Hang Up and Listen - The “Immaculate Reception” Remembered
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🗓️ 27 December 2022
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Kalyn Kahler to discuss her story on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ array of hand signals. They also discuss New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $800 million offseason spending spree and look back at 1972’s “Immaculate Reception” by Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris.
Rodgers (3:00): The Packers QB bristled over Kahler’s well-sourced story on why rookie receivers struggle in Green Bay.
Mets (26:33): Cohen’s lavish spending hit a speed bump after medical concerns over free agent Carlos Correa.
Immaculate Reception (45:08): Why it’s considered the greatest play in NFL history.
Afterball (1:01:42): Stefan on how the New York Cosmos wooed Pele in the 1970s.
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| 1:04.1 | Hi, I'm Josh Levine, plates national editor, and this is Hang Up and Listen for the |
| 1:22.1 | Week of December 27th, 2022. |
| 1:25.6 | On this week's show, Kalen Kaler of the Athletic will join us to talk about her story on Aaron |
| 1:29.6 | Rodgers' secret hand signals and how the Packers quarterback reacted to that story. |
| 1:35.4 | Not well. |
| 1:36.4 | We'll also discuss the New York Met's Mega Bucks Spending Spray, whether it's good for |
| 1:41.3 | baseball and America. |
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