New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce - Chiefs and Eagles Frustrations, Philip Rivers Returns and Kelce Hygiene | EP 169

Episode Date: December 10, 2025

92%ers, welcome to another episode of New Heights brought to you by YETI!  On today’s episode, we recap a frustrating week of football for the Chiefs and Eagles. Travis shares his candid thoughts on the loss to the Texans, and Jason lets us know why the Eagles had him saying “FML.” We also react to the breaking news about Phillip Rivers, watch a child deliver some stiff arms, and answer your not-so-dumb questions about forging signatures, what drink the Kelces would choose as their personality, and when you need to wash your shower towel. Watch and listen to new episodes of New Heights every Wednesday during the NFL season and follow us on Social Media for all the best moments from the show: https://lnk.to/newheightshowYou can also listen to new episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. ...Download the full podcast here:Wondery: https://wondery.app.link/s9hHTgtXpMbApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-heights/id1643745036Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1y3SUbFMUSESC1N43tBleK?si=LsuQ4a5MRN6wGMcfVcuynwTake holiday gift giving to new heights at https://homage.com/newheights. Black Friday deals start today and run through December 1st. Send something to the New Heights Mailbox. Don’t be weird though. C/O New Heights Productions135 E OLIVE AVE, BURBANK, CA 91502Support the show: YETI: Built for the Wild. Shop now at https://YETI.comAMERICAN EXPRESS: The refreshed Platinum card is here. Learn more at https://americanexpress.com/withplatinum. Terms apply.AMAZON: Shop holiday deals now on Amazon.DRAFTKINGS: New @draftkings_sportsbook Customers Bet $5 Get $200 in Bonus Bets If Your Bet Wins. The Crown Is Yours! #DKPartner GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, [phone] or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT/OR/NH. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). Pass-thru of per wager tax may apply in IL. 1 per new customer. Must register new account to receive reward Token. Must select Token BEFORE placing min. $5 bet to receive $200 in Bonus Bets if your bet wins. Min. -500 odds req. Token and Bonus Bets are single-use and non-withdrawable. Token expires 1/11/26. Bonus Bets expire in 7 days (168 hours). Stake removed from payout. Terms: sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos. Ends 1/4/26 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did you look at your Spotify rap? I don't know how to do it. Where is it at? You go to Spotify, and I'm pretty sure it just... Oh, it's time for your 2025 wrapped. 13,000 minutes. 254 genres. That's a lot of genres.

That's way more than a lot of people, for sure. My top genre is doo-wop. It's going to tell you your average age. Age. Don't take this personally. Oh, my God. What is it? That's embarrassing.

What is it? 83. 83. Nice. That's pretty good. Welcome back to New Heights. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of Wondry Show. Brought to you by Yeti, and that's not me. We're talking about the Yeti coolers, the Yeti drinks, the Getty everything. Ooh, that new heights green.

Ooh, how about it? I love that. We're your host. I'm Travis Kelsey. My big brother, Jason Kelsey out of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Shout out to the Heights. And shout out to the Cincinnati Bearcats headed to the Liberty. Bowl versus the Naval Academy. Good old-fashioned Liberty Bowl, Birmingham, Alabama. Is it still in Birmingham, Alabama?

I don't think so. No, it moved. The Liberty Bowl for me was in Memphis, Tennessee. No, that was the Belk Bowl. That was in Charlotte. Really? Yeah. So the Liberty Bowl moved to Memphis.

It was at UAB Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, when I played in it. There you go. Right? Or am I thinking of a different bowl. I think you're thinking about Papa Johns Bowl. I am thinking of the Papa Johns.com Bowl. All right. Sorry, Liberty Bowl. Let's go, Kath.

Baby, finish this year off right. Subscribe on YouTube, 100+, wherever you get your podcast and follow the show on all social media at New Heights Show with one S for fun clips throughout the week. Jason, please, this is where you tell everyone what we're going to talk about. Well, 92 percenters, we've got an incredibly depressing football portion of this great episode. We're going to recap the Chief Sexton's game as well as the loss of the Eagles

and overtime to the Chargers. But we will get into a lot more NFL discussions that will hopefully be, more joyous. We're going to get into all that in a minute, but first we're always going to start with a little bit of that new news. New news is brought to you by American Express. Biggest piece of new news is Travis has been the chief's nominee for Walter Peyton Man of the Year.

This is your third nominee? How many times you've been nominated? Three or four. Three or four. Yeah. In particular, you're nominated for your work with Operation Breakthrough. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Walter Payton Man of the Year, it's kind of all-encompassing.

