In Episode 5 of The Exchange with Nick Mangold and Mark Sanchez the guys open up the show by talking draft day stories (0:56). Sanchez than gives a look into his first couple of days in New York (3:00), followed by Mangold talking about how he still had to go to college classes after he was picks by the Jets (4:45). The guys are joined in studio by Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (7:52). They start out by talking his favorite memories of USC (9:00), what his draft day was like (10:46) and AVT's first experience with the New York/New Jersey area (14:45). The guys go on to discuss the holiday gift that Zach Wilson gave the offensive lineman (16:55), AVT's welcome to the NFL moment (18:30) and finish the interview with some rapid fire questions (22:46). The guys wrap up the show by talking about Mangold's recent trip to London for the NFL Draft (25:30).
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Welcome to the fifth episode of the Exchange with yours truly,
Nick Mangold and my good friend Mark Sanchez. Mark, how
are we doing today? Buddy? If I were any better,
it would be against the law. I see what you there?
Did there seem by the time you were gone, we
had a coach, uh here that would say, if I
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were any better, i'd be you. Yeah, interesting place. So
when you didn't say that, it threw me for a loop.
I'm sorry. I saw that from my dad. I don't
know if I believe it, but I'm gonna say it
tells true. All right, it works, Um, alright, soro. Draft extravaganza. Um.
You know, I think that it's always interesting, you know,
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when you're in this time of year. Um, you always
get people's draft stories, you get draft feelings. It's all.
The NFL has done an amazing job being able to
take something that seems so boring and make it into
something as big as it is. Um, how what were
your feelings going in the draft? Like, I mean, you
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were you were a special quarterback, like you knew you
were going high. Right, I had a pretty good feeling. Um,
you know, I had a funny story about Seattle, talking
about drafting me the night before the draft and feeling
good going into draft day. But I'm curious what I
was gonna say about that, So I'm gonna say that
for there. But yeah, hold on, Elijah, we have our
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first ever in studio guest today on this episode with us. So, UM,
little spoil alert for those out there. Um, it's gonna
be awesome, really important studio in the flesh. Um shaking hand.
I gotta make it out there for one of them.
Let's go in. Oh could you imagine if we did
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it from like a couch and just like snuggled the
whole time. Um. Yeah. So I wanted to touch on
something you said about the NFL because I went back
randomly and was watching a thirty for thirty on from
l Way to Marino the draft story and seeing the
way the old draft worked with p Roselle, and uh,
(02:22):
I think it was like the Marriott or the Sheraton
in Times Square in Manhattan, and like there were some
fans up top and like a bunch of reporters and stuff.
Seeing it like that and then seeing it today and
how far it's come and whether it's the draft, the
schedule released, the whatever, it's a year round deal, free agency.
You know, it's become this thing that the NFL has
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wanted and capitalized on every possible moment. I went to
the draft this year in uh In Vegas, and it
was incredible. I thought they nailed it. I thought the
Jets nailed it, much like when they drafted you, when
they drafted me. In my humble opinion, though, they did
an ext the job. But what's funny is when as
soon as you get drafted, what people don't realize is,
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um that next week is kind of a weird lull
because if you're a first rounder, even some second rounders,
like You'll go to the city, do your press conference
and then you have like this void for like six
or seven days, and then rookie Minicamp, so you can't
really go to the facility. And if you're coming from
southern California like I was, then you go all the
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way to New York and you just gotta sit around
for seven days. I get Leon Washington, Chauncey Stucky and
Jericho Coutry and Dustin Keller to come catch balls, to
come catch passes and stuff during the week, like randomly,
was some rookie kid and I'm staying at the W
and Times Square because the Jets were putting me up
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there and they had just flown me out. So like
for a week, I'm working out at the W eating
like Piece and Times Square seeing Broadway shows and I'm
a Jet like when I practiced with these but I
haven't met the rest of the team. Then I got
a rookie mini caamp and don't throw to any of
those guys. So it's just such a weird seven days
of your life where you're kind of like this amiba
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floating trying to find your identity. Although on the outside
everything seems amazing, but really trying to figure out your
schedule in your life during that week. It's pretty hectic.
And uh, it's not what people think. Yeah, it sounds terrible.
You know what I did after I got drafted. Um
I went to class. Um yeah, um, but I did
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take so uh when I got drafted. You know how
rookie mini camps are typically like the weekend after the draft,
so you have like that little law you're talking about. Uh,
for some reason, the Jets that year, our rookie minicamp
was the second weekend after the draft, So to school
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I've never left school. I had to finished school before
I got out here. But I um so it ended up. Uh.
We came up to New York anyways that weekend and
just been a weekend in the city. UM, thinking like, oh,
this is amazing, this is awesome, you know, I can't
wait to be up here. And then uh, when I
came back for rookie minicamp and I landed in the
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Guardia and they were driving me out to Hofstra, I
was like, wait a second, this isn't the city, Like
this is where are we going? Like there's no tall
buildings out here. Um. So I was a little rope
doped on that one. As I was I was sitting
there um that weekend before like in the city, I
was like, oh this is amazing. Um, and then realized
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that we were on Long Island and I have to
take the train into the city. Um. That's when the
reality hit a little bit, like oh, this is like
a real job, and like we're not just here for
all fun and games. Um, but how did you go
to class? Because how did you go to class for
two weeks? No one, you just made like millions of
dollars I had to finish. I started, you know, but
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where people like buy me lunch. Um, No, no one really,
I don't know that was I mean, I don't know
how it is really talked to you. Yeah, pretty much.
I mean I just sat by myself, um and don't
you start. Um. It was just me and my roommate.
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We'd be going to class and uh we'd come home
play halo um. And because I think I'm trying to think,
I think a J left. No, a J didn't leave it.
He finished as well. So he went his rookie minicamp
um up in Green Bay and then came back. Um.
Because I think back in the day, there used to
be a rule that like if you were still in school,
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like if it was a quarter system instead of semester,
like you weren't, you weren't allowed to come up until
after finals, and so like there was nothing we could
do anyway. So it was it was Actually it was
kind of fun because like I would hear I would
talk to like Brick or something who was already up
here and like working in O T S and everything,
and I'll be like, oh, yeah, I'm still at school,
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like just kind of hanging out. We're going out for
a night, like because I gets the Tuesday. It's like
a classic Wednesday. It's great college maybe so being the
second first round pick. Uh, you really have none of
the responsibilities of being a first round pick, and it
was pretty awesome. It's like being the King's brother. It's ridiculous.
