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The Adam Schefter Podcast

The Story Behind the Story (Ft: Broncos' Justin Simmons)

The Adam Schefter Podcast

ESPN

Sports

4.4753 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Adam starts off this week's episode with his closing thoughts on Week 6 and why we need to remember how far we've come since Week 1. After that, Adam sits down with Broncos Pro-Bowl Safety Justin Simmons who shares a unique story with a unique message regarding another man named Justin Simmons. Lastly, Adam looks ahead to Week 7 and lets us know what he is most excited to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to another episode of the Adam Schepter podcast.

0:11.3

In today's episode, we are going to play the entire interview that I conducted in Denver

0:17.7

a couple of weeks back with the Broncos Pro Bowl safety, Justin

0:21.7

Simmons, that we used for a story that ran on Sunday NFL countdown this past week, a very

0:28.8

unique story in which the Broncos safety, Justin Simmons, learned about the death of another

0:36.4

32-year-old Justin Simmons who wound up donating his organs

0:42.3

to help save three lives. And the reason that I wanted to play the full interview is because

0:49.2

the story was so unique and not all of Justin Simmons' words came through in the seven-plus minute piece that ran on Sunday NFL countdown.

1:00.9

And Justin Simmons is one of the most impressive players and men that I've come across in my 30- years covering the NFL, thoughtful, generous,

1:14.7

philanthropic, giving, an incredible individual. And when I flew to Denver to sit down with him,

1:20.6

I had spent 15 plus years covering the Broncos team. And as I sat in their practice facility

1:27.2

with him and listened to his

1:29.1

message and his words and what he wishes for in our society today, I was thinking as to who he

1:37.6

compared to. What great men who I covered on the Broncos did he remind me of? And honestly, he was as impressive in that

1:47.4

hour that I spent with him, that day in Denver, as anybody I'd ever come across in the Broncos

1:53.3

locker room. This guy was incredible. And as he delivered his words as to why he flew in this family,

2:00.0

to honor them before the Broncos home

2:03.1

opener, I said, I want everybody to hear the message from Justin Simmons himself. So anybody

2:10.0

who hasn't seen the story, it is on my Instagram account, Adam Schaefter. It is on my Twitter

2:15.2

handle, Adam Schaefter. You can go my Twitter handle. Adam Schaefter.

2:21.0

You can go watch the story before you listen to the interview,

2:23.7

or you can listen to the interview, then watch the story,

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