How GOOD Was AJ Hawk Actually?

[@bryanreed3559]

Also known as wiping around 100 times while shitting.

[@marcojaimes3702]

Don’t do my boy like that.. he said “realistically” 40 times….😆

[@HiddenEnt]

@@bryanreed3559 Kaboly came from the top ropes 50-75 range 🤣

[@DavidBourque-qu5rp]

Gotta make sure the sphincter is. Clean homie tf 😂

[@DavidBourque-qu5rp]

I’m the same way shit make my asshole bleed I wipe so many times 😂🤦‍♂️😂

[@donaldslay9385]

Man I still can’t wrap my head around this shit 😂😭

[@thebigchuchu]

How do you not acknowledge that he is the all time leader in tackles for the packers in this video?

[@amaris058755ify]

What this guy said

[@mattdavies4372]

Ryder Cup winner, father of 10. Drives with both feet and falls asleep. C'Mon dawg 😂 lol.

[@brian-lv]

Sloppy scriptwriting

[@averagejoe5245]

Yessir all time leader in tackles deserves to be recognized

[@thehalftimeshow]

I missed that tackle hard. My apologies everyone.

[@blabla6790]

Collage football champion Super Bowl champion Ryder cup winner Former president of the state of Ohio All time leading tackler for the GB Packer Father of 10 AJ HAWK

[@edgararriola6751]

COVID Survivor

[@mikeyd5969]

Let’s not forget toxic human being.

[@SuperNinja369]

100 wipe shitter

[@RonniePTexan]

How *_dare_* you leave off his most important statistic?! He's known for 100 wipes!

[@nateblackout47]

As I'm reading this I can hear the boys in the Thunderdome yelling in perfect unison "WHAD" after every achievement. Absolutely love it. Thank you for sharing. 👊

[@tharsis4340]

Aj Hawk looks like the default setting when you're making a character.

[@AirsoftAlfonse]

all time leading tackler for the green bay packers and super bowl champion is not too bad for an ohio native

[@whereruaaron]

Ur trash at ships

[@dhart8451]

He is NOT the all time leading tackler for Green Bay. John Anderson is the leading tackler for Green Bay with over 1000 tackles, almost twice as many as Hawk> Do some research before you post something ignorant.

[@AirsoftAlfonse]

@ *solo tackles, john andersons stat is total tackles, they are not the same thing, do more research before you comment something ignorant

[@jwallE93]

Kinda hard to be pro bowler and All Pro when you’re playing the same time as Ray Lewis Brian Urlacher Patrick Willis

[@I-Have-The-Cuckoo]

And Bobby Wagner.

[@johnfitzgerald8855]

One Ray Lewis doesn't play in the same conference so he doesn't crowd hawk out of the pro bowl. Two, Willis and Urlacher only made the same Probowl twice anyway, so for most of his career there were open spots for the second middle linebacker in the pb. Three, there can be up to 3 middle Lbs from a conference, and he was still left off those teams. Four, if you can't make top 3 in your position in conference for your position, you aren't close at all to all pro. He wasn't actually that good. Like he was benched in 2014 and cut from the team in 2015 when he was only making 4 million at like 30. He was abysmal against the run for most of his career. As a middle linebacker, that's like 60% of his job.

[@IcyTorments]

⁠​⁠@@johnfitzgerald8855vintage non ball knower, it wasnt even Middle linebackers it was inside linebackers in general. And guess what aj hawks two best years the ILBS that made the pro bowl over him were Bowman, willis and and darryl washington in 2012 and in 2013 it was bowman, willis and a little known 2nd player named luke Kuechly.

[@johnfitzgerald8855]

@@IcyTormentsthese are pointless distinctions, there hasn't really been 3-4 and 4-3 rigidity since like 2010. Its where do they line up in nickel personel. Hawk was inside the guards, in the middle. regardless of the position titles, he wasn't actually top player at his position in his conference. Even with injury replacements he was passed over. The team was consistently awful against the run; he graded terribly as a run defender.

[@PortugeeLefty]

All I know is a bills fan..he never once scared me and we had mid to bad teams. I've always considered him over rated. Dude isn't even a top 10 lb from his generation. So yeah he was good. But they won't ever build him a statue

[@bvincesf]

College legend. Solid pro with 1 Pro Bowl selection and a Super Bowl ring. He won't make any NFL Greatest lists but he was a very good player and had a solid career.

[@jonnybgood9376]

Aj was better then Ryan Clark was for sure. He also doesn’t need to be reminded of his own initials by wearing a brooch 😂

[@erasmomendez8383]

Excuse me sir that douche bag called it a lapel 😂😂😂😂

[@athras8822]

that's what CTE does to you, need constant reminder what your name is

[@Jaymerism]

They were both savage, both deserve respect

[@1hendrixx7]

Sounds like some hate for RC

[@mikeg5025]

Aj and pat were podcasting well before covid. They had a show on barstool as far back as 2017

[@mattdavies4372]

I appreciate AJ getting love. Lets just get a little more accurate boys lol.