It's it is, it's it's fantastic. Um. All right, So
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let's see if we can bring in a b t
here um and pick his bringing a little bit, have
a little fun. Uh, look forward to this interview. I
think it's gonna be a blast. Um. I'm really looking
forward to, especially in person. I mean, we've yet to
talk to anybody. If we could get you Mark here,
that would be awesome. But at least step we are,
we are getting back to normal. Um. So let's get
to that interview right away, and we have our first
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ever in studio guest lajah Vera Tucker, Welcome to the
Exchange with myself and Mark Sanchez. Mark, say hello to
your good buddy here. Did you guys go the same
school or something? Wow, I don't remember. I don't worry
about Elijah. You focus on me and you and the
(08:15):
Sanchise will handle this whole thing. Don't worry about Nick.
There's talk a little USC, big dog, Let's talk a
little USC. How's the how's the studio, by the way,
you like it? Nice and company? Oh yeah, yes, a
nice little study here. You know, you're the first one here.
So it's like a bathtub. You leave a ring in
the bathtub. That's a problem everybody. It's you. Yeah, yeah, Well,
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thank you for having me. Okay, you're welcome. Give me,
give me some USC stuff. Man. All the fans want
to know, all the USC fans, and there's a million
of them. What was it like being there? Your favorite
part about it was at the Colosseum. Was it the
quad at lunch time? Because that wasn't pretty nice? Um?
You know, did you hear a lot about me when
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you were there? Most likely? What was it like there? Yeah?
I would say, um, definitely heard about you. You know,
all the USC quarterbacks who came through there. Um. I mean,
if I had to pick one, I'd probably say just
playing in the coliseum. You know, Um, that colse and
that's history right there. So many events, historical events have
(09:19):
in places. I'm in there. Um, you know, just being
able to play there, you know, we're um, all of
the alumni were able to play. You know, it's a
it's a great feeling. It's it's different. You know, I
feel like playing in there. Um, So I say that.
And obviously, you know, the facilities are cool, the campus
is great, and I mean you just can't beat l A.
So you know, why not come to USC and you
(09:42):
were there with the with the new facilities. I was
there with like the leaky pipes in the hacker room
and the rats running around if you left your your
loop out and your dirty laundry. But I gotta know, um,
after the games, I used to walk up the coliseum
town arts my family do the interviews whatever. But you
(10:02):
know those little ladies pushing around those carts with the
hot dogs wrapped in bacon. Oh yeah, did you Did
you ever get a couple of those heart attack dogs
on the way out of the stadium because I used
to grab two of those. You know, I had to
get those things before I went out with the boys.
Yeah yeah, that's a yeah, that's a prime right there.
That's a prime meal. Um, you know, you gotta have
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one of those. I probably said, like every other game,
you know, you stopped me get one. You can't have
one every weekend? You know but yea, now those are
those are some heat victory dogs. Baby yeah yeah, oh
lord Mark you and hot dogs. Let's not let's not
get started back up on that. Um we're talking, you know,
we're talking draft and everything that goes into it. Um,
(10:46):
you're getting picked. You obviously have no idea. Can you
kind of give me a little bit of what your
draft d it was like, how you spent it, you know,
what was going through your mind, those emotions, Um, as
the day approached and you know, as you got picked. No,
it was actually cool. You know I went up to
Napo with the family. You know, we had a big airbnb,
so you know, all the family came out. Yeah, so
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it was real nice. Um. You know, I just tried
to take my mind off of it. Um. You know,
I didn't watching no TV. I was really just playing
video games with the family, you know, staying on social
media and uh yeah, I mean draft happens. You know,
it takes so long for your name to get called.
I feel like even if you're like, you know, a
top ten pick, um, you know, once it happens is
a great feeling. And then um, you know, just I
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didn't even really realize that the Jets traded up to
get me in the moment um, but you know after,
you know, Pops was like, yo, they traded up for you.
I'm like, I mean, I guess they did, you know.
So I mean that was a great feeling. Um. You know,
I thought I was gonna go something like Minnesota or something. Um.
But you know, I'm happy to be here, and you
know it's real blessing. You know, that's something you know,
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I never forget as well as other people you know
who get drafted. So you know, you talk about waiting fourteen,
so we us had to wait till nine. Um. But
you know I'm not bringing that up. I'm pross shut up.
What was that like, right, Elijah? Um, so I had
I don't know if you experienced this, Elijah, But so
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when they called, um so I knew. I knew for
a fact from the night before, right, Seattle was gonna
take me at number four overall. Seattle comes, the pick
comes and goes they take Aaron Curry out of wake
Forest linebacker, and I was like, what the hell? And
I got all my family there were like locked in
on the draft. We didn't go mind tasting into a
video game tournament like you, we're focused, all right. So
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I walked out of the room and nobody would come
talk to me because I knew I was pissed. And
so I'm sitting in the room with my dad and
I see the two old one area code and I
was like, Dad, that's Jersey and he goes, I know,
answer it. I said, that's Jersey. That could be the Jets,
and he goes, okay, pick up the phone before you
missed the call, right. So I get the call and
I get drafted like it all happens in that room,
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just me and my dad, which was an accident because
we had people you know how it's Mexicans rolled dog,
We got the whole and yeah, everybody bro. So the
only people I forgot with these ladies making the hot dogs.
Now you should I come back in the room and
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we had to reenact everything. We had to like fake
the call for ESPN and the TV and all that.
Did you have to do any of that, like the
fake it and act a little bit? Yeah? Yeah. So
what happened was like I got the call and then
I'm on the phone and like everybody's like talking. I'm like, yo,
can you guys like be quiet? Because like everybody's in
the living room, I can't hear what they're saying. And
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then like after I got the phone, like yeah, I suggested,
Then you know, everybody starts going crazy and everything sounds
real cool. And then they were like, yeah, so can
you reenact that when they show it on TV? And
I was like, I guess. I. I I mean, we're going
up twice. I guess. So that was cool. That cool?
All right, so you're in that. It feels kind of
weird though, but well I got more important stuff. Mark. Um,
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you're in Napa, and did you have a favorite wine
while you were out there? Mark and I go back
and forth on this all the time. It wasn't really
a a wine drinker, I say, until this offseason, you
know what I mean. The wife we head up to
NAPA a couple of times went wide chasting. But I'd say,
I'm kind of a rookie to it. So I like
the dessert wine. You know, it's more as sweet. Um.
(14:24):
So yeah, if I had a pick one, I'll probably
say that right now. You know, Like I said, I'm
a rookie. Sell. You know, you feel like we're gonna
have to break you in so uh so you get drafted,
what was your first uh, your first experience here in
New Jersey, New York? Did you come out before rookie Minicamp?
Was it straight rookie minicamp? Me kind of give me
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that lay after you get drafted, like all right now
yeah yeah, so um, after I got drafted. It's funny
because COVID like was still a thing, and the year
before they didn't fly. Um, they didn't find anybody out.
