at the other half of the Warner households
the best defensive players in the league, Fred Warner. She's
gonna dish on her NFL secrets that she's learned since
(11:35):
joined the NFL family, and all about her social media business.
Losely right back on the end, huddle. Okay, if you
see me a little extra perked up today because you know,
I'm a girls girl, and today we have another fellow
(11:55):
female in sports.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
We'll go to that in a minute.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
Welcome in entrepreneur social media Maven all things. She's a
tie type in it and it happens to be the
other part of the Warner household. Yes, as in Fred Warner.
Speaker 3 (12:11):
Welcome, and Sidney Water too, is.
Speaker 5 (12:15):
Happy to be here. Happy to be here, Thanks for
having me.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
We are so excited to have you on because I
think one of the things that really popped up to
us was how there's this new wave of like this
next generation of NFL families. And one of the things
that have really popped off on your social media has
been your NFL secrets tiktoks right throughout the season. How
did that come about? And how did you and Fred
(12:40):
put it together? Because he kind of sprinkles in as well.
Speaker 6 (12:43):
Yeah, so that happened really randomly last season, right after
during like playoffs, and then a little bit after we
were done with playoffs.
Speaker 5 (12:53):
It just I just organically was like, what do people
want to know?
Speaker 6 (12:57):
Because you can do social media for so long and
then you're just okay, like it kind of gets a
little bit repetitive, But what if people want to know
that I have already said one.
Speaker 5 (13:03):
Hundred times how many outfits do they want to see?
Speaker 2 (13:06):
You know?
Speaker 5 (13:07):
So I was like, what if people want to know?
Speaker 6 (13:09):
So then I started thinking about the things that Fred
told me that I was really surprised about whenever I
was learning all of this like NFL life and he
was explaining things to me, and I was like, Wow,
you wouldn't think X y Z little.
Speaker 5 (13:22):
Facts that I said.
Speaker 6 (13:23):
You wouldn't think that that's true, but they are, and
you're really surprising if you don't know them. So I
was like, I'm going to tell people the things that
shocked me, and in return, it shocked them as well.
Speaker 3 (13:34):
What did he think about it when you first told him?
Was he hesitant?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Was he like, yeah, babe, of course, go for it thing, Yeah.
Speaker 6 (13:42):
Fred, lets you do whatever I want. Honestly, is really supportive.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
Man, Yeah he is.
Speaker 6 (13:51):
He knows I'm really creative, and I'm just like very
off the wall and I just do what i want
to say what I want, and then I'll apologize later
if I make somebody upset. But he's always cautious. But
in the end, he's like, do what you want. It's
your business, it's your life, just do what you want
it all being smart about it, of course, but yeah,
he's always on board with whatever I.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
Want to do. Of course, we talk about for it
all the time. Here. You know that I've been covering
him since he first got in the league as I
met young rookie really popping off, and we talked about
him a lot, specifically on this podcast because it's so
important to us to really highlight the Latinos within the league,
right that fan base is growing and that presence is
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growing within the league too, And so it didn't slip
by our minds that in preseason you were repping not
just Hubby but also Lakutura at a pre season game
wearing that shirt with Fred holding the Mexican flag, that's
part of his heritage. As folks here on the podcast
no Mexican and Panamanian, why was it important for you
to highlight that during the preseason.
Speaker 6 (14:52):
So I think we really really dove into that side
of our fan base. During obviously the Mexico game last year,
I was just so shocked to see how many, uh
just how big the community was in Mexico obviously that
really were just like super intrigued with Fred.
Speaker 5 (15:12):
They were really intrigued.
Speaker 6 (15:13):
They love the fact that he represented that part of
his life, and it really is a huge important part
of his life because his whole family on his mother's side,
they speak Spanish and that's how.
Speaker 5 (15:23):
Fred kind of grew up.
Speaker 6 (15:24):
So I like obviously was learning about him and then
learning about how important that was to him. I think
now we just choose to just represent that all the time,
so not just for the Mexico game. So we got
those amazing T shirts were made and I was like,
I've got to get like what like six of them
for everybody, And I was like, we're gonna wear these
all the time. So I think it's important not just,
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you know, for that game, but just for always, because
there's such a huge Latino fan base for the Niners,
so huge, and they're so loyal and they're such amazing people,
and yeah, I think it's important always, not just for
that one.
