11-11-08 Rosevelt Colvin, Former Patriots LB

You've heard the news about a -- Thomas from the broken arm and a what will reportedly be surgery tomorrow will which would likely end his season and got all of us thank him. The Patriots had need for an outside linebacker. Could they pick up the phone and called Roosevelt Colvin that's what we do when we want to talk football hey Rosie I don't want.

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Doing great so what you're coming back to New England.

Man I was just there it was still. Tentative for most ceremony different in my Ty Warren and I left and put two have have a player right now been backed up that away flies there. If they're pro.

Yeah he calls tops the top. You don't even Tony would produce you don't do that the acting thing very well like final I hadn't heard what happened. In what he's talking about it somebody hurt let me ask you is really are you are you capable playing football and are you healthy enough to play.

Oh yeah out capable LT. In. -- people always now the last two or three months. -- content. And why and what I've been able to accomplish in the NFL and I'm not a pick on blessed to not be. You know yearning for China's took the fight to get back in. And if I always sit there the possibility your opportunity at that we think about it but it and and that way pops physical mayor put. In -- out take stupid during his stay out. Home avenue -- say if there's one team that in would enjoy and love to play for -- would be and prejudice because of but in -- recent history obviously -- You know. Being able to experience another organization in the coming back here to Houston. They would appreciate everything that I have been through that years in the -- and it and you know there's a purpose out there. And is that the purpose is when the temperatures and I competed at the data bases so. You know adopted a bit so we definitely think about it more I think of -- put. I'm not that I'm up all of the team. You know -- be -- throw the and so I have to be presented with the offer.

You're not the owner of the team yet. You're working towards that aren't yet.

Ability UPS -- team in. Our ability enough -- could -- up all the matches.

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Command that we. We've we've we've we've turned this recycling paying in this. We're using paper plates and it's putting bad is happening upside. With my -- My recent decline in salary. You know when -- My wife has been instructed to begin looking for work. He's been reported to be you know at home the last three years now see it is. And I am I'm unemployed on the emotional well.

Well let's talk about that unemployment -- I'm surprised I was very surprised. With the Houston Texans did not break camp with Rosevelt Colvin what happened there and you're in your opinion.

You don't lose a game and one what don't want them it was for a unique situation. Obviously minuses Rick Smith in the Connecticut Wisconsin Purdue. He's so confident in my ability and a compromise well mine are role. So to speak was to be a third down the pass was kind of went about. Of the unique talent they have Mario Williams and as. And I got there and I got incorporated in the way they do things and -- got incorporated in the data they training camp and practices. The way that situation had been mapped out and spoken about the prior to the sort of concentrations so. In the way -- was being used as a bit different. On top of that it'll be a little rusty not being on the field for the last couple months of the season and that -- the first of the impact. Al and had been to a certain things. It's different the way they approach the game is definitely different the opportunity to have ticket to so prepared is different and so. I don't know which show what they were sort of looking for in in the in. Opt -- the same way what I was looking for but what I what I expected wasn't there and so on. It was an assembly mutual what about the stupid players it's great group of guys -- locker room. But they decide to go on a different direction and I am now. Fitting in with the outcome of one those 75 degree weather here in -- take.

So one of surprises you stayed there and in Texas in two hobbies and your Sunday afternoons now do you watch. You watching. You got the package -- you're looking guys they detonated. Are better Muhammad and yeah it is. How are your Sundays that.

You know. I have a lot of things on my plate with. I was too -- as it is in in last year's. Four children of north. And this man is -- such a breath of fresh air to be able to have kept up on life. You know as you know everybody else sees it on a daily basis and so. Being able to wake up in the morning interest spot he would. -- to a -- after the -- there are to be upset about the way it looks. Bad as the ball was every father gives you -- go it alone. Doing that every day resting and just. In opening the -- you aren't able to do as a professional athlete on a daily basis you be amazed at summit they accuse you -- and so. I'm having a good time being a fan of the game that if we won that one thing about been doing. Every Sunday I look forward to a those commercials that David Monday yet. Well now I look forward to week is this because I did to partake in an atmosphere that I used to be in every single day and if I keep the adrenaline rush like I used to and I just don't have the same field you know after the game -- would because. -- fighting group that you know -- situation.

You know when when the Patriots came back from the bye week. And Ty Warren dropped on us how he makes all of us other husbands on the planet look bad and it was what he put together. That we didn't know that you were part of the group that gathered his backyard under that big -- Stanton and watched him renew his -- with his wife. He keep in touch with these guys other than your your road trip back here -- do you talk to the guys on the team.

