Michael Penix Jr. joins Sports Illustrated in Las Vegas leading up to Super Bowl 58 and explained why he's ready for his NFL opportunity where ever that may be.
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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?
01:09 Man, to be honest, I ain't gonna lie, it's not like just a perfect answer, not like that,
01:14 but just how I really feel, you know, I'm ready to play for anybody, you know.
01:17 I feel like I'll be able to make an impact, you know, anywhere I go, you know, and that's,
01:21 for me, I just want the opportunity, you know, and that's the biggest thing.
01:24 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,
01:30 I'll be blessed for any opportunity that I get.
01:31 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?
01:39 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,
01:48 he's been taking steps towards that, you know, because 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,
01:56 you know, whenever people doubted, you know, because I've been in those shoes,
01:59 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,
02:08 you know, 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?
02:14 Man, to be honest, it's hard to bet against Mahomes, man.
02:19 It's hard to bet against Mahomes, you know, but I'm a fan of the sport, you know,
02:23 so it's like I'm excited to see a good game, you know, I know it's going to be a good game,
02:27 but I can't bet against Mahomes, man.
02:29 Okay, about you one more time before we take it out of here.
02:34 NFL teams, look straight into camera, who are they getting when they drive Michael Pennix?
02:40 A proven winner, you know, that's what I do, you know, I've been winning, you know,
02:44 at every level, at the highest level, you know, no matter where I've been, you know,
02:47 I've been able to find ways to help my team win football games, and, you know,
02:51 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
02:59 the past six years, 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.
03:08 Yeah, man, it's amazing, you know, so I'm partnering with Sharpie, you know,
03:11 mainly the SGL pen, you know, it's a pen that, you know, for a lefty, you know,
03:17 the main thing that I was thinking, you know, being able to write with a pen is just like no
03:21 smear, you got no smudge, you know, lefty, you know, you always got the ink on the back of your
03:27 hand, you know, but man, it's a high performance pen, you know, and I'm definitely going to be
03:31 using it throughout my career, and like most pivotal moments, and man, like such as, you know,
03:36 whenever I sign my rookie contract, you know, I'll be using it, so I'm super excited for the
03:41 partnership. All right, so look, we know T.O. pulled out the celebration back in the day,
03:46 he pulled the Sharpie out of his sock, signed the football, can we expect to see you do something
03:50 crazy like that this season when you get a touchdown? Hey, we're gonna see, I'm gonna
03:54 have something special coming. Okay. Yes, sir. Okay, Michael Penix, everybody. Yes, sir, appreciate it.