The Breakfast Club - INTERVIEW: Nate Burelson & Melanie Few Talk NFL Partnership, SuperBowl Soulful Celebration, Mental Health + More

Episode Date: December 4, 2023

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Envy, Charlemagne the guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. It's a special guest, I should say. We have Nate Burleson and Melanie Few. Welcome. What's up? What's up? How y'all doing? Appreciate you having us. We gotta lift Melanie's chair. Can we lift Melanie's chair, please? Okay. guests in the buildings a special guest i should say we have nate burleson and melanie few welcome what's up what's up how y'all doing appreciate you having me we got a little melanie's chair can we live melanie's chair please okay yeah the mic is all in front of the face i ain't never used it hold on a little bit higher there you go there we go there you go you can just hold that right

there okay gotcha there we go all right there we go nate how you got time to be here man i'm working i'm working but i got a few breaks. And y'all told me to pull up. I'm pulling up, man. Okay. You don't really care about them bum-ass Cowboys playing tonight anyway, so that's part of the problem. That's how you start?

You coming with that energy? Don't listen to him. The Cowboys is balling this year. Exactly. You want to talk about the New York teams? Nope. Okay. I'm good.

My Giants is good. We good. We all right. Y'all good? We all right. Shout out to DeVito, though. Hey. What time do y'all do CBS this Shout out to DeVito, though. Hey. What time do y'all do CBS this morning?

I wake up at 4 a.m. We live at 7, done at 9. And then after that, if I have a shoot in the city, I'm going to stick around, get that done, or travel out somewhere. But listen, man, I'm blessed and highly favored. I'm not tripping about working too much. That's right. Best blessed, black, and highly favored. That's what I like to say.

That's it. Yeah, no doubt. Now, y'all here to talk about the best of Super Bowl soulful celebration. What is that exactly? Am I okay? So the Super Bowl soulful celebration was originally the Super Bowl gospel celebration. And so it is a wonderful, uplifting event that puts a light on players as well as talent, whether it be gospel or RB and soul.

And just to give you a little bit of history, I went to Super Bowl. I'm aging myself a bit, but back in the early 90s. And I couldn't figure out why there was no gospel event during Super Bowl. So I wrote the NFL, and I wrote them and got seven years of rejection letters and that's why i know that biblically the number eight is about new beginnings and that's why i know it matters because on the eighth year they said well this lady is crazy and she's gonna keep writing us so we will sanction you i didn't know what a sanction was i didn't know the importance of it and i said well what is a sanction i was they were going to say meet them at the bank somewhere. But they said, we will give you the rights to use our intellectual property

to do this event. And so we have been doing it now. We're coming up on our 25th year, but we wanted to take a moment and look back on the 24 years. Beautiful testimonies from players like Russell Wilson and Deion Sanders and some of the most amazing talent from Patti LaBelle to Gladys Knight to Yolanda Adams and Fantasia and Fantasia yeah and so when we were trying to decide okay how do we really look back over these 24 years and make it a beautiful experience we immediately thought about Nate to be the person to show our journey. What's the connection with Nate and gospel coaching? Number one, we knew that Nate was just an exceptional person. We had done our research on what players, and to me, his life is a testimony.

Because a lot of times people feel like players are only good for being on the field. He has shown that he has taken his career in the NFL and shot to the heights of media. Absolutely. To me, that is a testimony. And then not to mention he's fly. The only problem I told Nate we're having with him is all these church women are emailing us

and we're having to remind them that he's married. I'm like, I'm working for you now, Nate. Let the church say amen. Shout out to my wife Where is the Soulful Celebration? It's going to be in Las Vegas It's wherever Super Bowl is And so we are usually the Wednesday or the Thursday night

Before Super Bowl And it's just like I said it's an amazing journey We do a faith in action segment Where we've honored everybody From Russell Wilson To Cam Newton To Deion Sanders and others. And we've had everybody. God has really been good to us.

