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On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: Super Bowl LVII is here! We have all things Super Bowl including how to watch, half time and how much money Americans are expected to bet on the big game. Plus Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will become the first pair of Black quarterbacks to face off in the Super Bowl. We hear from sports personality Stephan A. Smith about what the moment means. And we’ve all heard about the Kelce brothers being the first brothers to ever play on opposing teams in the Super Bowl, but what happens after the game and how does mom, Donna handle this conundrum? And finally, we hear from former NFL running backs Jamal Charles and Brian Westbrook on the Chiefs and Eagles matchup.
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Taylor Wilson:
Good morning. I’m Taylor Wilson and this is Five Things You Need To Know, Saturday the 11th of February, 2023.
Today it’s Super Bowl weekend. Hear from Stephen A. Smith, the Kelce’s mom and more, as we get you ready for the big game.
The Super Bowl is almost here. Tomorrow night. The AFC Champion, Kansas City Chiefs will take on the NFC Champion, Philadelphia Eagles, in Arizona. The Chiefs are looking for their first Super Bowl win since 2020, while the Eagles are trying to win it all for the first time since 2018.
As for the entertainment country star, Chris Stapleton will be performing the national anthem. Babyface will sing America the beautiful, and Cheryl Lee Ralph is performing Lift Every Voice and Sing, the Black National Anthem. Then at halftime, Rihanna will take the stage. You can tune into the game on Fox at 6:30 PM Eastern Time, 3:30 Pacific. And Kevin Burkhart and Greg Olson will have the call.
The American Gaming Association estimates that more than 50 million adults will place a bet of some kind for Super Bowl LVII, and a survey conducted by the organization found that betters will wager some $16 billion on the game, more than twice as much as last year. The game’s venue itself outside Phoenix also makes it easy for bets to be placed on site, since there’s a sports book inside State Farm Stadium. Of the 50 million that’ll place bets, 38% will do so online, 26% will take part in office pools and 13% will go old school and deal with a bookie. The Supreme Court, in May of 2018 struck down a law that banned commercial sports betting. Since then, 33 states and Washington DC have legalized gambling.
Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will make history tomorrow as the first pair of black quarterbacks to ever face off in the Super Bowl. So what does this moment mean? Sports personality, Stephen A. Smith, discussed with USA Today’s sports host, Mackenzie Salmon.
Mackenzie Salmon:
I really think it’s cool how we’ve finally gotten to a point where two black quarterbacks are going to be playing here. Can you put into context for us how important that is?
Stephen A. Smith:
Well, I think that a lot of people look at it and they lamented the fact that we are living in times that even in the year 2023, we’re here to highlight that there’s going to be two black quarterbacks. I look at it totally differently. I like the fact that we’re highlighting that there’s two black quarterbacks, because it allows us the opportunity to point to the inequities, the pigeonholing, the marginalizing, and the other insidious things that were taking place in being exacted and exercised towards premier big time black athletes in the past.
