♪ ♪
>> Announcer: THE FOLLOWING IS
A PRESENTATION OF HBO SPORTS.
>> SET THE TONE EARLY.
>> Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON
"HARD KNOCKS"...
>> TRAINING CAMP IS AWESOME,
BECAUSE YOU GET TO HIT PEOPLE.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> DO YOU LIKE THAT?
>> GRIT.
IT IS OUR CORE FOUNDATION.
IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU HAVE
ONE ASS CHIC AND FRITOS.
I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS.
>> THAT IS MY GUY.
>> THAT IS MY DOG.
I WANT TO FUCK YOU BE BETWEEN
THE LINES.
>> WE BETTER BE PLAYING TODAY.
>> MICHIGAN, AND IT'S THE EMAIL.
>> YOU WERE ON A HIGH AFTER
THAT.
>> I AM STILL ON A HIGH.
>> LAST YEAR WE ARE GOING TO PA
PAY.
GETTING READY FOR THIS YEAR.
THAT IN US.
WE CAN MAKE IT.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO PISS LIKE A
PUPPY, STAY ON THE BOARD AND LET
THE BIG DOGS EAT.
♪ ♪
♪ DETROIT, DETROIT, DETROIT IS
A GOOD SPORTS TOWN ♪
>> DE DETROIT IS FIERCELY PROUD
ABOUT ITS TIGERS AND JUST AS
PROUD AS IT LIONS.
♪ LET'S SEE THE LIONS, THEY
KEEP ON TRYING, THAT'S ALL THAT
ONE CAN DO ♪
>> Narrator: GO AHEAD AND
SMIRK, IT'S EASY TO FORGET THE
MARVELS OF DETROIT.
THE CITY THAT MADE THE COUNTRY
TRULY MOBILE.
THE LIONS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM OF
THE 1950s, BUT HOPE IN DETROIT
WERE ONCE SYNONYMOUS.
THEY STILL ARE IF YOU ARE A
LOCAL.
♪ ♪
♪ THIS IS DETROIT.
♪
♪ I LIKE TO LIVE IN THIS TOWN
OF ♪
♪ MY NEIGHBORS ARE PEOPLE TO
GATHER ♪
♪ PEOPLE WHO SHARE A ♪
♪ IT A HEART ♪
♪ IT'S MY HOME YOU SEE ♪
♪ DETROIT ♪
♪ DETROIT IS MY HOME ♪
>> IT FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK ON
THE WATER, DOESN'T IT?
>> FRANK, WHAT WOULD BE MORE
SATISFYING?
CATCHING A 6-POUND OR A PAN
TAKING AARON DONALD?
>> PAN CAKING AARON DONALD, THAT
AIN'T HAPPENING IN AUSTIN.
>> THERE WE GO, THAT'S A HOG.
>> HELLO.
>> SCREW YOU, DUDE.
NICE FISH.
>> THAT'S WHAT DETROIT IS ALL
ABOUT.
♪ ♪
>> Narrator: THE TRUE
BELIEVERS ARE HOOKED AND THE
2022 LIONS ARE ASSEMBLING THE
FAITHFUL.
>> READY?
DID YOU STUDY?
DID YOU STUDY, MAN?
>> Narrator: IT IS DETROIT
VERSUS EVERYBODY.
THE PURSE TWO WEEKS OF CAMP HAVE
BEEN ABOUT EMBRACING THAT
PHILOSOPHY.
IT'S NOT ABOUT IMAGE, IT'S ABOUT
GRIT.
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PLAY
BASS AND TO THE FUCKING PLAYBOOK
LIKE AN iPHONE.
SOME OF YOU THINK YOU LOOK GOOD.
AT SOME OF YOU THINK YOU ARE FLY
AND YOU GET THE ESTATES BECAUSE
YOU LOOK GOOD.
NO, THAT'S NOT IT.
YOU GET THESE DATES BECAUSE YOU
HAVE THE FUCKING JERSEYS ON.
YOU JUST HAPPEN TO BE IN THE
FUCKING NFL.
IT'S NOT BECAUSE YOU LOOK GOOD.
YOU ARE IN THE NFL.
YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING?
THAT'S WHAT'S UP.
>> ALL I KNOW IS --
OKAY, MAN.
>> OH, SHUT UP.
WE CAN SWITCH AND DO THAT, YOU
KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
>> MY WIFE HAD SOME SHORTS JUST
LIKE THESE.
>> YOU LIKE THAT?
>> REALLY ACCENTUATES THE BUTT
CHEEKS.
>> HEY, DAVID, TIM.
DO YOU GUYS WANT TO HEAR MY
COACHING ADVICE?
>> YEAH.
>> ARE YOU READY FOR TODAY?
TWO POINTS TODAY.
THROW IT TO OUR GUYS, DON'T
THROW IT TO OUR GUYS -- THERE
GUYS.
THAT'S IT FOR COACHING TODAY.
BRILLIANT.
>> Narrator: AT WEEK'S END,
THE LIONS WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST
PRESEASON GAME, THEY'RE ONLY ONE
AT HOME.
>> HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO.
>> DAN CAMPBELL ONE STILL LEARN
WHO CAN HOLD THEIR WATER COME
MONEY AND TIME.
>> HERE IS WHAT I WANT YOU TO
DO, I WANT EVERYBODY TO GET A
DRINK REALLY QUICK AND THEN WE
WILL FLIP THIS THING AND DO TWO
MINUTE MODE, THREE POINTS,
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
HYDRATE, HYDRATE!
HERE WE GO, GOOD.
HYDRATE, HYDRATE.
THAT'S IT, BABY.
>> HEY, HEY, GO FOR IT
ESPECIALLY, THAT'S ALL I NEED
JUST ONE OF THEM BITCHES.
>> WE NEED SPACE HERE.
>> I'M GOING TO HOLD THESE AS
MUCH AS I CAN ON THESE TIMEOUTS.
WE HAVE THREE TIMEOUTS.
WE HAVE TO GO THOUGH, WE HAVE TO
FUNCTION.
WE HAVE TO MOVE.
[GRUNTING]
>> BALL IS GOING!
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
>> IT'S AND BOUNDS.
>> NICE NUMBER 2, USE THOSE
HANDS.
>> USE THOSE HANDS.
>> BALL IS FORWARD.
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
>> NICE JOB!
THIRD IN TWO.
>> THIRD IN TWO.
YOU HAVE TWO DOWNS.
GOING 2.
WE ARE GOING FOR IT.
>> COME ON, LET'S GO, SEVEN
TWOS.
>> THAT'S IT, BABY.
>> KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.
OUT-OF-BOUNDS.
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
>> OUT-OF-BOUNDS.
>> NICE BALL.
>> TAKE THEIR SHOT.
>> REYNOLDS, THAT'S IT, BABY.
IT'S SO GOOD, I WOULD KISS YOU
RIGHT NOW IF YOU AREN'T
BREATHING SO HARD.
>> HOW MANY MILES WE HAVE LEFT,
COACH?
>> WE'VE STILL GOT THREE.
MAKE THEM EARN IT, D.
[GRUNTING]
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
>> THERE WE GO.
GOOD THROW, JG.
>> THAT'S IT, BABY 1-6.
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
END OF GAME.
>> THAT'S GAME.
>> WE WILL SEE YOU, BOY.
