Marchand Sports Media Keyshawn Johnson & a star athlete's incredible media story
In the 38-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand is joined by Keyshawn Johnson. Here’s what you need to know:
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* Keyshawn Johnson’s outrageous schedule at the end of his ESPN tenure
* Keyshawn was interviewed as a nine-year-old for the first time in 1981 by Fred Roggin about being the next Marcus Allen
* How Keyshawn rallied his teammates to boycott USC’s school newspaper
* How New York Post legend Steve Serby found Keyshawn in Manhattan prior to being the No. 1 pick
* How Mike & the Mad Dog attacked Keyshawn after he signed
* The full story about why he wrote “Just Give me the Damn Ball”
* How the Wayne Chrebet “mascot” characterization played out
* How Keyshawn purposely screwed over the New York Daily News’ Rich Cimini’s exclusive
* Keyshawn disagreed how Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio characterized how he left ESPN the first time
* Bill Parcells said that the media was not your friend
* Keyshawn respected the beat guys the most
* How Keyshawn and ESPN executive Seth Markman came up with the segment, “Come on, Man”
* What are the jobs Keyshawn could have had that would have changed his media career
* Why Keyshawn has passed on non-sports opportunities
* Keyshawn says that his FS1 show “Speak” is the best on TV
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