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Time of India
6 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
'The indoor was not even 100 yards': Golden Tate shares secrets about Philadelphia Eagles' locker room
(Image via Getty: Golden Tate) Dysfunctional is such a heavy word. And to use it for the Super Bowl LIX winners' locker room? That makes it all the more massive! Well, that's what former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Golden Tate said. Having spent just eight seasons with them, Tate called the Eagles the most dysfunctional locker room. His reasons? 'The indoor was not like even 100 yards. It was like 60 or 70 yards in a bubble.' Well, that's not all. There's more to his secret sharing! Read on. Super Bowl XLVII Champion Golden Tate found the Philadelphia Eagles locker room's food great but indoors crowded (Image via Getty: Golden Tate) Will Compton, former linebacker for the Las Vegas Raiders, and Taylor Lewan, former offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans, run a podcast show called Bussin' With The Boys. The show has over 622K subscribers on YouTube and 567K followers on Instagram. On June 3, the podcast runners welcomed current Detroit Lions Preseason TV Broadcast Analyst Golden Tate. Tate praised Eagles fans before spilling the beans about their locker room! The former WR for the Eagles shared, 'The most dysfunctional locker room for me was the Philadelphia Eagles, the most dysfunctional place. Now, the fanbase, you want to be on their side - we all know that. They are very passionate. Their fans know their sports.' But inside that locker room? First of all, inside that locker room. The propice locker room was underwhelming. I was like - This is what we got here! The food was great. (Image via Getty) But the indoor? Was not even 100 yards. It was like 60 or 70 yards in a bubble, and we were having to practice with people from Novacare who were actually rehabbing and who were unaffiliated with the organization. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Dermatologista recomenda: simples truque elimina o fungo facilmente Acabe com o Fungo Undo They're just people who're just getting rehabbed. It was like weird to me.' 1-time Pro Bowler Golden Tate witnessed a fight between a coach and a player inside the Philadelphia Eagles locker room 36-year-old Golden Tate shared in the podcast show, 'We(Philadelphia Eagles) had a few incidents. We're making a playoff push, and an offensive lineman and one of the coaches got into it about the game before. The offensive line was like - You see, this is how it is supposed to be. Then the coach is like - No m****rf****r, this is how it's supposed to be, I was right last week. They were just going back and forth, and I'm on a line of scrimmage in a walk-through like - What is going on? And Doug (Pederson) is just holding his little postcard with his notes with his little visor on and, just like - Hey guys, stop it. Just calm down. These guys keep going at it, and eventually, one guy throws a ball at the other guy, and they just run at each other and start fighting. I am just sitting on the line of scrimmage like - Is this really happening? We're trying to get to the playoffs right now. 'This is a coach and a player?' curious Taylor Lewan asked. 'This is a coach and a player, bro,' said Tate. (Image via Getty) The Analyst for the Detroit Lions Preseason TV Broadcast Golden Tate shared that Philadelphia Eagles' doctors mishandled many injuries Tate shared, 'Carson(Wentz) had a back injury at some point, right around when I got there, but they didn't know. By the way, their doctors mishandled so many injuries. Like so many! I'm talking about my guy. They had to go to court for it.' 'Talk about malpractice?' curious Taylor Lewan asked again. The former wide receiver for the Detroit Lions replied, 'Yes, yes. It's noted. I mean, Chris Maragos, they mishandled him, and he just settled with them for like bajillion dollars.' Also Read: 'Young and dumb': Jason Whitlock calls Stefon Diggs & Cardi B a ghetto version of Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce | NFL News - Times of India
Forbes
6 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Super Bowl LIX Generated $1.25 Billion For Louisiana
The third time in a row might not have been a charm for the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, but the 11th time provided a financial windfall for New Orleans. Super Bowl LIX — the 11th Super Bowl hosted in the Big Easy — brought in $1.25 billion to Louisiana's economy. 'It was an incredible impact,' Jay Cicero, the president/CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee, exclusively shared. That economic impact was greater than the Super Bowl LVIII, the Super Bowl played the year before. And it was more than double the previous Super Bowl in New Orleans. That Super Bowl XLVII week, leading up to and including the game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 3, 2013, created an economic impact of $480 million. Though slightly less than the $1.3 billion economic activity generated from Super Bowl LVII in Arizona — which also featured the same Philadelphia Eagles-Chiefs matchup — Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans impressively outpaced the $1 billion worth of spending in Las Vegas from Super Bowl LVIII. Although last year's game represented the first Super Bowl for Las Vegas, Super Bowl LIX enabled New Orleans to tie Miami as the city that has held the big game the most times. More than the increase in foot traffic, Kennedy Smith, vice president of marketing for Caesars New Orleans Hotel and Casino, noticed the uptick in spending. The people, who travel in for a Super Bowl, are typically high-rollers, and those in the casino spent 90% of their time at table games rather than cheaper slot machines. 