[@thehalftimeshow]

Accurate in what way?

[@johnndoe5406]

Agreed, also how do you leave out the fact that he’s a franchise all time leading tackler.

[@MarkFranklin-ws5jf]

He's commenting on the comments for sure.Some real eggsperts

[@Doopersteen]

Very good linebacker. Absolute dawg for a decade

[@jamesfinendale4898]

A.J Hawk served dinner at the new community shelter one night. Nice of him to do charity work

[@nineteeneightynine432]

Bet he spit in the food...

[@deepwood4]

AJ is the only reason I watch McAfee.

[@gamingexpress2549]

My family loved this guy. They live in his old green bay house, which is kind of cool

[@thehalftimeshow]

That’s a story to tell haha

[@Ryy_Ryy]

Born and raised in Michigan. From Lions to Michigan State Games, AJ Hawk always been a menace.

[@skidawg22]

AJ Hawk is a menace to society: drives with two feet, falls asleep at the wheel, doesn't turn the engine off while getting gas, driving golf carts into water hazards, destroying the set of the Pat McAfee show, and may be a certified soaker.

[@thecrimsonavenger10]

And that’s why we love Himmmmm

[@Adam-i9s]

Packers fan here, he really did change the disposition of more games then you realize a lot of plays he made happened when they needed it

[@CaiLeonas]

I was at Ohio State when it was AJ Hawke, Bobby "The General" Carpenter, and Anthony Schlegal. It was fun to watch them play and put people into the ground. I am so proud AJ Hawke gets to represent that era of Buckeyes every day on the PMS.

[@kurzhaarguy]

Being a Wisconsinite, there’s a lotta love for AJ. He was redeemed when he crossed from OSU to GB 😅. Thanks for the great memories!

[@kb909]

Linebacker going top 5 like him just doesn’t happen anymore. Gotta be a truly special talent. AJ is one of the last of the old guard of football. Zero documented concussions also

[@prreith]

Let's not forget flipping off his side of the field. Saw that live, laughed my @ss off. In all seriousness, the Pack was blessed to have him on the roster.

[@DoughnutDavid]

The fear his opponents would experience was wild. A video was released showing how ferocious and dangerous AJ was, performing side kicks at a rate which had only been seen from the likes of Chuk Norris. This video would make its way around locker rooms in the league, I heard Marshall Faulk cried for nearly an hour after watching the previously mentioned Kicking Hawk. Good vid tho, just surprised you left this fact out.

[@colby8104]

The only thing opponents would worry about hawk is him leaking his butt juice on them.

[@limitedbom2206]

AJ was one heck of a thumper at linebacker. If you were running the ball, he's gonna meet you in the gap and absolutely put you on your back.

[@johnfitzgerald8855]

He was an awful run defender. He was the absolute king of over pursuing and getting cut back on. There are so many film breakdown and gradings of how mid he was as a linebacker overall. He did jump on the pile at the end of the play though. Racked up those "tackles".

[@consciousmachine413]

AJ WAS A STUD. 100% I wantwd him at pick 5 and we got him. What a day!

[@amc5966]

As well as his achievements Hawker comes across as a very pleasant chap.

[@rangeljavier17]

AJ Hawk!! AJ Hawk!! AJ Hawk!!

[@graceresendes5380]

Shoot he’s better than Pat McAfee

[@fornhunkle]

For shoot?

[@Hairyjohnson69]

And everyone is better then you

[@guss25100]

I mean, nice video and nice of you to highlight AJs career, but i felt like the research was very superficial, which was highlighted by leaving out the very unimportant detail that he's the packers all time leading tackler

[@anthonybattaglia8728]

not only that but claiming that Aj was one of the most toxic men with a mic id fukin ridiculous

[@JeffO-]

@@anthonybattaglia8728 Sounds like he's joking. 'Toxic' is used for the boys on the show.

[@bonesdoes6142]

AJ is a legend here in Ohio.

[@oldtimer803]

Just stares into the camera……freaks me out……can’t look

[@turdfergusonisafunnyname702]

AJ is not toxic he's not afraid to speak his mind and he was a great LB. He's funny to watch I watch him and pat since the barstool show they had.

[@cammyboyyy8173]

Best to ever play. GOAT

[@BSimms]

I love AJ Hawk, Clay Matthews had all the spotlight back in the 2010s but AJ was really the hilarious toxic guy

[@TR1BE2]

Guy is a legend and for sure underrated at all he does

[@CameronSanuth]

He had something like 22 tackles in a high school game. Man was a dawg

[@seineic]

Great college football player, drafted really high and looked like he was gonna be a bust, but he hit his prime later than expected and ended up being a solid NFL starter.