It's turned into one of the greatest honors you can receive in the NFL. A lot of it comes down to charitable work and community work, but it also comes down to how you are as a player and what you, the values and everything that you kind of exude as an NFL player to your teammates and city. And, you know, it's named after the late great Walter Payton, his family is still involved in giving out this award. So it is an incredible honor to be nominated for it.

Trav, what are your thoughts? Obviously, you've been nominated before. Yeah. I mean, I was nominated last year, maybe not the year before that, but a year or two prior to that one. Obviously, you don't do the work and you're not who you are to the community and to the teams for the award. You know, you're not doing this in hopes that you one day could be it. So I just do it because I love seeing these kids have some. something that they wouldn't have otherwise. I love doing it to support, you know,

what operation breakthrough means to this community. And I love doing things with my foundational team because my foundation team is amazing. And they find ways to give back to the community. And they find events that bring the community closer together. And it's just an honor. And it's obviously representing a whole lot more people than just myself. I think the chief's community outreach is second to absolutely none. And that shows in how many Walter Payton Man of the years we've had in Kansas City and the tradition that Lamar Hunt embedded in this organization back in the 60s and the 70s of how, you know, he was going to make sure that the fans that are showing up in the community that's showing up is going to, you know, see us give back to them

for how much they show up for us on Sundays, man. And it's just an absolute honor to represent this organization, to represent my foundation and even more so to represent Operation Breakthrough and all the kids and all the amazing things that they're doing over there. Well, congratulations, Trave. I mean, listen, I think you do so much for that community in Kansas City. And really, I mean, Philadelphia community, you've been involved with the Eagles Autism Challenge. You do so much surrounding the NFL and the landscape and supporting the fans

and different communities that the teams are in. So back in Cleveland, couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. Well done. Thank you, man. And thank you to all the 92 percenters who shared their Spotify wrapped because we were the number one sports podcast on on Spotify of the 2025 year.

Obviously a lot of familiar faces up there. Incredible podcasts up here. Yep. Yeah, absolutely. Bussing with the boys made the list. We got our guy Pat McAfee. Pat McAfee. Part of my take. A bunch of friends on there that are all well deserving of it. But thank you guys

for posting all that. And tuning in week and week out. We also heard from a bunch of 92 percenters who got their YouTube recap, but wanted to specifically shout out Rachel, who was in our top 0.1% of viewers. That's amazing. Rachel said,

Safe to say, I look forward to Wednesdays as she posted a picture of her literally being top 0.1% of viewers. That's awesome. Shout out to Rachel. Well done. It was awesome seeing a bunch of people posting where they're at in the percentages and how many minutes.

I don't know if that was on YouTube or if that was a Spotify thing, but the end of the year recaps. Did you look at your Spotify rap? I don't know how to do it. Where is it at? You go to Spotify and I'm pretty sure it just. Free Spotify ad. It's fine with them.

I'm cool with it. Is it in? Where's it at? It should be in home. Oh, it's time for your 2025 wrapped. All right. We're ready for you for you. Swipe up.

You listened 13,3,308 minutes. 254 genres. That's a lot of genre. That's way more than a lot of people for sure. Sure. My top genre is doo-wop. Oh, you're seeing me and you are, what was your, it's going to tell you your average age. Ooh.

So do-wop is more because I sing a lot of du-wop songs to Finney. For some reason, she stops crying when I sing like Fleetwoods and some of the like doo-op music from back in the day. Okay. Then obviously I'm always been an outlaw country guy. Synth pop, big synth-pop, children's music. Yep, this is all lighting up. Beach music.

All right, here we go. Age. Don't take this personally. Oh, my God. What is it? That's embarrassing. What is it? 83.

83. Nice. That's pretty good. That's pretty good. I'm older than dad. I was 68. Yeah. I'm right underneath that.

That's hilarious. Nice. Well, it's always fun to see what your average age is compared to your Spotify and the songs you're listening to. That wraps up new news. Brought to you by America. American Express. Let's get to some fan mentions. You got a fun basket weave mention from E.A.W. 7354, the official way to hold garagers. The old double hand. I just want to be like, that's not a basket weaving style technique, right? The basket weaving's hand over hand, or is that basket weaving? I didn't write basket weave in here. Have you ever held a beer by two hands? I don't think I've ever done that. Not crossed like that. I kind of want to try.

it. Ball security. Beer security. What a, man, that sounds like a TV show. By the way, I do want to point out, outside of the doo-wop album, because I play that every night when I'm singing Finney. Second album. Tait Tase? You know it. That was number one for me. Damn. I don't have any. Can you sing to see. I can't sing Tase songs. I'm not that. Dad, you're really. off pitch here. You can sing along. They're catchy.

