Ben Roethlisberger won’t let his kid play football until fifth grade

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger joined the show to talk about his season and more. Here are some of his takes: — Roethlisberger said he’d let his son play football, but he’d wait until fifth grade: “My only thing is I will not allow full contact until fifth grade. That’s when I played. These kids playing…

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Jay Paterno on misconceptions on his father, Penn State

Jay Paterno joined the show to talk about his father and the aftermath of the Penn State scandal. Paterno said his dad was far from perfect, but he said the evidence shows Paterno didn’t cover up anything. He said it’s painful to deal with people thinking his father didn’t support children. Dan asked if this…

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Taysom Hill on Missionary experience, Heisman hopes

BYU quarterback Taysom Hill joined the show to talk about his great season in Provo. Here are some of his takes: — Hill talked about how he got engaged. Right after his bowl game he flew to his now wife’s family home in Texas and had everything est up to surprise her in a gazebo.…

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Tom Verducci: If you don’t like Jeter, you don’t like baseball

Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci joined the show to talk about Derek Jeter’s final games. Verducci addressed Keith Olbermann’s comments that the media overrates Jeter. Verducci said that basically if you don’t like Jeter, you don’t like baseball. Verducci also handicapped the playoffs and said that he still likes his original pick — Oakland and Washington…

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Dave Zirin on connection between head injuries and off-field violence

The Nation’s Dave Zirin joined the show to talk about Steve Bisciotti’s press conference and to share his thoughts on the connection between head injuries and violent behavior. Zirin was disappointed in Bisciotti, who he said normally handles these things well. Zirin also made strong comments on head injuries leading to changes in behavior and…

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Tony Dungy wary of drafting Jameis Winston high

NBC’s Tony Dungy joined the show to break down the big stories around the NFL and more. Dungy broke down last night’s Jets-Bears game and noted that New York has to wait to see what it has in Geno Smith. Dungy also weighed in on Jameis Winston and said that right now he wouldn’t draft…

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