So I'm thinking, Okay, still COVID still going on, you know,
that's why we're in Napa. UM. But then they're like, yeah,
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so we're gonna have you hop on a flight and
I was like okay, um, so you know, we had
to go back to Oakland, get all our stuff and
fly out of Santa Rosa, UM, which was like an
hour away from the house. So that was all asshole. Um.
Then we got here, you know, I met everybody, and
then you come back like a week later for Rookie
minicamp um and after that you um kind of stay
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for O T A s. But it was funny because
I didn't know that the facility and either even the
stadium wasn't in New York. So I'm like so we're
all flying on the you know, playing and like I'm
like yo, like, mom, look that's New York. I'm like, yo,
that's the stadium right there. And then we land and
we're a new like a Newark airport and then they
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take us like all the way out here to Floring Park.
I'm like, you know, where are we going? Like so
I didn't know, you know, everything was in New Jersey.
But you know, it's cool out here. It's kind of
nice out here. Mark, you and George your time out here, right, Oh,
I love my time out there. But yeah, it's different, um,
realizing that you're not right in the middle of the city.
And I guess in some ways that's good. No, it's
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definitely space. Yeah, it's definitely a good thing. You know.
We're about, like I say, an hour from this city,
so it's not hard to get into you know, if
you have like a driver, No way I'm driving into
the city. I don't do that. Oh it's so much
fun nosed to take. Nicky used to take me in
his helicopter. He was big time time kind of hooked
it up. Yeah, really, because it was your house that
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we took the helicopters from. Just landed right in the backyard.
Just two big ballers. You know, the privilege to talk
to you, you know, old school stuff. Um, okay, I
got one for you. You got an awesome gift from
your QB Za Wilson. I think he call him Z Dubs.
(16:56):
All right, maybe I'll answer my call if I call
him Z Devil my bump. So he had a partnership
with Jet Blue Plug plug Plug and he got you
guys flight vouchers. So wherever you wanted to go? Did
you use the vouchery yet? Because I used that idea.
You probably stole it from me way back when they
(17:17):
were still flying airplanes back then, if you can believe it.
But we we got that gift for Nick Mangold in
the five blocks of granite that were in front of
me when I was a rookie. How was that gift?
Did it surprise you at all that ZB would be
so generous? And where did you go? Yes, I haven't
used them yet. I plan on going to Jamaica, um soon. Yeah,
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so I've never been there. It's great. I just got back.
Didn't you just go, Nicky? Yeah? Right around montego back. Okay, Yeah,
so I'm going around there too. You gotta go to
the glistening waters. Yeah, that's the words. I'll get it
to you, because, oh my god, it was awesome. Like
the algae. It's bioluminescent algae. If you ever saw mo Wana,
that'll give be a chuckle. Um. And like you just
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you're swimming in it. It's a nighttime like it just glows.
We'll get that's too far down. Um yeah, so I
a night Yeah that's the toxics. I won't get into that. Um. Yeah.
So Mark was very generous and he was a great
gift giver. So I'm glad that Zack is following those lines. Um,
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did you have any other did you have the um,
the rookie moment we're like I'm here, I'm in the NFL,
and like this all just hits me that I'm I'm here,
like I belong in the NFL. Do you ever get
hit with that with training camp, maybe a game something anywhere,
and maybe maybe even a practice like you just oh, shoot,
(18:44):
I'm in the NFL. Yeah, I wouldn't say, you know
how to moment I felt like I belonged here because
I felt like, you know, I worked for this opportunity.
So you know I should belong in the NFL, but um,
i'd say, really just hit me. Um, probably the first game,
to be honest, does that have any preseason games? So
you know, I don't even playing the crowd yet, but
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I mean that was like really cool, you know, just
seeing the NFL logo everywhere and you know, just being
in the Panther stadium. That was really cool. But I
feel like everybody has their own moment when it hits them,
and for that it was me, and I was just
like I didn't even really know what to think about.
To be honest, I just you know, you had to
take it all in. So the best part you'll never
(19:25):
forget that mark what was yours? You remember yours? I
think that first preseason game we played against UM first
or second one at home against the Rams, But I
remember going through my cadence and I think Rob Turner
was in. I don't even I don't even know if
you were in, But I went through the caden tonight.
My mouthpiece fell out right on the ground as I
was like set uh and putting my mouthpiece flies out
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and I was like super embarrassed, and the linebacker just
started laughing at me. Pick up my my mouthpiece, and
I was like, damn, that's embarrassing. Uh, and then I
dropped the die had to clowney like our first play,
and I probably wouldn't have thrown that go ball. I
was probably gonna check it down. But I was like
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so kind of like piste off that I got, you know,
embarrassed during the caden. But that's like, screw that dude.
I'm throwing the downfield if he's going for something. So yeah,
that was That was weird. It was. It was a
weird one. A little different than college for sure. But
is there anything last year Elijah that Um any player
that you either look forward to playing against or after
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you had played against them you're like, damn that that
dude's a real one, or that guy's like wow, I've
always watched him play, Or he's bigger than I thought,
he's faster than I thought, or yeah he's a chump.
I built him up a little too much. Yeah. No,
if I had to pick one dude, actually I'm gonna
go with two dudes. I'm gonna go fletch a cox
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Um because we practiced against him in not little No, No,
that's a big man right there. But we practice against
him in the joint practices we had, and then I
knew we were gonna see him again, so I was
excited about that. But you know, he's a dog. So
that was crazy. I mean because I've just you know,
seen him play in the whole Super Bowl and everything
like that. Um. And then another dude. Um, who's the
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other dude? I can't remember the name right now. I
don't know why I'm blanking, but yeah, Fletcher Cox, that
was definitely one of them. I was like, you know,
this dude is really lining up across right now. I gotta,
you know, put my game on. So that was really cool.
All right, let's go. Did you call an emergency double
team or did you just say no, man, we don't
do that around here. Yes we do. Alright, another serious
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football st um. All right, So where on the street
is You're a really good singer? There's rumors going around
town who said that. I've heard these things, not you?
But uh, did you know that Mr Sanchez was on
an episode of The Mass Singer Oh where are you know?
(22:00):
Two episodes? Two episodes? Sorry he didn't tell me so
I didn't get to watch. Um, is there any chance
that's at some point. We can get a sing off
between the two of you. I mean, we can do
that definitely, and we're not doing it right now because
not today though, because I'm well, yeah, you gotta have
it in person. You know, we gotta have a couple
of jobs to get my vocal coach and everything. Oh yeah,
(22:23):
well he was on the Mass singer. I mean, that's
kind of he's kind of a big deal. Unfortunately, that's
really cool though. I didn't know that that's a I mean,
that's quite an experience right there. It probably was, he says.