They are. All right. Both topics to wrap up, week 14. Let's start with Sunday night football. Chiefs 10, Texans 20. Trav,

I'll let you take it away, brother. Yeah, man. It's been a tough fucking go around for the past two days. Yeah. It's just,

you put in all this fucking work and hopes that it pays off. And right now, just for whatever fucking reason, man, things. It's, I don't know, discipline. I feel like I've always had the answers in years past. And this year, it's just, I just can't find them. And I keep thinking if I show up to work and I put in the work and I fix the issues through my practice habits and through perfecting the game

plan and my fundamentals and what I'm being taught and go out there and try and play my ass off for my guys next to me, it's all going to come together like it has in years past. And this year's just not man um not to say that i won't keep doing that it's all that i can do it's all that i i'm going to always show up to work and fucking give it my all and if there's a game to be played i'm going to fucking make it the most important game of the world yeah um but obviously looking at the the playoffs this is a tough reality to be in um especially with um i don't know just how how we've always found away in years past so it's uh it's a shitty for fucking feeling, especially dropping

the fucking ball late in the game like that when we were on our last fucking chance to make something shake. It's a shitty feeling, man. I hear you. You put in all this work to, you know, be there for your guys and I just I just wasn't that. I do you got to point out. I think that that

catch would have been pretty damn impressive catch. That was a tough one. I mean, you're running all the way over here and you're trying to reach back. I know you always hold yourself to a high standard, but that would have been a tough catch. I'll say this. Again, it's another game that was right there, right? And we knew going into it, the Texans had a great defense.

We knew Chiefs had a great defense, and it was going to come down to the team that made the few mistakes. And at the end of the day, with the drop passes and things at the end of the game, even throughout the game. There were multiple times where you guys had the opportunities, and it's just like, it's just been a very weird year for the Chiefs. And you guys have been in, I mean, what is it, seven straight? This was the first time in, what, nine seasons you guys aren't going to win the AFC West or whatever.

it is since 2015 you know i think sometimes the ball just doesn't fall your way and you guys have had the epitome of that this year yeah i don't know i know it's frustrating i know that you know it's the competitor you are and you know how badly you want it how badly pat wants it the work you guys put in so i feel for you for sure um and i know that that game in particular was a frustrated one because of what it meant but it's frustrating but um we got four games left and uh you'll put my fucking heart on the line for these guys because they deserve that cheese kingdom you guys deserve that and we keep this thing fucking rolling man what is the mindset you guys just one game at a time just got the charges this week just yeah i mean obviously we

we don't necessarily control our own destiny at this point like i said we need some things to happen outside of us winning all our games um so that's all you can do man you got the chargers coming in and you just get after them. I just feel like if you guys get the 10 and 7 this year in the AFC, that that'll sneak in at a wild card. But one game at a time. Yep. Four games left.

Yeah, what do the Chiefs have to get fixed the most? What do you guys are the most focused on? Critical situations towards the end of the game showing up. I mean, obviously drop passes. Drops are the things that stood out to me watching it. Miss blocks and key situations that could, you know, spark big runs, spark big plays, and scoring touchdowns. You got to score touchdowns in this league, man.

And field goals aren't going to cut it. I think it's just details on all phases, even though I thought our defense fucking showed up and played a hell of a game against the Texans this week. Chris Jones, my God. He was showing his heart, man. That's for sure. Spags was dialing up all these blitzes.

I mean, it was a fun game to watch from the defense for sure. They were doing everything they could. And shout out to the Texans, man. They made plays when they needed to. They got good players over there. I mean, that defense is freaking. It's the best in the NFL right now. Yeah.

Domeco Ryan's, it's kind of, dude, every single person on that staff I played with in Philly. It's kind of amazing considering how they all have, like, and not a lot of them weren't even there together. Like D.Mico's the head coach. Matt Burke's, the D.C., Corey Unlin's in the backfield. Billy Davis, who was the D.C. when Chip was here as the linebackers coach. I mean, it's whenever I met at Houston, I'm like, God, dang, this is like former Philadelphia right here. but yeah they're rolling on defense man those guys are doing a great job coaching those guys up and they have great players i do got a shout out esopole play good man the biggest thing i was worried

about was the offensive line and he played against who i think is one of the best players in the nfl and has been for a while the neoh hunter and he he held his own more than held his own no he came in and and yeah i was extremely proud of him happy as hell for him uh and when i tell you man, you want to talk about a guy that was just fucking happy to play ball, man. Yeah. Out there, high energy, no matter what the situation was, seemed like he was ready to fucking get after it. That's awesome.