Speaker 5 (15:58):
That one game.
Speaker 3 (16:00):
What's the feedback that some of these fans have said
to you and Fred about embracing this side of him.
Speaker 5 (16:09):
Oh my gosh, they love it.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
They love it.
Speaker 6 (16:11):
They just feel so just involved even more in the
fan base. Of course they're a fan of the Niners,
but when it's somebody that plays that they love and
that they represent daily, it also is a part of
their community and represents that and is proud of that.
Speaker 5 (16:24):
Oh my gosh, love it.
Speaker 6 (16:26):
They absolutely love it, And we love that they love
it because it makes us feel closer to them, you.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
Know, one hundred percent. Guys. When I first met Sidney,
it was at a forty nine ers Foundation event earlier
this year, and I ran over like this, like proud
big sis. I'm like, like, I was so excited to
meet her because I've only seen their atteractions via social media.
But one of the things I was like, let me
find out me and Sidney might be cousins and Dominicans
(16:51):
say all the time, Sydney, you told me that actually
your father is Dominican, which I was like, here, we
go out here, but you grew up in Alabama, So
how is that because I think there's a huge part
of our Latino community, right that are yucky the idea
where you have this like very American upbringing, but you
have this connection to your culture. So what was like
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that for you growing up in the South.
Speaker 6 (17:15):
So my parents were They met in New York, and
my mom was really very involved in his life her
His family loved her and they really really embraced that,
and so whenever they came to Alabama, it wasn't as celebrated.
Speaker 5 (17:32):
In Alabama, just because it is how it is there
and it's sad.
Speaker 6 (17:37):
Unfortunate, but it was really really it's funny how you
brought that up there. His family loves my mom and
they were open arms everything is how the Aminican culture is.
But now Mama not so much if we're a little
bit stand offish.
Speaker 5 (17:50):
But all of that to say, my mom really enjoyed it,
and then they had me.
Speaker 6 (17:55):
They were so excited because they wanted both. I didn't
learn grow up learning the language like Fred did, unfortunately,
because I wasn't in his household. There were more so
in mine in Alabama. My mom didn't speak the language,
which I hate that now I wish that I did.
Speaker 5 (18:12):
But you know, it was cool to see it just them.
Speaker 6 (18:14):
Kind of merge that and be really proud of me being,
you know, a little part of both.
Speaker 2 (18:19):
So well.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
Well, we talked about the Latino cuisine as well. So
how much was the cuisine that you had that was
Southern and Dominican mixed together, if at all?
Speaker 1 (18:34):
So there was none.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
It was all Southern.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Yeah, did I as you are now, honorary older cousin.
I am going to make sure that you guys got
some platinus. We're gonna have some mangou. I'm gonna go
to the bank. We're gonna have a whole day. I
got you girl, like nothing else. I just threw down
in the kitchen. Dominica Soule the other day. I love that,
So you know what we're gonna do. It's never too late,
(19:02):
I say, But no, it is interesting because I think
that that that experiences is more common than people think, right,
I think they if people like to put folks, especially Latinos,
in a box. To your point, like, well, why didn't
you grow up speaking Spanish and why didn't you this?
And none of that qualifies your Latini that or your
connection to their culture and vice versa, right, Like that
is just the circumstances of growing up in the US
(19:24):
and having these different dynamics on here. Now you're doing
a lot more too. You mentioned your business, right, that
was something that I really liked and that Fred is
very attuned to that, Like, this is your business. I
am sort of begrudgingly leaning into social media space, but
it's not going anywhere, right, Like, this is really a thriving,
thriving business. And you were You're someone who was so
(19:46):
tapped in not just to the fan base on the
NFL side, but also just on the lifestyle side. So
how is it building a business through that side? Can
you can you teach us like elder millennials, like how
do we.
Speaker 5 (20:00):
I don't know. It's it's not so much about being taught.
Speaker 6 (20:03):
It's just always say consistency, and sometimes I'll be on
one hundred percent, and then if you take that three
days off you it drastically affects your business.
Speaker 5 (20:13):
Truly, of course.