We've had Tom Brady on the show. We've had Dak Prescott. We have had a lot of them. Pray for him, please. Pray for who? Dak Prescott. I am. I'm a Cowboy fan.

Keep him protected. Please. We will keep him protected. And so we've had all these amazing players. And really what it is, it weaves out. It tells a story. So we take player testimonies, and they talk about their faith and what drives them on the field.

And then we blend that with these beautiful performances by people like Yolanda Adams, Fantasia, Gladys Knight. Donnie McClurkin. Donnie McClurkin. Kirk Franklin. Kirk Franklin. Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg with his gospel album and all that. So it's been a burning bush.

The burning bush. That's right. I want you to talk about this process, Melanie, because you are the founder and executive producer. But how were you able to take this idea and then have the wherewithal to say, I want to partner with a big enterprise like the NFL? How did that happen? the wherewithal to say I want to partner with a big enterprise like the NFL yeah how did how did that happen I was that little girl when uh my parents would tell me no I never understood that they really meant it for real so I used to have to get a spanking and so to give you guys an honest uh opinion when I went to Super Bowl I'm gonna tell you that was my before Christ days back

and we had parted all weekend so we were all she said my before Christ days back. And we had parted all weekend. So we were all looking for Jesus. She said my before Christ days. We had parted all weekend, and we were looking for Jesus by Sunday. We were like, Lord, where's the gospel music? Come on, somebody. I've been sure smelling like last night. Yeah, real bad. And so that's when the Lord gave me the idea to write the NFL. And so to make a long story short, after, and I'll actually tell you guys how it started.

After writing them, for some reason, I couldn't let the concept go. Writing them, writing the NFLPA all these years, I just kept getting no's. Finally, and this is the truth, bless his heart, he's deceased now, but Gene Upshaw was alive at the time. Yeah, Gene Upshaw. And Gene, one of my friends worked there, he didn't realize she was my friend. He was like, y'all, this lady the truth. Bless his heart. He's deceased now. But Gene Upshaw was alive at the time. Yeah, Gene Upshaw. And Gene, one of my friends, worked there. He didn't realize she was my friend. He was like, y'all, this lady is crazy. She's been emailing us for seven years.

We're calling. And he was like, I know how. But I figured out how we're going to get rid of her. And so they said, how? He said, I'm going to tell her we'll do it. And I get the NFL to sanction her if she can get Gladys Knight because that was like his favorite singer so he thought that was gonna be the final nail on the head was too tall but he didn't know your God won't he do it so Gladys is from Atlanta and she went to high

school with my aunt so when I called him I said I got Gladys what's next what's up he was like you telling a lie I was like no I'm, I'm not. And so, interestingly enough, that first year, 1999 in Miami, he said, we're going to do, I said, you want to do advanced ticket sales? Because the monies, a lot of the monies go to charity, different charities. And so I said, you want to do advanced ticket sales? Because, you know, church people really do come out and support faith-based consumers. And he was like, mm-mm-mm. And we're just going to do a walk up and so he prepared food it was a brunch back then but 300 people and 4 000 people showed up so everybody

had to be let in for free and after that they knew okay this is really culturally relevant of course for you know this consumer base and so that's what happened so what did y'all do with 4 000 people with only three 300 plates of food well they just let the ones who got their food. Turn water into wine. Spoon some loaf of bread. Spoon some loaf of bread. They let everybody in free. And it was on the beach that year.