A guy like that who's just kind of itching at the bit to be able to get out there and show the world what he's got, man. The big athletic guy, man. And happy as hell for him. Just wish we could have got the win for him. We got the charges this week, obviously coming off a win against the Eagles that we're about to get into, man. a team we know, a team that knows us, and they're rolling too.

Hard ball's got them playing their best fucking ball, and Herbert's playing lights out. And, yeah, we're going to have our hands full, man. Just go ahead and get to this Eagles Chargers game, though, on a little Monday night out there in Los Angeles. Jason, you kind of summed up the game by tweeting FML, if you want to tell everybody why you tweeted that. It was just a frustrating game to watch as an Eagles. fan you know we just like continually kept kicking ourselves in the foot and i mean it was you know turnovers you know penalty down low takes us out of off the two yard line i mean it was just one thing after the other uh very frustrating game felt like there was more to be had it did feel like we were

starting to click and then every second we got into the red zone turn over every single time we got a chance to uh to get a touchdown we get knocked back and kick a field goal we'd miss a few we missed a If you go, I mean, it's just like not too much different than the Chiefs game. And it's like, man, we had our opportunities more than our opportunities. And we did a lot of really good things in the game against a really good team. Against a really good defense. Like, the Chargers defense is one of the better units in the NFL. Statistically and like personnel-wise, one of my favorite defensive players in the league in Derwin James over there.

Love watching that guy every chance I get to see him play. So yeah, just a really frustrating game. And it ended in a very frustrating fashion where we're putting together a great drive, playing outstanding ball in overtime, driving the length of the field. And then the interception to lose, it was just a gut-wrenching way to end that one. And, you know, we needed to get some momentum back. And unfortunately, a very sloppy game, again, leaves the Eagles in another week of frustration. And listen, if we take care of business and don't.

have these mistakes it's it's going in a different direction and we're we're rolling so it was a frustrating frustrating game you mentioned that last turnover that uh that kind of sealed it um but eight combined turnovers dude it was nuts it was like the ball was in butter alone i don't even know like like what it's insane there's a few bun stats i mean on the one play obviously at the interception from jalen they pick it up we force a fumble jailer recovers it And then while he's still trying to get control of that thing, he fumbles it. It was just a comedy of turnovers all game long. There were a lot of what the fuck plays.

And Hertz actually became the first player since 1978 with two turnovers on the same play, which tells you how rare that shit is when it happens. But six in the second quarter alone is fucking ridiculous. Yeah, it was a horrendous game of ball security, which is not. So Jalen, I know the last couple weeks have been rough for him. This is one of the things he's done well this whole career. He's taking care of the football. And it's unfortunately been too out of, I guess, character or not common games from him and from our team that have really cost us.

I mean, this offense has been so stagnant in like the three and outs. And it's like struggled to get anything going the last couple weeks. You know, this team, and the, well, the defense is great. The defense is phenomenal. This game, outside of the Bears game, and maybe one other one against the Giants, they've been great all season. Offensively, they're looking for who they are, it looks like. They're looking for that identity, right?

And there's so many good pieces. And, you know, all these plays are great individual plays for this guy, this guy, this guy, and this guy. And it's just, you know, who are we and what are we going to be about? And throughout Jaylin's tenure, and I think what lends itself, to the best for this team is, man, we got to attack the line of scrimmage with one of the best running backs in the game and just repeatedly stick to that and then take our shots down the field. It doesn't need to be this like kind of crazy outlandish thing. And I know everybody's talking about the scheme and whatnot. There were plays in this game to be had. There were

opportunities. Guys were open. I thought that quite frankly, we had a really good game. Yeah, I thought you guys did. Outside of the turnovers. Yeah. I think that there's some positive things moving forward. First of all, the defense is still playing out of their mind. But listen, if that run game, you keep going like that, you know, you got stretch working. You can do a lot of things off a stretch.

You got split zone attacking the line of scrimmage. I know everybody talks about under center versus gun. I really just think about it. Like, just build a wall. Get running off the ball and make those guys stop that. In order to stop that, you've got to commit to the line of scrimmage, and then that opens things behind him. And, you know, they're a good team as well.

Jesse Minner did some things that threw us off on plays here and there. That's going to happen. I thought it was overall, there's a lot of positive takeaway from the game. In a game that looks really negative because of the extremely bad plays that happened, there were some good things, in my opinion, on that tape. I thought the guys ran block better than they have in a while. I thought the tight ends did a pretty darn good job in this game for the most part and yeah i mean uncharacteristic game for jalen uh he cleans that up full confidence

he will and the defense keeps playing like this i know that's a lot of ifs and butts and candies and nuts um but you know yeah i hear you coach calls um does getting lane johnson back uh soon help yes of course that's why is that even a question uh hopefully you guys can get him back And hopefully Land is not too banged up. Then he can keep things rolling. I know he got a little banged up and came out for a quick second. He had a calf injury. I think that's what it was.

