Deuce McAllister

1,000%.

Been going since last Friday.

I'm going through Thursday, and that's it. And I was about to ask you, what is today, actually? It runs together, but it's good, though.

It's good, though.

Well, I mean, one, you still have family. And so my kids, they still have school. So you have all that to deal with. Yes, yes. And so a lot of my buddies that are in town, they're like, you know, hey, let's go hang out, hang out. Hey, look, man, I got carpool in the morning. I got to go grab my kids. And so... You know, it's just like, oh, right, yeah, you stay here. That's exactly right. Yes.

You know, they don't stop it just because, hey, the Super Bowl is here. It's still – I was telling you, I mean, you got carpool. They got activities that they got to get to and from. And, you know, yes, you have other means to be able to do it, but it's just like I can't disappear for a week just because, you know, the Super Bowl is – You got responsibilities, man. Yeah. They like that.

Well, are you coming to my game or are you taking me to practice? Well, I'll be at one of them. I can't maybe do both of them.

No, I'm probably the late person as far as getting to the school.

You have some that are there, and it's like there's no way that you can just sit here 45 minutes before school even gets out just to be first in line. It's like I'd rather go in and check them out early than maybe to go in and sometimes just wait and wait and wait until it gets interesting.

And most parents do, particularly that pick their kids up. It's a social event. Yeah. For some parents. Yes. And so it's like, hey, we got a job to do. It's get in – Get to pick up and move. But, no, that does not happen.

Yeah, no, it doesn't work like that.

Yeah, it's a pretty, pretty unique campaign. And it's really, you know, about the health of not only former players, but, you know, individuals in general. And so a lot of times we get caught up in the hustle and the bustle as far as going. And you kind of forget, hey, you know, my health is important as well. And you hear the phrase health is wealth.

And, you know, I think that's definitely important. And so just for a lot of the former athletes, not being afraid, not being ashamed, even myself living in this great city of New Orleans, I've gotten in trouble of eating too much and, you know, not exercising and, uh,

taking care of yourself but you know just trying to encourage uh not only former players but individuals uh in general that there is an opportunity to be able to go out there and be healthy and uh you know, just make sure that they're taking care of themselves.

And so there's a couple of, obviously you have some different things, programs out there, and, you know, just being able to have that circle of trust, so to speak. And sometimes individuals just to push you a little bit to say, hey, look, man, you know, let's go walking or let's go talk. And so just to have that encouragement.

And so the NFL Alumni Association, you can go to the website and check out some of the things that they have. And it's just really taking care of yourself a little bit better.

It can be.

You did one positive thing there by walking there. Because when you jump in the car... When you jump in the car, it's like, hey, you know, you didn't burn anything off. Right. But at least if you walk it off a little bit, you can kind of, I don't want to call it tricking yourself. Right. But knowing that you're getting some type of exercise in. And you're correct.

We do have a little bit better options. Yeah.

A little bit.

And that's part of the problem. I mean, we can create ways to like, wait, you're cooking at how we can create ways of dishes to be able to make them taste a little bit different. And so that's why I said I get in trouble. I get in trouble. And so it's something that you have to stay up on.

No, you're happy that he's getting to showcase it. Okay. I mean, because you saw it going back.

I mean, just because now on a national level, people kind of see, like, man, this player's pretty good. Yeah. You know, and not to say that that wasn't happening in New York, but, you know, if you don't go to consistent playoffs, people kind of say, ah, you know, he had a good year, but he hadn't done it consistently.

And so for him to be able to put it together and kind of what he went through with New York having to go,

to the Eagles and being in this position and it's it hadn't just been a regular season situation it's been something that he's done in the playoffs as well and so to get to the second and third level and have those explosive plays I think that speaks to the offensive line because that that that that's definitely a part of it but then as well he's got to make people miss he's got to be able to break tackles and he's been able to do it you know so far in this playoff.

Well, in the NFL, it's ebbs and flows as well.

And so a lot of times defenses were taking away, you know, you were seeing eight in the box, but, you know, with the evolution of the passing game and the high numbers as far as passing yards, you know, you see defenses say, hey, look, you're going to have to run the ball and you may not be built to run the football. Right.

and you had a commitment from the offensive coordinator to say, hey, look, we can turn around, we can give it to the backs, and the backs have been able to make it pay off. And so I'm happy for it. And to those guys, you're going to have to do it again because I don't think that one year proves that having an elite run game for those OCs to say, hey, look, we need to invest back in it.

I still think this is a passing league, and you have to have a quarterback to be able to win in this league. But to be able to see some of the success that the backs this year have had has been impressive.

It hadn't been too bad. It's always good to see former players that you played with and even some of the current guys just to encourage them and tell them to keep pushing on. But for us, just encouraging guys, particularly our athletes that have retired that

from a health standpoint to make sure that you're taking care of yourself because health is wealth and without that body it's hard to be able to do some of the things that you like to do and you take the hits but at the same time if you're not healthy enough to be able to play with your kids and when they have stuff going on that's kind of what it's about and so you know just making sure that we know that message and we can kind of lean on that message.

You felt like you got out at the right time body wise physically you feel good? Oh, I mean, yeah. No, I'm fine. I know there are a lot of guys that either played with me or before me that may not be in that same position. And so, you know, from – I was probably – me and a lot of guys, hey, if I could have got in this new CBA, it would be a lot different.

I mean, two-a-days are – they don't have them anymore. Right. I mean, you look at the padded practice, it's all monitored.

And that – kind of hurts the game as well. Because from a fundamental standpoint, you don't get to do some of that stuff. And so it's all regulated by the new CBA.

Mentally, he can still do it. Yeah. It's physically. Physically, yes.

Thank you, guys.