After Hours with Amy Lawrence PODCAST: Hour 3

That wet your appetite for what's to come. We to kicking off in mere hours on end time from the AFC West is after hours with Amy to be a lower live from the rocket Studios. Whether you're looking to purchase a new home or refinance yours. Rocket mortgage can help you get there from loan solutions that fit your life rocket can still become Serena Williams talking about playing tennis again weighing meds Donovan made his first public comment as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, though he did say he was very close to becoming a New York neck. We've also got your Wednesday night/Thursday morning addition will call it pre-weeks to addition of QB news bites we clear the deck for Hall of Famer's. You can find me on Twitter a lot radio always glad to have you and if you miss anything on the show got the link to the podcast on Twitter and Facebook plus our website after hours Amy Lawrence.com. I would say one of the surprises of the opening weekends. The Packers looking like they are allergic to season openers and this time, in an NFC North battle in Minneapolis against the Vikings. The Packers were overwhelmed Minnesota shut out Green Bay in three of the four quarters Justin Jefferson torched the Packers for 158 yards in the first half alone, which was a record nearly had 100 or nearly had 200 yards total hundred 26 yards rushing for the Vikings. Meanwhile, Aaron Jones only had five carries for the Packers. Aaron got sacked four times and through opaque. It was a disaster right Aaron just up to one of us would definitely talk to when when you get in your own way too many times like we did some good things. Maybe it's more touches for Jones and Dylan made a lot of mistakes in the perimeter missing throws those Lotta love to clean up all the way around Ehrenreich's assessment following that season-opening loss inside the division and even as we welcome Hall of Fame and long time Packer defense of back LeRoy Butler to start with a story from last year's embarrassing start of the season for the Green Bay Packers ROI at the time I spoke to my grannie Helen, who was just shy of 100 years old and I asked her if she watched the Packers against the saints of this was last year to start the season and she said to me, I don't think they were trying very hard.

So another game on the road this time is the season opener against the Vikings.

LeRoy what's your assessment of what we saw from the Packers wall. A quick bed about your work going quietly. I think a lot of people know the protector may be what it will go all the way back to God when they drafted note LXXXVII and want to go to perfect and effective. I will go for struggle, the office of going to struggle about the people cut down the wait is always hope. So ultimately you want very surprised by what you what they really wanted that. Didn't stand up to what people expect to go off of the bar you will struggle, but… Call a lot about how long will it take this new group of receivers and the offense of line to gets into a rhythm and groove also keeping in mind that Alan Lazar didn't play either on Sunday yahoo of the great observation born guy again. Now go all the way back to the first Christian walk. Goal and dropped the ball come back now you got one back to the very capable of great guy. You gotta figure out what good at and what are we going to do because for the most part it is what I know about OBJ to help you too much about you got to grow up on the job trying to get up no Aaron Rogers, well don't get to applicable go to Google it may take weeks, but is often like and I don't want you people tell you you don't have, but for the most part, how you move that moment with Christian Watson, the rookie could've been a 75 yard grab likely would've been a touchdown that has to be for rookies.

The welcome to the NFL moments because it's not quite as easy as you might think about what we were hoping to replace the red rock. But he claimed that you have opted out of the young God and the droplet part of the game and will probably never went back to that guy got a baby now take advantage of your opportunity.

Your opportunity to the different between nine and 811 or 12 or 1330.

As you point out, Aaron Rogers is the two-time defending MVPs you would expect him and the Packers to rebound coming up in week number two.

We are so excited to spend a few minutes with Hall of Famer LeRoy Butler haven't spoken to him since his weekend in Canton so I have to get his story, but he's joining us from Wisconsin after week number one, it's after hours with Amy so LeRoy.

I into a preseason game at Lambeau and I was impressed by the blood even then for an affair in August. I've never been to a regular-season game, let alone a night game against the rival Bears. I will be there on Sunday. I know you will to. What am I in for what people will love like a border aboard a lot.

Yet another way Illinois was Chicago number one overall all the old rivalry. Okay this is a big deal not okay you got another new coach that you play a lot of you live with this group, but people expect nothing more.