I said. But he came back in late, I think. Yeah. Yeah. Maybe just keep it moving to positivity rabbit. So this has been a thing with the offensive line for a while now? No. This is the first time it showed up.

I don't even. I thought it was landing because it feels like Landon sense of humor. Landon said it wasn't him. I have no idea where this fucking rabbit came from. There you go. It showed up today, and the offensive lineman stressed to me that they are not sad. They just wanted good vibes bunny. This is from Ashley Sullivan, would assume a reporter out there in the Philly area.

At the end of the week, this positivity rabbit showed up in the locker room. And obviously, this is kind of like somebody trying to, it's a lot of negativity in Philadelphia. And before the game for an 8 and 4 team that's first in their division and certainly looking like they're going to be in the playoffs. I think the team was trying to make a statement like, hey, we're all in on this together. We feel like we're still the real deal. Yeah. If I'm being honest, I don't really like the rabbit. I think it's kind of like, it's a little hokey.

But listen, if they like it, who the fuck? I don't really give a fuck that much. But you got to go back it up. You go out there and you turn the wall over a bunch and largely you're the reason that you lose the game. Rabbit's got to fucking eat carrots. Get the fuck out of you, rabbit. Get the antics out of here. Bad vibe.

It didn't work. What did they say about it? So it showed up today in the offensive line stressed to me. They are not sad. They just wanted good vibes, bunny. So you're asking, Brandon, should they ditch the rabbit or double down with more rabbits? Just put more rabbits in. Which way do you go with this?

You're saying get rid of it. I think they tried it. It didn't work. You got to ditch the rabbit. I mean, the whole thing's got to go. It's got to go. Yeah, I kind of agree. Or do you double down?

It's a good question. Do you put different holiday mascots in there? Do you get a Lepricon? Do you get? I mean, the more rabbits is funny. I don't know how much you want to joke around about just at this point, fucking a season going the wrong direction right now. Yeah, if I'm losing, not winning, we got to get rid of that shit.

That's my, I honestly, if I'm being very brutally honest, I thought it was a surprise to see the rabbit because I'm like, it's a sign of just like too much like joking around with something that I think is like actually like you should be really fucking pissed off at the way you're playing and it's okay to be positive but like you know this is something you do when everything's rolling and you're freaking performing well you don't do antics like this when you've shit the bed for the last couple weeks yeah I hear you well we got a monsters fun day football do we have is this adjacent Kelsey monsters ink it is this is pretty cool the what is this is this is this is yes yes yes

SBN does this alt-cast, at least the second year they did it. Last year they did it as Simpsons characters, but they use, somehow they do it with like AI or some animation program or whatever, but it mimics the game happening. I think Dan Orlovsky and Mina Kimes and I forget who else is on the call, maybe Jeremy Fowler, I don't know, but there's a whole other like broadcast happening. And they do it. They did it this year in the Monsters Inc. style. And Swag and I did the pre-game show for it.

Nice. And we were monsters for the pregame show of the alt-cast. And I mean, I just love the beard. That's great. And then look at the eyebrows. The eyebrows is thick as shit. You already know. That's not Jason Kelsey unless you throw some thick-ass eyebrows on there.

Dude, this would be fun to just wear this as my outfit, though. Just get like a collar with a... You're insane. That's pretty good, though. The Eagles got the Raiders at home next week, though. They do. I know the Raiders... had a rough season this year.

Obviously, they've already fired Chip Kelly offense coordinator. Hasn't gone their way. But it's still the NFL, man. Any team can win any given Sunday. And the Eagles need to get some momentum going. They have to go out there and perform. I really feel strongly. They need to figure out what the identity is that they want to do.

And I think they were closer to doing that this last week. I think when something's working, I would love to see them just continue to press that. You know what I mean? It feels like a lot of the times, They do something that works, and then they're on to the next thing that they want to, they went into the game wanting to do. It's like, hold on. Hey, if we're doing this really good, if Sequan's rolling with these types of plays,

make them defend that. If they can't show that they can defend that, bro, keep taking it. Some of the spread things are interesting. I thought they adjusted well with empty where, you know, when they do it, like zero, they know you're in five-man protection. So they just read the guards, make you hot, and then you got to get rid of the ball. If you want to live in empty, you need to move the back around a lot. Put the back in the back field, motion them out.

