Touchdowns and Tangents

This week's show starts with the impact of the Corona Virus on the XFL, NFL and Greater sports. Kenny and Pete get into the CBA impact, free agency and Pro Days too. Coach Zohn Burden, long-time college coach and recruiter, drops a line from Game Academy Now to share some insights on prepping High School football athletes for a D1 college. Coach drops his knowledge on school, body and mental preparation for succeeding at the next level. The show closes out with more info on the week's transactions. You can find this live football podcast and all the platforms on touchdownsandtangents.com. Shoutout to the Thirst and Goal Podcast for participating in our ad swap. Check out their podcast as well.

#LetsTalkAboutIt
NFLPA language finalized and sent to players. Players on social media shouting it down.
Tony Romo gets a MUTHAF*CKIN bag with contract resign with CBS. $17 million a year. Players felt a way on Twitter. https://amp.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001104469/article/tony-romo-to-reup-with-cbs-for-
A.J. Bouye traded to Broncos for a 4th rounder in salary dump
Free agency on the horizon: Top positions: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001102516/article/2020-nfl-free-agency-free-agents-by-
Panthers trade 5-time Pro-Bowl guard Trai Turner to LA Chargers for Left tackle Russell Okung.

#TouchdownOrTurnover
Eagles let left tackle Jason Peters test free agency. Mutual parting of ways.
Chris Smith, defensive end signs with Carolina Panthers after year of turmoil and tragedy.
Tennessee Titans donate $1 million after tornado hits. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001105245/article/titans-donating-1-million-
Jimmy Graham and Packers are done with each other.
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier gets assistant Head Coach added to his title.
Princeton kids boo Marshawn Lynch
Bridgewater to bucks

#TakeOrTangent
Former 1st round pick Matt Elam cut by XFL’s DC Defenders
Dana White calls Tom Brady and records on his IG Live to pitch Tom Brady to the Raiders
Potential Announcer trade talk with Al Michaels: https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2879392-report-espn-wants-to-trade-for-al-michaels-to-pair-with-peyton-manning-for-mnf.amp.html
Former Auburn head Coach Tommy Tuberville to face Jeff Sessions in runoff for Alabama Senate seat. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ex-auburn-coach-tommy-tuberville-to-face-jeff-sessions-in-runoff-for-alabama-senate-seat/amp/
Mike adams retires
Joe burrow going to the draft
Senior Bowl officially moves to South Alabama campus


Unnecessary Toughness rants

Kenny and Pete breakdown NFL Combine Day One headlines with Crissy Froyd from USA Today Sports Network. Froyd shares insights on the 2020 NFL Draft including the QB class and LSU players. She also shares her journey in journalism and her North Star. There's some XFL insights from her and Kenny. The rest of the show features takes, tangents, touchdowns and turnovers on the week's rumors, transactions and more. Pete closes the show with an epic rant about his Grandpa. RIP Rudy Escobar. Check this show out on TouchdownsandTangents.com.

#letstalkaboutit
XFL Debut in L.A.
Kenny’s points
CBA Negotiations
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1230328127534043139?s=20
https://twitter.com/KaplanSportsBiz/status/1230267489885544448?s=20
https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1230504775306838019?s=20
Under the current transformational CBA proposal that NFL owners are pushing for, there would be more drama at the end of the regular season...and six - six! - games on wild-card weekend. Imagine three wild-card games on Saturday, then three more Sunday.
More on the transformational CBA proposal now on the table, per sources: As part of the new deal, players go from 47% share under current deal to 48% share at 16 games, and then to 48.5% share if they go to 17 games, shifting $5 billion of revenue to players’ side.
2019: Pittsburgh (8-8) and Los Angeles (9-7)
2018: Pittsburgh (9-6-1) and Minnesota (8-7-1)
2017: Baltimore (9-7) and Detroit (9-7)
2016: Tennessee (9-7) and Tampa Bay (9-7)
2015: New York Jets (10-6) and Atlanta (8-8)
2014: Houston (9-7) and Philadelphia (10-6)
2013: Pittsburgh (8-8) and Arizona (10-6)
2012: Pittsburgh (8-8) and Chicago (10-6)
2011: Tennessee (9-7) and Chicago (8-8)
2010: San Diego (9-7) and New York Giants (10-6)

