Do Your Part

Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater joins Angelique Fiske to talk about the Slater Family Foundation’s inaugural Community Jamboree on Aug. 7 in Providence. Slater also shares why he stays off social media, what Patriots taught him how to be a leader and why Rhode Island is a special place for his family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deatrich Wise Jr. joins Angelique Fiske in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Wise talks about mental health in the pandemic, breaking the stigma for athletes and how to check in on those you love who might be struggling. If you are someone you know is in need of help, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 800-273-8255.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pro Football Hall of Fame and Emmy-award-winning analyst Andrea Kremer joins Angelique Fiske to reflect on her career, making history with Hannah Storm as the first all-female broadcast booth to cover the NFL and empowering the next generation of storytellers and journalists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Sam “Bam” Cunningham’s University of Southern California debut, he ran for 135 yards and scored two touchdowns against Alabama. It was Sept. 12, 1970, and when USC defeated Alabama 42-21, it was more than a victory. USC was integrated, and Alabama’s team was all white. Cunningham’s performance is credited with changing public perception, pushing Alabama to integrate the following season. More than 50 years later, Cunningham revisits that game, its legacy that continues to grow and sports as an agent for real change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now that the 2020 NFL season is officially over, we’re hitting pause to reflect on the Patriots who were up for awards at the 10th annual NFL Honors – Matthew Slater, Joe Cardona and Devin McCourty. Ultimately, no Patriot walked away with an award, but they still deserve recognition for the work they have done throughout their careers. So we’re diving in to why they were nominated in the first place. Then, we hear from healthcare heroes from across New England who were surprised with an all-expense paid trip to Super Bowl LV on the Patriots team plane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every year, the NFL encourages players to participate in My Cause, My Cleats to highlight issues that matter most to them. On this special episode of Do Your Part, we hear from Devin McCourty, J.J. Taylor, Shilique Calhoun and Berj Najarian about their cleats and the organizations they’ve chosen to represent. Calhoun shines a light on mental health. Najarian, the Patriots director of football/head coach administration, shares his deeply personal ties to Armenia Fund. Taylor represents “Stomp Out Bullying,” and McCourty takes his family’s tragic loss of their daughter, Mia, to try and give other grieving families hope. And don’t forget to vote for Devin McCourty in the Walter Payton Man of the Year Charity Challenge by Tweeting “#WPMOYChallenge + McCourty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brandon Copeland is a University of Pennsylvania professor, a philanthropist, an entrepreneur, a 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and, oh yeah, a Patriots linebacker. On this episode of Do Your Part, Brandon talks to Angelique about developing his college course, his Beyond the Basics Foundation and what it means to be “an athlete and.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Do Your Part, Lawrence Guy talks about living with learning difficulties and what the Lawrence Guy Family Foundation has planned for Thanksgiving.  He also opens up about his grandfather, Addeliar D. Guy III, the first African-American judge on the state court bench in Nevada and his legacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first episode of Do Your Part, Devin and Jason McCourty virtually join Patriots.com Lifestyle Editor Angelique Fiske to share their path to becoming philanthropists and advocates, offer advice to those starting out their own journey in giving back and what they hope their legacy will be when their football days are done.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do Your Part is an official Patriots podcast for players to dive into the issues and causes they are passionate about off the football field. From criminal justice reform to encouraging voting, Do Your Part will be a home to important and honest conversations with your favorite Patriots players.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.