Quarantined in Rome: An interview with Brock Olivo

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🗓️ 30 March 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Former Bears special teams assistant coach Brock Olivio, who is currently quarantined in Rome, joins JJ Stankevitz to talk about what life is like in Italy during the COVID-19 lockdown. They discuss what he is doing to keep busy and stay sane, as well as one of the bright sides of the quarantine. Plus, Brock talks about how American Football is getting a foothold in Italy, as well as what it would mean to have an NFL game played there. (3:00) - Brock’s story on how he ended up in Rome(4:19) - What does Rome currently feel like right now(9:48) - Brock’s positive perspective on the quarantine(13:32) - How Brock’s keeping busy(22:58) - American Football culture in Italy(28:41) - Type of players in Italian Football(32:54) - What would it mean to Italy to have an NFL game played thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm J.J. Snakevitz and welcome into another edition of the Undercenter
0:09.7	podcast presented by Sprinkler Fitters Union Local 281. On this episode, I'm joined by former
0:15.6	Bears special team's assistant coach Brock Olivo, who's currently quarantined in Rome amid
0:20.7	that country's serious
0:21.9	COVID-19 outbreak. We talk about how Brock is doing, how he's staying healthy, how he's staying
0:27.2	sane, and maybe you listeners can take some tips on how he's doing those things and apply
0:32.3	them to your lives here back in the States. Also, we talk about the growing American football league in Italy and
0:38.9	Brock's involvement with it, some really interesting stuff there about how American football
0:44.2	is getting a foothold in Italy. All that and more on the Undercenter podcast, starting right now.
0:50.6	All right, before we begin, a reminder that fire sprinklers don't work without water.
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0:57.7	Go to sprinkler fitter, Chicago.org, or call 708-597-1800.
1:03.2	Sprinkler fitter is Union Local 281, protecting Chicago land for over 100 years.
1:08.3	What it means to me to be a Chicago bear, it's an easy question.
1:12.6	It means everything to me.
1:13.8	That means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense, legends, linebackers.
1:23.0	The history of it, I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the
1:27.2	first franchises just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of that.
1:31.3	The city, just the nostalgia of playing for a story franchise, the story franchise of the running back position with guys like Gail Sayers and Walter Payton and being able to follow in those footsteps. So being a bear means everything.
1:46.9	And what more can you say?
1:53.2	All right, Brock, I think first and foremost, how are you feeling right now out there in
1:58.0	Italy?
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