[@THEbackbender420]

“Can you tell us who you’re voting for and why?”

[@esw01407]

Quietly, one of his best moments.

[@Edgar23cb]

I remember homeboy being fast for a LB on Madden when he was in his prime

[@deandremelvin4390]

Some of the clips in the beginning do not align with the year being spoken of. A few of them show teams Hawk isn't even on

[@pftittl]

I will never forgive him for blowing his assignment on thatbfake field 0:54 goal in the Seattle championship game

[@jimbucket2996]

No way dude, that was the botck-kick game wasn't it?

[@pftittl]

@ yup but SeahWks were dead till he let tgat guy run past him to catch tge TD

[@jasonrodriguez7803]

Aj Hawk Tuah

[@threebaldkids9334]

AJ HAWK TUAH IM SORRY GUYS

[@scottidw8415]

BEAST!! AJ was fun to watch

[@bigjared8946]

His face + the camera angle = he looks like the MCP from original Tron on the Mcafee show.

[@honorless1719]

LB has been devalued and changed the last 5 yrs with Edge guys. But NFL starts and career length in the NFL is just as important.

[@gaypreator8547]

I have often pondered AJ’s connection. To me the invisible-man with McAfee. The quiet one. ✌️🏈👍

[@BobSmith-ik3ny]

Lmfao the video shown of brady on the bucs in "2010" is wild.

[@michaelziel7571]

And it's " THEE KAREN UNIVERSITY " now

[@andy15855]

As a Packers fan, the thing about Hawk that bothered me was the fact he was the fifth overall pick. Solid career? Yes. Difference maker? No. It might be unfair, but he never lived up to the expectations people had for him.

[@micahkiyimba8641]

Him and Matthews made the GB defense good in that SB year.

[@AB-mz1xm]

3:51 “Despite concerns around his size…” He measured 6’ 1” 248lbs at the combine. The average size for LBs is 6’ 2 1/4” and 241lbs. What were the concerns?

[@dhart8451]

The concern was that he was too big and slow .

[@Rgdarkchild]

Mcafee and hawk sports talk was way before Covid

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

Incredible player. Packers legend.

[@James-ui4ed]

All time leader in tackles for Green Bay.

[@billt881]

In high school he was likebacker, running back and kicker

[@honorless1719]

At MIA we produce LB's baby! From the Greatest ever in Ray Lewis to All-Pros-Longtime NFL Starters like Barrow, Beason, Vilma, DJ Williams, Armstead, Rocky Macintosh, Leonard Williams and Ted Hendricks & Denzel Perrymen. Though Hendricks was prob the 1st OLB/EDGE rusher

[@3xBeamDream]

Looking at hawk with long hair just feels like AI 🤣🤣

[@ElephantCages]

Good enough to play for Marvin Lewis

[@scuddrunner1]

He's pretty sharp what was his major in college?

[@DarrinLatvala]

He was great He was overshadowed by Clay Matthews I always thought he was better than Mathews and never got the recognition he deserved

[@vitaly5887]

A.J was really good but definitely not better than Clay Matthews. Clay was a game wrecker on defense while A.J was solid.

[@DarrinLatvala]

@vitaly5887 If you notice in some games you barely heard Clays name and over the years when Clay played hard he always got hurt it seems like every season he was out hurt for part of it

[@BValt123]

Honestly, watching him since his rookie year, probably never best then 10th best LB in the NFL any year of his career. Was kind of notorious for letting people gain 3 to 4 yards before he was able to tackle them.

[@jeremyzettel7162]

Underrated in media but was average at best player because he was just too slow to cover most backs and traditionally on bad defenses after the superbowl year. A defense that cost them a lot of important games by not being able to stop the run when it mattered.

[@MbisonBalrog]

Holy sheeit. I had no idea that was AJ Hawk. I thought just some rando YTer McAfee picked out of hat. I know who Hawk is though, I just did not recognize face.

[@wratower7409]

AJ was a beast

[@grannydeez13]

Ik he’s hilarious, but by god….. the guy was a baller.

[@TraceSteffen]

So Rodger’s hostile relationship with Brett Favre was the reason that Rogers didn’t get on the field?

[@massshrooms6974]

AJ Hawk is the Woody Harrelson of Football.

[@dirtmodjunkie1wgc]

Don't forget he saved thousands and thousands of dollars by going with C&J

[@JamesFitzĝerald-m5d]

AJ HAWK IS A LEGEND

[@jdubyapee3709]

The comments section never disappoints

[@Shroomality]

You got something wrong they had a brief podcast together (Pat and AJ) I think it was less then 25 episodes. It was way before the pandemic it was under the Barstool network this would have been in 2017 I think.

[@lukesmith2170]

great vid

[@t_how5362]

Definitely not toxic

[@sneakyquick]

He was good but he was always a little slow for coverage. He was a tackle machine though.