So that's how, you know, we were limited in numbers and seating. Do you feel like the Soulful Celebration gets as much exposure as it should? I don't. And probably because I'm really passionate about whenever something is your baby, you think you could do more. But I'm grateful that we have experienced so many wonderful milestones over the years. We started out, we were broadcast on the Gospel Music Channel, and then we went on to be on BET for eight years and I'm excited because for the first time in our history and the first time in Super Bowl history we will be on the network that's carrying the game we will be first time in the history of black owned event will be on CBS the night before in

primetime the night before the game and so so I'm telling you, I give all the praise and honor because, and also I'm so grateful that God put the team of people who have supported this vision all these years. Because if it were up to me, it would have ended a long time ago. I couldn't carry this journey to the place I had to go to. And Melanie, it also helps that players are more vocal about their faith nowadays. You know, people don't realize, I know it's a violent sport and you got helmets knocking together and there's a lot of male bravado involved, but you sit in that locker room,

guys are praying and they run out on the field. They run to the end zone, drop on a knee. And then after the game, they get together and pray together after the battle. So, you know, guys are now creating that parallel between their careers and their walk. So it's a beautiful thing. And to have Melanie and this platform that she has built for guys to say, yes, I am a man of football, but first I'm a man of faith. And this cross section that she has created is awesome. Who's performing? Is that one of your intentions, Nate?

To try to show that players in a different light, let people know that yo, these are God-fearing individuals? Yeah, we all work in media, and we know that sometimes the stories that create the most engagement aren't the stories that create the most engagement aren't the ones that are the most flattering. So in order to combat that in the way that I can is to show the beautiful things that these guys are doing. And I think there's a lot of players that either are men of faith that sing it, like the NFL Players Choir,

or men that lead in their own ways in their communities. And this is a spotlight for that. I want to ask, you know, back in the day, you wouldn't see as many players praying. Was it something that the league was against? Because you never seen it. I just remember growing up as a kid watching the Giants, whether it was, you know, Lawrence Taylor and them back there.

You never seen them praying. Or maybe TV just didn't show them. I think it was more TV wasn't showing them. You know, if a camera's panning to guys on the sideline before a game, I think they'd rather show a guy shedding a dramatic tear than someone on the knee mumbling their prayer. I do feel like the league has done a better job of showing that there are men of faith in the NFL.

And there's also nonbelievers, too. But the spotlight that we have to create is on us. It's not on the league. We can't expect the league to highlight our walk if we're shy about it. And I think nowadays guys aren't shy about what they do off the field. And who's performing this year? Who do we have on the lineup? Do we know yet?

We haven't announced it yet. And that announcement's coming from CBS. Okay. But it's going to be really bigger and better than it's ever been. I will tell you, I was so glad that Nate mentioned the NFL Players Choir because I don't know if you guys know this, there is a choir of former and current players that can sing their faces off. And it's been a blessing to take the helmet off and show that there are guys that really have all this amazing talent.

We have classically trained pianists in the group as well as others. And they actually made the semifinals of America's Got Talent. And so the shock value of players that can actually sing is really capturing. Nate, were you a singer? Nah, nah, I'm not a singer. I'm a poet. I'm a rapper. You know what I mean?

I got bars like that, but I can't sing. God can't bless me with everything. Tell Yachty, share it a little bit. God know your heart. He gave you that sense of humor. You dropped a line of watches this year too, right, Nate? Yeah, I did something with Shinola. It was a collaboration brand.

You know, it's a Detroit brand. I play ball in Detroit, so I'm like an adopted son. Do a little bit of that. I also have a clothing line. I got a suit line. I got to get y'all in some suits. I know y'all be flying. All I need is your sizes.

I'm going to hook you up. And my suit's got the jogger bottom, so you can rock it with the kicks. You know what I'm saying? I know y'all got I'm going to hook you up. And my suit's got the jogger bottom, so you can rock it with the kicks. You know what I'm saying? I know y'all got sneakers. Loving it. Absolutely. Now, Melanie, do you ever worry about being compared to other gospel shows, like the Stella Awards, things like that?

And what separates y'all from everybody else? No, because it's room for everybody. But I don't because what's different about this show is we really put a focus on NFL players and their stories and their testimonies. And so that's what makes us stand out. And we don't have just gospel artists. Like I said, we've had everybody from Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin when she was alive. So we focus on.

Is it Doug E. Fresh too? We've had Doug E. Fresh. Doug E. Fresh. It was amazing. Speaking of rapping, I think we need to hear some bars from Nate before we leave. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. I was going to ask him.