Put the back in the back field, motion them out, bring him back in. Jet a tight end across the formation. Act like the tight end's jetting. And then he stops. And then you do like a six-man protection with the tight. Like you got to at least mess with the numbers. So it's not predictable every time you line up and empty. It's going to be five-man protection.

Otherwise, they're just going to sit flat-footed, make you hot, and rally to the ball. you see you but that's a whole other fucking thing big game this week uh obviously raiders in the link they need to go out and put forward a good game i don't care what the raiders record is at this point the eagles need to show that they can be a consistent good football team limit the penalties run the ball well control the line of scrimmage and take your shots when they're there it it doesn't need to be this air raid high scoring attack with the way this defense playing grind it out eventually the run game gets going the more and more that you pounded on these guys it really sucks with how good the defense played this last week that we weren't able

to get a victory for them and really with how they played the whole season we can be this type of offense i really believe that i hear you they got just got to put it all together man there we go it's the name of the game baby all right all right yety fuck yeah i love these things Who doesn't love a good Yeti? Check these things out, dude. I do a podcast with one and a drink out of one. Check these things out right here. These NFL Ramblers that Yetty sent us.

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And potentially, first grandfather to play in the NFL. That's crazy. He's nuts. His oldest kid is older than their star type. and Tyler Warren, which is pretty staggering fact right there. Yep. Also older than his head coach, Steichen, that's right. He's and his offensive coordinator. Again, Philip is 44. Jim Bob Cooter.

Yeah, and Jim Bob is 41 and Shane is 40. He is also older than 12 current NFL head coaches. Listen. And I bet you he can still go out there and sling it. Got it, man. He's a semi-finalist for the Hall of Fame. this year because he's eligible to go in the Hall of Fame. That's how long he's been out of the NFL.

Damn, it is 20 to 25. So it's a five-year removed guy at 44 who is a grandfather coming out of retirement to join an NFL team sounds absolutely fucking bonkers. But I want to see it. As a fan, I cannot wait to watch a grandpa go out there and sling this fucking thing. I hope he is starting this week. I want to see it so bad. What does this do for his, like, Hall of Fame?

Now it's another five years, five, it resets it? Yep. Wow. I know from Shane's time in Philadelphia. Because he's a glove to get in. I mean, there's no question. He's in. The only thing he doesn't have is a Super Bowl,

but statistically and the competitor he was and how he played the game, that's not even a question. 100%. Shane Steichen from when he was in Philadelphia, Frank Reich, Nick Siriani, Knowing all these people that were with Philip at some point in his career, I don't know that I've ever heard of another, of coaches speak higher of another player. They look up to this guy like he is in a realm of his own, not just as a player, like mentally the way he operates, the way he puts the team positions.

I've just heard nothing but like the most incredible things about him as a teammate and player. Yeah. I want to see it happen. I mean, I'm just hoping it holds up. If he can stay healthy. This is like Bert Reynolds coming out in the longest yard. How old was Brett Farve when he was still like trying to hold on to it? I think 40.

I don't think he was 45. Was he? That's what's just hard to imagine. And I know he's got enough kids that he's not stopping. No, Brett retired like three times. He didn't stop for five years. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. There wasn't like a prolonged period where he was out of it for a long time.

No, 100%. I think maybe a year was like the most he sat out. It's hard to imagine a guy that hasn't played football in five years. is 44 is still going to be able to physically do it. But I'm not down in Phillip Rivers. I'm just not going to do it. Four games? Four games in a run at the playoffs if they make it.

Give him a man some tour at all. I know he's still been active. He's got like 20 kids, including grandkids. So he's still running around playing with them, suckers. So he's still been doing something. Oh, yeah. I'm pretty sure his son is actually like one of the biggest quarterback recruits in the country. And to clarify, Brett never went.

never stop playing. He would retire, then when you would play the next year. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Or say that he's, yeah, whatever he did. What was that movie where the guy retires, it becomes a teacher, and then he comes back in and throws the baseball. The rookie? It's like Kevin Costner. Is it the rookie? I think so. That's what this reminds me of. Are you thinking of the Dennis Quaid movie, The Rookie? Dennis Quaid, that's it. Yeah. Is it rookie? Yes, that is correct. That is correct. I knew it. This has instantly become one of the most exciting things I can't wait to potentially see. This got released on air on Monday night.

I mean, it's just practice squad right now. We don't know if he's actually... You don't add a 44-year-old quarterback to the practice squad without the idea that this dude's going to play some football. I am so looking forward to what this looks like. I hope he freaking balls out. I really do. So you don't think they go with the young kid?