WE SEE YOU O-LINE.
WE SEE YOU.
>> THAT'S THE WAY TO WORK,
GENTLEMEN.
THAT'S THE WAY TO WORK.
WE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THAT
STUFF.
WE REALLY CAN'T.
THAT END OF GAME STUFF, THE FOUR
MINUTE, THE TWO MINUTE.
YOU HAVE PLAYED IN THIS LEAGUE.
IT'S HOW YOU WIN AND LOSE GAMES,
MAN.
IT IS WHERE THE REALLY WON AND
LOST.
AND IT'S JUST A REMINDER, YOU
ARE NEVER OUT OF IT.
THIS IS WHERE TRUE EVALUATION
TAKES PLACE, BECAUSE NOW THE
PRESSURE IS ON.
YOU ARE TIRED, YOU HAVE TO
COMMUNICATE.
YOU HAVE TO START WORKING
TOGETHER.
YOU FIGURE OUT WHO IS WHO IN A
HURRY IN DRILLS LIKE THAT.
LIKE WHEN I SEE CHARLES, AGAIN
AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN
AND AGAIN, THAT GIVES ME FUCKING
HOPE.
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I WILL GET
IN THE GAME FROM HIM OVER
END-OVER-END OVER!
THAT'S THE WAY TO WORK.
NOW WHERE IS BIG SMOOTH?
THE SERVANT OF FUCKING DEATH.
>> THE SERVANTS OF FUCKING
DEATH.
>> THEIR AREAS, BREAK IT DOWN,
BROTHER.
>> HE REALLY DOES, NOW.
>> LIONS ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE >> LIONS.
>> LIONS.
>> WHO IS THIS?
THAT'S RODERIGO!
>> RODERIGO.
>> HEY, COACH --
>> I HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED
RODERIGO BEFORE.
I GOT HERE FOR ROOKIE MINICAMP,
AND I WORKED IN FIRST MEETING
AND AGE HE WAS LIKE, HEY, I HAVE
A NAME FOR YOU.
RODRIGUEZ, AND I WAS LIKE WHAT'S
THAT, COACH?
HE SAID RODERIGO.
I SAID DANG, FIRST DAY AND I
WERE TO GET A NICKNAME.
>> OKAY, RODERIGO!
>> YES, RODERIGO!
YES, RODERIGO!
>> HAD STUCK EVER SINCE.
AND MY UNCLE TEXT ME, HEY,
RODERIGO, WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN
THERE?
IT'S A GOOD LITTLE NICKNAME.
I WILL TAKE IT.
>> YOU GUYS ARE BUYING STOCK IN
RODERIGO?
>> YOU GOT TO LOVE THIS SHIT.
YOU HAVE TO LOVE THIS SHIT,
JAMES.
>> FOCUS ON IT.
[GRUNTING]
>> YES, RODERIGO!
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
>> THERE YOU GO!
A GOOD!
>> WAIT A SHOT THAT SHIT,
RODERIGO!
YES!
>> THAT'S HOW YOU FUCKING PLAY.
>> 44 IS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
>> 44 RIGHT NOW.
DECENT 44 AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL
RIGHT NOW.
>> OH, YEAH, OH, YEAH.
>> ICU, 44.
I AM SEEING 44!
THE SAFETY IS GOING TO BE THERE!
THERE YOU FUCKING GO!
I HAVE A FUCKING ROOKIE THAT
KNOWS HOW TO GET THIS SHIT DONE!
♪ ♪
>> THERE YOU GO, MALCOLM!
THAT'S A HELL OF A JOB.
>> YOU CAME ON THE FIELD TO BE
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE.
THIS YEAR YOU CAN BE WHATEVER
YOU WANTED TO BE.
EVERYTHING IS OPEN FOR YOU RIGHT
NOW.
YOU GOT ME?
YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE IT AND
LEAVE.
>> WATCH RODRIGUEZ!
WATCH RODRIGUEZ!
FUCKING SAVING US BY THE ROOKIE!
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
PUT HIM OUT THERE AT FIRST?
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IS ABOUT TO
HAPPEN!
THIS AIN'T NOTHING AGAINST YOU,
RODRIGUEZ!
YOU ARE FUCKING PLAYING YOUR ASS
OFF, DUDE, BUT THAT IS A ROOKIE!
I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I
CANNOT TO PUT THEM IN FIRST.
I'M SICK OF FUCKING SAYING IT.
THESE ARE THE SAME FUCKING
DRILLS YOU ALL DO.
AS SOON AS HE COMES OFF, RUN
BACK, THE BALL IS GOING TO BE
THERE!
KEEP PLAYING YOUR ASS OFF, DUDE.
AND HE WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB
THE DEPTH CHART UNTIL SOMEBODY
DECIDES I'M NOT GOING TO LET
THIS ROOKIE TAKE MY JOB.
HE AIN'T A FIRST-ROUND PICK.
HE AIN'T SECOND ROUND PICK OR A
THIRD ROUND PICK OR A FOURTH
ROUND PICK.
WHAT FUCKING PICK DID YOU GO?
>> PICK SIX.
>> IF HE IS A BETTER GUY, HE HAS
A BETTER GUY!
AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT,
BUT IT'S THE FACT THAT HE IS
DOING IT RIGHT!
NOT ONLY AT A HIGH LEVEL, BUT HE
IS DOING WHAT HE HAS COACHED TO
DO.
IT'S FUCKING --
I AM GOING TO TELL YOU I HAD A
COACH IN THIS BUILDING FOR FIVE
YEARS TELLING ME HE HAD NOT SEEN
THAT LINEBACKER MAKE THAT TYPE
OF PLAY SINCE HE HAS BEEN HERE.
Y'ALL NEED TO KNOW THIS TYPE OF
SHIT.
THIS SHIT DON'T NEED TO BE A
SECRET.
HE HAS BEEN IN THIS BUILDING FOR
FIVE YEARS AND SAID HE HAS NOT
SEEN A LINEBACKER MAKE THIS TYPE
OF PLAY.
AND THAT IS FUCKING LINEBACKER
PLAY, DUDE!
I LOVED IT.
I LOVED IT, 44.
KEEP THE FUCK UP, DUDE.
NOBODY IN THIS LEAGUE WILL FUCK
WITH YOU.
>> Narrator: THE RACE IS NOT
ALWAYS TO THE SWIFT.
>> LET ME GET SWIFT.
I NEED THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
>> EVERYBODY WANT SOME OF SWIFT.
>> HEY, SWIFT, YOU BETTER BEAT
HIM BALL A WHOLE -- BEAT HIM BY
A WHOLE MAN.
THAT'S WHAT I KNOW, EVERYBODY
WANTS SWIFT.
OH, SHIT!
OH, NEVER MIND!
>> YOU ARE FUCKING LOOSE.
YOU ARE ABOUT TO KILL HIM!
>> Narrator: THERE IS A REASON
D'ANDRE SWIFT IS BEING SINGLED
OUT, THE THIRD YEAR RUNNING BACK
HAS ALL THE MAKINGS OF A STAR.
SPEED, VISION, AND BALANCE, HE
IS READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
>> I NEED SWIFT TO BELIEVE HE
HAS THE BEST EVERY TIME HE STEPS
ON THE FUCKING FIELD.