I was going to ask him. Okay. You got it. Okay. All right. Is this a I was going to ask him. I was going to ask him. Okay, you got it. Okay, all right. Is this a rap or a poem? No, it's more of a poem. First of all, I didn't know you were about to do that, so this isn't planned.

Well, just as you said it. We talking gospel, so I got to remove a whole catalog out of what I did. None of that secular stuff. None of that secular stuff. I got something that's fitting. Actually, there's an artist. His name is Andrew that we've collaborated on something. So I've been working on something.

It's not fully baked out, but I'll see if I can get it out. All right. This is the essence to recognize his presence of the inception of every single blessing. Bless is the understatement. I know I'm highly favored. Now look to the right. Go ahead and tell your neighbor. God is good. God is good. God is an understatement. I know I'm highly favored. Now look to the right. Go ahead and tell your neighbor, God is good.

God is good. All the time. All the time. Now to the left. Go ahead, repeat that line. God is good. All the time. Raised on the biblical,

but led by the spiritual. You also shadrach, meshach, and abednego. In other words, Babylon until you're in Babylon. I use my words like birds to fly through each and every storm. The Bible says Nathaniel means God's gift.

I can fish for myself, but even these rods miss. A little something, something, a little something, something. Okay. Yes. Yes. And more yes. Now you want to know why we reached out. Now you want to know why we chased him down.

Absolutely. And I'm sure that led to CBS airing it, right? Yeah, no doubt. Definitely. Definitely. You had to go in there and shake up, shake the table a little bit? Nah, I know Gayle King. I know Gayle King.

Oh, yeah. Gayle King, she shaked the table up around there. Okay, so Gayle made it happen? No, no, no, no. Melanie actually made that happen. I think I was just an added benefit that I worked for CBS. Yeah. Well, he was an added benefit because of who for cbs yeah has the super bowl this year who's gonna be in the super bowl this year that was cowboys and who it won't be your giants i'm gonna just tell you the cowboys

the cowboys are playing well if i'm looking at the nfc i think the cowboys have a shot of course the eagles are ball. And then the 49ers. Those are my three teams. Now, out of the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs are still the top dogs. But look out for the Miami Dolphins, man. Down in Miami, Tua Tungavailoa and Tyreek Hill, they are cooking up something. Do you think Aaron Rodgers should play this season if the doctors give him the green light? As a player who's been injured, I say no.

But Aaron Rodgers doesn't care what I think or other people think. I don't think he's coming back because he's getting paid a certain amount of money. I don't think he's coming back because he thinks the Jets can make the playoffs. I think he's coming back for a majority of his career. He has done what people said he couldn't do. Maybe that's ego. Maybe that's bravado. Maybe that's the mindset of one of the greats.

They all have it, where they have this switch in their head where they think, even though you tell me I can't do it, I'm going to do it to prove you wrong. I bet you that's a part of it. I'm not speaking for him, but as an athlete on the outside looking in, that's what he's doing. For him to have this surgery, which is typically a 9- to 12-month injury, and he's back in a couple of months that's crazy have things

changed that much in regards to how people treat acls that people know it's achilles and typically the normal surgery he would have been out the whole season would have been done but he had some type of new procedure that allows his body to heal differently but i'll tell you this though i think there's something that's sick and twisted about athletes. When Adrian Peterson tore his ACL, he came back in like five, six months. And we praised him. Man, this dude's an alien. And we love that.

Like, I tore my ACL. I was trying to give back. And I wanted people to whisper and say, man, he came back so fast. Look at him. He still got the juice. He can run, jump, and do all the things he used to do. I think there's a part of athletes that want to defy the odds. I want I think Aaron Rodgers wants people to whisper, you know, look at him.

