The Norris & Davis Show Best Of - Week Of November 14th
This week's edition of the Norris & Davis Best of includes an interview with Michael McCrary about his time with the Ravens and helping the community, and John Moag on bringing the Ravens to Baltimore.
MICHAEL MCCRARY
Michael joined Ken, Steve, and Mike Preston to talk about the Ravens outlook at the halfway point.
Steve asked Michael about his work with the Southwest Senior High School football team. Michael noted that he along with the help of many others were able to keep the school's football program going, "they needed football equipment. I called a friend of mine and we were able to get the NFL to donate 100 pairs of equipment. We also were able to get the Ravens and Under Armour involved as well. These kids were going to lose football without the equipment."
Ken asked Michael about the reaction of the players when they received the new football equipment. Michael acknowledged that the players were ecstatic saying, "it was great. The kids had no idea why we were pulling boxes out of the van. When they saw the equipment the whole place went crazy. It was probably one of the best feelings I've felt in years. There are so many really beautiful components to this."
Mike asked Michael about the support of the community in helping Southwest Senior High School. Michael has been very impressed with the community's response saying, "this really is a community initiative. It has absolutely changed this community. Everyone has come together to watch football on Saturdays."
Michael went on to discuss Derwin Hannah's work in the Baltimore community and the support he has received from various members of the community including former Raven's running back Ray Rice.
JOHN MOAG
John Moag joined Ken and Steve to talk about his memories in being a major part of bringing the Ravens and the NFL back to Baltimore.
Steve asked John the process of bringing the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. John said that the process began a year before the announcement was made, "it started roughly a year before. I pretty much changed my mind 3 months into the process and the remaining 9 months was about negotiating with owners interested in the move to Baltimore."
Ken asked John about what his memories are from the day that the move was announced. John noted that it took a while for the move to sink in for the city of Baltimore, "I remember the day vividly. I met Art downtown and asked Al Lerner if he wanted to join us on stage. He told a story that disassociated himself with Art which fractured their relationship. I remember going back to the hotel with Art and having a celebration. It took a long time for us and the entire community to have this sink in."
John went on to discuss the other parties that were involved with discussions to move to Baltimore, why the Browns were the first choice to bring to Baltimore, and whether the NFL and other owners had problems with the Browns making the move to Baltimore.