I NEED HIM TO KNOW WHEN HE HAS
ONE-ON-ONE NO MATTER IF HE IS
RUNNING AROUND OR HE HAS THE
BALL IN HIS HAND, NO ONE CAN
GUARD HIM OR TACKLE HIM.
I WANT HIM TO GO TO DAMN HAVE
TIME COACHING THE BALL.
AND HE'S GOT IT.
IT IS IN THERE.
HE SPECIAL.
AND EVERYTHING IS RIGHT THERE
BETWEEN THOSE LINES, AND YOU
HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT.
AND I'M GOING TO TRY MY HARDEST
TO GET THAT SHIT OUT OF HIM.
I'M NOT GOING TO TRY.
I AM GOING TO FUCKING GET IT OUT
OF HIM.
HE CAN BE SO SPECIAL.
I HAVE BEEN AROUND THESE GUYS IN
THAT SPACE.
THOSE SPECIAL ONES, HE'S GOT IT.
>> MAN, YOU HAVE TO LISTEN.
LISTEN TO ME.
IT'S REAL.
YOU CAN BE THE BEST IN THIS
DIVISION.
YOU REALLY CAN.
BUT WHAT YOU GOT TO DO IS THIS.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT DOG
MENTALITY.
YOU HAVE TO BRING THAT SHIT OUT
OF YOU.
YOU HAVE THE BALL RIGHT HERE,
RIGHT?
YOU CANNOT RUN IT FROM RIGHT
THERE, RIGHT?
SO WHAT'S UP?
YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, SWIFT!
BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, IF YOU ARE
STILL RUNNING RIGHT THERE, YOU
BETTER FUCKING SCORE!
YOU'RE MAKING IT TOO EASY FOR
HIM.
THEY ARE ALREADY SCARED OF YOU
WHEN YOU GET OUT THERE.
FINISH IT!
COME ON, MAN!
FINISH IT!
BE HUNGRY!
BE FEEDING FOR EVERY FUCKING
YARD!
GO GET IT.
THAT'S THE MENTALITY.
EVERY YARD OUT THERE IS MINE!
DON'T BE SATISFIED WITH THAT
SHIT, MAN!
EVERY TIME YOU STEP BETWEEN
THOSE FUCKING LINES, YOU HAVE TO
BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE THE FUCKING
BEST.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IT!
>> Narrator: RACKING UP EVERY
YARD POSSIBLE IS SOMETHING
FALLEN, BUT NO MAN EVER DID IT
WITH MORE STYLE THAN THIS MAN.
>> IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING THE DETROIT LIONS GET
SOME BUSINESS DONE TODAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY, MAN, GREAT TO BE
HERE.
>> Narrator: DETROIT ICON
BARRY SANDERS IS A STRAIGHT UP
LEGEND, IRONIC BECAUSE STRAIT
LINES WERE NEVER HIS MOVE.
>> DETROIT, UNBELIEVABLE!
>> GIVE IT TO BARRY.
>> HERE IS THE BEST IN THE
BUSINESS.
SOMEDAY WE WILL BE ABLE TO SAY
"I SAW THE BEST RUNNING BACK AND
FOOTBALL...
EVER."
>> EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT
BARRY, WE SAY THAT THAT IS THE
GREATEST RUN, THAT IS THE
GREATEST RUN.
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE
GREATEST RUN.
THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE!
>> I WONDER IF I CAN SURVIVE ONE
OF THESE PRACTICES OUT HERE,
MAN?
I THINK I CAN SURVIVE THIS PART.
YOU KNOW?
[LAUGHS]
>> DO STRETCHING IN THE
WALK-THROUGH?
>> THE WARM UP, I THINK I CAN
SURVIVE THE WARM-UP, THIS IS SO
GOOD TO ME, MAN.
THIS LOOKS SO GOOD.
IT IS TEMPTING, IT IS TEMPTING
TO GET OUT THERE, MAN.
I FEEL LIKE THE GRASS WAS SO
MUCH HIGHER FOR US BACK IN THE
DAY.
[LAUGHS]
THIS GRASS IS DEFINITELY
GREENER.
TO THIS GRASS DEFINITELY GREENE
GREENER.
REAL GOOD.
>> IF YOU LIKE THE GRASS, WHY
DON'T YOU GO AROUND AND RUN OUT
THERE A LITTLE BIT.
>> IT LOOKS GOOD OUT THERE, MAN.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE A BIG FAN,
THIS YEAR, THIS DRAFT.
>> IT'S GOOD.
>> HOW IS HE LOOKING SO FAR?
EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT?
[GRUNTING]
>> ONE OF MY GUYS OUT THERE,
SLEEPING AT NIGHT.
YOU KNOW, HE IS DRIVEN, HE IS
ROCK SOLID.
SO YEAH, HE HAS BEEN REALLY
GOOD.
>> HUTCH!
HUTCH!
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
I FEEL LIKE EVERY PRACTICE I AM
LEARNING SO MUCH EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, I AM FEELING LIKE --
>> THERE SO MUCH MORE TO
ACCOMPLISH EVERY DAY.
>> I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.
EVERY DAY, I REALLY DO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FIRED ME
UP WAS ON THE SCREEN WHEN YOU
REDIRECT TO THAT CAME BACK IN.
AND PUNCHES REYNOLDS IN THE
BACK.
IT WAS GOOD.
>> I AM FEELING GOOD THOUGH.
I >> I FEEL IT.
EVERY DAY YOU ARE LOOKING
BETTER.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I SAY.
YOU ARE SPEAKING OUT OF YOUR
FUCKING MOUTH.
YOU ARE JUST EARNING IT.
WHICH IS 101 WITH YOU, YOU JUST
FUCKING KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE
DOING, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
KEEP GOING.
>> Narrator: KEEP GOING, GOOD
ADVICE.
FOR A PLAYER OFF OF A MONSTER
YEAR, THERE IS A TEMPTATION TO
COAST.
>> QUICKER.
>> Narrator: BUT ALMOND SAM
BROWN IS NOT LETTING UP, HE IS G
ONTO THE BED EXPERIENCE.
>> FOR ME I WOULD SAY THE DRAFT
EXPERIENCE WAS SHITTY.
>> IN THE PICK IN THE 2020 NFL
DRAFT --
>> I CAN TELL YOU ALL SIX
RECEIVERS.
DEVONTA SMITH, ALABAMA, RASHOD
BATEMAN, MINNESOTA, ELIJAH MOOR
MOORE --
TUTU OUT OF LOUISVILLE, LSU.
>> WIDE RECEIVER LSU.
>> JOSH PALMER TENNESSEE.
DYAMI BROWN AMC.
NICO COLLINS MICHIGAN, ANTHONY
SCHWARTZ, AUBURN.
>> WITH THE 109TH PICK --
>> AND DEZ FITZPATRICK,
LOUISVILLE.
>> WITH THE 112TH SELECTION, THE
DETROIT LIONS SELECT AMON-RA ST.
BROWN USC!
>> Narrator: THAT IS WHY IT IS
AMON-RA ST. BROWN VERSUS
EVERYBODY.
>> I BROKE THE RECORD IN
RECEPTIONS.
THAT CHIP ON MY SHOULDER I STILL
HAVE RIGHT NOW, I HAVE TO HAVE
IT TODAY.
