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The Peter King Podcast

Texans WR Kenny Stills; plus international football with NFL exec Chris Halpin

The Peter King Podcast

NBC Sports

Pro Football Talk, Football, Nbc, Nfl, Nbc Sports, The Mmqb, Peter King, Sports, Nfl Football, Pro Football, Football Morning In America

4.4872 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

(1:05) Vontaze Burfict is suspended for the season after yet another cheap shot. But Peter explains why there's a difference in opinion among people about how to hand out discipline regarding big hits. (8:30) Texans WR Kenny Stills discusses the challenges of playing with 9 (!) different QBs in 7 seasons, what it's like to be traded, and his why social activism goes far beyond kneeling for the anthem. (31:30) Peter is joined by the NFL's Chief Strategy & Growth Officer to discuss the International Series beginning in London this week with the Bears & Raiders. They discuss the new Tottenham Stadium, which is designed for football; the possibility of expanding the NFL beyond London & Mexico City; Mahomes Mania in Mexico City; and how gambling will impact the NFL's future business plan.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Peter King Podcast, a busy week covering week four, entering week five of the National Football League season.

0:17.0

We're going to have two interesting guests this week. Number one, we're going to have Kenny Stills, the wide receiver of the Houston Texans, not only a wide receiver, but very, very active in the community, and we'll talk with him about football and activism.

0:33.4

Number two, Chris Halpin, the NFL's chief strategy

0:37.3

and growth officer, which in year 100

0:41.9

of professional football in the United States,

0:44.6

that's a big job.

0:46.5

And we're going to talk to Chris Halpin quite a bit

0:49.0

about the future of international football

0:52.0

and about the future of football in general.

0:56.0

But first, the news item of this week in the midweek is the suspension for the rest of the season by the National Football League of

1:05.9

Oakland Raiders linebacker Von Tez Berfik, a repeat offender in the cheap shot category.

1:14.0

And the NFL thought that a hit of a defenseless and kneeling Indianapolis tight end Jack Doyle.

1:25.0

Obviously you've seen the hit.

1:27.8

It's a hit of Vantes Berfect flying into Jack Doyle when he could not protect himself and hitting him, you know, obviously with a gratuitous and very violent hit.

1:42.0

And it just brings to mind what I believe is I don't want to say it's a struggle

1:49.2

but I do think there are differing opinions inside the high levels of the National Football

1:56.7

League on what should be done about these hits, about these very big hits by some very big

2:05.0

hits by some very big

2:08.3

defensive players against particularly

2:11.1

defenseless receivers,

2:13.2

returners, and people with the ball.

2:16.9

And I bring to you a couple of hits

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