He still hasn't told me about it. You know, I
went to the I go out for Super Bowl week
in l A. And I don't even see him. Didn't
he didn't even come say hi. So anyway, um, all right,
(22:44):
for every guest that we have, the last little bit
that we do is uh like a rapid fire question
type thing. All right, So just when it gets to
the top of your head, hit it, all right, I'll
hit I'll start off, and we'll start with what is
your favorite type of pizza margarite pizza margarita nice, keep
a class you take it? Your favorite place to vacation,
(23:09):
I say, or in Mexico with the family. Yes, Acapulco. Yeah,
that's the spot. Favorite music artist. Oh that's a tough one.
I say, Um, either g Herbro from Chicago rap artists
or Larry June from the Bay Area. Time two right now? Perfect? Okay? Uh.
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Sneakers or sandals. Oh h I say sneakers. You can
do more with them. But I'm a big Sandals guy.
Sandals every day to the facility. I have to be comfy.
M hmm. Yeah, that's a big Sandal guy. Right there.
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Rex is gone. We're saying now we have to edit this.
Thank you all right. Pancakes are waffles. Pancakes definitely pancakes.
The very firstile blueberry chocolate chip ben in whatever you want. Actually,
Laken Thompson just hit me up. He said, you put
um like caramelized candy in your pancakes. He said, that's fire.
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So I mean I'm gonna try that one days. Good.
It really does awesome. Thank you so much a BT
for coming in being our first ever in studio guests.
Mark will be better next time, I promise. H. Thank
you so much. I appreciate you taking the time. Um,
and I'm glad you USC boys could connect up. Yes, sir,
thank you guys for having me. Of course, I bro
(24:39):
good luck, stay healthy, don't what an awesome interview from
our guy, A v T no surprise, usc product, polished,
well spoken, great stories and an absolute baller. I think
he had what like nine eight one snaps last year,
only gave up one sack. You know, got a great
gift from Zach Wilson. I feel like this guy's know,
(25:00):
sky's a limit for this guy. He's gonna do great
with the Gang Green. But switching gears a little bit.
We talked a little bit about the draft. I was
in Vegas, Nick making probably some of my best decisions
of my vegat career, and um I was I was
just doing some marketing stuff, so it was nothing to
report home about. But you were across the pond. You
(25:21):
were in London with you know, promoting the New York
Jets in the United Kingdom. What's going on over there?
Tell me about it? Yeah, it's uh. It was a
lot of fun. So I was able at the opportunity
to go out to London. We did our fourth round
hundred and eleventh pick uh. From the top of it
was the view from the shard and the Shard is
(25:43):
the tallest building in London. Um, it's not what you
don't laugh, it's um and so it was it was
a lot of fun. It was great being out there,
Like I have you ever played in London? Never? Never? Alright,
So I got to play there in two fifteen and
(26:04):
then I was back over for when the Jets played
the Falcons in uh last October twenty one. Um. And
so it's been pretty neat being able to get pop
back and forth to London, um here and there, which
is you know, it seems like it's a crazy fight,
but it's really not that bad. Um and so it
it was a lot of fun. Um, you know, and
(26:26):
being able to do the different food content. We have
a lot of fun stuff coming out from that. I
spent two full days of just doing all content and
media the draft pick um, which was a whirlwind extravagance.
I mean, I feel like we got to do a
lot of a lot of content and um it was.
It was great and you actually, uh, for everyone out
there if you go follow uh it is n y
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Jets in UK for Twitter and for Insta or Instagram.
I think Insta is the way the cool kids say, Uh,
it's New York Jets in UK, they're gonna have they
have all the behind the scenes stuff. They're gonna put
out some original content throughout the year. Um, and it's
it's pretty neat. Like so, you know, as the NFL
broke up the international marketing rights, the Jets were rewarded
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in the UK. UM. And so I think there's gonna
be more done there, uh throughout the years with different players, um,
different activities, parties. We we had a draft party Friday
night which was a lot of fun and got to
hang with some fans. Um. And the passion in London
is fantastic. I don't know, um if you if you
have plans to get over there anytime soon. Um, But
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the the NFL passion, it was pretty neat. I remember
when I was over there in two thousand and fifteen,
it was almost like, you know, it was like a
kid who gets a shiny new toy and like, this
is awesome. I love it, but I have no idea
how to play with it. And so I felt like
that was a little bit And then you know, fast
forward one and being at the game, the fans are
(27:54):
in tune to the gameplay, still have that enthusiasm so
I think it's only going up from there. So it's
pretty neat. So let me translate this for our viewing
and listening. Public content means you ate for two days
straight and somebody happened to film you just eating different
food and and then you announced the draft pick. So
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the rest of the time you're just partying with your
new United Kingdom friends. Um Chi, we did do one
of the content things was a food segment. Um. It
was a street street one. It lasted eight hours. It
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was all my meals. Um. I did take a picture
of my last meal in London, so I feel like,
you know, that was I felt weird doing it, but
I had to. It was a beautiful pie. It was
delicious and pie does not mean what you think it
means in London, sir. Uh No. This was more of
like a chicken pot pie. Oh okay yeah, um not
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a pizza pie, not a cherry pie. Um it was.
It was like it was a chicken and leak pie.
Came with some mash tatoes, green beans, carrots. It was
now wash it down with the guinness. Um. I don't
know if I can say that, but um it was.
It was. It was a lot of fun. It was neat,
and you know, I think, um, it's something good for
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the NFL. You know, the way that they are trying
to market this thing internationally. Um gonn This year in Germany,
I saw, Yeah, I forget did they announced he was
playing over there? That I don't know, but I know Germany.
In London there's a Mexico city again. Um. But the
NFL is just expanding and it's awesome. Yeah it is.
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It's it's pretty cool. Um. But yeah, I think you know,
it was neat. We got to see some of the
sites and everything. Um. I didn't get to bring the
kids with me because spoiler, the Mangolds got a new dog.
Um and so pretty exact kinder we work with. We
gotta go to can I get Await already said it?
Would you? I didn't hear you. I didn't hear you.
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All right, if you would be something hypoallergenic, and I
feel like you guys are golden golden doodle No golden doodles.
It is a yeah, it's a legodo um, which is
actually it's an Italian truffle hunting dog. Oh whoa yeah.
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But in Jersey we don't have a lot of truffles,
so it's it's just there to look cute and play
with the kids. Um. Yeah, if it's niffed around the
wrong place, you never know what it's gonna find. Hello,
Jimmy Hoffa, Um, alright, too far. Awesome. I think this
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was a fantastic episode. Mark, we need to get you
in studio. Um, it was great. Have an A B
T in studio. Thank everyone for listening. Um, thank you
Mark for being the best that you are. Uh, this
was a great episode. I had a lot of fun.
I had a blast man. Don't forget to rate, review,
follow and listen on the our radio Apple, on Apple Podcasts,
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or wherever you choose to get your podcast.