That dude ain't from this earth. The way he came back from that Achilles because there's so many things he can hold on to this year. I don't think he's going to win a Super Bowl. Nope. He's not going to break any records. He's not going to catch Tom Brady when it comes to Super Bowls but he can put this on his discount double belt and say I came back from Achilles faster than any other athlete in history I think that's why he's playing wow now what do you I wanted to ask with the with NFL right yeah I feel like a lot of players get hurt try not to hurt other players yeah no I see that happen. So what do you think about the NFL when it comes to – people say they soften it up, even with the quarterback.

And I feel like even when they play with the quarterback, like the quarterback fake slide and they keep running, but the players don't want to hit them. And it kind of messes up the game. So what are your thoughts on the NFL loosening up some of those doors? Yeah, you know your stuff, man. You know what I'm saying? Even though I seen you in a football jersey, you didn't really feel it out. You know what I'm saying?

Hilarious. I never played football. I played basketball. jersey yeah yeah yeah that's why he's the man of the house watch your mouth you know what that's a really good question because the rules have changed so much to protect the players that as a wide receiver, I'm running across the middle. I know that you can't hit me because I'm a defenseless player. So if I go up for the ball and it's not there yet and you take me out, a flag is up. Now, as a defender, the whole mindset is different. Your gaze of the play is that I am going to try to hit him to knock this ball out, but I can't get there before him so I have to let him catch it and then react and if you're aiming right here but all of a sudden I get scared and duck down now your helmets hitting my helmet whose fault is it what it looks like it's yours right so how much a helmet that

defender was wrong but in reality I coward a little bit and I changed my target so that accidentally led to a flag and maybe a penalty and then also a fine. Now you have defenders that have to think about all that in a split second. And most of them are like, you know what? I'm not going to try to knock this dude out or knock the ball out because if I do, I can get fined. I can get kicked out of the game. And that sometimes leads to him being injured.

As an offensive player, I feel bad for defenders now because I can run free and do whatever I want. Now they're second-guessing what makes them good, which is the impact. And even with the quarterbacks. Like, I've seen quarterbacks fake slide, right? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Daniel Jones did that, I think. He did a fake slide and kept running.

That's a problem because, you know, you fake slide, basically, you're saying, don't hit me. I'm giving myself up. Which defenders have to, like... Defenders have to... So now you fake slide. I'm about to give up. But you keep running. That's crazy. Wow. That's a little trickeration right there. I think they'll address that this

offseason, you know, because you can't as a quarterback look at a defender and act as if you're going to face slide, and then everybody lets up on the play as if it's— It's like flopping in the NBA. No doubt. It's like flopping in the NBA. But I think these things will be addressed. As much as I want guys to be protected, because I'm all for guys getting as much money as they can from the league

and then walking away healthy, I do feel like that old-school grittinessiness that makes the game fun to watch. Absolutely. Absolutely. You also, Nate, you recently talked about your bout with depression. Yeah, yeah. Do you think NFL and teams do enough to help players who may be dealing with,

you know, depression and other mental health issues? I think they're doing a better job because players have spoke up. Players have battled with mental health issues, not just in the offseason, but as they retire. And shout out to yesteryear, the older generation. They played in an era where it was

taboo for guys to talk about things like this. And some of us, some of them are no longer with us. And as young pups in the league, we paid attention to all of those who came before us. We heard the pups in the league, we paid attention to all of those who came before us. We heard the stories. We heard about guys like Junior Seau, who were well-respected Hall of Famers, ended up taking his life. So for us now in a league, in a society that welcomes that,

embraces that, says, all right, come here. We'll give you a warm hug of mental health conversation the nfl has embraced it some teams even have a therapist on staff that they have an open door to walk into on a weekly daily basis basis if they need to um you can always do a better job not just the nfl but in our workplace in general but what i do know and i'm super proud of guys in the league for, is that they're not afraid to talk about it. People think that a locker room was full of grade A a-holes, and we don't talk about mental health. We're not inclusive. That's not the case. I've been in a few different locker rooms over the course of my career, and we were embracing of everything, whether it was your sexual identity,

sexual preference, your religion, your race, your culture, even your bouts with mental health. And as long as I'm on TV and have a platform, I'm gonna continue to talk about it, not just for the players, but also for my kids. I got a 19 year old,

shout out to little Nate, a 17 year old, Nehemiah, and my daughter's 13. I want them to be able to come to me, shed a tear, I'll cry with them, and then we can get over it together. So I got to walk the walk if I want to talk the talk. Do your kids play football? Yeah, my two oldest play football.

