In the NFL, there's a place for the tough guy. There's a place for the underdog. You don't generally

see that in basketball, in baseball. You don't see that in other sports. And so I knew that regardless of

the athleticism, regardless of the physical attributes to dominant trait, if I just outwork people, if I showed up, first one in, last one out, if I'm studying

film more, I could wheel myself into having a nice and a career.

And that's exactly what happens.

Welcome to episode number 360 of the Jim Rome podcast.

I am always jack to stretch out and go long form on this, my original side hustle, but

especially this week is I get to chop it up with somebody who I have immense respect for,

but that I don't believe that I've ever spoken to prior to this conversation.

I mean, that in and of itself pump me up because that rarely

happens. So I was hyped that he said yes, and then even more hyped in the way he showed up.

Hyped but not surprised. After all, I'm talking about a guy who played 11 years in the NFL as a

D-tackle, a Super Bowl champion, and is absolutely destroying the media game right now on the national

level as a co-host of unsportsmanlike every weekday morning from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern with

Evan Cohen and Michelle Smallman on ESPN Radio and ESPN2, ESPNU, and wherever you can get your

podcasts. Of course, I'm talking about the big dude, Chris Canty.

It's episode 360 of the Jim Rollin podcast, and it's coming at you right now.

Chris, my man, I've got tremendous respect for anybody who does morning drive. But, okay, full stop.

Tremendous respect.

Well done.

But especially for somebody who grinds it out this late in the day and stretching out for me.

How are you living, big dude?

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