Also,
@MikeSilver
reported NFL owners will summit in New York at the end of the week. Doesn't feel like the sides are on the verge of a deal (as canceling a meeting would indicate), but talks have been in a good place generally. So maybe things come together.
Fournette and Sherman not with the shits: https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/jaguars-leonard-fournette-on-reportedly-proposed-cba-i-disagree-with-the-17-games?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sinow&utm_source=twitter.comxid=socialflow_twitter_si
https://twitter.com/RVacchianoSNY/status/1230492760848977920?s=20
Funding Rule Issue: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/02/19/funding-rule-remains-one-of-the-biggest-impediments-to-a-new-cba/
Before NFL teams became the cash factories that they now are, the union wanted to ensure that guaranteed payments would indeed be paid, by requiring a large percentage of the future guarantees to be placed into escrow. Now that each and every NFL franchise has become Big-Ass Money, LLC, teams have relied on the funding rule to justify a refusal to offer significant future guarantees, claiming that they don’t want to have to put future millions into escrow.
The league is now being pressured to ditch the funding rule as part of the ongoing CBA discussions. And the league is resisting for now.

NFL Combine
Not in: https://mavensports.io/nfl/talkoffame/nfl/no-denying-north-texas-qb-mason-fine-as-nfl-prospect-despite-combine-snub-XHf6blH5vkW7JmNEB5ExRQ
Seattle's Doug Baldwin, Tennessee's Malcolm Butler, New England's Julian Edelman, Denver's Chris Harris and Minnesota's Adam Thielen all became megastars in the NFL despite not getting an invite to the combine.

Tua not throwing, Auburn top prospect declined too

Prospects gonna blow it up: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2876479-college-football-players-who-will-be-future-nfl-combine-star#slide1

McVay, Rams and Broncos taking different approach to combine; https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2875699-nfl-teams-destined-for-disaster-in-2020-free-agency#slide5 https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/02/19/nfl-rams-sean-mcvay-combine-draft/

#TakeOrTangent
Greg Robinson caught with 157 pounds of Mota
Lane wanted Calvin over Russell https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2877123-lane-kiffin-wanted-raiders-to-draft-calvin-johnson-over-jamarcus-russell-in-2007
Taysom Hill says he’s a starting quarterback. Media compares him to Lamar Jackson and Sports Twitter exploded.
ZaDarius Smith says Aaron Rodgers could play another 10 years
Mr 30-30 Club himself Jameis Winston has corrective lasik eye surgery
Darius Leonard feels disrespected by not even being included in defensive player of the year award consideration.
LaMarr Houston, former Oakland Raider/Chicago Bear/Houston Texan retires after two years out of football an eight years in the league.
Davon House, former Packers cornerback also retired.
Kap releasing his own memoir through publishing https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2876099-colin-kaepernick-ready-to-play-in-nfl-waiting-for-owners-to-stop-running
Sanders says age ain’t an issue
Raiders and the UFC?


#TouchdownOrTurnover
Everson Griffen out in Minnesota, voids contract
Bres is back
Olsen to the Seahawks https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2869539-ex-panthers-te-greg-olsen-reportedly-signs-1-year-7m-contract-with-seahawks
AP Back with deadskins https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2869368-adrian-petersons-2020-contract-option-exercised-by-redskins
Slay is on the block
Carr on the Block https://www.raidersbeat.com/report-teams-expected-to-pursue-trade-for-derek-carr/
Bradham out of Eagles
Andy Dalton on the block
Matt Stafford on the block
Devonta gone? https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2875982-devonta-freeman-rumors-falcons-considering-moving-on-from-rb-in-offseason
Trumaine Johnson collected $34 mill last two years and 70 mill in eight seasons, expected to get cut


BONUS: Cannabis in sports, KD advocates and browns fans advocated for medicinal use
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2876003-ohio-medical-board-denies-browns-bengals-fans-petition-for-medical-marijuana