Welcome to the fifth episode of the Exchange with yours truly,
Nick Mangold and my good friend Mark Sanchez. Mark, how
are we doing today? Buddy? If I were any better,
it would be against the law. I see what you there?
Did there seem by the time you were gone, we
had a coach, uh here that would say, if I
(00:28):
were any better, i'd be you. Yeah, interesting place. So
when you didn't say that, it threw me for a loop.
I'm sorry. I saw that from my dad. I don't
know if I believe it, but I'm gonna say it
tells true. All right, it works, Um, alright, soro. Draft extravaganza. Um.
You know, I think that it's always interesting, you know,
(00:51):
when you're in this time of year. Um, you always
get people's draft stories, you get draft feelings. It's all.
The NFL has done an amazing job being able to
take something that seems so boring and make it into
something as big as it is. Um, how what were
your feelings going in the draft? Like, I mean, you
(01:13):
were you were a special quarterback, like you knew you
were going high. Right, I had a pretty good feeling. Um,
you know, I had a funny story about Seattle, talking
about drafting me the night before the draft and feeling
good going into draft day. But I'm curious what I
was gonna say about that, So I'm gonna say that
for there. But yeah, hold on, Elijah, we have our
(01:36):
first ever in studio guest today on this episode with us. So, UM,
little spoil alert for those out there. Um, it's gonna
be awesome, really important studio in the flesh. Um shaking hand.
I gotta make it out there for one of them.
Let's go in. Oh could you imagine if we did
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it from like a couch and just like snuggled the
whole time. Um. Yeah. So I wanted to touch on
something you said about the NFL because I went back
randomly and was watching a thirty for thirty on from
l Way to Marino the draft story and seeing the
way the old draft worked with p Roselle, and uh,
(02:22):
I think it was like the Marriott or the Sheraton
in Times Square in Manhattan, and like there were some
fans up top and like a bunch of reporters and stuff.
Seeing it like that and then seeing it today and
how far it's come and whether it's the draft, the
schedule released, the whatever, it's a year round deal, free agency.
You know, it's become this thing that the NFL has
(02:45):
wanted and capitalized on every possible moment. I went to
the draft this year in uh In Vegas, and it
was incredible. I thought they nailed it. I thought the
Jets nailed it, much like when they drafted you, when
they drafted me. In my humble opinion, though, they did
an ext the job. But what's funny is when as
soon as you get drafted, what people don't realize is,
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um that next week is kind of a weird lull
because if you're a first rounder, even some second rounders,
like You'll go to the city, do your press conference
and then you have like this void for like six
or seven days, and then rookie Minicamp, so you can't
really go to the facility. And if you're coming from
southern California like I was, then you go all the
(03:27):
way to New York and you just gotta sit around
for seven days. I get Leon Washington, Chauncey Stucky and
Jericho Coutry and Dustin Keller to come catch balls, to
come catch passes and stuff during the week, like randomly,
was some rookie kid and I'm staying at the W
and Times Square because the Jets were putting me up
(03:48):
there and they had just flown me out. So like
for a week, I'm working out at the W eating
like Piece and Times Square seeing Broadway shows and I'm
a Jet like when I practiced with these but I
haven't met the rest of the team. Then I got
a rookie mini caamp and don't throw to any of
those guys. So it's just such a weird seven days
of your life where you're kind of like this amiba
(04:10):
floating trying to find your identity. Although on the outside
everything seems amazing, but really trying to figure out your
schedule in your life during that week. It's pretty hectic.
And uh, it's not what people think. Yeah, it sounds terrible.
You know what I did after I got drafted. Um
I went to class. Um yeah, um, but I did
(04:33):
take so uh when I got drafted. You know how
rookie mini camps are typically like the weekend after the draft,
so you have like that little law you're talking about. Uh,
for some reason, the Jets that year, our rookie minicamp
was the second weekend after the draft, So to school
(04:55):
I've never left school. I had to finished school before
I got out here. But I um so it ended up. Uh.
We came up to New York anyways that weekend and
just been a weekend in the city. UM, thinking like, oh,
this is amazing, this is awesome, you know, I can't
wait to be up here. And then uh, when I
came back for rookie minicamp and I landed in the
(05:18):
Guardia and they were driving me out to Hofstra, I
was like, wait a second, this isn't the city, Like
this is where are we going? Like there's no tall
buildings out here. Um. So I was a little rope
doped on that one. As I was I was sitting
there um that weekend before like in the city, I
was like, oh this is amazing. Um, and then realized
(05:38):
that we were on Long Island and I have to
take the train into the city. Um. That's when the
reality hit a little bit, like oh, this is like
a real job, and like we're not just here for
all fun and games. Um, but how did you go
to class? Because how did you go to class for
two weeks? No one, you just made like millions of
dollars I had to finish. I started, you know, but
(06:00):
where people like buy me lunch. Um, No, no one really,
I don't know that was I mean, I don't know
how it is really talked to you. Yeah, pretty much.
I mean I just sat by myself, um and don't
you start. Um. It was just me and my roommate.
(06:22):
We'd be going to class and uh we'd come home
play halo um. And because I think I'm trying to think,
I think a J left. No, a J didn't leave it.
He finished as well. So he went his rookie minicamp
um up in Green Bay and then came back. Um.
Because I think back in the day, there used to
be a rule that like if you were still in school,
(06:42):
like if it was a quarter system instead of semester,
like you weren't, you weren't allowed to come up until
after finals, and so like there was nothing we could
do anyway. So it was it was Actually it was
kind of fun because like I would hear I would
talk to like Brick or something who was already up
here and like working in O T S and everything,
and I'll be like, oh, yeah, I'm still at school,
(07:05):
like just kind of hanging out. We're going out for
a night, like because I gets the Tuesday. It's like
a classic Wednesday. It's great college maybe so being the
second first round pick. Uh, you really have none of
the responsibilities of being a first round pick, and it
was pretty awesome. It's like being the King's brother. It's ridiculous.
It's it is, it's it's fantastic. Um. All right, So
(07:29):
let's see if we can bring in a b t
here um and pick his bringing a little bit, have
a little fun. Uh, look forward to this interview. I
think it's gonna be a blast. Um. I'm really looking
forward to, especially in person. I mean, we've yet to
talk to anybody. If we could get you Mark here,
that would be awesome. But at least step we are,
we are getting back to normal. Um. So let's get
to that interview right away, and we have our first
(07:54):
ever in studio guest lajah Vera Tucker, Welcome to the
Exchange with myself and Mark Sanchez. Mark, say hello to
your good buddy here. Did you guys go the same
school or something? Wow, I don't remember. I don't worry
about Elijah. You focus on me and you and the
(08:15):
Sanchise will handle this whole thing. Don't worry about Nick.