I think he's hurt too. Their third string guy, I think, is hurt. Why would it be practice squad just so that they can figure out throughout the week? They're trying to make sure he is ready to go. He did the workout and did the physical. Now it's like, hey, we got him on the practice squad. We don't have to cut somebody. Let's see how he looks in practice.

Who went in the game then? When Jones got hurt? I think it was the other kid, but I think he got hurt too. This whole time we've just been asking each other questions. We don't know. The guy who went in for Daniel Jones, Riley Leonard got injured as well. That's what I thought. Now they potentially could be under their fourth string guy.

and that's when you make a call to Grandpa. Hey, Grandpa, can you say the day? When you have to rely on the fourth string, you go out and get a 44-year-old. It's a lot of fours here. Put the fours up. But the foes up. James Winston made his NFL analyst debut

during the buy-end. It might just be as electric on TV as he's in the huddle. Let's take a look at this video. Ever since Liam Cohen has been getting recommendations on how to pronounce Duval the right way. He went Duvall.

How would you pronounce it, James? Duval! What's your Broadway one? Duvah! Yes. The New York got to me. But I got the Jacks. You got the Jacks.

Electric. He's one of the most entertaining human beings in the world. It doesn't matter what he's doing. He can literally just be walking down the street and talking to civilians about anything. Yeah. And it's going to be fucking hilarious. Everything he does with the camera on him is fucking pure comedy. He's a charismatic.

motherfucker no question about it all right let's wrap some stamps of the week here stamp of the week is brought to you by amazon amazon how about it let's see this six-year-old that delivers 10 stiff arms clip jesus how big is this kid's head by the way oh no look his helmet looks bigger than everybody else oh my god this is why they made weight limits in the leagues yeah this is why you weren't allowed to they had to get rid of the weight limits because it was oh my lord Like, everybody else looks like little giants. This is Spike.

There's a real life version of Spike. Yeah. This kid gets it the worst. He gets it there. And then he's not even up able to tackle. He gets it to be. The pro move right there. Don't even let him get up.

These aren't even stiff arms. They're just like mushes. They're just like throwing them with one arm. Good Lord. I'll give the stamp of the week. This is amazing. I'll go with that one right there. Hard to think there's going to be a better clip than that.

I might just beat it right here. Wyoming students built a beer snake to honor Josh Allen at his jersey retirement. What is a beer snake? You've never seen a beer snake? No. At a ball game? No. It's when you put all the cups.

Yeah, all the beers that have been drank. And then you just see how long and tall you can make it. Yeah. It's pretty dope. It's pretty fucking sweet. It was going all the way up to the second. level that's fucking epic it's awesome yeah that's a lot of fucking beers consumed and i'm proud of you wyoming that's really the that's what the stamp of the week is not for stacking the cups

it's for drinking the beer necessary to be able to stack the cups exactly you guys having good energy in that game i guarantee it stamp of the week well done trav that does it for stamp of the week brought to you by amazon keep those beer snakes rolling baby and all you uh big little kids you keep stiff arm in everyone. All right. Thank you to our partner, Draft Kings. And I don't know if you guys knew this, but Jake and Brandon attended the Draft Kings Tailgate

at the Chiefs game over the weekend to celebrate them being alive in Missouri. That's right. We were there. Jake Brandon, how was it? How did it go, boys? It was sick. The tailgate was sick.

I saw some really good videos of Brandon. He looked like he was definitely having fun. Yeah, I had a few. I had a few funds. I had a few funds. I saw you insult my dancing. thing, which was great. Yep.

I, well, I mean, I wasn't insulting. I was more like coaching. I think it's, you know, it felt, it felt like, you know, I did not maybe. Just need a little bit more pep in the step. It just needed some more energy. It was very cold, Jason. I was very cold and very tired. It's a good reason to have more energy.

Did he chill? The tailgate was also like a family event. So it wasn't necessarily the best place for hip thrust, which is I think what you were getting at. I had to keep it PG. Know your surroundings. No your surroundings. No your surroundings.

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hi jason and Travis this is stephanie from Minnesota hey as we're coming into the holiday season I got a text through my teenage daughter with my forged signature on a permission form the other day and I'm just calling to ask if either of you ever forged any of your parents signatures on anything school related and how that went over with your parents. I definitely forged my mom's signature on my band practice sheets in high school. So let me know if you did any of that. Thanks.

Travis, I'll let you take this away because I know you at least have done some forgeries. I've done this on countless. I literally cannot count how many times I've forged my parents' signature. Let's start off. What was the one that stands out to me the most? was actually kind of one of the coolest opportunities that I ever had in middle school in my first couple or I was either in eighth grade or ninth grade. And the Atlanta Braves were hosting a showcase in Lakewood, Ohio.

