Sports Stars' 5 Must-Dos While in New Orleans

Sports Stars' 5 Must-Dos While in New Orleans
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We got your all-access pass to ESPN The Magazine's Super Bowl party in New Orleans, and the joint is jumping with sports stars from past and present! Hear some of the best places to go and things to do in the Big Easy from the likes of Jerome Bettis, DeSean Jackson, Greg Jennings, Shawn Johnson, Desmond Howard, Dhani Jones, Chris Carter, Christian and Samantha Ponder, and also actors Anthony Mackie and Jesse Williams! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak).
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Two words. What am I gonna say? I have no what? Jack Daniels? Yes. Oh. Yes, yes. Oh boy, there we go. How did you know that? I felt it, I felt it. I'm offended that you don't have any now. You're supposed to You're supposed to always be ready. You love. Beverage beverage. So now you're being stingy. Don't you know how many people come into our studio and see you on our monitor and go, how come he got Jack Daniels? Why is that so good? It's annoyingly good. You must have a team you're rooting for this.
I well, I'm from Demoin, Iowa, so we don't really have a professional team. I'm collegia like Hawkeyes. And I'm kind of torn between this whole Niners Ravens thing.
You haven't chosen yet?
I chose the Niners. I don't like the Ravens because I played with Pitsburg and they're our arch enemies. So, I don't I don't like uh the Ravens but and I don't like San Francisco because if they win then they'll have six Super Bowl uh rings just like the the Steelers does. So, I don't want either one of them to win. I just see the Baltimore Ravens playing with a lot more passion um and just being lifted by Ray. I I just him going out on top. I I just believe that that's going to take place. The Ravens should take it to another level just because of Ray Lewis's retirement. It's his last game. I think the guys like Terrell Suggs and Ed Reed, some of the old heads on the defense want to see him go out on a bang, but they're going to have to communicate very, very well cuz they got that read option can kill a defense. I'm really able to support both teams. I played for both coaches. I have friends on both teams. I I just really want to see them to do well, but I think Ray Lewis deserves to go out with a win.
What's your sort of tip for maintaining that casual style and yet looking stylish?
Well, you still you got to bring it Super Bowl cuz it's a Super Bowl for all things. It's the coming together of the pop culture, football, all the other sports, and the rest of the world coming together. So, you guys to bring it. You can be casual, but you guys to be sharp.
So, who does it right in your opinion?
Me.
I was gonna do my Beyonce booty dance and I want you to do a booty dance with me.
My booty too big. My mama gave me a big booty.
Let me see. Let me see. Who's that guy? Who's that guy? What a guy. Please come on. I was showing her. So, I want to hear your Shawn's fresh take on New Orleans. Five things you got to do while you're here to make it, to do it right.
I'm gonna party, party, party, party. I'm gonna give a couple and then you can give a couple. I'm gonna go with Mental telepathy. Yes. Yes. So, all right, so I'm a big food guy. So number one, I think you gotta get enjoy some cajun food. Number two, you gotta get some beignets. I love sweets.
Hold on. I've been teaching you. cuz I've been to New Orleans. You've been said. Okay, that's a little scary. Okay, sorry. I thought you that. You just stole that from me. All right. You gotta get you gotta get three new answers.
Is this another married fight right now?
I think we're now. Wow, this could be the first fight. officially on Young Hollywood. We're authentic if nothing else.
I think I think we we kind of did a stroll down Bourbon Street last night. So, I guess that was you have to
I covered his eyes the entire time. I was like uh-uh. You have to take that in. You have to be secure in your marriage to take a man down Bourbon.
Dude. Five things. Well, I've been working all week, so. Number one thing. You gotta work. But then after that, you gotta go to Saks Fifth Avenue. All right? I have been wanting to go there all week and no one else wants to go. It's a major Saks, though. You gotta go. See, I'm a I'm about clothes and all that, so the Saks is for real. Beignets, a must. Gotta go by Mother's and you gotta try to get some rest. That's fine. That's fine.
Yeah, that was good. You gotta taste, I would say uh some some down home cooking down here cuz they have some great cuisine. Five things you gotta eat the food. You gotta eat the food again. You gotta go down you gotta go down Bourbon Street. At least peek at it. Um gotta go to the Riverwalk. Gotta eat the food again. I can't really give a great take because I'm allergic to shellfish and unfortunately, this is the shellfish capital I think of the USA. So, because of that, that's a problem for me, but there's there's some good restaurants you gotta try. Unfortunately, I can't try all of them.
What about the beignets, though? No shellfish in that.
Yeah, but it's still. I'm always cautious. Eat, eat. I'm gonna make sure they find things to eat. Listen to live music. Someone hears some horns. I'm gonna make sure to get out get off the you know, off the strip, get out you know, in the cut. Find the real live music, the real culture of New Orleans.
Well, go to the Super Bowl. Does that count?
Okay.
Go to the ESPN party. There's two. There's two. I heard I had to hit Bourbon Street. I don't know what that entails. It's crazy. Get beads, but in an appropriate manner. And I got that off the airplane. And And you don't have to do anything for it. Yeah. Uh I don't know. What else is there? How about keep it open? Yes. And then We'll find the fifth one.
Number one, what you have to do is you have to get some good food. Number two, you have to listen some good music. Number three, you have to go to Bourbon Street. Number four, you gotta go to Frenchman Street. Number five. You know, you gotta watch the Super Bowl.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Anthony Mackie
Actor featured in the video
- Jerome Bettis
Sports star sharing NOLA tips
- DeSean Jackson
Sports star sharing NOLA tips
- Greg Jennings
Sports star sharing NOLA tips
- Shawn Johnson
Sports star sharing NOLA tips
- Desmond Howard
Sports star sharing NOLA tips
- Dhani Jones
Sports star sharing NOLA tips
- Chris Carter
Sports star sharing NOLA tips
- Christian Ponder
Sports star sharing NOLA tips
- Samantha Ponder
Sports star sharing NOLA tips
- Jesse Williams
Actor featured in the video
- Nikki Novak
Host of the video segment
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