>> Narrator: SAINT BROWNS
GRUDGE HAS GIVEN HIM GRIT AND
THE MOTIVATION TO MAKE HIS
SECOND SEASON EVEN BETTER THAN
HIS FIRST.
♪ ♪
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
>> I WILL TAKE IT, BOY.
I WILL TAKE IT, BOY.
>> I SHOULD NOT OF GOT CUT.
I'M GOOD.
GOOD.
>> HERE WE GO, LET'S GET LOOSE!
LET'S GET LOOSE, LET'S GET LOOS
LOOSE!
>> HE FEEL COOL NOW.
>> LOOK HOW SLOW YOU LOOK, MAN!
>> MY ACCOUNT NUMBER IS 202
BALLS EVERY DAY.
THAT NUMBER STEMS FROM MY DAD
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, SOME KID HAD
A PRETTY GOOD HANDS AND MY DAD,
YOU KNOW, HE ASKED HIS FATHER
WHAT DOES HE DO IT WITH SUCH
GOOD HANDS, HE CATCHES 200 BALLS
IN THE JUG OR, HE SAID MY DAD
BEING THE DAD HE HAS, HE SAID WE
HAVE TO CATCH MORE.
SO 202 SINCE THAT DAY AND THE
NUMBER STUCK WITH ME.
>> IT'S LIKE 300 ON THAT.
>> Narrator: MUSCLE MEMORY IS
NOT THE ONLY THING THAT
ST. BROWN'S FATHER TAUGHT HIM.
THERE WAS AN EMPHASIS ON MUSCLES
THEMSELVES, ONLY NATURAL FOR
JOHN BROWN, TWO TIME
MR. UNIVERSE WHO TRAINS HIS SONS
TILL THIS DAY.
>> NO FENCE OTHER PEOPLE, BUT
PEOPLE COME IN THE GYM DOING
PUSH DOWN LIKE THIS.
MY MOM DOES THAT.
HEY, LISTEN.
IF YOU WANT TO GET SWOL, THAT IN
GOING TO WORK.
LOOK, I KNOW THAT I AM MY
FATHER, FREAKING MR. UNIVERSE
TWO TIMES.
I KNOW ABOUT WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS
STUFF HERE.
>> SO LET'S DO TWO AND A
QUARTER.
>> HAVING YOUR DAD BE BASICALLY
YOUR TRAINER IS THE BEST.
>> ARE WE DRINKING WATER NOW?
OKAY, WE ARE DRINKING WATER NOW?
WE DON'T DRINK WATER.
WHAT ABOUT SPIT?
NOW WE ARE DRINKING WATER NOW?
YOU'VE GOTTEN SOFT ON ME.
COME ON!
OH, YEAH.
>> HIM LIFTING WITH ME, TRAINING
ME SINCE I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
I THINK HAS HELP ME SO MUCH WITH
MY CAREER.
>> THINKING ABOUT IT, THINKING
ABOUT IT --
>> LITTLE KIDS ARE LIKE IT,
WHAT?
WE ARE GOING TO LIFT WEIGHTS.
THEY ARE ALL EXCITED TO DO IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW EXCITED THEY
ARE NOW.
I PUT IT ON THEM HARD NOW.
WE DO CHEST, ARMS, AND NOW WE
ARE GOING TO DO SHOULDERS.
>> I'VE TWO OLDER BROTHERS I
PLAY FOR THE CHICAGO BEARS RIGHT
NOW.
>> MY SONS ARE PRETTY STRONG.
COACHING THOSE ATHLETES, HOW DO
YOU DO THAT?
I'M TIRED OF EXPLAINING THIS TO
YOU GUYS.
YOU HAVE TO TRAIN YOUR WHOLE
BODY, KEVIN DURANT ON THESE
GUYS, MESSING HIS ACHILLES UP, I
HAVE A QUESTION FOR GUYS LIKE
KEVIN DURANT, WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME YOU DID A CALF RAISE?
AT HOME, I AM DAD, BUT IN HERE,
I AM THE TRAINER.
THERE'S NO TALKING.
NO SCREWING AROUND, LIKE IF YOU
NOTICE, THEY HAVE NEVER SAID ONE
WORD TO EACH OTHER.
THEY DON'T TALK.
NO TALKING, YOU JUST GO.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
BALLS TO THE WALL, ALL OUT.
♪ ♪
[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION]
>> WHAT THE FUCK Y'ALL LOOKING
AT?
>> I WANT TO TALK TO YOU GUYS.
YOU ALL KNOW AG, THE DEFENSE IS
DEALING WITH HIM ON A DAILY
BASIS.
THE OFFENSE, HALF OF YOU TALK A
SHIT TO HIM ALL THE TIME.
BUT I WILL GO WITH HIM ANY DAY.
I FUCKING TRUST HIM.
WITH EVERYTHING IN MY SOUL I
FUCKING TRUST THIS MAN.
HE IS A HELL OF A COACH.
AG, PEER, MAN.
>> DAN, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING
UP AND LETTING ME TALK.
I SAID THIS LAST YEAR AND I WILL
SAY IT AGAIN, MAN, I HAVE THE
UTMOST RESPECT FOR WHAT YOU
MEANT YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS
NOT EASY.
I KNOW THE GRIND, AND I KNOW HOW
IT IS TO BE ON THAT GRASS, MAN,
FOR TWO AND HALF HOURS YOU HAVE
TO FIGHT.
I KNOW HOW IT IS, SO MAN, I
RESPECT YOU.
BUT MAN, IT IS TIME FOR A
CHANGE, IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE
FOR U.S. PLAYERS, FOR THIS
ORGANIZATION, FOR US AS COACHES,
MAN, I'M TRYING TO GET SOMETHING
THAT WILL STIR YOU UP FROM IN
THE INSIDE AND WILL CHANGE
EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE IS A PLAYER,
RIGHT?
WHO THIS ORGANIZATION IS, MAN,
SO WE CAN GET READY TO MOVE
FORWARD ON THIS JOURNEY.
JONAH, WHERE YOU AT, JONAH?
YOU STARTED AT RUTGERS, RIGHT?
THEN HE WENT TO OHIO STATE, HOW
MANY GAMES YOU LOSE AT YOUR
OHIO STATE?
ONE GAME, EVERY GAME YOU PLAYED,
EVERY TIME HE WOKE UP TO PLAY
THAT GAME, YOU FELT LIKE YOU
WERE GOING TO WIN THAT GAME!
WHERE YOU ACT, 2011 YOU WENT TO
NADI, RIGHT?
HOW MANY GAMES DID YOU GUYS WIN
THAT YEAR?
>> 13.
>> HOW MANY GAMES DID YOU LOSE?
ONE GAME.
SAME FEELING, RIGHT?
EVERY TIME YOU PUT YOUR FEET OUT
IN THE MORNING YOU FELT LIKE YOU
WERE WINNING THAT GAME?
YOU ARE DAMN RIGHT.
YOU KNOW THAT YOU WERE GOING TO
WIN.
WINNING.
TIME TO GET THAT FEELING BACK.
YOU DIG WHAT I'M SAYING?
TIME TO GET THAT FEELING BACK.
AT SOME POINT, MAN, WE HAVE TO
DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND AND SAY
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
ALL RIGHT, MAN, ANYTHING ELSE?
>> THAT'S IT, BROTHER.
>> LET'S GO, MAN, WE GOOD!
[APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> HIKE.
♪ ♪
>> LET'S GO GUYS.
♪ ♪
>> OH, YES.
HELLO, IS THE MISSUS HERE TODAY?
>> SHE HAS COME A COACH.
IT'S BECAUSE SHE IS?
OKAY, I'M GOING TO HOLLER AT
HER.
HELLO, SHARK, HOW ARE YOU?
THERE WE GO!
>> THIS IS THE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP, IT IS YOUR WIFE
TAKING A BREAK NOW?
TRAINING?
>> YEAH, SO, --
>> MADE THE SEMIS, GOT 17TH IN
THE WORLD AFTER FINISHING 20TH
IN TOKYO, AND SHE IS GETTING A
RUN ON TWO MORE RACES AND THEN
UP AT THE END OF THE MONTH FOR
EARLY SEPTEMBER AND THEN SHE
WILL BE UP HERE WITH ME.
AT SO YEAH, THIS IS A FUN SEASON
FOR US.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE, AND SHE IS
KICKING BUTT AND I GET TO CHEER
FROM HERE.
>> Narrator: LAST SUMMER DAVID
BROWNS TRAINING CAMP INCLUDED
WATCHING HIS WIFE COMPETE FOR
COLUMBIA IN THE OLYMPICS.
>> IT WAS ME IN THE TRAINING
ROOM WITH COACH CAMPBELL AND ALL
OF THE STAFF AND A LOT OF THE
PLAYERS CHEERING HER ON IN THE
FIRST ROUND IN TOKYO.
>> WE GOT TO GO, MAL!
WE GOT TO GO, MAL!
WE GOT TO GO!
>> A LOT OF OUR MARRIAGE
TOGETHER HAS BEEN CHEERING THE
OTHER ON AND YEAH, MY HEART WAS
BEATING 1,000 MILES A MINUTE AND
I THINK THAT EVERYBODY KIND OF
SAW THAT!
>> I FELT SO SUPPORTED AND
ENCOURAGED AND I HAD NOT MET
MOST OF THOSE GUYS IN THAT ROOM
AT THE TIME.
>> ESPECIALLY THE COACHES.
>> SO IT WAS JUST REALLY, REALLY
SPECIAL TO SEE THAT.
>> TO RUN THE PERSONAL BEST AT
THE TIME AND TO QUALIFY FOR THE
SEMIFINALS AND TAKE ONE STEP
FORWARD TO RUN A GREAT RACE IN
THE GREATEST OF HER CAREER TO
THAT POINT WAS REALLY COOL.
>> YEAH.
READY?
>> READY.
>> 2024 IS THE NEXT OLYMPICS, SO
THAT'S THE PLAN TO TRY TO GO FOR
THE NEXT OLYMPICS AND SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
♪ ♪
>> LET'S GO.
>> YOU LOOK STRONG, HONEY!
YOU LOOK STRONG!
NICE.
>> I JUST THINK ALL THE TIME HOW
MUCH EASIER MY JOB WOULD BE IF I
WAS REALLY FAST.
IF I WAS AS FAST AS HER WE WOULD
HAVE A LOT MORE MONEY.
>> IT'S JUST REALLY COOL TO BE
ABLE TO RELATE TO EACH OTHER.
>> YOU LOOK GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU LOOK STRONG.
>> I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE
A HARD PRACTICE OR NOT GO THE
WAY THAT I WANTED IT TO.
>> TEN, 11, 12, 13.
GOOD RUN, HONEY BEE!
>> HE UNDERSTANDS WHEN I HAVE A
HARD DAY, HE GETS IT ON A
DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN SOMEBODY
WHO WAS NOT AN ATHLETE WOULD GET
IT.
AND THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL TO
HAVE THAT.
>> I'M PROUD OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> PARIS 2024, WE ARE COMING.
[INDISTINGUISHABLE CHATTER]
>> ALL GOOD.
HEY, MORNING!
>> GOOD MORNING!
>> JUST SO WE ARE ON THE SAME
PAGE, I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH YOU
GUYS PLAY.
I CAN'T.
I AM SO FUCKING EXCITED.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO CUT IT LOOSE
AND PLAY WITH RIGHT NOW.
FIRST PRESEASON GAME.
WHEN YOU ARE IN, YOU'RE LIKE
FIRST PHASES OUT, YOU GUYS ARE
DONE.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR SHIT BK ON.
KEEP YOUR PADS ON, HE OR SHE WAS
LACED, TELL THE STORY, 2003 HAD
JUST GOTTEN TO DALLAS AND WE
DRAFTED JASON WITTEN, ALL RIGHT?
SO AT THAT TIME I WAS A FIVE
YEAR VET, HE WAS A ROOKIE, HE IS
FINDING ITS WAY, WELL, THREE
YEARS LATER I AM IN YEAR SEVEN
AND HE IS IN YEAR THREE, WE GOT
LIKE PRESEASON GAME NUMBER FOUR
AND WE LOSE LIKE FOUR
TIGHT ENDS.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO CLOSE THE
GAME OUT, FOUR MINUTE AND I AM
ALREADY LIKE, I'M DONE.
I HAVE BEEN DONE SINCE --
AND SO IS WHITTEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT, HE AIN'T GOING
FUCKING BACK IN.
SO MAN, I SAW THE LAST HIDE AND
GO DOWN AND I SAID "WELL, FUCK,
HERE WE GO."
BUT MY POINT IS DON'T LET
YOURSELF GET THERE.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY
JUST IN CASE.
HERE IS THE ONE THING I'M GOING
TO LOSE MY SHIT OVER.
I WILL FUCKING GO APE SHIT, MAN.
IF SOME OF YOU GUYS ARE OUT IN
YOUR TEAMMATES ARE OUT THERE AND
SOME ARE SCRATCHING AND CLAWING
FIRST SPOTS, AND I SEE YOU
JACKING AROUND, YOU'RE LOOKING
IN THE STANDS, YOU'RE NOT PAYING
ATTENTION AND YOU ARE BEING
FUCKING DISRESPECTFUL OF YOUR
TEAMMATE.
I AM GOING TO FUCKING LOSE IT,
JUST SO WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE!
ALL GOOD, MAN!
WE ARE GOOD!
THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING.
THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN, MAN.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AS A
STAFF, IT'S GOING TO BE FUN,
MAN.
I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH YOU PLAY.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH YOU PLAY.
YOU ARE GOING TO CUT IT LOOSE
AND HAVE FUN, MAN.
LET'S GO, SPECIAL TEAMS.
[DRUM LINE]
>> DETROIT IS GRIT IN IT OF
ITSELF.
>> DETROIT IS ENTHUSIASTIC.
♪ ♪
>> 11313, DETROIT IS VERY TOUGH.
VERY TOUGH.
>> THE RESILIENCY, YOU CAN FEEL
IT.
>> TOUGH NOSE, PEOPLE WHO PUT
THEIR HEAD DOWN AND GO TO WORK.
♪ ♪
[DRUM LINE]
>> DETROIT IS HOME.
>> DETROIT IS LOVE.
DETROIT IS THE JUNGLE.
♪ ♪
>> IT'S ON THE RISE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CITY.
I LOVE DETROIT.
♪ LET'S GO LIONS ♪
>> I AM FEELING THIS SHIT HERE
TODAY.