Man every. Every probably I'll probably talk to somebody every other day. And not just from the pages in the other gathered around the league that talked with. But -- cut out there it would definitely hold a special place in my heart because of the things that we were able to experience together. The championships. And uncles. It was it was a that I would not just the players that. It's only people in the organization that I have a great relationship with and it's is great tickets even continue the success even though you're not a part of it. You'd you'd feel good about it because if it means everything that you deep -- they were doing was the right and he spoke. Pop up along with not talked to him yesterday I talked home the day before that a popular right after the game actually. Spoke with what about a hotel. I was in town that the weekend before the played the Colts in Indianapolis. To do function in Lafayette Purdue. And I didn't leave until Sunday morning it's not stopped by the table filled with problems because now the first time I've seen. You know someone sent you gotta get released or -- ties Witten ceremonies so. Forever will be friends of mine and associates and so long is not a -- from a lot and I was aware of the situation. And you know reports -- those those things -- happen I was. Almost a year go to it'll probably a couple weeks that you're -- a -- when. You know I went down broke off with and so I feel for they listeners in the they've -- he's going to -- in his and so. Strong guy mentally and physically it's going to definitely be back in. If -- not to that is the recipes and hope that if he's back up the next.

He'll definitely be back and so you c'mon this is okay. And it's not among America why.

You know I've had this discussion because -- build up to. Two with the Cleveland I would down there -- with -- it didn't. There wasn't I wasn't what they were looking accordions so. You sit there you're on net that that emotional wave of Mahan is that this is the opportunity I'm excited about it and it doesn't come through was so. You know -- I have to be Barack Obama ask you know I gotta be even keel the can't be too I can't be too low. And you know such -- don't take it you know at day at a time in my life went down -- downtown Houston they have breakfast that a great but who are cafe. Came back started doing the paperwork and you know absolutely -- from. From the from the station in what well out here I am lap on air with two of the greatest greatest.

Personality in. The Greater Boston there are -- going to clip. -- unloaded a great great great secret it checked. It's -- I'll Tom downtown area.

Does this come down I slid all the time obscene amounts come down. -- all joking aside 'cause we sometimes that a -- to each other go back and forth. I I have always felt and I said to steal one point that whenever you're playing days were over. You're unnatural to jump into the broadcast the NFL network ESPN one of those that you at least thought about that part of it.

I definitely would have with -- sort of -- statistically too because. One nobody but I don't feel like you know bat in black in my Tom Brady that they could top it off from. Retiring and I want to be in about that analysts. They yet people knocking his door trying to get -- on. To be a part of -- network team well. Although I feel like you know I could've played quarterback for the team -- is that the top. You know I don't demand as a big of a -- audiences he doesn't so it's something that it take -- of the two. Work to get done to get a foot in the door and so. I would love the opportunity but at the St. I have to make sure that. Football is not going to be an option for me because I'd like to commit to be involved in do you know what they'll want to do with so about going to play off the team that. -- And I think yeah I'll be going to play for you cannot going to be there on you know if I'd say to a network or to a radio station on to never. I would like to be a party organization you know let's work out a deal and and figure out you know what the terms are. But I want to do that and so on adopted present itself but you've got David Barry we look at who pushed the buttons. The guys who have you know mutual microphone when you have to cough. Up available. That.

So worried about it and I I know you're not as far as broadcasting those short Tom Brady Q walked into ESP and -- I'm Tom Brady and they give -- But don't say it's -- short -- who the hell is Marcellus Wiley.

I mean it. Do I mean who knows quandary is Naomi Klein everyday guys what they want.

I am in the -- and -- depth in the process that the producers and the palace expect that yes he is indeed the ABC. But the resistance that and that's always it's not in those bases -- it definitely neck and neck in in all of this talk like fifty different. Keep it but it looked face is that. You know would vote to have media upon there team I am definitely opened up to -- going to -- it has been. Meant to miss out. And that was not developed one of the reasons why. I wanted to sort acute back home to Indianapolis and in the area because. When you are that we have an opportunity to get to your home area where you going to be once you finish your playing days. You have those outlets and those opportunities get in the door in the BP and so about walked me up today. And with two Great Britain or does keep it in the several local with. The Mickelson -- the news. That you could put the pages yet they would kick the other.

I don't -- yeah. As compared to do it if somebody would have played -- the -- you know did a lot of things in the communities so.

David Roosevelt you don't have to go home but you can't -- year.

Exactly and they'll end -- I am. Again I'm enjoying my time. Right now that it's been my family there aren't like that a lot of things that are on my plate. And trying to. Dissect polls and eat the ones that I can't eat in the one that a kid who who can government trash and indeed people -- going to be.

