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The Bobby Bones Show

Lots to Say: The New England Patriots' Kevin Byard

The Bobby Bones Show

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4.810.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Bobby Bones and Matt Cassel welcome three-time All-Pro safety Kevin Byard to Lots to Say. Byard reflects on the grind of his rookie season and how Mike Vrabel factored into choosing New England. Byard also details his film study evolution, how he stays healthy, and how he recovers week-to-week.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.5

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.4

Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle is a production of the NFL and IHart podcast.

0:10.5

We got lots to say.

0:14.5

We got lots to say.

0:19.4

We're better here and we hope you stay because we got lots to say.

0:25.6

Yeah, we got lots to say.

0:29.6

Now here's Bobby and Matt.

0:32.6

Again, we benefit from Castle's relationships at a school, which is great.

0:35.6

Yeah, that's great.

0:36.6

Yeah, I'm going to introduce our guest?

0:38.5

Oh, yes, I would love to introduce our next guest.

0:42.0

He is a three-time all-pro safety, three-time Pro Bowl safety, led the league in interceptions

0:50.1

last year.

0:51.7

He is a friend of mine, an incredible person, an incredible player, and the newest

0:56.1

member of the New England Patriots, Kevin Byard, everybody. Yes, sir. Thank you. Thank you.

1:00.7

Thank you for that introduction. No, it was awesome. So, you and Cassel go back how far?

1:05.0

So my rookie year. Rookie year. Was that your last year in Tennessee? No, I was 2016-17. I was probably not as memorable. Not as memorable in 2017. You probably just didn't remember anything because I didn't play much. But yeah, his rookie year was my first year in Tennessee. So we were teammates for two years. If you're a rookie and you come in, you got a guy who's obviously a veteran, do you talk to the, like, and he's not your position, he's not on your side of the ball.

1:29.0

Right. Like, do you have a relationship with those guys at all?

1:44.5

Not, I mean, outside of, um, because obviously Marcus was a quarterback there as well. Um, obviously, because I was, I was kind of a part-time starter in beginning of my rookie year. obviously Castle was, you know, slinging dimes for the scout team practice squad, wherever me would be.

1:45.2

I obviously wasn't practice squad.

1:46.4

But for me, Castle was, you know, slinging dimes for the scout team practice squad,

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