This week, Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Super Bowl champion and CBS Sports NFL analyst Jason McCourty about his role as Pro Athlete Community (PAC) Board of Advisors Co-Chair, inviting fellow athletes and reflecting on his infamous roast of Kansas City Chiefs fans at the 2023 NFL Draft.

“The cool thing about it is that everyone’s brutally honest when you’re in locker rooms and have guys you’ve played with. I will say, when guys have had the chance to experience it, they’ve wanted to pass it on to other guys. I think that’s helped it a lot, because everyone who goes has such a transformational experience that you wish other guys to be a part of it, guys that you may know who are struggling, or guys who are thriving, that you feel it’ll help them.” Said McCourty, “About 30 former players were on a call, and Devin and I spoke about our experiences with PAC. As soon as we finished the Zoom call, I had two teammates text me, Hey, can you jump on the phone? Got on the phone with one of them. He first said to me, “Alright, Cut The B.S. Is this real? Is this worth it? I think when you can have those open and candid conversations, and he ended up going and he loved it, but I think that’s been the cool part is that once guys take part in it, and you can have those conversations about what it is, you can tell people this is the real deal.”

McCourty was a guest on behalf of the Tennessee Titans during the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City. The former New England Patriots star taunted the crowd about his last visit, winning the 2018 AFC Championship.

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“I want the people of Kansas City to know it is all love. I have no beef. It is purely entertainment. It was so funny.” Said McCourty, “The Titans had called me and asked me to do the draft pick, and at the time, I was on Good Morning Football, and Kyle Brandt had done the Buffalo Bills draft pick a year ago, and he had the chicken wing, he had the pants, and he had everything. It was an awesome announcement. I remember going in. I was leaving that afternoon after I finished Good Morning Football, and Kyle asked me, “So what will you do for the announcement?” And I’m like, say the name and get off the stage. And he’s like, No, you gotta come up with something. The reason they’re asking you is that you gotta be entertaining.”

“So my two-and-a-half-hour ride on a plane, that’s all I did, was research, like, what I would say, how I would present it? I remember agreeing to go out. They’ve always said, You’ve seen guys go out there and take too long, and it’s just like, Yo, the clock’s ticking. Get off the stage.” Said McCourty, “Roger Goodell says to me, ‘Take your time and have fun’. I was like, Oh, that’s all right, we’re good. So, you’ve got to come up with some stingers, no matter who it is you’re going with. I said something about McAfee. I think of that too. So my kids thought it was hilarious when they went on YouTube, and people were like Jason McCourty trolls. So it was a lot of fun.”

Pro Athlete Community (PAC), the first-of-its-kind network built exclusively for pro athletes to navigate life beyond sports, has officially opened its membership to all current and former professional athletes from verified leagues.

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