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1) Ray Lewis is a Hall of Fame linebacker who played 17 seasons in the National Football League for the Baltimore Ravens.
2) Ray is a 2-time Super Bowl Champion, Super Bowl MVP XXXV, 13x Pro Bowler, and widely considered the best Baltimore Ravens player ever.
3) Lewis was selected in the first round (26th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. Ray Lewis attended University of Miami for three seasons before forgoing his final year of eligibility to play in the NFL.
Danny: What is your favorite Monday Night Football experience?
Ray Lewis: Ooh, that's a really good one. He's not going to like me for telling this story but we played the Denver Broncos on Monday night. They (Broncos) were kicking a long field goal and we practiced this play all the time Danny to where if the field goal is too short, you catch it and the DB or somebody fast runs with it. On the other side it's just offensive lineman, kickers, and punters. Chris McCallister got the ball and I started running back towards him and I'm looking back at him saying "Come out of the end zone." A guy by the name of Keith Burns...he was not looking. This is back when you could put that Bobby Boucher on him. When I hit Keith Burns it was probably one of the best hits that I had in my career. That was on Monday night and I'll never forget that it played for nearly a month straight. That was my favorite Monday night memory for sure!
2) Ray is a 2-time Super Bowl Champion, Super Bowl MVP XXXV, 13x Pro Bowler, and widely considered the best Baltimore Ravens player ever.
3) Lewis was selected in the first round (26th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. Ray Lewis attended University of Miami for three seasons before forgoing his final year of eligibility to play in the NFL.
Ray Lewis: Ooh, that's a really good one. He's not going to like me for telling this story but we played the Denver Broncos on Monday night. They (Broncos) were kicking a long field goal and we practiced this play all the time Danny to where if the field goal is too short, you catch it and the DB or somebody fast runs with it. On the other side it's just offensive lineman, kickers, and punters. Chris McCallister got the ball and I started running back towards him and I'm looking back at him saying "Come out of the end zone." A guy by the name of Keith Burns...he was not looking. This is back when you could put that Bobby Boucher on him. When I hit Keith Burns it was probably one of the best hits that I had in my career. That was on Monday night and I'll never forget that it played for nearly a month straight. That was my favorite Monday night memory for sure!
NOTE: We found this play and you can check it out on YouTube HERE and Ray's block takes place around the 1:12 mark.
Danny's Follow Up: That was a really big hit. That looked like it would have hurt Keith Burns really bad but he did get up quick. That touchdown play by the Ravens was really cool.
Danny has loved the opportunity to go LIVE with his football heroes even during quarantine. Thanks to Emmitt Smith and his Notable Live platform, Danny has talked to the NFL's all-time leading rusher 4 times from our living room this season and had the chance to go 1 on 1 with Ray Lewis and show him part of his pregame dance. That moment was priceless!Danny's Follow Up: That was a really big hit. That looked like it would have hurt Keith Burns really bad but he did get up quick. That touchdown play by the Ravens was really cool.
Below is a look below with Danny and Emmitt Smith talking about how Emmitt got his famous number 22. Check out the awesome interaction between these two earlier this season!
