Rodney Harrison, NBC Sports

Or broadcasting live from the hall at patriot place. Down here just outside Gillette Stadium and joining us on the line right now is say yeah a former patriots Monday regular bars. -- went big time now working for NBC sports is part of their Sunday night telecast in crew Rodney Harrison is on the line have -- I don't.

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It would leave well these is back thank goodness not like you got a call them. You know what I'm really -- the bottom of the -- oh. Yeah. It's fair dark architect. About this after that gave him in trouble.

Don't let nobody we -- about a earlier you know it probably would've been a funny line if he gets -- in 2007. And or maybe 2008 but. 2009 minutes is that it was fallen flat don't you think.

Itty you know leave the clown that you all about -- show and -- All about that. You best believe he'll have stopped rate and it -- and read very well be. And his element of doubt grow old problem excited about the battle --

Some guys never learn Rodney.

No let me just just forgotten it. You know 00. Miserable it like he's just so that we just want the so much attention and I don't know open up and have been long long. Your goal before we've been -- yielded just made them like this some music such amount of talent but his -- act -- just take away. You know a year the year. You know believe this story that we should we talk about it Plavix in the ability of big plays and if it's all the same career.

In -- rod you've really got to be more expressive. You what are yards. You that we don't have a problem state your opinion -- the day -- earlier with Rodney. You can tell us. Your your analysis of -- ousted. I'll bet you they don't have the talent. About being passionate and putting his opinions out there the town of anything they're probably you know make sure with the camera to in the red lights on and keep your opinions that you know 5020 seconds what are some of the things that you learned in your in your new TV like that you can think of before.

World -- the number one thing you can't use that. Its debts are killers you know you can -- in fact I like ilk.

Birds that -- that. And you know just relax and have our pre paid passage brought. We'll all it does all all of you know we're we're trying to focus on -- why oh why it happened that would be. You know just Serbia show packed their lap -- it advocates are more break it down an audience we want to know why. But looked out to be a lot -- the patriots destroyed buffalo or story like that shall wives. And explain in and that's what we're about right now.

Tell me why the patriots trader Richard Seymour before the season started doesn't make sense to me you tell me what what did happen.

When you look at look at Richard. One let's hear this contract and you know basically from what I hear here patriots are possibly switch from reports -- or three obviously like from the on Gaza they have there like they're not going to be Richard. You know ten million plus next year. So in the you can get a get rid of the guy a year earlier it will get it out in a you know raiders can be bad enough where -- opt in -- look at Bill Belichick. And historically he hasn't been afraid to pull the trigger wit. To let -- Mike Vrabel. Which is -- more -- Lloyd outlaw. Oh he's not afraid or the trigger. And you know a few -- see yourself. From a football perspective of a opt in a say well you know we're back and keep the guy. Picture anyways so why not you. You know of course -- but apple board are still bad for him because he -- give her repeated at. You know but that clock rule and and -- that scene yet a lot of that's there but on our businesses with dirty business. Yet wonderful career there -- you know do -- field that's for in this assembly to continue his career or not.

I read a quote from you I assume that was quoted correctly that said the only way if you were in that situation you'd report to Oakland. Is that if they guaranteed not to franchise deal. I kind of figure that's the way Richard was looking at it as well. And I seen other media reports saying he's trying to negotiate a long term deal out there that doesn't make any sense to me at all.

Well on the money -- sometimes could be you know could be the key to two while lot of guys. You know they go to a lesser slave. I don't know what Richards -- Really alternately what you -- do but if someone offers you 405060. Million dollars. You know -- may not be such Bentley at least it's -- out there.

Repetitive but you goes very or million dollars that I mean at the at bat if -- that are repaired or you -- So ultimately you know I just want whatever whatever Richard want -- I want to support him in its decision. I know he -- plea. Play football or use his rear and hope we don't want it maybe it's all very.

Not I understand two standard when it comes to Bill Belichick not being afraid to pull the trigger. We see in him anytime that you just enumerated but the one thing that we'll never know dale and I won't know. Is what the reaction. Is in the locker room you were there when they did it with lawyer Malloy a five -- for the start of the season what do you think the reaction is of those guys knowing that. They had a good player taken away and there's no help coming in terms that trade. Until 2000.

Well me using it coats and a lot of decisions that -- is not going to be popular. -- you know with the media with the players also believe he got that job or read and that's because you're the best qualified I want championships. So he doesn't look at they've just been you know. Out came out in front of -- two year probably look a long term. And ultimately. Every move they make you always felt it's gonna be in the that's in that it may not be the best in the C. Immediately but you look at the long term. It may help the had a lot that's what our question. But as far spectacle mark. Old guy but then it is the -- and it you don't understand -- the business you know now each and every year he got it. Cut it who is treated. And at all part of national football we know everything this -- but what part of because you make a lot of money you're better player obviously you're gonna get -- And eagle whacked me. You know about a bunch of good player you -- that -- before our lack of those calls are the real.