You know you mentioned earlier you mentioned value trying to be like Barack Obama. I'm thinking it would have been pretty interesting to have you here. During the campaign because I'm sure. You had an interesting take on on this historic election what did you think of.

Fielder. If I think about everybody's. In shock or system made that we -- at this situation at this point in American history. Because there is an African American man it has been evicted. Be president of the United States -- so. Not think it's more of a situation or or a big deal to be generation older than the I would say pop and it's that are in the sixties. Others individuals. Well men or women that are in the seventies. I think more so because they've lived and Eric. Where. You know there was segregation -- took their -- there was you know derogatory remarks fit you. When you walked down the street you got all the -- you have to eat in the third quarter struck -- Or performed in in you sort of felt like fueled and beat someone and so I think F society continues to develop -- society continues to evolve. It was -- degeneration of my children over the generations. Maybe people in fifteen years younger than me at 815 now. You know to bill and this is not anything new because you know a black man and a white man or black person and a white person or. A Hispanic person or Asian person to see them walking together talk together eating together is not anything. Out of the norm and so. I think ever African American male at after the America's it's important to acknowledge history because you don't adoptees that you want you're never remembered and so. To that extent that they do it is very huge is there would be in -- wall market up. At 10 o'clock eastern to -- to a baseball and had a opportunity to see because I think back to the -- the doctor Barton became spoke. And had -- I have a dream speech and I want to what market would do because government of the time honorable exactly what I was going. 1911 occurred out all of walking in the facility in Chicago and I watched on TV like it was a movie and so. You know those moments in history but things they keep you two holes in so -- it it's it's a great opportunity and for our country to try to turn. And do things differently than they have in the last eight years.

And yet. I know you well enough to know that you would be what I would call fiscally conservative.

I I am definitely I'm definitely a physical person. -- deeply conservative. Of I -- he's -- vocal were together. But yes I agree it.

So so in that regard UN and our president elect don't necessarily see I'd -- that.

What they can there wouldn't I don't I don't know really can't say never because we never thought that will be like elected president I think. It would be very difficult for someone to be. He elected president or even any elective office. To be exactly what everyone wants them to beat because everyone is going to be different and so. There's always going to be an issue here or issues there I think what most people have to understand is. The ultimate goal is for the betterment of society and about. A big you know believe very christianity in -- off bases is huge in power run my everyday life. You can't federal. At this point. You know if there was all Christian you know our options they're not that they would vote for that person. I think brought Obama represents a lot of things that do sort of believe is do believe that he may be able to help contain. And at the same time there are other people that had opportunities to run the Tuesday well I agree with that too and that that's part of politics. But you know in the in you have to make a decision or you don't have. Physically I felt like. I told to participate and hope everybody had to participate and that's not just because. The manager of African American but just because our country right now that if they did it really needs some some direction.

I tell you why he -- your guy -- He said he's going to tax break to people making less than 250000. Dollars that there.

you don't. You tell me -- right now I have been -- yeah. Barack Obama now you know Tom Brady. You know -- but got like yourself and only about a 100000. And you go to the point 5% tax bracket in those are. --

I heard that little sound in the background that could be Scott pioli there they don't.

That that would actually eighty. You know from some guy that is except in -- on mine late in. And network.

Obviously you're watching me -- fantasy football you watching football you watch in basketball it's have a great time right.

I -- I'm not doing affected area -- who spent the thing that told everybody to pick up pick pick up. Chris Slaton they don't -- it back together and use these huge -- talent but I'm not doing that right now at this. If they have them have a a good time just. Being a fan of the game are looking at it from the outside in. And then at the same time being it was 2 o'clock -- because. -- not have probably fifty relative within -- amount of you know Reliant Stadium. And then outside of the stadium and I got another hundred relatives in my pop up -- it is so. Held up big reason for being excited about commonly used in buying a home here and if it was the opportunity to spend time with people. But I hadn't seen in 1015 years but as an adult because as your teenagers -- different you know you beat people differently you talked wonderfully in now has. As a thirty year old man. You know now we can sit down really talk about the lights -- and so. I'm like man it's has been unreal the last fifty years and so. They continue to be that I think the lore continue to do so mis hit I'm not in control and to sit back. And China and doing era.

We will be back in touch soon and talk some wisdom with.

Man I've here for wisdom and I don't know how often that's going to be that and that --

I'd I'd Rose fired up and say that it former Patriots linebacker Rosevelt Colvin.