Blow out what it will feel good night: vote okay most game with 9202 area code. By the way, there are a big big drill night. I've actually been invited to a couple of Packers tailgate so there on the property. I was told that people would be out at Lambeau around 7 o'clock in the morning so literally 12 hours before kickoff. Is it crazy there for a game like this you have only football there you go to Milwaukee for baseball and basketball everything to the economy plate okay so that o'clock all you barbecue bad no volleyball going to. I'm looking forward to it. I know you will be there to because it's a big weekend for former Packers yet what they would think about Hall of Fame come back to alumni people come back to play a night. We all get together home. That's a big deal.

You don't want to think about the active player we all alumni now okay again we both went well.

I'm really excited to meet you and take some photos in person. It'll be fun after all of our radio conversations. LeRoy Butler is with us from Wisconsin. You just to see him and other former Packers on Sunday night before the football game against the Bears. It's after hours on CBS portrayed health.

I've seen photos of you and your gold jacket everywhere I've seen the biased. What was it like to be in Canton. Finally LeRoy for that special weekend and without profit, you got it all. Patient no good WHY my family is all about me. So I made a step back and talk about my teammate so I've never been on that platform before well guarded and it don't know it you think about it that you can't get cut renegotiate your deal. I'm afraid you want to go on.

What are the moments that you remember from that weekend. The festivities maybe a couple people that you cross paths with. Thank you black quick. I thought it almost all the cowboy in the world… I look like late God football have. If you hear my speech at the beginning that you agreed to back a lot of good for you. When you want to go all the Hall of Fame bought for you.

People like that note, John Randall about the body fell yesterday at a golf speed large, it is clear why. I want you to know that not only did I hear your speech but I replayed that snippet about football having multiple times on my show because it gave me chills. It was perfect. You are right this is football immortality and who cares the road it took to get there. LeRoy you're there now. Well, you will autograph I forgot the right you great bird got bigger. You know we both laughed about wealthy. The robot no what it wanted to go abroad. That's amazing what a fun peak behind the curtain. How much effort did you put into the speech. How much time to take you to write it down. The great question about mom 2000. That way if you want to be to be prepared as you want.

Thank people don't think that you know one thing. A lot of people don't know how to plan for 13 will you think about family, about why she made Bob Packard by teacher urged the Salvation Army that I got a police officer multiple duties of the stores. I can now tell. I like I how much did it mean to you to share those words that you and your mom wrote together, Molly. You think you're going to cry. Put your hand over your mouth, you guarded the funny. I want you to have shorter and did out there get out.

Keep it tight about what you would write. I want to be really short. I want people to want more more so now you can learn about little about that's amazing. LeRoy Butler is now a Hall of Fame defensive back a long time pastor only a Packard enjoyed this from Wisconsin here after hours on CBS portrayed yelp your name dropping here about a golf tournament. What's the atmosphere been like since my always wanted to do a part care about why you made out with you all. All of the dialogue on developing that cookbook will my daughter by Don so I'm really excited to come to think I've always wanted to do but now you have people work on that I could get back to the bullying campaign and the biggest thing you wanted to really want to write my story going up single family home all day special stored a lot and I think it will really value. I'm so excited that you not to the physical disability and limitations that you had early spring. It's the stuff that movie scripts are made of LeRoy Holler or put together a great story and we see that the place you in a movie about your life, LeRoy only guy in America.

God ever created thing. I am normally funny guy yet. You mentioned a podcast and I can only imagine the stories because I know every time we talk you tell great stories.

What will be the focus of your new podcast will bring about more or what we went. I will be talking about relationship and family when you fell gift on to talk about that we don't bring up our family.

We look at what Tom Brady going through women is why you don't make it difficult when your family. You don't become new again when you love your goal you want your home covered at on Wednesday the most sport Packers winning back the game. One person I want to look at something, but 30, 45, but you know I never went below about what's going on behind the things that very yes I always tell a former professional athletes or even coaches.

When they asked me for advice about broadcasting. I tell them to highlight what is different about you and the rest of the population. You're not just someone who can analyze the games you can tell us what it was like to be in the game which sets you apart. Not to mention, as you point out what is it 362 Hall of Famer's that will not bring out where you go, Randall McDaniel, I think it would be how many guys do you think of it all before.

