ESPN published this video item, entitled “Willie Colon on life after the NFL and Deshaun Watson’s suspension | Courtside Club w/ Rachel DeMita” – below is their description.
Willie Colon on life after the NFL and Deshaun Watson’s suspension | Courtside Club w/ Rachel DeMita
Rachel DeMita hangs with former NFL player Willie Colon to discuss his journey from Steelers fourth round draft pick to Super Bowl champion. Willie gives his thoughts on how the NFL handled DeShaun Watson and talks about NIL collectives and how college programs can better assist their athletes for a world beyond sports. Willie compares playing for the Steelers to his experiences playing with the Jets, and makes his season predictions for the Jets and Giants.
00:00 Courtside Club: Rachel DeMita with Willie Colon
05:52 Willie on the emotional experience getting drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers
13:55 Willie discusses NIL collectives and how college sports programs can help set their athletes up to succeed in a world beyond professional sports
18:17 Halftime: New York vs. Pittsburgh
28:05 Willie’s predictions for the NY Giants and Jets
30:50 Willie discusses life after football as a sports broadcaster with Barstool and Sirius XM radio
36:47 Willie weighs in on how the NFL has handled Deshaun Watson
42:30 Willie’s thoughts on sports analysts who did not play sports commenting on player performance
44:40 Buzzer Beaters: Willie’s ideal courtside food and drink, one person Willie would want to sit with courtside, Willie’s one event in history he would’ve wanted to be courtside for
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The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL) – also known as American Football – in the United States. Since 2004, the game has been played on the first Sunday in February. It is the culmination of a regular season that begins in the late summer of the previous year.
The game was created as part of a 1966 merger agreement between the NFL and its rival the American Football League (AFL). The first game was played on January 15, 1967, after both leagues had completed their respective 1966 seasons. After the merger, each league was re-designated as a “conference”, and the game has since been played between the conference champions to determine the NFL’s league champion.
The New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers have the most Super Bowl championship titles with six each. The Patriots have the most Super Bowl appearances with 11. The National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC) are tied with 27 Super Bowl wins each.
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