Cap Casualties/Trades/Jobs taken: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2876801-predicting-the-nfls-most-surprising-cuts-of-the-2020-offseason#slide8
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2876526-nfl-starters-who-could-have-their-jobs-stolen-by-free-agent-signings#slide9
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2877024-realistic-nfl-trades-that-could-significantly-alter-teams-plans-in-2020#slide7

#LetsTalkAboutIt
Cleveland Browns Defensive end Myles Garrett reinstated by the NFL after 6-game and then indefinite suspension
Mason Rudolph fine upheld
XFL had 3.12 million viewers first week back https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2875608-early-xfl-standouts-who-should-be-grabbing-the-nfls-attention#slide8
Eric Bieniemy rumored to take the Colorado head coaching after Mel Tucker leaves for Michigan State
Antonio Brown apology tour continues.
Rams announce new coordinators https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/02/10/rams-announce-hirings-of-kevin-oconnell-brandon-staley-john-bonamego/

#FriendOfTheShow
Ryan Andrew Mancini pulls up. The R.A.M lays the political hammer down on Andrew Yang dropping out, the shit show that was the Iowa Caucus and Bernie Sanders winning the New Hampshire primary
Yang 2024/2028?
The rest of the field v.s. Trump
Rush Limbaugh got lung cancer aka Karma is a bitch that can breathe.
Michael Bloomberg: Policy v.s. Propaganda

#TakeOrTangent
Teddy Bridgewater’s open letter to young men like him
LaMarr Houston, former Oakland Raider/Chicago Bear/Houston Texan retires after two years out of football an eight years in the league. Davon House, former Packers cornerback also retired.
Mel Tucker takes Michigan State job after tweeting last week he was committed to Colorado Football
USC hires away Oregon Ducks cornerback coach Donte Williams to handle their defensive assignments and recruiting.
Former Bengals NFL receiver Matthew Cherry wins Oscar for Beat Animated Short: “Hair Love.”
Kap releasing his own memoir through publishing https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2876099-colin-kaepernick-ready-to-play-in-nfl-waiting-for-owners-to-stop-running
Sanders says age ain’t an issue
Raiders and the UFC?
#thatsgoodnews Derek Nnadi bought 108 dogs adoptions after KC won

#TouchdownOrTurnover
Taysom Hill says he’s a starting quarterback. Media compares him to Lamar Jackson and Sports Twitter exploded.
ZaDarius Smith says Aaron Rodgers could play another 10 years
Mr 30-30 Club himself Jameis Winston has corrective lasik eye surgery
Tua hip injury completely healed
Darius Leonard feels disrespected by not even being included in defensive player of the year award consideration.
Andy Dalton on the block
Matt Stafford on the block
Trumaine Johnson collected $34 mill last two years and 70 mill in eight seasons
Devonta gone? https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2875982-devonta-freeman-rumors-falcons-considering-moving-on-from-rb-in-offseason


BONUS: Cannabis in sports, KD advocates and browns fans advocated for medicinal use
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2876003-ohio-medical-board-denies-browns-bengals-fans-petition-for-medical-marijuana

Ryan Mancini and Independent publisher Sebastian Schug announced their new podcast titled, “Mars on Life Show.”

Sorry for the delays. We had a sound issue because the WiFi went out. It was weird. Mancini blames sky net. Enjoy the orgy joke. It came at just the right time.

#LetsTalkAboutIt
Former All-Pro safety and current Baltimore Raven Eric Weddle announces his retirement
Podcast Pit teaser into the replay episode. (20ish minutes)
Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins cornerback, has domestic violence charges dropped against him by his live-in fiancé. Stories say and court documents say that she has no fear of future violence and that it was a situation that got out of hand.
Rumors of Raiders possibly signing Tom Brady
Former Michigan State head coach Mike Dantonio retires as head coach the day before signing day

College Football News
Signing day results: https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2873938-national-signing-day-2020-ranking-top-25-recruiting-classes-after-nsd.amp.html
USC hires Todd Orlando as defensive coordinator, fires Johnny Nansen, two other assistants.

