Bob Costas (NBC Sports), Jason Whitlock (Fox Sports 1) and Tunch Ilkin (Former Pittsburgh Steelers guard current Steelers radio colorman)

The Peter King Podcast

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4.4 • 872 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2017

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Peter King talks to Bob Costas of NBC Sports, Jason Whitlock of Fox Sports 1 and Tunch Ilkin, former Steelers guard and current Steelers radio colorman. Costas on how we had mis-applied patriotism to be almost exclusively militaristic, on how players and the NFL should proceed now in the wake of the week three protests, and how the national anthem might have more meaning if reserved for special occasions. Whitlock on how America's addiction to Twitter blew this up into an overwhelming story, on how players and the NFL should have handled Donald Trump's remarks, and how they should put away their emotions in the coming weeks. Ilkin on how this reminds him of being a Steelers team leader during the NFL strike of 1987, on the advice he gave friend and Steelers guard Alejandro Villanueva this week, and on what Steeler fans are telling him on his nightly talk show this week.

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0:39.2	Hello, I'm Peter King.
0:40.8	Welcome to the MMQB podcast with Peter King, and welcome to the MMQB podcast with Peter King, where I take you inside the
0:46.1	minds of the biggest influencers in the NFL.
0:50.9	This week, Bob Kostis of NBC Sports and MLB Network joins us, as well as Jason Whitlock of Fox Sports and Tunch Ilkin, former Steelers guard, and now the radio voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1:07.0	Now, before we get started, it was a tumultuous week in the National Football League. One of the craziest weekends I've seen and heard
1:16.7	in the 34 years I've covered the NFL. In fact, I believe it's the it's really the most interesting weekend from a social point of view in
1:30.6	16 years the weekend after 9-11 happened, two weekends after 9-11 happened because they didn't play football
1:39.2	the first weekend. That was quite literally 16 years ago this week that the NFL went back to playing football.
1:51.4	And my memory of that weekend is basically it's the only time in my life I've ever
1:56.1	cried in a press box because I cried that day listening to the National Anthem. And when I think about what has just happened
2:06.2	over the past few days, I think it's amazing that essentially the National Anthem is at the forefront
2:15.0	of one of the biggest controversies
2:19.0	that I think the NFL has ever found itself in.
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