Speaker 6 (20:14):
I think that's with anything. I mean I talked about
it with Fred all the time, and he's like, well,
that's the same that with his football. If he wasn't
consistent throughout his whole entire adolescent, childhood, college. Now even
you know, he can't take two days off because then
you know there's a game day and those two days
are going to affect you.
Speaker 5 (20:32):
Same with me, I didn't post for two days.
Speaker 6 (20:35):
The same thing affects my You know, statistics all about
numbers and engagement. So you just have to keep people
interested and involved. You have to say things off the wall,
like my TikTok's NFL secrets. It keeps people interested some
kind of like on their toes. Everybody wants to know
everything about everybody's life, and I think it's cool for
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us to be able, to me at least, to be
able to like let them in a little bit and
let them see because people are so intrigued about what
goes on and Fred and I life and I love
that there, and you know I want to be involved
in Yeah. So I just think consistency and being genuine,
just being yourself and just being like honest with your followers,
because if it wasn't for your followers, you know, you
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wouldn't really have it.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (21:20):
Yeah, well you seem like you both have great personalities.
Were meant to be together. Is there ever a point
where you're about to post something? And he says, babe, no, no,
you can't.
Speaker 6 (21:35):
I think more so in the beginning whenever we were
just dating, because I was just like, blah bla blah blah,
let's just post everything. And he was like, oh, like
it's a little bit different now that we're together, and
like I have this, like it's a little bit different now,
so I can't. Just if I wasn't with Fred, I
think I would be post more and just be more
like off the wall.
Speaker 5 (21:53):
But now I have to respect his boundaries with his.
Speaker 2 (21:58):
Hate those boundaries though said hate them.
Speaker 3 (22:02):
I know.
Speaker 5 (22:04):
There's really not many.
Speaker 6 (22:06):
I just you know, I try to be courteous of
his privacy especial.
Speaker 1 (22:11):
But athletes are notoriously like very guarded and rightfully so
like we understand that side. Not only are they guarded,
but they're also like creatures of habit, right, so like
this is what time I wake up, This is what
time I have breakfast, This is what time I get treatment,
and so on and so forth. So I think when
you add in another layer of like oh wait, now
I gotta shoot this TikTok. Wait, now what's the where
(22:32):
do you get a babe? So I can link it
Like it is a lot to digest and a lot
to put in. But good on you guys for doing that.
What was the thing as you were sort of going
through this, because you mentioned like there were NFL secrets
that shocked you from your POV, what was the biggest.
Speaker 5 (22:47):
Shock to you, the biggest shock to me or.
Speaker 1 (22:52):
The one that stands out I guess on top of mind.
Speaker 6 (22:54):
Yeah, one of them was that they have to be
just training campers ended.
Speaker 5 (22:58):
So I'll go with this one.
Speaker 6 (23:00):
They have to be away for those two and a
half to three weeks during training camp. Of course they
train here in San Jose, but they have to be
locked down in a hotel room like all together, bed checks. Absolutely,
Like no, you have to be there on time. You can't,
you know, stay with your other Like we have a
house here, so I'm like, oh, you know, what do
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we find Will just say no, he has to be
there no matter if you live here or not. I
thought that was really interesting. I'm like, that's so different,
but just part of the part of the process.
Speaker 3 (23:32):
Are there any secrets that you're sitting on right now
that you will reveal at a later date?
Speaker 5 (23:39):
Honestly, not right now.
Speaker 6 (23:41):
I think that the secrets they come, or so they
come more so in the season, little tidbits. But I
think right now we're starting pressure being clean. We're ready
for the season. So right now, No, right now, we're
good to go.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
Well, one thing that's not a secret is that there
is a new mechanism talk about leaning in the Warner
House talking to about new podcasts that you guys.
Speaker 6 (24:04):
Are Yeah, we are so excited for that. So we
teamed up with a thirty third team to do a
podcast audio and video every once a week on any
streaming app. You can do YouTube, you can do Spotify,
Apple podcasts, just to kind of let people into our
life a little bit more. Like I said, people want
(24:24):
to know, people want to be involved so we're like,
this would be a fun opportunity to do something that
we've never done. It's Fred and I every Monday after
the game, just talking about not only football in the
game and what's going on with his side of things,
but also my side of like where did I sit,
like my seats, what's going on in the dynamic of
(24:45):
the team's, how am I feeling about things, how's our
life and our house running during this time in the season.
