Andre Tippett | February 3, 2021

From February 3, 2021: On the 22nd episode of “Great Dane Nation,” Morten is joined by his Pro Football Hall of Fame brother and New England Patriots legend Andre Tippett. But first, he checks in with TommyFreezePops (Tom Carroll) for a preview of Super Bowl LV, as Morten’s give his list of “Ten Things to watch for in Super Bowl LV." We then move to our interview with Andre, where he discusses a wide array of topics: how “trusting the process” helped turn a JUCO transfer into a Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker; how his year playing JUCO football at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa almost sent him packing back to New Jersey to become a sanitation worker; how his high school football coach changed his life, and how dealing with bullies at a young age helped shape the man he is today; how dealing with bullies led him to becoming a black belt in karate; his famous fight with teammates Rich Camarillo and Tony Franklin; playing with a chip on his shoulder as a JUCO transfer at Iowa; on changing the way teams build their defenses based on the way he and Lawrence Taylor played outside linebacker; why he had to pinch himself when he was playing in the Rose Bowl for Iowa in 1981; why he was so confident he was going to be drafted by the Raiders, he bought a silver and black Nissan 280ZX; playing for Bill Parcells, and how he built the foundation of the “Patriots Way” that has produced six Vince Lombardi Trophies; how winning the Super Bowl in 2001 completely changed the way potential free agents viewed signing in New England and buying into their team-first mentality; why Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft were all equal-parts responsible for the dynastic-success of the New England Patriots over the past 20 years; what losing a player like Brady does to an organization, and why he’s happy for Tom’s success in Tampa Bay; the biggest reason for the Patriots’ struggles in 2020; why he thinks Julian Edelman has played his final game for the Patriots; why he thinks Cam Newton will be back with the Patriots next season; why he doesn’t think Bill Belichick is ready to retire just yet; and how proud he is of the organization for how they’ve been leaders in the fight against social injustice, as Andre is the Executive Director of Community Affairs for the Patriots. Then, TommyFreezePops is joined by Kevin Rogers for his weekly check-in with the experts from VegasInsider.com. The guys talk all things Super Bowl LV: What’s their favorite prop bet heading into Sunday? Who will win Super Bowl LV MVP? Who wins Super Bowl LV? Finally, we close things out with Morten’s “Game Winner” – a weekly segment where Morten monologues his biggest takeaway of the week. This week, he talks about Andre Tippett, and the importance of giving back to our community.