I AM FEELING THIS SHIT HERE
TODAY, BABY!
FOR SOME OF YOU IT'S PRESEASON!
FOR SOME OF YOU THIS DETERMINES
THE FUCKING SEASON!
IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO FIGHT
THE MAN NEXT TO IT YOU WILL,
STAY IN THE LOCKER ROOM.
AND THE NEXT PERSON CAN GO THE
FUCK HOME!
>> LET'S GO GET THEM!
LET'S GO FUCKING GET THEM, DOG.
>> EARLY AND OFTEN.
EARLY AND OFTEN.
LET'S GO.
>> LIONS WILL GET THE BALL
FIRST, THE ANDRE SMITH WILL
START BEHIND TO JARED GOFF UNDER
CENTER.
GIVES IT TO SWIFT, CUTS IT
RIGHT, AND GETS IT RIGHT AT THE
LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, HE IS TAKEN
DOWN BY RASHAAN EVANS RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE.
THAT FALCON DEFENSE.
GOFF WILL TAKE THE DIRECT SNAP,
GIVES TO SWIFT, TAKING IT DOWN
AT THE 46.
>> GO FUCKING INSIDE!
GO!
>> HIT SWIFT!
>> SWIFT, COME HERE!
GO INSIDE!
>> THE COMMON PLAY THEY JUST RAN
AS A STABLE OF THIS OFFENSE.
>> PICKING UP A COUPLE, LOOKED
LIKE HE MIGHT HAVE AN OPENING.
>> OH, MY GOD.
GO INSIDE OF HIM!
IT'S A TOUCHDOWN!
SHIT!
LORD HAVE MERCY.
>> 2ND & 7, THE LIONS, AND GOFF
TAKES THE SNAP, AND GOFF GOES,
SHAKES THE MAN FOR THE PERSON
DOWN.
>> THERE YOU GO!
HERE WE GO!
GO INSIDE!
GO, MAN!
GO!
JAMAAL!
GO IN FUCKING SIDE!
WE DON'T NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT
HERE!
GO INSIDE!
SHIT, FUCK.
>> THE LIONS FROM THE 36 OF
ATLANTA, THE SINGLE BACK BEHIND
GOFF UNDER CENTER.
THEY GIVE IT TO SWIFT, LEFT
SIDE, FINDS A CREASE INSIDE
THE 5 DOWN TO THE 30-YARD LINE.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT!
THAT'S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!
>> SWIFT PICKED UP SEVEN YARDS.
>> HE CAME DOWN TO SEE IT.
>> SECOND DOWN, P PLAY ACTION
FAKE.
GOT BROWN AT THE 10-YARD LINE,
AND TAKEN DOWN AT THE 9, IT WILL
BE 1ST & GOAL FROM THERE.
>> NICE JOB!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> 1ST & GOAL NOW FOR THE
ATLANTA 9.
GOFF HESITATES, CUTS OFF, TO THE
END ZONE, TOUCHDOWN
DETROIT LIONS!
>> AND MAN, YOU JUST SEE D'ANDRE
SWIFT JUST STICK HIS FOOT IN THE
GROUND, THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.
HE WAS ABLE TO STICK HIS FOOT IN
THE GROUND AND BOUNCE IT BACK TO
THE LEFT SIDE.
>> AND THE LIONS WITH AN
IMPRESSIVE DRIVE TO OPEN THE
PRESEASON!
>> THAT'S A HECK OF A DRIVE!
THAT WAS A GOOD DRIVE!
>> THE LIONS GO 79 YARDS AND TEN
PLAYS.
>> WE ARE ON THE POINT.
>> THE MAN WHO IS READY TO
SCORE.
I WANT YOU TO COACH ME RIGHT
NOW.
ON THE FLOOR YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
DO WHAT?
MAN, YOU ARE OPEN.
YOU WENT OUTSIDE.
STAY PHYSICAL.
EVERY YARD IS OURS.
EVERY FUCKING INCHES HOURS.
LET'S GO.
>> THAT'S THE WAY WE CALL.
>> FUCKING HELL OF A DRIVE.
I'M TELLING YOU TO FUCKING GO,
MAN!
>> HERE IT IS, RIGHT HERE.
YOU HAVE TO BE INSIDE HIM.
NOW WATCH THIS.
>> YOU BETTER KEEP YOUR ASS BACK
DOWN.
>> HEY, STAY DISCIPLINED.
ALL RIGHT?
TRY OUT EVERY PASS.
YOU WILL MAKE THEM PLAY
REGARDLESS.
STAY FUCKING DISCIPLINE.
>> AND NOW DAVID BLAU RECEIVES
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> LET'S GO, AIDAN, ARE THEY
GOING TO PLAY TODAY, FIRST
QUARTER?
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM.
THEY HAVE 20 MEN IN THE LUXURY
BOX.
AND STICKING WITH US.
>> IT'S JUST, IT'S SO DIFFERENT
FROM MICHIGAN GAMES.
I MEAN, YOU ARE IN CLOSE, YOU
ARE NOT OUTSIDE.
I MEAN, SIMILAR OBVIOUSLY LIKE A
FUN FOOTBALL VIBES, BUT I MEAN
HE IS A LION NOW.
>> IF WE ARE TOGETHER ON THIRD D
DOWN.
>> I HAVE NOT SEEN HIM ONCE.
>> HE IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE BENCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY, THE HOME GUY IS
HERE, SO THE FANS GET THE CHANCE
TO SEE WHAT THIS GUY IS ALL
ABOUT.
>> MAN, I HAVE TO PISS A LITTLE
BIT.
I MIGHT PISS MY PANTS.
>> HE IS FULL OF ENERGY, LOVE
WATCHING HIM AT PRACTICE
PARADIGM EXPECTING SOME OF THAT
ENERGY ON THE FIELD.
>> THERE WE GO.
HE IS OUT THERE.
OH, MY GOD!
YOUR BABY BOY IS OUT THERE.
>> MARCUS MARIOTA AND
QUARTERBACK WITH THE FALCONS.
>> MARCUS MARIOTA?
>> FIRST PLAYER EVER.
>> THE FALCONS HAVE IT 1ST & 10
FROM THEIR OWN 18.
♪ ♪
MARCUS MARIOTA MADE QUARTERBACK.
ROLLING RIGHTS, LOOKING, LOOKING
HERE AND HE'S GOING TO RUN IT.
HE IS HIT AND TAKEN DOWN AT THE
24-YARD LINE.
BIG HIT THAT TIME FOR THE LIONS,
AIDAN HUTCHINSON GOT A LICK ON
HIM.
>> THAT WAS ALL MUSCLE AND
PURSUIT BY AIDAN HUTCHINSON TO
GET OUT THERE AND GET BACK IN.
>> THAT IS GREAT.
>> 2ND DOWN & 2.
>> WE LIKE THAT!
>> NATION BEHIND MARCUS MARIOTA
WHO CHANGES THE PLAY AT THE
LINE.
IT TURNS AND GIVES IN THE
BACKFIELD, AIDAN HUTCHINSON!
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
WANT TO TALK ABOUT COMING OUT OF
THE BOX FAST.
THE ROOKIE WITH ANOTHER HIT,
BLOUGH LOST THAT TIME, BACK
INSIDE THE 25.
