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SI Media With Jimmy Traina

Ian Eagle and J.J. Watt

SI Media With Jimmy Traina

Sports Illustrated

Sports

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Episode 585 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with the CBS NFL broadcast team of Ian Eagle and J.J. Watt.

Watt talks about what it's been like going from the studio to the booth, what has been the most difficult thing about calling games and what it's been like calling so many Steelers games featuring his brother, T.J.

Eagle and Watt each reveal what has surprised them the most about the other, while Eagle also shares his thoughts on breaking in a new partner and how that has gone for him over the years. In addition, Eagle shares a story about seeing Watt getting hangry at a restaurant.

Other topics covered include Watt's long hair, why Watt has YouTubeTV, why he is a one-TV guy and much more.

Following Eagle and Watt, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include: the Raiders' wild cover against the Broncos, the Justin Herbert-Laura Rutledge non-controversy controversy, college football playoff thoughts, Philip Rivers shocking return to the NFL, the biggest problem with Christmas tress and more.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome, everyone to S-I Media with Jimmy Traynor.

0:05.6

Thank you so much for listening on today's show.

0:09.2

I've got Iron Eagle and JJ Watt.

0:12.5

They were outstanding.

0:14.5

Great chemistry between the duo who are the number one, number two, excuse me, booth for nf l'nifl coverage they were great ian's

0:21.9

been on a million times j j jay appreciate him coming on joining it and uh because he doesn't do

0:27.1

a lot of pods so ian eagle and j j wad on today's show and then we have salicata and train of

0:32.5

thoughts after we chat with ion and jay taping this week if you're listening we, we released a pot a day early. We taped early in the week with I and JJ. So there's a funny thing that happens about flexing with JJ. And I'll, I get into that then with Sal and train of thought. So it's all connective this week. And before we get to it, if you missed any recent episodes, we've had a great run of guests. We had ESPN's Reese Davis last week, ESPN President Burke Magnus two weeks ago, Al Michaels, Richard Ditch a few weeks ago, Kyle Brandt as well. They've all been recent episodes of SI Media with Jimmy Trana. So if you missed any of those, go into the archives, check them out, download them out download subscribe follow leave a review on

1:11.6

apple rate the pod it's all appreciated all right let's get to it ian eagle and j j wad

1:17.3

followed by train of thoughts and salicata all right here right now on s i media with jimmy train

1:24.2

all right join me now thrilled to haverill to have a NFL booth that is getting a lot of good publicity, which is rare

1:34.1

these days, from CBS, SI Media podcast, Veteran Eye and Eagle.

1:39.8

And I've interviewed the other guy a few times over the years, JJ Watt, gentlemen,

1:44.0

thanks for doing this.

1:44.9

How are you?

1:46.1

Great.

1:46.7

Thanks for having us.

1:47.7

Yeah, appreciate it, Jimmy.

1:50.9

I watched most of the Jacksonville indie game.

1:55.1

You guys are very good together, I must say.

1:57.0

I enjoy, there's a lot of food and pop culture references,

2:01.6

mozzarella sticks and all that stuff.

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