I would've been a couple about who know 352 when you my number 357 it makes you feel a palpable way like unbelievable and I just want to build very important to God's will finally want to get in, you will fill the time frame I started with John know I'm on so all happy for those so you will find that you will probably really Butler makes it even better when you are gracious about it when you're a guy who can appreciate it because the journey wasn't so easy it was and he did to you and that's why we always love talking to LeRoy so he's at 2022 Hall of Fame defensive back. He's got the gold jacket. The busting Canton. He's a long-time iconic Packer at starting a new podcast and I am sure that Gran is permanently imprinted on his face, LeRoy. I can hear you smiling my lawyer. Dr. Howard five for you.my God, oh fantastic on twitter I leapt 36 and of course will be some info about his podcast thereto. I cannot wait to take a photo or do a tick-tock or something in person on Sunday night LeRoy I will see you very soon. Thank you Dr. autograph by my show, OJ would love that no no no no that's all my all right I will talk you soon. Thank you so much.

Would you love that he cackles to the claimant or what.

Of course, of course, if you really nicely I might actually let you touch it about that digits can be one of those PCU now because you're not crazy with your hats, people, and I want to touch her hat. So if LeRoy Butler gives me a Hall of Fame. Well, he's a Hall of Famer, give me a signed jersey and it says HLF on it which he has to practice now I don't know if you're getting anywhere near your hands. It will be seething like you're a fourth-grader or a four-year-old is playing in the dirt something along the case for that jersey displays should I hang up my Star Wars well you never even seen the Star Wars all seen a lot of talking about, but it sounds like a nice complement to the idea of one room my house or I do display sports memorabilia from so my favorite athletes and iconic moments in my sports passout will see, but I am to meet it regardless of what happened.

So yet another reason to be in Wisconsin this coming weekend.

You can find me on Twitter a lot radio also on our Facebook page, another former athlete who is smiling these days been feeling a lot less pressure in less emotion over a big moment Serena Williams making appearance on good morning America. What you have to say about retirement is after hours with Amy CBS you are listening to the after-hours podcast. I don't have anything don't have anything please after-hours Lawrence Serena last arrived at the U.S. Open viewing records, viewership numbers for tennis.

Her second round match will her first round match. That was when her second round match that was also awaiting three sets as she had to rally in front of the raucous crowd Arthur Ashe Stadium court and then her third round match which did in fact go three sets and turned into a marathon that was potentially the last time we'll see her in competitive tennis.

The emotions that poured out of her.

The joy for sure by the relief in some ways of having it be done, but also the sadness as you bid farewell to a part of your life really that's been so prominent and so public but also is taken so much out of you, blood sweat and tears time and effort in heart and soul offered for decades. All of those emotions that we got to see on display with Serena Williams and she did indicate that what she really wanted to do after that was asleep at the photo I think was on Instagram of her sleeping with her Milano blanket, just call in the wake of this is both a physical and emotional effort. It's after hours with Amy. That was Serena. Toward the end of heard iconic Ted's career if it impact is the end, but a smiling and rejuvenated Serena on good morning America on Wednesday as she talks about maybe it wasn't quite the eye when you never know. I always say I just been saying that you know I think Tom Brady start a really cool trend. It's interesting that she said Tom Brady started the trend because of course there have been so many athletes over the course of history who have retired and un-retarded retarded unretired. I get what she's saying he retired for 40 days.

He's in his 40s, and so he can do it so can she.

I instantly thought of the promo that the NFL used for its first game its kickoff when it was Michael Jordan who was saying I was again away from the game for two years.

Tom Brady didn't even last two months, and so yes there is a nod to Tom Brady because he is the most recent.

To do this, retire unretired but gosh athletes four and four have been second-guessing their decisions to walk away from the game so it wouldn't be a surprise if she also did well because her entire life for 40 years has been tennis -like tennis is given me so much and I feel like there is no way that I don't want to be involved in tennis. Somehow in the future.

I don't know what that involvement is yet but I do know that I I love the sport so much.