>> OH, DETROIT LIONS FANS ARE
HOPING THAT AS A HARBINGER OF
THINGS TO COME.
>> WATCH THEM JUST KEEP IT
QUICKLY.
JUST ABSOLUTELY MAKE THIS GUY
WHIP IN THE BACKFIELD!
THIS IS A LOT OF WHAT YOU SAW
FROM UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
TACKLE FOR A LOSS.
NFL SHOULD BE HIS MIDDLE NAME.
>> ARE YOU OKAY?
>> TWO PLAYS, TWO TACKLES I WILL
TAKE IT.
>> IS A BAD?
>> ARE YOU CRYING!
>> AIDAN HAS TO DO LIKE A
MICHAEL JACKSON MOONWALK SACK.
>> I JUST TOLD HIM THAT.
I TEXTED HIM.
>> FIRST DOWN AT THE 31.
MARIOTA IN TROUBLE, ROLLING
RIGHT, TRYING TO BUY SOME TIME,
HE WILL.
FLAG DOWN BEHIND HIM AS HE RUNS
OUT-OF-BOUNDS AT THE FIRST8-YARD
LINE, IT'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE
AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS CHRIS
LINDSTROM WORKING AGAINST AIDAN
HUTCHINSON THAT TIME.
>> THAT'S WHAT HUSTLE DOES FOR
YOU.
HE IS ALWAYS GOING.
♪ ♪
>> HIS RELENTLESSNESS, IF HE IS
NOT RELENTLESS, THAT CALL GETS
MADE.
AND THEY GET THE BALL.
>> AS HE IS STILL OUT THERE?
>> YEAH, HE IS RIGHT THERE.
HIS BOOTY IS UP IN THE AIR.
>> THE FALCONS TRYING TO TIE
THIS GAME.
[GRUNTING]
>> GET OFF ME!
GET THE FUCK OFF ME!
>> 2ND & GOAL NOW FROM
THE 6 FROM ATLANTA.
MARIOTA LOOKS, ROLLS LEFT,
CHASE, GOING TO TUCK IT AND GO
INSIDE THE 5, ANGLING FOR THE
CORNER OF THE END ZONE AND
AIMING FOR THE SCORE.
>> SO 12 PLAYS, 82 YARDS.
>> AND IT IS NOW THE LIONS 7,
AND THE FALCON 7.
30 SECONDS HERE LEFT TO GO IN
THE FIRST QUARTER.
>> FIRST DRIVE EVER IN THE NFL,
YOU KNOW, YOU LOSE A LITTLE BIT
OF ENDURANCE.
>> THAT WAS --
IT'S PRETTY EXCITING FOR THE
FIRST YEAR.
HE SAID WE AREN'T GOING TO SEE
THEM AGAIN UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
>> ROOKIE LINEBACKER MALCOLM
RODRIGUEZ IS A PLAYER THAT THIS
COACHING STAFF HAS BEEN RAVING
ABOUT, GIVING RODRIGUEZ THE
NICKNAME RODERIGO.
>> RODERIGO!
>> LET'S GO, COME ON!
>> MOST OF THE PLAYERS ON THE
NEEM DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT HIS
NAME IS RODRIGUEZ, THEY ALL
THOUGHT IT WAS RODERIGO.
>> Narrator: RODRIGUEZ OR
RODERIGO, EITHER WAY THE ROOKIE
LINEBACKER IS MAKING A NAME FOR
HIMSELF BY HITTING.
[GRUNTING]
>> MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ HAS BEEN
ASCENDING SINCE HE HAS GOTTEN
HERE AND NOW IS STARTING TO GET
REPS IN THE 2s AND THE 1s.
>> GO GET HIS ASS, LET'S GO!
>> COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE!
HIT AND DROP!
MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ.
>> RODERIGO!
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT!
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
WILL FIND OUT REALLY QUICKLY
THAT HIS NAME IS RODRIGUEZ.
>> THAT'S RODRIGUEZ!
[LAUGHS]
SIXTH ROUND DRAFT PICK.
I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING NOW.
>> THROWS LEFT SIDE, WATCH, JUST
ONCE UNDER IT, GOT IT INTO THE
CORNER OF THE END ZONE,
TOUCHDOWN DETROIT LIONS!
>> FUCKING DIVER!
DIVER!
>> THAT'S A HECK OF A THROW THAT
TIME BY --
AND A NICE JOB BY FUNCHESS.
>> FUCKING FUNCHESS OF OATS.
>> NEW QUARTERBACK INTO THE GAME
DAVID BLOUGH WILL TAKE OVER A
PERIOD >> THANK GOD.
>> SO BLOUGH IN THE GAME.
1ST & 10 LIENS.
THESE GUYS HAVE SEEN THE
SECOND HALF, TRYING TO FIND IF
THEY SHAKE OUT IF IT WILL BE
DOWN TO THE 53-MAN ROSTER.
[GRUNTING]
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
[CROWD REACTION]
>> DAVID BLOUGH ON THE KEY.
>> I FREAKED OUT WHEN HE RUNS.
>> THAT SCARES ME.
>> ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO, MAN.
LET'S CLOSE THIS GAME OUT.
>> LIONS LEAD AT 2023-20, THEY
HAVE IT WITH 53 TO GO.
>> I'M TALKING ABOUT FUCKING
SCORING A TOUCHDOWN.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE THIS FUCKING
GAME OUT.
>> I KNOW IT'S PRESEASON 1, WE
ARE SETTING THE TONE HERE RIGHT
HERE ABOUT WHAT IT IS ABOUT.
WHAT THE CITY IS ABOUT!
THEY WANT US TO RUN THE BALL OUT
AND TAKE THREE NEEDS.
THEY WANT US TO SEE IT RIGHT
HERE!
WE NEED FIRST DOWN TO DO IT.
[CROWD REACTION]
>> COME ON, BLOUGH.
>> 12 ON THE PLAY CLOCK!
>> HURRY!
HURRY!
>> 180.
>> A DISASTER.
WHAT A MASSIVE MISTAKE FOR THE
ALLIANCE.
BLOUGH LOST IT AND IT IS
RECOVERED BY ATLANTA.
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
>> LET'S GO, D.
>> THAT IS RIGHT IN DAVID
BLOUGH'S HANDS.
THERE IS NOT AN EXCUSE IN THE
WORLD FOR THAT.
>> I WILL GET IT BACK.
I WILL GET IT MOVING.
>> YOU GOT TO GRAB THAT.
BALL SECURITY.
RUN THE PLAY.
♪ ♪
>> NO WAY.
NO WAY.
DOLLY.
>> CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
WHAT CATCH WAS THAT?
IT'S GONE NOW.
HEY, WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO
YOU.
COME ON.
>> TOOK MY EYES OFF OF IT.
WE CAN WIN THIS BITCH RIGHT HERE
NOW.
WE CAN WIN RIGHT HERE.
WE CAN WIN IT RIGHT HERE,
HOUSTON!
>> Narrator: THIS IS PRECISELY
THE KIND OF MOMENT THAT
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AARON
GLENN ANTICIPATED, A LINE IN THE
SAND.
>> ONE TO GROW, ALMOST PICKED
UP!
MADE THE THROW THAT TIME AND IT
WAS ALMOST PICKED OFF BY THE
LIENS.
CHASE LUCAS, THE ROOKIE HAD IT
IN HIS HANDS.