My oldest son plays wide receiver at University of Nevada, scholarship athlete, and then my 17-year-old just finished his season at Ramapo. They lost in a championship game. My daughter plays volleyball, but my boys do play football. Did you want them to? Because a lot of parents that play, a lot of professional players

don't want their kids to play football. I wanted them to, but I didn't push them to. And I wasn't afraid of the injuries because I knew if they played sports, whether it was football, basketball, track, or whatever, it's inevitable. There is a 100% injury rate in sports. It's an inevitability that you will get banged up.

The severity of it depends on the type of sport you're playing. Now, my boys have had significant injuries. I remember my oldest, when he was a sophomore, I get a call, and they're like, you've got to come to practice now. It was his little brother who was playing on the younger team. This is high school, and I already knew. My stomach dropped. We get there, and the trainer walks up to us with a soft voice

and says he hurt his arm. He got rolled up on. It was accidental. And then they bring him over. He has tears in his eyes, but he's not crying. And I'm like, so tell me about it. They're like, well, I think he broke his arm. I'm like, how bad is it?

They wouldn't really say. And I know what that means. That means it's way worse than they're letting it off. So we get in the car. And as soon as we start hitting those bumps on the way to the hospital, my son is crying, bawling his eyes out. Everybody in the car is crying. I'll never forget this conversation because as he is crying he says I never want to play this sport again I'm done why is this always me he had a few injuries before that and he's like f this sport

and I repeated him I said f this sport f football you don't ever have to play football I said this is about you when you heal up we can walk away from the sport forever and that stuck with me because I thought my son would never pick up a football again. He had his surgery, plates and screws, healed up, rehabbed. Six months later, he was back on that field, finished the season. And it was his decision. It was his decision. So I leave it up to my kids. I feel like there's more benefits than there are negatives.

One, whether it's injuries, not playing, getting benched, you're going to have to deal with stuff in life. It parallels everything we go through. Football is also this microcosm of what society is. A lot of people can't coexist with their coworkers. In football, you got 50-something dudes on a roster, all from different walks of life. The common goal is to win. If you can do that, by the time you get to college and walk into the

american workforce you'll be good you'll you'll make life more about others than it is about you that's why i love football oh all right well we appreciate you guys for joining us tell them when they can see the uh super bowl soulful celebration and it's sad because i go to the super bowl most of the time every year what you been i didn been? The Senate? Honestly, I didn't know about it. No, I'm joking. And also, it's usually, because if it's on a Wednesday, most people get there Thursday, Friday. It used to be on Thursday,

but we do Wednesday, so we have extra time to edit and make it right. And now that we're on CBS, we need the extra time to, it's got to be up to their standards. That's right. Period. And tickets go on sale on the 1st, right?

They go on sale on the 1st. December 1st. If you all happen to be in town, please come. Pull up on us. Absolutely. Well, thank you so Period, you know. And tickets go on sale on the 1st, right? They go on sale on the 1st. December 1st. If you all happen to be in town, please come. Pull up on us. Absolutely. Well, thank you so much for joining us. I appreciate y'all having us. Nate Burrell sitting here.

And the whole tickets go on sale December 1st. You can go to Ticketmaster and get your tickets for the best of Super Bowl soulful celebration. That's today. That's today? That's today. December already? This is tomorrow. That's right.

It is tomorrow. It is today. Yes, it's today. Right now. Tickets are on sale right now. We got the watches too for the best oh you bought us watches

there we go there we go thank you got the watches yeah you know a little something everyday watch you can wear

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Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show, Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence,

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