There's talk a little USC, big dog, Let's talk a
little USC. How's the how's the studio, by the way,
you like it? Nice and company? Oh yeah, yes, a
nice little study here. You know, you're the first one here.
So it's like a bathtub. You leave a ring in
the bathtub. That's a problem everybody. It's you. Yeah, yeah, Well,
(08:38):
thank you for having me. Okay, you're welcome. Give me,
give me some USC stuff. Man. All the fans want
to know, all the USC fans, and there's a million
of them. What was it like being there? Your favorite
part about it was at the Colosseum. Was it the
quad at lunch time? Because that wasn't pretty nice? Um?
You know, did you hear a lot about me when
(08:59):
you were there? Most likely? What was it like there? Yeah?
I would say, um, definitely heard about you. You know,
all the USC quarterbacks who came through there. Um. I mean,
if I had to pick one, I'd probably say just
playing in the coliseum. You know, Um, that colse and
that's history right there. So many events, historical events have
(09:19):
in places. I'm in there. Um, you know, just being
able to play there, you know, we're um, all of
the alumni were able to play. You know, it's a
it's a great feeling. It's it's different. You know, I
feel like playing in there. Um, So I say that.
And obviously, you know, the facilities are cool, the campus
is great, and I mean you just can't beat l A.
So you know, why not come to USC and you
(09:42):
were there with the with the new facilities. I was
there with like the leaky pipes in the hacker room
and the rats running around if you left your your
loop out and your dirty laundry. But I gotta know, um,
after the games, I used to walk up the coliseum
town arts my family do the interviews whatever. But you
(10:02):
know those little ladies pushing around those carts with the
hot dogs wrapped in bacon. Oh yeah, did you Did
you ever get a couple of those heart attack dogs
on the way out of the stadium because I used
to grab two of those. You know, I had to
get those things before I went out with the boys.
Yeah yeah, that's a yeah, that's a prime right there.
That's a prime meal. Um, you know, you gotta have
(10:24):
one of those. I probably said, like every other game,
you know, you stopped me get one. You can't have
one every weekend? You know but yea, now those are
those are some heat victory dogs. Baby yeah yeah, oh
lord Mark you and hot dogs. Let's not let's not
get started back up on that. Um we're talking, you know,
we're talking draft and everything that goes into it. Um,
(10:46):
you're getting picked. You obviously have no idea. Can you
kind of give me a little bit of what your
draft d it was like, how you spent it, you know,
what was going through your mind, those emotions, Um, as
the day approached and you know, as you got picked. No,
it was actually cool. You know I went up to
Napo with the family. You know, we had a big airbnb,
so you know, all the family came out. Yeah, so
(11:07):
it was real nice. Um. You know, I just tried
to take my mind off of it. Um. You know,
I didn't watching no TV. I was really just playing
video games with the family, you know, staying on social
media and uh yeah, I mean draft happens. You know,
it takes so long for your name to get called.
I feel like even if you're like, you know, a
top ten pick, um, you know, once it happens is
a great feeling. And then um, you know, just I
(11:30):
didn't even really realize that the Jets traded up to
get me in the moment um, but you know after,
you know, Pops was like, yo, they traded up for you.
I'm like, I mean, I guess they did, you know.
So I mean that was a great feeling. Um. You know,
I thought I was gonna go something like Minnesota or something. Um.
But you know, I'm happy to be here, and you
know it's real blessing. You know, that's something you know,
(11:50):
I never forget as well as other people you know
who get drafted. So you know, you talk about waiting fourteen,
so we us had to wait till nine. Um. But
you know I'm not bringing that up. I'm pross shut up.
What was that like, right, Elijah? Um, so I had
I don't know if you experienced this, Elijah, But so
(12:11):
when they called, um so I knew. I knew for
a fact from the night before, right, Seattle was gonna
take me at number four overall. Seattle comes, the pick
comes and goes they take Aaron Curry out of wake
Forest linebacker, and I was like, what the hell? And
I got all my family there were like locked in
on the draft. We didn't go mind tasting into a
video game tournament like you, we're focused, all right. So
(12:34):
I walked out of the room and nobody would come
talk to me because I knew I was pissed. And
so I'm sitting in the room with my dad and
I see the two old one area code and I
was like, Dad, that's Jersey and he goes, I know,
answer it. I said, that's Jersey. That could be the Jets,
and he goes, okay, pick up the phone before you
missed the call, right. So I get the call and
I get drafted like it all happens in that room,
(12:57):
just me and my dad, which was an accident because
we had people you know how it's Mexicans rolled dog,
We got the whole and yeah, everybody bro. So the
only people I forgot with these ladies making the hot dogs.
Now you should I come back in the room and
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we had to reenact everything. We had to like fake
the call for ESPN and the TV and all that.
Did you have to do any of that, like the
fake it and act a little bit? Yeah? Yeah. So
what happened was like I got the call and then
I'm on the phone and like everybody's like talking. I'm like, yo,
can you guys like be quiet? Because like everybody's in
the living room, I can't hear what they're saying. And
(13:37):
then like after I got the phone, like yeah, I suggested,
Then you know, everybody starts going crazy and everything sounds
real cool. And then they were like, yeah, so can
you reenact that when they show it on TV? And
I was like, I guess. I. I I mean, we're going
up twice. I guess. So that was cool. That cool?
All right, so you're in that. It feels kind of
weird though, but well I got more important stuff. Mark. Um,
(14:00):
you're in Napa, and did you have a favorite wine
while you were out there? Mark and I go back
and forth on this all the time. It wasn't really
a a wine drinker, I say, until this offseason, you
know what I mean. The wife we head up to
NAPA a couple of times went wide chasting. But I'd say,
I'm kind of a rookie to it. So I like
the dessert wine. You know, it's more as sweet. Um.
(14:24):
So yeah, if I had a pick one, I'll probably
say that right now. You know, Like I said, I'm
a rookie. Sell. You know, you feel like we're gonna
have to break you in so uh so you get drafted,
what was your first uh, your first experience here in
New Jersey, New York? Did you come out before rookie Minicamp?
Was it straight rookie minicamp? Me kind of give me
(14:45):
that lay after you get drafted, like all right now
yeah yeah, so um, after I got drafted. It's funny
because COVID like was still a thing, and the year
before they didn't fly. Um, they didn't find anybody out.
So I'm thinking, Okay, still COVID still going on, you know,
that's why we're in Napa. UM. But then they're like, yeah,
(15:05):
so we're gonna have you hop on a flight and
I was like okay, um, so you know, we had
to go back to Oakland, get all our stuff and
fly out of Santa Rosa, UM, which was like an
hour away from the house. So that was all asshole. Um.