>> FUCK!
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
CHASE HAS DONE SOME REALLY GOOD
THINGS THAT CAMP SO FAR, THAT
WOULD'VE BEEN A BIG PLAY FOR
HIM.
>> GREAT TO READ, GREAT BREAK ON
THE BALL.
♪ ♪
>> I SHOULD'VE HAD HAD A PICK!
BRO, I JUST DROPPED IT.
I JUST DROPPED TO THE
GAME-WINNER, BRO.
>> Narrator: SOMETIMES DETROIT
VERSUS EVERYBODY COMES DOWN TO A
SINGLE SNAP.
>> THERE IT IS, FOURTH DOWN.
NINE TO GO.
THE LIONS LEAD IT BY 3.
>> GETTING A STOP.
>> FALCONS ROLLING THE DICE HER
HERE.
TAKES THE SHOT GUN SNAP, BLITZ
COME, BEING CHASED, THROWS IT UP
INTO THE END ZONE, A LOT OF
CONTACTS, AND IT IS CAUGHT FOR
THE TOUCHDOWN.
♪ ♪
CAUGHT FOR THE TOUCHDOWN BY
JARED BERNHARDT, CEDRIC BOSWELL
IN COVERAGE, AND HE JUST GOT OUT
BLOCKED FOR THE FOOTBALL.
♪ ♪
>> WE GOOD.
HERE WE GO, BLOUGH.
LET'S GO.
LET'S GET A TOUCHDOWN.
LET'S WIN THIS GAME.
>> LET'S GO WIN IT!
LET'S GO WIN IT!
>> Narrator: EARLIER IN THE
WEEK, THE LIONS OFFENSE
DELIVERED IN THE TWO MINUTE
DRILL AND PRACTICE.
TIME TO DO IT AGAIN.
>> LET'S GO WIN THE GAME.
WE HAVE A MINUTE AND A HALF, AND
ONE TIMEOUT, MAN.
♪ ♪
>> JOHNSON WAS SAYING THEY HOPE
THEY GET INTO A TWO-MINUTE
SITUATION.
[GRUNTING]
[CROWD REACTION]
>> BACK OUT, I CAN BREATHE.
>> YOU WILL BE HOLDING YOUR
BREATH THE WHOLE DRIVE.
>> DRIFTING TO HIS RIGHTS,
SETTING AND THROWING DOWN FIELD,
IT'S CAUGHT.
KENNEDY HAS A FIRST DOWN AT THE
50-YARD LINE.
>> LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.
>> YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS, MAYBE
TWO PLAYS.
>> HEY, WE ARE GOING!
[GRUNTING]
>> BLOUGH HAS IT.
BLOUGH IN TROUBLE, BLOUGH
STEPPING UP.
BLOUGH RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
THROWING A DOWNFIELD.
ONCE KENNEDY.
KENNEDY INCOMPLETE, AND THAT'S
GOING TO DO IT.
>> FUDGE!
>> GOLLY, MAN.
>> A LATE TURNOVER COSTS THE
LIONS IN THEIR FIRST WARM-UP OF
THE 2022 SEASON.
THE FALCONS WILL WIN BY A SCORE
OF 27-23.
>> GOOD JOB, GOOD LUCK TO YOU,
MAN.
>> HAD THE GAME WON AND I
FUMBLED IT.
WE HAD IT, MAN.
[CROWD REACTION]
♪ ♪
>> LOOK, THAT IS FRUSTRATING,
YOU KNOW.
IT'S FRUSTRATING, BECAUSE YOU
WANT TO WIN THAT GAME.
AND WE SHOULD'VE WON THAT GAME,
BUT WE DID NOT EARN IT.
YOU GUYS KNOW THAT.
WE DID NOT EARN IT.
MAN, WE DID SOME GOOD THINGS
EARLY.
SOME REAL GOOD THINGS.
BUT YOU WILL SEE THIS LEAGUE,
WHEN THINGS DON'T GO WRITES, IT
IS PROBABLY YOUR OWN FAULT.
IT IS PROBABLY OUR OWN FAULT,
RIGHT?
I AM NOT FITTING THE RIGHT GAP
IN THE GAME, I DON'T CONTAIN
WHEN I SHOULD CONTAIN.
GUYS BEING SELFISH AND NOT
TRUSTING YOUR TEAMMATES.
IT'S THE LITTLE STUFF, BUT THIS
IS THE LITTLE STUFF IN THE
LEAGUE THAT BITES YOU IN THE
ASS.
IT IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE.
YOU GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE
LEAGUE UNDERSTAND THAT.
FOR SOME OF YOU YOUNG GUYS, THIS
IS PROBABLY IT FOR YOUR
OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS TRAINING FLUENT AND
PROBABLY IT.
AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE AT
HEARD, BUT THIS IS THE REALITY,
YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE
OPPORTUNITY WHEN THEY COME UP.
THAT IS THE REALITY.
MAN, WE DID SOME REALLY GOOD
THINGS.
BUT IT IS ALWAYS THE LITTLE
THINGS.
SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS CLEAN
UP THE LITTLE SHIT.
WE JUST HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP AND
GET A LITTLE BETTER.
THAT'S IT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO FROM HERE TO
HERE IN A WEEK.
THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
HONESTLY YOU JUST HAVE TO DO
THIS ALL SEASON.
OF THIS LOW TRAJECTORY AND WORK
OUR WAY UP, WE WILL BE JUST
FINE.
BUT MAN, WE HAVE TO START DOING
THE LITTLE BLOUGH FILLING AND
SHIT RIGHT.
WE HAVE TO START TRUSTING OUR
TEAM, AND NOT THE RIGHT TIME,
HIGH PRESSURE, SHIT HAVE BEEN
THE WRONG WAY FOR US.
THAT'S WHAT I LOOK AT.
LISTEN, IT IS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.
WE WILL SEE YOU GUYS IN THE
MORNING.
♪ ♪
>> ONE TIME.
>> YEAH.
♪ ♪
>> I LOVE YOU.
DID THE HARD PART, JUST GOT TO
FINISH IT.
♪ ♪
>> HEY, BALL.
ARE YOU READY TO GET UP FOR
WORK?
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> WHAT DOES HE CALL YOU?
>> PUNK.
>> IT'S PERFECT NAME FOR YOU.
YOU GO FIRST, YOU ALWAYS BEAT
ME.
>> YEAH, BECAUSE YOU ARE SLOW.
AND-YEAR-OLD.
DAD, IF WE WIN THE SUPER BOWL,
CAN I GET A RING?
>> YOU HAVE TO TALK TO COACH
CAMPBELL ABOUT THAT ONE.
>> YOU'RE SLOWING DOWN.
FRANK, WIRES LIKING RIGHT NOW.
>> DUDE, YOUR TRASH TALK SUCKS.
>> DID YOU SEE ME TRY TO --
YOU CANNOT EVEN DO IT.
>> I GOT IT UP, CASEY, ARE YOU
GOING KNOW WHAT THAT, PUNK.
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU RUN IN
PING-PONG.
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU RUN AND
RUN UP THE SCORE.
>> WHO IS YOUR DADDY?
PING-PONG.
>> NOT YOU, NOT YOU.
>> WHAT YOU CALL JAMES BOND
TAKEN A BATH?
BUBBLE OH SEVEN.
♪ ♪