'This was a lot more quality over quantity,' Smith said. 'The average play per customer — that's where we saw the huge spike.' Smith's observations follow the data collected from the LSU Center for Economics, Business and Policy Research; New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee; NFL and sponsors. Las Vegas had more visitors last year. (More than 260,000 visitors descended on the Nevada city just for the week's experience and did not even go to the game.) But the New Orleans visitors spent more per capita. Gross visitor spending in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII surpassed $877 million, and visitors in town for the Super Bowl spent an average of $2,660. New Orleans welcomed approximately 100,000 visitors, and their average duration of stay was 3.5 nights. The visitors, who attended Super Bowl LIX, spent an average of $5,553, generating a total of $351.6 million, and those, who came to Louisiana for the Super Bowl but did not attend the game, spent an average of $4,246, resulting in $148.6 million. To accommodate that influx of business, Caesars New Orleans added hundreds of temporary staff, housing them in Biloxi, Miss. and bussing them in each day. That's just one example of the 9,787 jobs created by Super Bowl LIX. Including the Caesars New Orleans, the Crescent City has 26,000 downtown hotel rooms in a two-mile triangle between the sports district (anchored by the Caesars Superdome), the business district (America's sixth largest convention center) and leisure district (the French Quarter). Unlike sprawling locations of many of the previous Super Bowls in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Miami and next year's game in the Bay Area, New Orleans had the advantage of being more centralized. 'We're a very compact city,' said Walt Leger, president and CEO of New Orleans & Company (formerly known as the New Orleans Convention and Visitor's Bureau.) Having adopted the 'Built to Host' mantra, New Orleans has been the home for Final Fours, college football national championships, NBA All-Star Games and, of course, Mardi Gras, an annual, two-week celebration. 'We're used to these big events,' Cicero said. Cicero said the main difference he noticed between Super Bowl LIX and New Orleans' previous Super Bowl was the number of special and corporate events, including Super Bowl LIX Opening Night at Caesars Superdome, the interactive Super Bowl Experience at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the Taste of the NFL at The National WWII Museum and the Mardi Gras-like Super Bowl Parade from the Esplanade Avenue and Decatur Street to St. Charles Avenue in the Warehouse District. That kind of vendor spending from the host committee, media and sponsors of Super Bowl LIX resulted in an additional $180.3 million. Super Bowl LIX also generated $82.7 million in taxes. That economic boon is why New Orleans welcomes the opportunity to host Super Bowls. And for the NFL, New Orleans is also an obvious setting for several reasons. In addition to having a continuous NFL team (unlike Los Angeles or Phoenix) in the city since 1967, it has tourist attractions, warm weather and a dome. But any indication of a 12th Super Bowl being played in New Orleans is very preliminary at this point. Cicero and his sports foundation, though, are encouraged. 'The response from the NFL was very positive,' Cicero said. 'Whenever you successfully host, it gives you confidence that you'll get it back sooner rather than later.'
NBC Sports
29-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Jerry Jeudy on Browns QB competition: I like it because it's making them better
While the Browns did not have much team success in 2024, receiver Jerry Jeudy had his best season as a pro, catching 90 passes for 1,229 yards with four touchdowns. He'd like to build on that in 2025, but first, Cleveland has to get its quarterback position settled. As the club's lead receiver, Jeudy said he doesn't mind the four-way battle between Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel, and Shedeur Sanders. 'I like it because that's just making each quarterback get better, competing against each other, really drive them to be the best version of themselves,' Jeudy said in his Wednesday press conference. 'So, you always want that as a quarterback — or four quarterbacks.' Since entering the league as the No. 15 overall pick in 2020, Jeudy has not had much consistency at QB. While he did have Russell Wilson as a starter from 2022-2023, the rest of his time as a pro has been marked by plenty of shifts at signal-caller. In an ideal world, that would change for Jeudy going forward. 'It's pretty difficult because you want to always build that relationship with a quarterback and have that consistency throughout the years,' Jeudy said. 'But as a receiver going through that, you've just got to keep working and learn how to adjust no matter what. Some situations aren't going to go as planned, so you've just got to figure out how to just keep going and stay on the right path.' For Jeudy, that just means being a friendly target to each of Cleveland's four QBs by getting open. He said it's been 'amazing' to work with Flacco so far, noting that he can see why Amari Cooper called it 'poetry in motion' when the Super Bowl XLVII MVP throws the ball. Jeudy also has established a rapport with Pickett, having worked out with him during the offseason. And as for the rookie QBs, Jeudy has been impressed so far. 'They're working hard,' Jeudy said. 'They're competing very well — very smart, athletic quarterbacks that know the game of football, know how to play the position real well. Very smart. I'm excited. They've got a bright future ahead of them.'