So we're going to do it this whole entire football
season and see how it goes, and then maybe next
year we'll do it again, depending on how it performs.
Speaker 5 (25:00):
But we're really excited.
Speaker 2 (25:01):
It was.
Speaker 6 (25:02):
We show up the first one last week the very
end of preseason, and it was so much fun. So
I think people are really gonna like it.
Speaker 5 (25:10):
It's really it's gonna be fun.
Speaker 2 (25:12):
Well, we can't wait.
Speaker 3 (25:13):
I think there's definitely an appetite for people to get
an inside look into the inner workings of the NFL.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
Through the eyes of a couple.
Speaker 3 (25:24):
Yeah, and and everything that's around. It is one of
those things where you both are very successful in what
you do. Do you ever come together and just say
I don't want to talk about what we've done. Let's
talk about something else. What is usually that something else
that you guys talk about to kind of take your
(25:46):
mind off or do you guys just binge shows like dots?
Speaker 2 (25:51):
Oh yeah, dogs? I mean like, like, what is it?
Speaker 3 (25:53):
What's the thing that you guys talk about that's not
your respective disciplines if you will.
Speaker 6 (26:01):
Right when, we're not talking about work on my end
or his end, and I think, yes, we're very consumed
with our dogs right now.
Speaker 5 (26:08):
We're very scheduled people too.
Speaker 6 (26:10):
We like to do pilates together, so whenever he has
a day that we can do that, we'll do that.
Just kind of getting our life. We're very scheduled. Me
and Fred are very type A people. So if we're
not talking about work, we're talking about schedule or spending
time with the dogs, watching shows he loves right now,
is very into Hard Knocks. Right now, we're really into
(26:34):
the Netflix the Quarterback show that just that was big.
Speaker 5 (26:38):
So we're finished with all that.
Speaker 6 (26:40):
So honestly, I'm very excited for this Saturday, Bama starts
playing Secather.
Speaker 5 (26:47):
Yeah, really exciting.
Speaker 2 (26:50):
Wait, how about b YU Though they've they've kind of football.
Speaker 6 (26:53):
Team, we don't Honestly, Fred doesn't really follow college anymore.
I'm just always follow Bama. It is kind of anyone
in the SEC. So we've kind of we don't watch
by you as religiously as we do Bama.
Speaker 1 (27:08):
I would imagine if you have someone who's a hardcore
Bama fan in your household, that's going to overtake everything, right, Yeah,
even that about.
Speaker 6 (27:17):
The other together, it's so poor and he embraces it,
which I love.
Speaker 5 (27:22):
So yeah, we're excited about that.
Speaker 1 (27:24):
I would say I have like the so Cal equivalent
of that. My husband is all USC school there, so
it's like all Trojans here and like here in Los Angeles,
you can't go anywhere without seeing the little smagine. So
I get a girl there's like, no, that's it. There's
nothing like.
Speaker 5 (27:46):
There's nothing like that feeling of college football.
Speaker 1 (27:49):
It's different.
Speaker 3 (27:50):
Yeah, well it's definitely a little different. It's definitely a
little different. And it's a little different because I'm in
Arizona State guy, so.
Speaker 2 (27:56):
No, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 3 (28:00):
Out you know, so you guys are are are having
this show now that you're doing. You had mentioned about
not speaking Spanish growing up and that you kind of
lament that and that Fred he speaks Spanish.
Speaker 2 (28:16):
Is there any.
Speaker 3 (28:17):
Way where you will be able to do one episode
at least partly in Spanish. Do you think you'll ever
get to that point?
Speaker 6 (28:27):
Oh my gosh, that would be a That's a goal
for me to go towards, because right now there's.
Speaker 5 (28:32):
No way I could do it.
Speaker 1 (28:34):
That's a goal I want.
Speaker 6 (28:35):
To whenever we have kids, I want them to know
that part of their heritage from their dad. So I
want Fred to obviously bring that to them and teach
that to them, and I will also be willing to
learn whenever he's teaching our kids.
Speaker 5 (28:49):
So you know, now I would say no, but in.
Speaker 1 (28:52):
The future maybe, Ah.