I guess -- guys say if the business what they really should say is. It's a coal business it's it's that cold hearted citizens I think everybody understand the business but -- where a lot of guys --

I don't understand it might -- yeah it took you could say at the coal business but guess what and you get people out here working. You know. Stuck in traffic for two hours. Com all of topic its copy on the topic the cube of the 6:7 o'clock A here. It has been our would be it's -- it was back up a lot more to think it's 8840 its -- year okay. So we talk about. Professional -- you talk about eight million the millions of dollars they can just guarantees. There their financial security but rest so why would that matter -- what I've seen in years I mean -- How bad do we actually have OK it's bad that we have are that we and yes that the -- but guess what we're gonna be able to eat you gotta be able to pay your mortgage. Mean it's it's somethin' you know more -- it's recession so. Immediate -- a lot of other people that have a lot worse you know open myself and other got that betrayed or at least.

Great point. Great point -- give -- that Rodney you know Tom Brady and you know what it's like to come back from a debilitating injury given those two basis of knowledge what do you expect from Brady this year.

I think the best thing that could have happened -- on the it's actually in the did not now in the -- You know basically beat up a little bit of pre opt out about the best thing that happened. And not Wii injury is neat because what it doesn't. If it gives -- confidence. Each and every week that he goals now it comes right back up this you know what it is strong I believe it's stronger every single is that he had. He gets back up this you know what it's all groups offered it to be added to use the to work out he's gonna gain even more competent as the games or. I came back that first. -- I was still release. Great coop here yet in training camp your protected. You don't have really bought out all right he's not -- let them. I mean it's a different story -- out here because you don't ever want -- that age -- experience -- urgently. And now that they com. -- bills foment so after the fourth of it week after a couple receiver came and cut blocking act act of god. I started build an act opposite the you know what. Not America but here in the doctors and -- all -- he you know you reaffirmed that to be. And after that -- we believe the net and you know even took off now labeled with the you know a pretty good football player at that. It operated at act that year I think as we go on and -- in the rules. And you know -- albeit possibly be used -- this year he'll in the Philip Rivers.

there remember you tell us a while ago. When you hear that James Sanders had some leadership ability is he's a good player but he was -- it was a great listener and very curious mind through. You think he's ready to step up and be one of the leaders on this team especially since. So many veterans have departed.

Yeah Beijing that we are bad day at we have very quiet personality. I think -- and it got picked -- AP compete in the short. You know in this off there and he served as well Obama's about the work hard -- work extremely hard on apple but -- change. That we could be that clue that they are not as most -- a lot of war and louder by. It all of them not outlawed. But at this very obvious great leadership qualities very and -- work hard. Don't got -- leading Nazis and a big you know along with -- they -- or optical player. How war and they have. It's not up of them leadership role and pull together because they have bought it they. --

you think you were talking about I don't see that at all and an obituary daughter got as you think you were talkative battles the united auto that you were talking and got. -- in any year now. I'm I mean think about this Rodney Harrison. Tedy Bruschi Mike Vrabel Richard Seymour Junior -- out. Those guys have all departed from that defensive meeting room how do you make up for all that at one time.

I guess we use speech. Well you did you look at it and -- got. The mentality of -- Back when outplayed and even now. You know you realize. -- injured and when it got retired or active in here that mentality is the -- have come and really you know. You know to do -- stop and that's what of the buyout. Anybody can -- any given date it don't say it but you haven't. Although although -- but the spirit of the deftly -- accurate but it may. Go on. -- here now out there and bring an -- at the late. Armed because I got inserted gave gave -- and other -- had had an opportunity. Oh they'll be spot on the at the other day it will all those coaches to a great got peppered. Oh and the -- all that great not appear prepared -- And now you know big that -- and understand that there have been leaders and all the local.

I'm skeptical. Of this -- sounds like you're not who do you have coming out of the AFC Rodney -- the -- in his.

I think the best. I've outdated that these are of the the patriots and the book expert Stiller I -- the agent about gnome they're -- They have a lot of pride. Eight -- operate. Like Pittsburgh because that the parents improper burden not a lot of over. As -- their personnel. In just a great coach I'm Mike how are like -- bubbles come you know commodity if the.

You enjoy in this TV thing so far.

Yeah it's it's it's different it's different you know it and I'm gonna try it in the it worked out. That's fine if it doesn't work out in you know out of the bills but right now I'll have a good time in BC they're they're treat me great. You know a good relationship with its own Vietnam upstart it's still very -- with airmen and you know it but it's like. As rookies the more reps you get the work we com. You know. You know just the better you become so much as I'm just trying to get our reps just aren't -- and be quiet. When it's time to all of you know expressed -- and and and believe but I say it.

Now that you're a member of the media do you have more respect for the media or less.

We know work. It's it's it's it's some job that she got. -- scenario but watching that it's bad they don't want. -- or some such hard jobs -- I would have -- have more respect you know what ought to. People it just sit on it but you have my paycheck in you know look it's.

Or against what you're lot of us now this is -- Rodney it's always fun to talk with -- good luck idea bucaram I don't know this we haven't gained weight yep -- that you wrote. We don't don't come back you're like Sherman clump them like we report -- the all around. The take care Rodney. Take care that is former patriots safety. Rodney Harrison now part of the NBC sports group.