Shannon Sharpe on Mentoring Travis, Tight End Mt. Rushmore, Playing in Today’s NFL & More | EP 35
92%ers we are back with another episode of New Heights presented by our friends at Fireball.
In this episode, we are joined by an NFL Hall of Famer, a Tight End legend, and the man better known as “Unc,” Shannon Sharpe.
Shannon talks with the guys about how he first started mentoring Travis, how the secret to Tight End success might be all in the hips, and who is on his Tight End Mt. Rushmore.
We also dive into how Shannon was almost cut from the Broncos, which records he doesn’t think anyone will ever touch, why he’d be putting up “Travis numbers” in the modern NFL, and why he’d swap places with his brother Sterling if given the chance.
Finally, Shannon gives us his thoughts on the vaunted 2000s Raven's defense, if anyone in the NFL would block for Skip Bayless, why LeBron James wouldn’t be a great NFL Tight End, and what advice he’d give his rookie self.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:10 - Origins of “Unc”
07:20 - Mentoring Travis
14:30 - Travis’ Hips
18:20 - Tight End Traits
21:00 - Tight End Mt Rushmore
26:00 - Regular Season vs Post Season
31:15 - Tight End Records
35:11 - Almost Getting Cut
37:26 - Most Yards in a Game
41:18 - Reading Defenses
46:15 - Playing in Today’s NFL
56:30 - Draft Day in the 90s
01:00:30 - Tight End and WR Differences
01:06:05 - Relationship with Sterling
01:14:00 - Grand Theft Kelce
01:17:25 - Broncos/Ravens Super Bowl
01:20:27 - Welcome to the league moment
01:22:55 - Skip Bayless in the NFL
01:23:40 - Better Dresser: Jason or Shannon?
01:24:15 - Lebron in the NFL
01:26:35 - Advice to Rookie Self