Speaker 3 (28:54):
Okay, Well we've put out there because I talked to
my kids in Spanish and what I find that's a
little bit difficult is that they're surrounded by English speaking
all the time. So sometimes they are very amenable to
speaking Spanish and that other times I say to them,
no city though, you know what I mean, just so
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they get into it, because sometimes it's just easy to fall.
Speaker 2 (29:20):
By the wayside.
Speaker 3 (29:21):
Said you don't understand this is going to help you
out in life, not just to get an a in Spanish.
This could be something that helps you get a job
as well, that gives you an advantage on someone advantage
in life.
Speaker 6 (29:37):
I always am just I'm almost feeling embarrassed that I don't.
Speaker 5 (29:40):
It's almost.
Speaker 6 (29:42):
And I wish that it was more so like you
get more like expected that this is a requirement that
you have to have, but unfortunately I didn't get it.
Speaker 5 (29:51):
But it's such a huge, huge, huge tool for life. Huge.
Speaker 6 (29:56):
So I'm hoping that our children will have that one
day for sure.
Speaker 1 (30:00):
No shame in not speaking here on the podcast all
the time, but it is a good, you know, aspiration
to have, for sure. We're very excited to see it.
We'll send you, like you said, we'll send you guys
like little phrases maybe to slip into the podcast once
a week.
Speaker 3 (30:12):
We got to no bad words though, m Janet, don't send.
Speaker 1 (30:16):
The bad words, okay, Sidney, thank you so much for
coming on and sharing a little bit more. Can just
so you know, I have bought many many of the
things that you have linked on your profile. I get
and they all work. The girl is true to her words.
She doesn't steer us wrong. Sidney Warner is so excited
to see what's text for.
Speaker 2 (30:36):
You, Fred, Thank.
Speaker 5 (30:37):
You so much, Thank you for having me so fun.
Thank you guys.
Speaker 3 (30:41):
Absolutely all right back here on the l Huddle podcast
with my prima Edmana and so good talking to Sydney.
Can't wait for their show. They just feel like their
life is out there where they're willing to reveal detail
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and we're here for it. I think it's fascinating and
as we told her, I think there is an audience
that that total has a feracious appetite to know what
it's like for a couple such as themselves, and.
Speaker 1 (31:21):
I commend them for finding the balance between these are
the aspects that we want to share and these are
the things that we are setting that boundary. Like we
talked about with her about not about keeping that just
for us. It is a very hard thing to do,
especially in the landscape we live in now in social media.
But I think especially within the NFL, which is the
biggest league, it's it's tough because everybody wants to know.
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Once you give somebody an inch, they want more and
more and more. So I commend them not just that,
but also building a business. I don't think people give
like social media marketing and social media influencers a lot
of credit. I've been trying to lean in more to
that aspect of the business world because you know, we
have to be very involved in that and it's not
easy work. It takes a lot of work. So I'm
(32:08):
gonna try to lean in a little more. I don't
know that i'd be there. And you know, hobby is,
my husband is not about that life. He barely wants
me to post yea social media with him and he's
you know, he like he's a background guy, so he
likes to sit back and watch, but like it's it's
a lot. I commend it for that. I'm excited to
see what their podcast is about. It's going to be interesting.
Speaker 2 (32:26):
Now I am too.
Speaker 3 (32:27):
Now, we got to get Federico on on this pod, right,
We definitely have to get him on. And so this
this brings us to our end of the huddle segment.
We like to call it e bunto. We put our
little bow, if you will, on the pod. And you
know my eunto is. For this particular episode of the podcast,
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it was revealed that the Packers were also pursuing Jonathan
Taylor in a trade along with the Dolphins. And it
goes to show you how unpredictable things are because we
thought we knew where things were headed, and then they
take another turn. And these trade requests usually end with
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the guy saying goodbye, getting his wish and leaving. But
there is those few occasions like this one that we're
finding in Indianapolis, where at the moment they're stuck with
each other until the Colts end up getting something in.
Speaker 2 (33:29):
Return that they are okay with U.
Speaker 3 (33:32):
And it blows me away when you hear about all
these mystery teams and we find out about the Packers, who, oh,
by the way, are set at running back. But this
really hamstrings somebody like Anthony Richardson, who's a young quarterback.