And I was over my friend's house. And my friend's older brother was going to the showcase because he was out of high school and he just wanted to like give one last chance of like getting in front of some scouts. And they were holding an open trial, but you had to be either 18 or older or you had to have your parents there. Signature. The signature is saying that this is my guard, I'm the guardian or I'm the parent or guardian and I just said, fuck it.

I'm just going to write a Kelsey's name down here. I knew his number. Just put the house address down there. And sure enough, I went out there and got on the mound and was like pumping like mid-80s. And they were like, how old are you? I'm like 13, 12, 13. And they were like, I'm sorry, what? Your kid, you're six foot and you're 13 and you're pumping 80.

And one of the scouts there just so happened to be from Cleveland Heights. His name is Reggie Sanders. Oh, nice. Yeah. And he pulled the over. He's like, is your parents here? And I was like, no, they're not here. And it was like kind of, I'm pretty sure it was illegal for like them to like talk to.

A kid that age or something like that. So, yeah, no, but I got, uh, got Big Ed on the, on the phone call real quick. And, uh, got told, don't fucking do that ever again. Uh, but countless amount of field trips. It's an initiative right there. Yeah. And also in middle school, I used to forge, uh, big ed signature on, uh, on the report cards. Because the report cards you had to like, yeah, they had to be seen by the parents and

everything. And I'd be like, I'm not fucking showing dad this. He'd be. He's not going to be happy. Yeah, he'll just figure out when I'm ineligible. Yeah. I never forged a signature, I don't think, but I did try to forge his voice. Oh, yeah, you know, this one real well.

Yeah, that one's already been told on the podcast, I think. That's right. Mrs. Clark, our good friend, Harry Clark's mom, was in charge of the attendant to Cleveland Heights High School. St. Patrick's Day, I wanted to go to the parade downtown, and I called the, I don't even know if she was in charge of attendance. She was just, she was like she was worked in the office. And when Jason called the office,

she was the one that answers. That might have been it. Yeah. Jason, who is this? Travis? No, she said,

I said, Hey, Mr. Clark, this is Ed Kelsey. Jason's sick. He's not going to be able to come into school today. And she said, who is this?

This is not Ed Kelsey. Travis is this you? Oh, shit. So, yeah, I got a call from Dad pretty quickly after that. Too good. What's the next one? Hi, it's Eva from Allentown, PA. If you could describe each other's personalities as any drink, what would it be?

I'll go first. I already know it. Mine? Yeah. Don't fucking... You already know where I'm going. Count of three. One, no, I don't.

I don't know where you're going. You know exactly what I'm about to say. What you are? Probably good advertisements for them. We both say drink. garage beer one two three

four local four loco just energy just energy just yeah no I get it yeah I mean I drink accelerators with tequila so

it's essentially the same thing what is Jason if I'm a four loco you're like a you're like a you're like a Yeager bomb oh my god you're a fucking Yeager bomb

I just had my first yager bomb in a long time It wasn't even a Yeager bomb. It was just a shot of Yeager in Wisconsin. For some reason, they drink it at the freaking supper club's up there. As good as you remembered? It's exactly what I remembered.

And it's probably one that I probably hopefully won't have for another. I'm not a big liquor drinker. Everybody else wants to buy shots. I'm like, dude, if I drink this beer, I will not get to a point that I am going to be upset about. If I drink these shots, this whole thing you go sideway. in a second if I start just doing shots of people I'm not I'm not interested give me my garage beer I'll be happy all right I'll take some shots how often should you wash the towel after you use a shower

starts to smell really it starts to get crusty and hard then it's time to replace it I mean you're just washing the you're you're clean so it's like that being said I use a clean towel every time but I mean I understand if like you use a clean towel every like you only use a towel once yeah wow it's very wasteful Travis uses up a lot of Is it? Yeah. Using a lot of energy to wash these towels. I also have a lot of towels.

I fucking went out and got a fuck-thund you read the disclaimers at the hotels? If you reuse the towel, it's better for the environment. I got to say, some of these environmental things, I am, I'm getting to the point that. Give me a hot one. Something, something ruined you earlier. What is it? Paper straws. Paper straws are so fucking annoying.

I'm out of it. If I get a paper straw, I'll just take the lid and the straw off and I'll just drink the drink. Have you ever adapted to metal straw? Yeah. I don't like the way that feels either. Just give me the fucking plastic straw. I don't know. All right. That wraps up another episode of New Heights. Make sure you're

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