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Deebo & Joe - Part 2: Will Aaron Donald Play Week 1? + Will NFL Suspend Puka Nacua? artwork

Deebo & Joe - Part 2: Will Aaron Donald Play Week 1? + Will NFL Suspend Puka Nacua?

Nightcap

September 7, 2026

NFL Legends James "Deebo" Harrison and Joe Haden react to reports of Aaron Donald's availablity for the Los Angeles Rams Week 1 matchup vs. the San Francisco 49ers, latest on a potential suspension for Puka Nacua, and much more!

Speakers James Harrison, Joe Haden, Shannon Sharpe, Chad Johnson

TopicsFootballSportsBasketball

James Harrison (0:00)

The Miami Dolphins, man, they plan to embrace an underdog mentally in 2026 The Miami Dolphins are underdogs in all 17 of their games this season. The Dolphins projected to win a total for 2026 season is 4.5 games, and early mock drives already have them earning number one pick in the 2027 draft. Linebacker Jordan Brooks said, I don't think there's an outlet on social media, anybody that got us picked to win anything.

Not that it matters, but that's just what it is. I don't think any of our opponents respect us. So 100 percent underdog mindset, and I think it's always the best position to be in. I don't know about that one. I don't think that's the best position to be in, I like that.

Joe Haden (0:55)

I don't know about not being pretty, nobody's expecting you, nobody's expecting you. You know what I'm saying? Like you can catch him off guard.

James Harrison (1:01)

I understand, he said it's the best position to be in. I don't like that when you say that's the best position, because I ain't going to lie to you Joe, I like the position of being the 100

Joe Haden (1:11)

You like to be the 100

James Harrison (1:12)

Yeah, yeah. Like ain't no surprise, you know what we supposed to do, what we supposed to get, you know what I'm saying? And now we just go go out here and still go and do exactly what it is we supposed to do when y'all not able to stop us. Like that's the position I like. But I understand what you're saying because I've been in the business.

Joe Haden (1:35)

You got to live in reality too.

James Harrison (1:37)

You got to live where you at.

Shannon Sharpe (1:38)

You got to live where your feet are.

James Harrison (1:39)

You got to put your feet where you are.

Joe Haden (1:41)

You got to be where you are. You got to be exactly where your feet are.

James Harrison (1:46)

You got to be where your feet is.

Joe Haden (1:48)

So I think at the end of the day, like you said, Deebo, you played for underdog team before and I was with the Browns and when we were not expected to win some games. So, and-

James Harrison (1:59)

Y'all did. Y'all stuck true to it most of the time.

Joe Haden (2:02)

Shut your mouth, Deebo. Why you got to be disrespectful?

James Harrison (2:10)

My bad, Joe. Hey man, listen, man, how many games you think they gon win, brother?

Joe Haden (2:14)

The Dolphins? I mean, yeah, right around that four mark.

James Harrison (2:20)

Okay, so tell me who they do.

Joe Haden (2:22)

I didn't look at this guy. I just throw out four because zero to four wins is, that's just, you could trip up.

James Harrison (2:30)

Joe, you know how young the boys is over there, man? And they missing almost $200 million of salary cap.

Joe Haden (2:38)

That's what I was telling you too. They paying other teams players. They paying Jalen, they playing Waddle, they playing Tyreek, they playing Tua.

They're bad. So that's why I was talking about my good coach, my man, Jeff Haffley. He was already letting you, you know what I'm saying? Like, look, I know what I got right here, but I'm planning on these dudes. We got to eye on the sky, don't lie. It's the tape. If dudes is playing good, I got to, you know what I'm saying? Let them know. Dudes playing bad, for sure we're going to acknowledge it, but I need to get, we need effort here. We need, don't just be out here quitting on me now.

James Harrison (3:15)

I'm going to go.

I'm going to go two or three, two. I'm going to go two. I'm going to go two games.

Joe Haden (3:28)

You know what?

James Harrison (3:31)

I'm going to go, I'm going to go. But, but, but, but if they go get these two games, they got to get New York at least once.

And then it's, it's a Hail Mary. They got to get them twice.

Shannon Sharpe (3:51)

I just, yes.

James Harrison (3:52)

Hey Joe, two games max.

Bro, they play New York twice, New England twice. No, sorry. Yeah. New England twice. Buffalo twice. Denver, Chicago, Green Bay, Los Angeles.

Joe Haden (4:08)

Oh man.

James Harrison (4:10)

Hey, if they do not get New York, It sounds like a tough schedule. either time, it's an offer.

Joe Haden (4:15)

And you know how that is too though, Deebo. Look, that's the thing about football. Any given Sunday, we can't have somebody going in there trying to sleep on them, thinking it's sweet.

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