I love the game of I love everything about it. It's need to hear her and you can hear the joy in her voice is not the emotional exhaustion right that all these emotions and everything you're carrying around the fact that it wasn't just another tennis match, where she could focus on winning. She did say she's got nothing to lose but everything she was carrying with her and the amount of attention and the demands on her time and trying to balance all of that we heard something similar. Not quite the same scale for something similar from Adam Wayne, who's not even sure he's retiring but as he and yet here Melina become the first ever in major league baseball to pitch and catch together 325×325 appearances in baseball history. He even said that he was tearing up on the mound as the fans were reacting in St. Louis and if he was considering the magnitude of the situation and that he was trying to keep his emotions at bay.

He was having a really hard time and so that the older you get, as I say old dude and in the case of Serena. She qualifies as an old dude. We'll do the rock in sports because they recognize that this is not going to last forever, and the magnitude of the moment can sometimes be overwhelming, if she was carrying all of that but you hear the piece you hear the joy you are the happiness and in some cases the relief in the relief in her voice on good morning America right you can find me on Twitter a lot radio.

I would be talking about milestones in major league baseball and some milestones elsewhere and I'm actually writing my CBSSports minute on these two bookends from baseball history on Wednesday night, but there was another will get to the top of next hour. Another really cool moment for a second generation baseball player even as we change the pennant races and the wildcard races between now and then the ASD is first to kickoff week two in the NFL. We are on the cusp of week two. It's can start to go faster faster faster Patrick Holmes and Brandon Staley on Patrick Holmes and outside of the AFC West Lamar Jackson is trying to be respectful, but zip it is essentially what he saying about his contract that's coming up. You are listening to the after-hours podcast is just about to kick off the Amazon era for Thursday night football and that means a little Chargers will achieve indicate the city the opener at arrowhead Stadium and see what the chief did on the road in Arizona last week. Well, it was just a reminder to the rest of the NFL that the demise of Kansas City and Patrick Holmes often has been greatly exaggerated that Chargers defense is nothing to sneeze. Adam Holmes knows that well after watching the Chargers against the Raiders in the opener is division Gen. Cecil division to pass rushers and so can go out there. The quarterbacks make it hard on us but a little gray play on the opposite of those already with a lot of guys that rush the passer defense everywhere and that there was safety John JC on this planet are basically corn and other quarters I can play as well. When linebacker saw Minister Grady's is a great challenge for us early in the season to start. Looking back, as he was not back in section 3 Sachs Derek car in the opener for the Chargers. Justin Herbert had three touchdown passes all three. Two new teammates into the ANSI West as Patrick Holmes points out, has done a lot of upgrading. They've done a lot of spring cleaning done a lot of upgrading and replacing with new talent, but in case you didn't see the Chiefs were essentially perfect.

Nearly 500 yards of offense were six for six in the red zone, they did have one lost fumble, but only three penalties and they scored 44 point against a team that is supposed to be a playoff contender. The challenge now for Chargers head coach Brandon Staley and really he's honed in on what the chief can do once they get inside the red zone, read something, because if the defendant five people in the quarterback. All five people are legitimate threat to do something with the football down there and you have to account for the quarterback you're maximizing your chances of being an outstanding red zone team. It's funny because I was told that without Tyree kill this, he wouldn't be nearly as dangerous, but I thought we saw in we can number one with after hours with Amy. The Denver Broncos are still hearing it certainly get the rookie had coaches still hearing it about the decisions to kick a field goal. Instead, go for 1/4 and five Russell Wilson with a huge contract and yet they took the ball out of his hand now. Initially, Russ said, whatever that whatever that code said go unhappy with okay he wanted about giving up the football he still admit that I was ready to go for two whole ready to go, but we decided and wound up with known wheat we missed by your yard so close it's time to get the chance to win the game in and solidified and try to make a play, and always believing humble you know nothing else but also we are particularly arrogant. So always trusses decisions and nothing else but, I'm almost always ready to go to do it.

We need to. Russell Wilson admits he had the ball in his hands. He thought they were going for it and he believed that that would was the play until Nathaniel Hackett asked Brenda McManus to lineup and I appreciate that Russ is supportive of his kicker. We believe in him.

It was really close.