Then we got here, you know, I met everybody, and
then you come back like a week later for Rookie
minicamp um and after that you um kind of stay
(15:28):
for O T A s. But it was funny because
I didn't know that the facility and either even the
stadium wasn't in New York. So I'm like so we're
all flying on the you know, playing and like I'm
like yo, like, mom, look that's New York. I'm like, yo,
that's the stadium right there. And then we land and
we're a new like a Newark airport and then they
(15:50):
take us like all the way out here to Floring Park.
I'm like, you know, where are we going? Like so
I didn't know, you know, everything was in New Jersey.
But you know, it's cool out here. It's kind of
nice out here. Mark, you and George your time out here, right, Oh,
I love my time out there. But yeah, it's different, um,
realizing that you're not right in the middle of the city.
And I guess in some ways that's good. No, it's
(16:12):
definitely space. Yeah, it's definitely a good thing. You know.
We're about, like I say, an hour from this city,
so it's not hard to get into you know, if
you have like a driver, No way I'm driving into
the city. I don't do that. Oh it's so much
fun nosed to take. Nicky used to take me in
his helicopter. He was big time time kind of hooked
it up. Yeah, really, because it was your house that
(16:34):
we took the helicopters from. Just landed right in the backyard.
Just two big ballers. You know, the privilege to talk
to you, you know, old school stuff. Um, okay, I
got one for you. You got an awesome gift from
your QB Za Wilson. I think he call him Z Dubs.
(16:56):
All right, maybe I'll answer my call if I call
him Z Devil my bump. So he had a partnership
with Jet Blue Plug plug Plug and he got you
guys flight vouchers. So wherever you wanted to go? Did
you use the vouchery yet? Because I used that idea.
You probably stole it from me way back when they
(17:17):
were still flying airplanes back then, if you can believe it.
But we we got that gift for Nick Mangold in
the five blocks of granite that were in front of
me when I was a rookie. How was that gift?
Did it surprise you at all that ZB would be
so generous? And where did you go? Yes, I haven't
used them yet. I plan on going to Jamaica, um soon. Yeah,
(17:40):
so I've never been there. It's great. I just got back.
Didn't you just go, Nicky? Yeah? Right around montego back. Okay, Yeah,
so I'm going around there too. You gotta go to
the glistening waters. Yeah, that's the words. I'll get it
to you, because, oh my god, it was awesome. Like
the algae. It's bioluminescent algae. If you ever saw mo Wana,
that'll give be a chuckle. Um. And like you just
(18:03):
you're swimming in it. It's a nighttime like it just glows.
We'll get that's too far down. Um yeah, so I
a night Yeah that's the toxics. I won't get into that. Um. Yeah.
So Mark was very generous and he was a great
gift giver. So I'm glad that Zack is following those lines. Um,
(18:23):
did you have any other did you have the um,
the rookie moment we're like I'm here, I'm in the NFL,
and like this all just hits me that I'm I'm here,
like I belong in the NFL. Do you ever get
hit with that with training camp, maybe a game something anywhere,
and maybe maybe even a practice like you just oh, shoot,
(18:44):
I'm in the NFL. Yeah, I wouldn't say, you know
how to moment I felt like I belonged here because
I felt like, you know, I worked for this opportunity.
So you know I should belong in the NFL, but um,
i'd say, really just hit me. Um, probably the first game,
to be honest, does that have any preseason games? So
you know, I don't even playing the crowd yet, but
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I mean that was like really cool, you know, just
seeing the NFL logo everywhere and you know, just being
in the Panther stadium. That was really cool. But I
feel like everybody has their own moment when it hits them,
and for that it was me, and I was just
like I didn't even really know what to think about.
To be honest, I just you know, you had to
take it all in. So the best part you'll never
(19:25):
forget that mark what was yours? You remember yours? I
think that first preseason game we played against UM first
or second one at home against the Rams, But I
remember going through my cadence and I think Rob Turner
was in. I don't even I don't even know if
you were in, But I went through the caden tonight.
My mouthpiece fell out right on the ground as I
was like set uh and putting my mouthpiece flies out
(19:47):
and I was like super embarrassed, and the linebacker just
started laughing at me. Pick up my my mouthpiece, and
I was like, damn, that's embarrassing. Uh, and then I
dropped the die had to clowney like our first play,
and I probably wouldn't have thrown that go ball. I
was probably gonna check it down. But I was like
(20:08):
so kind of like piste off that I got, you know,
embarrassed during the caden. But that's like, screw that dude.
I'm throwing the downfield if he's going for something. So yeah,
that was That was weird. It was. It was a
weird one. A little different than college for sure. But
is there anything last year Elijah that Um any player
that you either look forward to playing against or after
(20:29):
you had played against them you're like, damn that that
dude's a real one, or that guy's like wow, I've
always watched him play, Or he's bigger than I thought,
he's faster than I thought, or yeah he's a chump.
I built him up a little too much. Yeah. No,
if I had to pick one dude, actually I'm gonna
go with two dudes. I'm gonna go fletch a cox
(20:51):
Um because we practiced against him in not little No, No,
that's a big man right there. But we practice against
him in the joint practices we had, and then I
knew we were gonna see him again, so I was
excited about that. But you know, he's a dog. So
that was crazy. I mean because I've just you know,
seen him play in the whole Super Bowl and everything
like that. Um. And then another dude. Um, who's the
(21:14):
other dude? I can't remember the name right now. I
don't know why I'm blanking, but yeah, Fletcher Cox, that
was definitely one of them. I was like, you know,
this dude is really lining up across right now. I gotta,
you know, put my game on. So that was really cool.
All right, let's go. Did you call an emergency double
team or did you just say no, man, we don't
do that around here. Yes we do. Alright, another serious
(21:39):
football st um. All right, So where on the street
is You're a really good singer? There's rumors going around
town who said that. I've heard these things, not you?
But uh, did you know that Mr Sanchez was on
an episode of The Mass Singer Oh where are you know?
(22:00):
Two episodes? Two episodes? Sorry he didn't tell me so
I didn't get to watch. Um, is there any chance
that's at some point. We can get a sing off
between the two of you. I mean, we can do
that definitely, and we're not doing it right now because
not today though, because I'm well, yeah, you gotta have
it in person. You know, we gotta have a couple
of jobs to get my vocal coach and everything. Oh yeah,
(22:23):
well he was on the Mass singer. I mean, that's
kind of he's kind of a big deal. Unfortunately, that's
really cool though. I didn't know that that's a I mean,
that's quite an experience right there. It probably was, he says.
