-It´s been a very strange year in football because I think
a lot of people like you who love the game
and want to cover the game... -Yeah.
-...all of a sudden, politics has been a huge part of the NFL
this year, many have said to its detriment.
Has it been frustrating being in a position where you want
to talk about the sports of it to also
have to balance it with... -Sure.
Yeah, ´cause you know, I have a Twitter account
where anytime something like this comes up,
I get the "Stick to sports, stick to football,
stick to something other than the fact that you have
a mind of your own to actually speak on something."
Which is what I view these players who are taking a knee
before a game during the National Anthem,
That they are having a moment to try and bring attention
to an American experience that maybe not everybody is aware of.
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And yet, at the same time -- at the same time,
it´s fine that when I go to a game and my kids are there,
I make them stand and put their hand over their heart
and take their hat off and stand for the National Anthem.
Just in the same way. that´s what I want to do,
the players are doing this not to be combative
towards first responders or the military,
but rather to call attention to something that they want
to have changed.
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You know, I have met members of the military who say,
"That´s why I fought."
I´ve met members of the military who are offended.
I´ve met people who are fine on either side.
And just having a conversation is what I think this is
the most important thing. -Do you think that --
Because I´ve watched a lot of panels,
with people like yourself, ex-coaches, ex-athletes
having conversations about this, conversations that I had not
seen before on these kind of shows.
Do you think those conversations are getting through at all
to people, or do you think people are so angry at one side
or the other there´s no sort of amount of conversation?
-I think it´s both. And it think it´s -- It´s both.
I think there are some people who are hearing this
and understanding that there is a larger picture
that the players are trying to draw attention to.
And then there are others who just are saying
they´re turning the sets off.
And to me, they´re missing some really great football.
-Yeah. -Quite honestly, but, you know.
That´s -- That´s something tat I´ve seen for years,
is that there´s always going to be something from outside
the football world that takes... -Finds its way in.
-Right, that finds its way in.
In this case, having a national conversation about it I think,
is fine.
I want to ask you about this as well.
You´re not just a sports guy.
You do a lot of stuff. You were an actor
in an episode of "CSI." -Yes.
Well, I mean -- I would think in quotes, "an actor."
-Well, no, you got a check. So you are --
-This is great. -´Cause you posted
this recently. Who did you play on "CSI"?
-I think I played "Reporter." -Reporter.
-Yeah. -Oh, I remember.
You were great. -Or -- or "Host."
Yeah, it was great. -And you posted --
you got a residual check for "CSI."
-I did, I did. -Listen, for people
who don´t know, like, when you´re in an episode
of a television show, you just keep getting paid.
-Like it just -- like a slot machine.
It keeps paying out, man. -And just to give you a sense
of a -- Here´s a check that you received in the mail.
And if you can see the amount there --
If you could zoom-in. Right there, look at that.
98 cents. -Look out.
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-Feels like it´s not worth sending a check for 98 cents.
-Well, what I did is I -- you know, I do whenever
I get those checks, I put them on my Instagram account
with the hashtag -- ´cause it´s "CSI Miami."
Not just any "SCI." -Yeah, Miami, right.
-Seth, so the #suckitcaruso... -Yeah.
-...always is on that.
So I took that check and a penny and went to a 99-cent store
and just really partied like it was 1999.
-There you go.
Well, thanks so much for being here.
-I love it. -I can´t wait to check you out
on Thursday. -Thanks, buddy.
-Go Steelers, if you don´t mind.