[@justinsane7832]

i'm just sad his parents didn't take up the opportunity to name him michael

[@tgorski52]

His greatest ability as a player was "avail-ability". He dressed week in and out.

[@enriquelopez8675]

AJ HAWK AJ HAWK AJ HAWK the most toxic man out of Columbus,zero documented concussion

[@yourneighborhoodxenos]

What makes AJ toxic? Am I just missing something? And I'm not the first to mention the lack of detail in the video. He is our all-time leading tackler! Put some respect on our bird's name!

[@NTGaming00]

AJ IS A DAWG

[@thomaszamjahn9946]

Love nick Barnett but he was soo wrong for the defense we had. Feel like we had many players like that.

[@Richey24]

You should redo this video holy crap. You misaligned videos in the beginning and never mentioned he is the all time leading tacklers on the packers.

[@thehalftimeshow]

Placement of clips is difficult with copyright claims. We're not perfect but we want to improve and be better for you all. Thank you for the insightful feedback. We will get better.

[@SkrwdUp89]

But Ryan Clark only classifies him as an “ok player”

[@joshuakauffman2701]

Failed to mention he is the all time packers tackle leaker. Shame

[@thehalftimeshow]

I had to fail a tackle like AJ lol jk. Y’all need to know I’m not perfect, but you pointing out my mistake definitely makes me want to get and be better all the more. Research and execution is something my team and I will be working on. Thank you for watching.

[@joshuakauffman2701]

@ word, nice video

[@dhart8451]

He didn't mention it because John Anderson is the all time leader, get your facts straight.

[@baronvon9190]

He's got about as much charisma as a jar of mayonnaise.

[@LobsterMoney]

🗣 AJ HAWK 🗣 AJ HAWK 🗣AJ HAWK

[@JamesHardy-yi1ph]

Basically dude fit somewhere between All time great and underachiever. Which is probably a spot the majority of NFL players wished they could attain.

[@deano216]

AJ Hawk AJ hawk! 💪🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@yngaustin]

The refs won the National Championship for Ohio St. Miami really won

[@Coco_1888]

Woody Harrelsons long lost brother

[@JW-28]

The Hawkster was a gd DAWG.

[@PortugeeLefty]

I remember thinking he was over rated every single.time I watched him play. I.guess compared to ray Lewis and Urlacher and Zach Thomas and Patrick willis and hardy Nickerson kinda spoiled me.

[@shawnthomasbrown3867]

Packers benching him was stupid

[@craiglakatos3742]

The simple answer to the question posed on the title is “not very”.

[@4Realzeaz]

He was good and reliable. Not great but good.

[@Shambley1]

AJ HAWK! AJ HAWK! AJ HAWK! 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@GriffinDuyThespian]

2:14 Da proof is in da PUDDING BROTHER 🤣😂

[@dankrist5395]

As a packer fan who saw his whole nfl career, the only “knock” you can put on Mr. Hawk is his high draft position. Many people were hoping for a hall of fame career out of that spot. Instead you got a steady, available, and leading tackler. He had a great career, just not hall of fame, which is insane to expect. He will be in the packers hall of fame, as he should. Any NFL franchise would have been elated to have Mr. Hawk put on their jersey, put the packer fans, mostly, took him for granted, which is sad.

[@thehalftimeshow]

Thank you Dan for your insightful perspective. I didn't realize AJ was taken 5th overall until I made this video. But he definitely was a solid player. Better than having a bust.

[@dankrist5395]

@ I don’t like talking about draft position, cause of 2 reasons. 1. For the most part, it’s out of the players control. It’s up to the player to produce no matter how he gets to the nfl. 2. The draft is a crap shoot. Look at the amount of early round “flops”. Look at the amount of late round “hits”. The draft is a necessary evil and an imperfect practice that is widely accepted.

[@Mubiki]

This is how I see it too. He was a steady and reliable linebacker for the Packers for 8 seasons. He isn't a HOF, but he certainly wasn't garbage like some of these comments seem to suggest.

[@dankrist5395]

@ yep. There where/are packer fans that blamed him for lack of a run defense. One guy doesn’t make a whole defense. Ask Ray Lewis. You think he could have done what he did without the help of the D-line and back field help? No. I blame TT for not investing more in our defense to help out the solid guys who could have grown into more. I blame TT for lots of things. He left a talented team hang to dry with his lack of creativity and free agency pick ups.

[@APHill-ip8qt]

Most of his tackles were made after 7 yards of gain downfield. He was always chasing, rarely stuffing anyone at the line. A pure product of chemical enhancement. He sucked.

[@personreanimation]

Cry more

[@mattdavies4372]

Ur clueless as fuck!!

[@michaelziel7571]

Didn't a defensive end replace him?

[@joshs2138]

Toxic? Sounds personal.