Tyrann Mathieu: How the “Honey Badger” Became an NFL Leader

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🗓️ 15 October 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu earned the nickname “Honey Badger,” for his fearlessness, speed and dynamic play on the football field. But one trait he doesn’t share with nature’s biggest badass is not caring. Mathieu’s dedication to his teammates and community have made him a leader, on and off the field, in spite of battling and injuries and skepticism about his character. Domonique Foxworth wrote a Cover Story on Mathieu for ESPN.com, and joins the show to break down what makes him a model modern NFL defenseman. Then, how the saga of the LSU-Florida cancellation plays into the bigger story of sports safety and the SEC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, this why we here, dog.
0:03.0	Big time players.
0:04.0	That's what we need the day.
0:06.0	We need energy.
0:07.0	We need oneness, dog.
0:09.0	We need to be remembered.
0:10.0	Let's go.
0:11.0	Let's go.
0:12.0	Hey, champions on three, one, two, three.
0:19.0	That's Chief Safety Tyron Matthew before Super Bowl 54, doing exactly what Kansas City brought him in to do.
0:30.3	Lead.
0:31.4	But it wasn't always obvious that the man known as the Honey Badger would be the ideal teammate on the field and off.
0:40.4	Today, Dominique Foxworth explains what it took for Matthew to become a template for how to play the modern game.
0:50.0	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Thursday, October 15th.
0:56.7	This is ESPN Daily.
1:03.3	Did you have any cool nicknames when you were in the NFL?
1:11.5	No, I didn't. I mean, I guess they were cool to me. Like people call me Fox or Neek or something like that.
1:12.7	Yeah, that's not that cool.
1:17.7	What were your cool nicknames when you were in the varsity debate team?
1:19.7	What did they call you back then?
1:21.0	The Filipino Bambino.
1:24.1	That was completely made up on the moment.
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