He still hasn't told me about it. You know, I
went to the I go out for Super Bowl week
in l A. And I don't even see him. Didn't
he didn't even come say hi. So anyway, um, all right,
(22:44):
for every guest that we have, the last little bit
that we do is uh like a rapid fire question
type thing. All right, So just when it gets to
the top of your head, hit it, all right, I'll
hit I'll start off, and we'll start with what is
your favorite type of pizza margarite pizza margarita nice, keep
a class you take it? Your favorite place to vacation,
(23:09):
I say, or in Mexico with the family. Yes, Acapulco. Yeah,
that's the spot. Favorite music artist. Oh that's a tough one.
I say, Um, either g Herbro from Chicago rap artists
or Larry June from the Bay Area. Time two right now? Perfect? Okay? Uh.
(23:34):
Sneakers or sandals. Oh h I say sneakers. You can
do more with them. But I'm a big Sandals guy.
Sandals every day to the facility. I have to be comfy.
M hmm. Yeah, that's a big Sandal guy. Right there.
(23:54):
Rex is gone. We're saying now we have to edit this.
Thank you all right. Pancakes are waffles. Pancakes definitely pancakes.
The very firstile blueberry chocolate chip ben in whatever you want. Actually,
Laken Thompson just hit me up. He said, you put
um like caramelized candy in your pancakes. He said, that's fire.
(24:18):
So I mean I'm gonna try that one days. Good.
It really does awesome. Thank you so much a BT
for coming in being our first ever in studio guests.
Mark will be better next time, I promise. H. Thank
you so much. I appreciate you taking the time. Um,
and I'm glad you USC boys could connect up. Yes, sir,
thank you guys for having me. Of course, I bro
(24:39):
good luck, stay healthy, don't what an awesome interview from
our guy, A v T no surprise, usc product, polished,
well spoken, great stories and an absolute baller. I think
he had what like nine eight one snaps last year,
only gave up one sack. You know, got a great
gift from Zach Wilson. I feel like this guy's know,
(25:00):
sky's a limit for this guy. He's gonna do great
with the Gang Green. But switching gears a little bit.
We talked a little bit about the draft. I was
in Vegas, Nick making probably some of my best decisions
of my vegat career, and um I was I was
just doing some marketing stuff, so it was nothing to
report home about. But you were across the pond. You
(25:21):
were in London with you know, promoting the New York
Jets in the United Kingdom. What's going on over there?
Tell me about it? Yeah, it's uh. It was a
lot of fun. So I was able at the opportunity
to go out to London. We did our fourth round
hundred and eleventh pick uh. From the top of it
was the view from the shard and the Shard is
(25:43):
the tallest building in London. Um, it's not what you
don't laugh, it's um and so it was it was
a lot of fun. It was great being out there,
Like I have you ever played in London? Never? Never? Alright,
So I got to play there in two fifteen and
(26:04):
then I was back over for when the Jets played
the Falcons in uh last October twenty one. Um. And
so it's been pretty neat being able to get pop
back and forth to London, um here and there, which
is you know, it seems like it's a crazy fight,
but it's really not that bad. Um and so it
it was a lot of fun. Um, you know, and
(26:26):
being able to do the different food content. We have
a lot of fun stuff coming out from that. I
spent two full days of just doing all content and
media the draft pick um, which was a whirlwind extravagance.
I mean, I feel like we got to do a
lot of a lot of content and um it was.
It was great and you actually, uh, for everyone out
there if you go follow uh it is n y
(26:49):
Jets in UK for Twitter and for Insta or Instagram.
I think Insta is the way the cool kids say, Uh,
it's New York Jets in UK, they're gonna have they
have all the behind the scenes stuff. They're gonna put
out some original content throughout the year. Um, and it's
it's pretty neat. Like so, you know, as the NFL
broke up the international marketing rights, the Jets were rewarded
(27:11):
in the UK. UM. And so I think there's gonna
be more done there, uh throughout the years with different players, um,
different activities, parties. We we had a draft party Friday
night which was a lot of fun and got to
hang with some fans. Um. And the passion in London
is fantastic. I don't know, um if you if you
have plans to get over there anytime soon. Um, But
(27:32):
the the NFL passion, it was pretty neat. I remember
when I was over there in two thousand and fifteen,
it was almost like, you know, it was like a
kid who gets a shiny new toy and like, this
is awesome. I love it, but I have no idea
how to play with it. And so I felt like
that was a little bit And then you know, fast
forward one and being at the game, the fans are
(27:54):
in tune to the gameplay, still have that enthusiasm so
I think it's only going up from there. So it's
pretty neat. So let me translate this for our viewing
and listening. Public content means you ate for two days
straight and somebody happened to film you just eating different
food and and then you announced the draft pick. So
(28:15):
the rest of the time you're just partying with your
new United Kingdom friends. Um Chi, we did do one
of the content things was a food segment. Um. It
was a street street one. It lasted eight hours. It
(28:37):
was all my meals. Um. I did take a picture
of my last meal in London, so I feel like,
you know, that was I felt weird doing it, but
I had to. It was a beautiful pie. It was
delicious and pie does not mean what you think it
means in London, sir. Uh No. This was more of
like a chicken pot pie. Oh okay yeah, um not
(29:01):
a pizza pie, not a cherry pie. Um it was.
It was like it was a chicken and leak pie.
Came with some mash tatoes, green beans, carrots. It was
now wash it down with the guinness. Um. I don't
know if I can say that, but um it was.
It was. It was a lot of fun. It was neat,
and you know, I think, um, it's something good for
(29:23):
the NFL. You know, the way that they are trying
to market this thing internationally. Um gonn This year in Germany,
I saw, Yeah, I forget did they announced he was
playing over there? That I don't know, but I know Germany.
In London there's a Mexico city again. Um. But the
NFL is just expanding and it's awesome. Yeah it is.
(29:45):
It's it's pretty cool. Um. But yeah, I think you know,
it was neat. We got to see some of the
sites and everything. Um. I didn't get to bring the
kids with me because spoiler, the Mangolds got a new dog.
Um and so pretty exact kinder we work with. We
gotta go to can I get Await already said it?
Would you? I didn't hear you. I didn't hear you.
(30:08):
All right, if you would be something hypoallergenic, and I
feel like you guys are golden golden doodle No golden doodles.
It is a yeah, it's a legodo um, which is
actually it's an Italian truffle hunting dog. Oh whoa yeah.
(30:33):
But in Jersey we don't have a lot of truffles,
so it's it's just there to look cute and play
with the kids. Um. Yeah, if it's niffed around the
wrong place, you never know what it's gonna find. Hello,
Jimmy Hoffa, Um, alright, too far. Awesome. I think this
(30:56):
was a fantastic episode. Mark, we need to get you
in studio. Um, it was great. Have an A B
T in studio. Thank everyone for listening. Um, thank you
Mark for being the best that you are. Uh, this
was a great episode. I had a lot of fun.
I had a blast man. Don't forget to rate, review,
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