Blah blah blah. Still though, it's good that has admitted we should have gone for it and Russ is now saying yeah I'm I was out there ready to go. I had the play I was ready to call it at the line of scrimmage. I guess we'll finally put it to bed now course, the Broncos have a quick turnaround need to focus on the Houston Texans. This is Denver's home opener with the Texans in town in Davisville the second year quarterback. He's locking on. We can number two because this is when the magic On your back to live football one week to settle in their notes like our kick things off your only going so excited to see the jumper to make his offense and is Fulton used to nothing like the Führer of going back to the last preseason training I that revolved around Sean Watson but for the Texans they went into overtime against the Colts, who this policy away 517 yards of offense and still play to a 2020 time, but there were a lot of turnovers they lead to Texans points and ultimately Texans held on and actually held on for a tie despite getting about hundred 61 rushing yards to Jonathan Taylor. I guess you could say he and the Texans were dodging those flying bullets as they play to its high now there on the road in Denver for week number two after hours on CBSSports Lamar Jackson told that once they got to the Friday before week one, he was done with any negotiation done with any talk about his contract with the ravens and now he's done talking about it. We want we want to go with you on God. He gets a question about guaranteed money and says you're going to need your popcorn for that answer, but respectfully I'm done about the Dolphins and that the same reporter follows up by saying what about the input from the NFL PA the players Association. My guy got you already apologized, so I'm about the dope and today he cracks me up when he responds to reporters, but yet he says he's done.

Lamar Jackson is a load now. It wasn't the stiffest challenge to starts the season but the ravens took care of business really impressive plays of offense for Lamar Jackson and his group young receivers but it was against the jet, what can they do against the Dolphins now, and Mike McDaniel, who is also who is playing Lamar Jackson on the practice squad as you prepare this week you and what it's so again that's part of the delegation process.

You try to use it couple different people with bottom line is you're not going to replicated this part of the shock and awe on game day, regardless of who it is to put pressure on on one person put on blast in the media but will just say it's a collection of individuals because it takes a collection of individuals stuff like that part of the answer for the answers. Kind of goofy but that's who Mike McDaniel is worth finding out so there's a coach who's playing Lamar Jackson on the field, but there are also others who are stepping in to simulate what Lamar does really nobody can simulate what Lamar does. And therein he says is the socket all so that's a big game.

Of course, ravens hosting the Dolphins potentially to AFC playoff teams back. Everyone is potentially a playoff team right now though some started off on a higher note than others. The New England Patriots say Matt Jones indicated that he's feeling much better back injury that required x-rays is not to be an issue that Pittsburgh defense might be though. But they will not have TJ watch for this game against the Patriots. They got in Stravinsky they got the offense they hope will find a rhythm in week number 20.

I need a better that's my fault. Sorry that I set you up in your name and answer your question really that sell the year that Mr. Vicki spent with Buffalo is preparing him to face the patriot. So Lester is also seeing what is he thinking about another minute Stravinsky cut that I heard on Wednesday because he was asked about how the Steelers offense only managed 17 point off turnovers that the defense grabbed from the Cincinnati Bengals and so he was saying that he and the often seem to be more aggressive. You can't expect the defense to do everything right there giving you the take away their sacking Joe Borough and instead of using those for short fields and offense of opportunities to squander them and so he sang the offense has got to do its part replaced right. Well, good for good for you. So we've got Stravinsky but there is no TJ why there is not inherent. We'll be pieces missing from the defense even more pressure on the Steelers offense. As for the New York Jets. They're not going to make a change at quarterback and hope they are in fact sticking with the man named Joe Flack go on the road at Cleveland where they've got a pass rush when you look back at the game when you call one's responsibility to give atonement for him to just just a little more work needs to get off of certain regions a bunch of different things. I thought the world procedure was good.

Everything was fine. Veteran quarterback with over a decade of experience. I hope that he handles procedure fine, but in terms of having a clean pocket you don't you don't guarantee that, especially not when you're talking about Miles Garrett and others on the other side for the Browns and so it could be another rough day for Joe Flack go.

He got cinderblocks for feet. The man is not running around so yeah you give him a clean pocket quarterback a clean pocket they're going to be able to pick apart a defense. But that's just not reality in the NFL.

I Joe Flack go through 59 passes in the season opener against the ravens that cannot happen either something to get some kind of production from the run game to one hour to go after hours with Amy CBSSports radio