Nik Wallenda talks about risks of walking the wire

High-wire artist Nik Wallenda joined the show to talk about his recent feat in Chicago in more. Wallenda explained how he prepares for the dangers. He practices everything and there’s a serious safety protocol. “What I do is such a calculated risk,” Wallenda said. Wallenda said that his great grandfather Karl Wallenda died because he…

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Send in Caption for chance to win new Callaway driver

Send in a caption (via Twitter (@dpshow), Facebook or email us at dp@danpatrick.com) for this photo of Paulie re-enacting Nik Wallenda’s high-wire act — after Paulie made more than one snarky comment about Wallenda in Hour 1 of today’s show. Feel free to write what you hope would happen to Paulie on the high wire.…

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Tony Dungy breaks down Week 9, fields calls from ex-NFL QB

NBC’s Tony Dungy joined the show to talk about Week 9 in the NFL and much more. Dungy weighed in on the best teams in each conference, the resurgence of Ben Roethlisberger and the surprising Arizona Cardinals. Dungy also talked about his first NFL interception – it was off former Houston Oiler Dan Pastorini. Pastorini…

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LeSean McCoy on Foles’ injury, beating Texans

McCoy talked about Nick Foles’ injury. He said he didn’t even know what happened or that he was out of the game at first. McCoy said that Mark Sanchez looked good in the preseason, so he wasn’t surprised. McCoy talked about wear and tear — he said that he couldn’t give you five carries today,…

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Madison Bumgarner on World Series win, Hunter Pence

San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner joined the show to talk about his incredible performance in the World Series. Bumgarner weighed in on the ninth inning of Game 7 and said it wouldn’t have mattered if the Royals sent Alex Gordon to try to score, because he wouldn’t have made it. “I don’t even think…

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Teddy Bridgewater on adjusting to NFL, Louisville loss

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater joined the show to talk about his rookie season. Bridgewater said that the transition has been OK. But he noted he’s been through 13 games, which would be his whole season in college. Dan asked if he had a winter coat yet. “I have one … and I’m probably going…

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Peter King weighs in on Brady vs. Manning debate

TheMMQB.com’s Peter King joined the show to break down the big storylines in the NFL. King weighed in on the Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning debate. He would choose Brady’s career, but if Peyton won another one, he’d take Manning. He also broke down Ben Roethlisberger’s big game last week and why we underrate Big…

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