Take or Tangent
Right-wing, Suspected White Supremacist Preacher suing over Halftime show being too explicit. Dumbass New York Post article.https://nypost.com/2020/02/06/inappropriate-halftime-show-roger-goodells-latest-pandering-display/amp/ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-right-wing-preacher-jlo-shakira-hell-fire-halftime-show-sue-20200205-rbrmt3g24ra4bohunpx5cfuil4-story.html?outputType=amp
Baltimore Ravens resign tackle Andre Smith on a one-year contract
Don Pees, Tennessee Titans retires defensive coordinator won’t be replaced. Jim Haslett hired to coach inside linebackers. Titans won’t have a defensive coordinator this year.

Touchdown or Turnover
Travis Kelce throws a shot at former Chief Dee Ford.
Rams will speak with Todd Gurley to discuss 2020 future
Randy Edsall, UCONN Coach trashes the transfer portal and transfers in general. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2874910-uconn-hc-randy-edsall-players-in-transfer-portal-are-enabled-and-entitled

Unnecessary Toughness rants

#LetsTalkAboutIt
RIP Kobe, Gigi and all families involved. What was his impact on you?
Girl Dad
https://twitter.com/thecheckdown/status/1222946874715525133?s=20
Pro Bowl Recap plus Kobe tributes)
RIP NFL Hall of Famer Chris Doleman.
Senior Bowl Recap
Hot or Not

Super Bowl Week
JLO vs Shakira
Matchups
Prop bets
PG Joins the pod
Kevin from Hubcast @930?

#CollegeFootball
Bo Pelini returning to LSU as the Defensive coordinator
Dave Aranda, former LSU defensive coordinator hired as Baylor Head Coach. Former North Carolina, Southern Mississippi head coach Larry Fedora is the new Baylor Offensive Coordinator.
USC hires Todd Orlando as defensive coordinator
Ed Reed hired as Chief of Staff at Miami, his Alma Mater.

#GoodNews
Brandon Copeland Community Award winner


#TakeOrTangent
Chargers ghosting Philip Rivers
Roger Goodell talks potential retirement
Marshall Faulk said Christian McCaffery is a better player than he was.
Dam Prescott believes a deal is coming.
Son of former Packers GM Elliott Wolf fired by Browns and his father Ron calls analytics a joke.
Deion Sanders says it’s too easy to get into the Hall of Fame?
Saquon calls Adams the best shit talker
Henry expects to stay with the Titans
Tom Brady a Raider?
Tua in the combine

#TouchdownOrTurnover
49ers get 200 yards rushing in the SuperBowl
Chris Jones has 3 sacks in Super Bowl
Lesean McCoy scores a touchdown
Sammy Watkins might take the next year off.
Greg Olsen and Panthers mutually agree to part ways.
Houston Texans announce Head Coach Bill O’Brien named General Manager

Pete runs it solo this episode while recapping the NFLPA bowl and Kenny calls in from Mobile, Alabama as the TDT Senior Bowl correspondent. They talk flight catching tips and the retirement of Antonio Gates & Eli Manning. Follow us on SnapChat: TDT_Overtime

Kenny and Pete get right into the College Football National Title Game. They go into a deep conversation with CFL, NFL and Nebraska alum Josh Mitchell as he tells about building the Gutcheck culture and why he is a DB Guru. Touchdowns and Tangents breaks down the upcoming Championship games in the NFL and preview both the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and Senior Bowl in preparation for the NFL Draft. You can this show in its entirity on touchdownsandtangents.com and also look up Touchdowns and Tangents OT for all the draft coverage.

This week's show features special guest Nick Hamilton of Nitefall Media. We got the LA sports and music journalist to share about his journey coming up through the JUCO school ranks and hustling in this media game including building his own platforms. Kenny and Pete also joined him in flaming the Rooney Rule and really the entire institutions of professional sports which prevents Black Coaches from leading in front offices or as head coaches. There were also epic tangents about everything from WNBA to MLB to Music and Vinyl. We wrap up the show with some media predictions. Stay tuned for our upcoming coverage of the Draft life from the Press Box at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and Senior Bowl. Touchdownsandtangents.com is where you can always find all of our content.