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PFT Live with Mike Florio

Zeke speaks; Hall of Fame Game canceled; Simms QB #2 revealed | 6/25 #1

PFT Live with Mike Florio

Mike Florio

Sports

4.31.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The NFL is canceling the Hall of Fame Game, but teams still expect to start training camps July 28th. How does this change our outlook for the season? Ezekiel Elliott spoke about his recovery from COVID-19. And what can the NFL take from the MLB's safety protocols? Russell Wilson is #2 in the Simms Top 40 QB Countdown. Is the Seahawks offense actually holding him back? Ha Ha Clinton-Dix has an encounter with bears (not the Chicago kind). Ron Rivera is setting a high bar for Chase Young.

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0:00.0

It's a Thursday edition of Pro Football Talk Live NBCSN, series XM21 Sky Sports.

0:15.3

There's Drew Brees and Emmanuel Sanders, a little pitch and catch, more responsible than what we saw in Tampa.

0:23.0

This is akin to what we saw from Russell Wilson and D.K. Metcalf.

0:26.5

If you're going to do it, this is the way to do it.

0:29.3

Long distances in between player and receiver.

0:33.1

Now, still, it's another quarterback.

0:35.3

It's another receiver.

0:36.7

It's another team defying the NFLPA

0:39.3

recommendation to do none of these things until it's time to go to training camp. But if some

0:44.7

teams are going to do it, then all teams need to do it because if you're sitting home constantly

0:50.1

repeating to yourself the recommendations of Dr. Tom Mayer, reminding yourself that's why you're not out working out with teammates and other teams are doing it.

0:59.6

You're at a disadvantage.

1:00.9

That gets back to our point from yesterday, why it's just not a good idea to flaunt it if you're doing it.

1:06.8

But they're doing it.

1:08.2

They're flaunting it, not like Brady did.

1:10.3

And I think it's going to continue, Chris, during the three weeks that we'll be off.

1:15.5

And after we return in that week or two before training camps open on July 28, we're going to continue to see videos and stories about guys doing what the NFLPA has asked them not to do.

2:01.1

Well, yes. I mean, the NFLPA told them not to do that. But, you know, kind of like I said yesterday, I think Drew Breeze and Tom Brady, first off, you know, these are OCD type A perfectionist. We know they're going to work out and throw footballs and do all those things. But you're also seeing that, you know, hey, their brand is every bit as important to them here, too. They're going to put it out on their social media and show that they're doing the work. And yeah, kind of a big FU to the NFLPA. But, you know, Mike, to your point, I mean, yeah, if you're a quarterback and you're sitting at home right now and you're going,

2:05.3

oh, the NFLPA told us not to get together and do any workouts and things like that.

2:10.4

Well, all I can tell you is it's nice you're listening to them, but the other quarterbacks, and especially the top quarterbacks in football, will not be at home doing that.

2:13.9

So you're going to start losing the competitive advantage.

2:16.3

And I have a hard time

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