On the 35-minute podcast, CBS/ESPN/Netflix’s Jason McCourty is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand,” McCourty, 37, had an excellent 13-year NFL career, but was not a Hall of Famer, nor a quarterback. Nonetheless, he has risen very quickly in media — how has he done it? That’s the main topic of the pod.
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Topics include: Insight into how Bill Belichick was behind-the-scenes as a coach and how it was displayed as a media personality
How during McCourty’s 13-year career he started to look at a media career
How he and his twin brother, NBC's Devin, started a podcast that launched their careers, including his funny ribbing of his brother
The difference between Nashville and Boston as media markets
If what players say to the media has any impact on a team's success
What did McCourty think of his former coach, Mike Mularkey admitting to purposely giving NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, false information
After a player retires, how does he transition into media
When Marchand broke the story on McCourty going to NFL Network
What did McCourty learn at NFL Broadcast Boot Camp and how he and his brother had a little cheat code
Why he chose to get up early every morning for Good Morning Football
How GMFB and radio games were the best thing that he could do to start
What he thinks of Tom Brady's broadcasting career
How he compares calling games to studio shows
What does he want to accomplish in his media career
Related pods: Eli Manning … Booger McFarland … Cam Heyward
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