Epoch Times
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Epoch Times
Tyrod Taylor Throws Support Behind Justin Fields as Jets Starter
Veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor threw his support behind Justin Fields as starter for the New York Jets. Taylor spent last year in New York as the backup to Aaron Rodgers. When the Jets cut Rodgers early in the offseason, Taylor was the next man up. But New York has signed Justin Fields in free agency and 'We've been good friends throughout his time in the league as well,' Taylor said of Fields. 'So I'm here to support and help the team win in any form or fashion, whether it's me on the field or whether it's me being able to shed some light and experience and coach guys through, whether it's in the quarterback room or any other position. Any knowledge or experience that I could offer to the younger guys that helps the team win, at the end of the day, is what I'm here to do. I'm looking forward to doing that.' The Jets signed Fields to a two-year, $40 million contract in March. A former first-round pick of the Chicago Bears, Fields showed promise as a dual-threat quarterback but struggled to find success behind poor offensive line play. Fields was eventually replaced in the 2024 Draft by first overall pick Caleb Williams; he was subsequently traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he competed with Russell Wilson for the starting job. Wilson spent the first six weeks of the season on the injury list, so Fields started in his place. He did not have outstanding stats, throwing for just 1,106 yards and five touchdowns with one interception, and adding 289 rushing yards and five TDs. However, he had a career high in completion percentage (65.8) and passer rating (93.3), was sacked only 16 times, and posted a 4-2 record, including three straight wins. Jets general manager Darren Mougey declared Fields the starter in April. 'We believe in Justin, we believe we can win with Justin, so we're excited about Justin's potential,' Mougey said. Related Stories 4/1/2025 5/1/2025 Taylor had a quiet season in 2024. He appeared in just two games with no starts; he completed 17 of 22 passes for 119 yards and 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. He rushed three times for 13 yards. Taylor was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He spent the first four seasons of his career as a backup to Joe Flacco, appearing in 14 games. He won Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens in 2012. He signed with the Buffalo Bills in 2015 and was their starting quarterback for three seasons. He has since bounced around the league, spending time with the Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans, and New York Giants. Taylor has also been something of a good luck charm to teams in need of a franchise quarterback, at least coincidentally. In four of his last five stops, Taylor has been replaced in-season or shortly after his departure by a young quarterback who found success quickly. The Bills traded Taylor to the Browns at the start of the 2018 season; Buffalo then drafted Josh Allen with the seventh overall pick in that year's draft. Allen has gone on to win 2 All-Pro selections, 3 Pro Bowls, and the 2024 NFL MVP. Cleveland drafted Baker Mayfield with the first overall pick. Taylor was named the season starter, but went down with injury and was replaced by Mayfield, who led the Browns to the playoffs in 2020—the first time since 2002. Taylor signed with the Chargers in 2019. When Philip Rivers retired in 2020, Taylor won the starting job over first-round draftee Justin Herbert. But Taylor was hospitalized two weeks into the season after a freak accident caused a punctured lung; Herbert started the rest of the season and won Offensive Rookie of the Year. He signed with the Buffalo Bills in 2021 and started 6 games before again going down to injury. He was replaced by rookie Davis Mills. Two years later, in 2023, the Texans drafted C.J. Stroud, who won a Pro Bowl nod and Offensive Rookie of the Year. Despite being the backup, Taylor said he is determined to prepare like the starter. 'Whether I did or whether I didn't [get the opportunity to start], my mindset and the way I condition myself to get ready for a season since my rookie year has been [to] approach each and every day as if you're the starter,' he told ESPN. 'As a quarterback, you're an opportunity away, so you want to be well prepared for that opportunity.'
USA Today
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Jets QB Tyrod Taylor on his foundation, role alongside new teammate Justin Fields
Jets QB Tyrod Taylor on his foundation, role alongside new teammate Justin Fields This Week, United Way of New York City (UWNYC), the New York Giants, and the New York Jets celebrated 32 years of partnership at the annual Gridiron Gala. Touchdown Wire's Ed Easton Jr. was on hand as players and honorees walked the red carpet. Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor is one of this year's 'Hometown Heroes' honorees. He spoke about his dedication to giving back through the Tyrod Taylor Foundation, which aims to support positive advancements in the lives of youth in underserved communities through charitable giving and education. "Awesome to be honest, whether this was year one or year 15, as it is now, this speaks more to just a community that's born into me because I'm really just paying it forward," said Taylor, "I'm truly honored to be here such a great crowd and so many great leaders in this room, not only my own community, but here as well too." Taylor, who signed with the Jets in 2024, was awarded the Kyle Clifton Good Guy award last season, as voted on by the team. He has played with six other teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans, and the New York Giants. He won Super Bowl XLVII with Baltimore and earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2015, and hopes to continue to share his experiences in the quarterback room. "I know Justin very well, (we) trained together in the off-season down in Atlanta. We've been good friends throughout this time," said Taylor, "So I'm here to support and help the team win in any form or fashion, whether it's me on the field or whether it's me being able to share some vital experience to coach guys through, whether it's in the quarterback room or any other position, any knowledge or experience that I could offer to the younger guys that helps the team win at the end of the day, is what I'm here to do."
