Michael Penix Jr. SI Radio Row Interview
Michael Penix Jr. SI Radio Row Interview
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00:00 All right, what's up everybody? It's Bryce Butler. We are with Sports Illustrated at Radio Row. I got the best QB in the land.
00:07 I got Michael Penix right here. How you doing big dog? I'm good. How about you, man? I'm good. I'm good.
00:11 Let's get right into it, man. So, biggest takeaway from the college career and then at the National Championship?
00:17 Man, you know, throughout my whole career, you know, there's a lot of ups and downs, you know, so the biggest takeaway, you know,
00:22 just patience, you know, and just always persevering through, you know, hardship.
00:27 You know, I had a lot of hardship throughout my career, so, you know, I definitely learned a lot of that.
00:31 So in Indiana, obviously, you talk about hardship, you had a lot of injuries.
00:36 Like, was there ever a time where you were like, "Man, I don't know."
00:39 I mean, it was times where, you know, it got tough, you know.
00:42 It was, there's a lot of thoughts that was going into it, you know, but I knew like my competitive spirit,
00:47 it'll never let me quit, you know. I've been through it, you know,
00:50 I've been through a hard stuff before in my life and, you know, no matter what, I was always gonna keep pushing.
00:54 Right, right. Okay, so we got the draft coming up.
00:57 When I was getting drafted, there was a couple teams that I knew I wanted to play for
01:01 and there's a couple teams I knew I did not want to play for.
01:04 Focus on the positive. What teams do you think Michael Penix needs to be on that roster?
01:10 Man, to be honest, I ain't gonna lie, it's not like just a perfect answer, nothing like that,
01:15 but just how I really feel, you know, I'm ready to play for anybody, you know.
01:18 I feel like I'll be able to make an impact, you know, anywhere I go, you know, and that's,
01:22 for me, I just want the opportunity, you know, and that's the biggest thing.
01:25 You know, I know if I got an opportunity, you know, I can make a way, so
01:27 obviously I'm gonna need help with everybody around me, but, you know, I'll be blessed for any opportunity that I get.
01:32 That's what's up, what's up. Okay, let's hop over into the Super Bowl.
01:35 Who do you think has the biggest game this Sunday, Brock Purdy or Patrick Mahomes?
01:40 I'll say Brock Purdy, you know, Patrick Mahomes, he already solidified himself, you know.
01:45 I feel like Brock Purdy, you know, he's been doing a great job this year, you know,
01:49 he's been taking steps towards that, you know, 'cause a lot of people didn't think he'd be able to do what he's doing now,
01:53 you know, and it's good to see that, you know, good to see, you know, whenever people doubted, you know,
01:58 'cause I've been in those shoes, you know, where people doubted me, and I feel like I proved them wrong, you know,
02:03 but I feel like he definitely got a lot more to prove, you know, and just show everybody that, you know,
02:08 he's who he's been showing each and every week.
02:10 Right, so Brock Purdy has more to prove. Who do you think wins the game, though?
02:15 Man, to be honest, it's hard to bet against Mahomes, man. It's hard to bet against Mahomes, you know,
02:21 but I'm a fan of the sport, you know, so it's like, I'm excited to see a good game, you know,
02:26 I know it's gonna be a good game, but I can't bet against Mahomes, man.
02:30 Okay, about you one more time before we take it out of here.
02:35 NFL teams, look straight into camera, who they getting when they drive Michael Pennix?
02:40 Proven winner, you know, that's what I do, you know, I've been winning, you know, at every level, at the highest level,
02:46 you know, no matter where I've been, you know, I've been able to find ways to help my team win football,
02:50 games, and, you know, that's what I feel like it's all about, you know, winning is the biggest thing, you know,
02:55 and everybody want to win, and, you know, I've been doing it, you know, at a high level for the past six years,
03:00 and, you know, I'm looking forward to doing it for the rest of my career.
03:04 Yes, sir, I can't wait to see it. Okay, tell us about your partnership with Sharpie, man.
03:07 Yeah, man, it's amazing, you know, so I'm partnering with Sharpie, you know, mainly the SGL pen, you know,
03:14 it's a pen that, you know, for a lefty, you know, the main thing that I was thinking, you know,
03:19 being able to write with a pen is just like no smear, you got no smudge, you know,
03:22 lefty, you know, you always got the ink on the back of your hand, you know, but, man, it's a high-performance pen,
03:29 you know, and I'm definitely going to be using it throughout my career, like, most pivotal moments,
03:33 and, man, like, such as, you know, whenever I sign my rookie contract, you know, I'll be using it,
03:39 so I'm super excited for the partnership.
03:41 All right, so look, we know T.O. pulled out the celebration back in the day,
03:45 he pulled the Sharpie out of his sock, signed the football.
03:48 Can we expect to see you do something crazy like that this season when you get a touchdown?
03:53 Hey, we're going to see. I'm going to have something special coming.
03:55 Okay.
03:56 Yes, sir.
03:56 Okay. Michael Penix, everybody.
03:58 Yes, sir, appreciate it.
03:59 (whooshing)