NFL Network analyst Maurice Jones-Drew

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4.4 • 585 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Maurice Jone-Drew, a former running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders, talks with Recode's Kurt Wagner about the transition from playing football into talking about it — as an analyst on the NFL Network and a color commentator for the Los Angeles Rams. In this episode: (01:38) Monday Night Football and the LA Rams; (05:01) How Drew got into broadcasting; (11:06) Being critical of former teammates; (14:58) TV ratings, Colin Kaepernick and the politics of protest; (22:50) How we'll watch football in five years; (32:23) Investing in tech; (34:52) Investing as an NFL player and players who start businesses after retirement; (38:59) Going home to the Bay Area; (42:58) Professional athletes using social media; (48:37) How Drew deals with trolls; (50:16) Kids using social media and playing tackle football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.4	This is Recode Media from the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:43.6	I'm Kurt Wagner in for Peter Kafka.
0:46.8	And today we're going to play an interview I did in Los Angeles with Maurice Jones
0:51.1	Drew, MJD, as people call him, used to play in the NFL.
0:56.0	He was a Pro Bowl running back with the Jacksonville Jaguars and later with the Oakland Raiders.
1:01.0	And now he is a television analyst for the NFL network.
1:05.0	We talked about all kinds of things, his transition from football to media, his thoughts on the future of television in the NFL.
1:13.9	I'm really excited to bring on a new voice to the podcast, and here's the interview.
1:19.0	Hope you enjoy.
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