He's now under center. He's a rookie. He's gonna be
taking his lunch and he needs to rely on the
run game. So who knows how that's gonna go. That
(33:53):
is completely TBD. But that's my ibunto. All I know
is that I don't know.
Speaker 1 (34:00):
The same, and I think that's what Docity is saying too,
which is very upsetting because he is one of the
promising young players in the league. Unbelievable talent. I can't imagine.
I don't want to imagine the world where this is
the reality. Now the season is gonna start, it We're
not going to see him out on the field yet.
Speaker 2 (34:18):
Don't love that.
Speaker 1 (34:20):
Somebody go grab him? You know, no matter what, you
need depth at running back, especially when it gets time
closer and closer to the end of the season to
make that pitch push for the post. Stop playing with
these running backs, y'all, stop playing with them off. This
is ridiculous. I don't like it. My is that my
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fantasy football draft got pushed back a week and I'm
so relieved. I was not prepared. I am not ready
for it. I was ready. I had it on my calendar.
I was like, here we go, we're gonna lean in.
I'm actually doing the NFL Mexico All Women's Fantasy Football League.
This very excited. Our friends from NFL invited me to do,
(35:04):
so they're gonna give me around from it. I already
know what it's going to be competitive af ready for it, though,
But they reached out yesterday and said, I'm so sorry
we had to push it back a week. And it's
like when your friend calls you and says she has
to cancel the plans for that night that you already
didn't want to move from the couch for Yeah, it's okay, bro,
(35:27):
I'm not upset. We could do it next week, next week,
but you know what, now it's I'm so much. I
was so less stressed. Last night. My best friend came
over and she was doing her drafts. So now then
I had like the residual stress from her. She's like,
should I pick this person? I was like, no, I
thought I got this off my plate today, so you
(35:48):
can't escape it. I hope you you guys is in
your fantasy drafts are going great. Pray for me for
next week. Will We can't leave without adding an addendum
to our conversation at the top of the show and
addendum to the rat conversation. I know y'all like this
rat talk, but our amazing producer Randy let us know
(36:08):
that the rats Are job was listed over a year
ago and featured the following In the listing. The director
aka the rats Are who will receive an annual salary
between one hundred and twenty thousand and one hundred and
seventy thousand dollars. We'll be expected to develop strategies, manage projects,
and lead teams against the city's rodents.
Speaker 2 (36:31):
There's not enough for me, but there's more.
Speaker 1 (36:34):
I can't pronounce all the words correctly. They must have
a background in urban planning and be a virulent vehemans
for vermin. Say that five times fast or just one
time normal. I can't even do it virulent. I am fascinated.
We need to get the rats are on the podcast
and as.
Speaker 3 (36:50):
The rats are, somebody like are they you know, outgoing
and they built the position? Yeah, I'm just fascinated with
that person's like, because then I would I would be divorced,
you know, that would just not have a job, you.
Speaker 2 (37:04):
Know what I mean?
Speaker 1 (37:05):
Not here.
Speaker 3 (37:05):
And if you're trying to meet people and you're saying like, hey,
I am the rats are.
Speaker 2 (37:10):
It's like, okay, see you beat That's a tough one.
Speaker 1 (37:13):
I imagine there's a pin that goes along with the job,
and I sort of want to see it like like
an ambassador. You know how ambassadors have like a pin
or like that's what I'm envisioning it.
Speaker 2 (37:26):
I'm just glad we got rid of the one here
at my house.
Speaker 1 (37:29):
Yeah. I promise that next week we will have actual
football conversation because it is here.
Speaker 2 (37:34):
That's it.
Speaker 1 (37:36):
After this long week, I guys enjoy it, and then
we are right in the thick of it games that counts.
I'm excited, anxious, nervous.
Speaker 2 (37:48):
That's it.
Speaker 3 (37:51):
This is coming up. Yeah, we're definitely gonna be talking
a lot more football. And wherever you get your podcasts,
make sure to subscribe, download, like it, all that stuff.
This is the Ahead podcast. This is La Familia right here,
This is La Familiamna MG Castro Luiz. Always a pleasure
(38:13):
and will salva until next time.
Speaker 2 (38:17):
See ya. Aos As.
Speaker 1 (38:36):
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