How GOOD Was AJ Hawk Actually?

It gets better... Before AJ Hawk was just a co-host with Pat McAfee, he was a highly decorated linebacker for Ohio State and the Green Bay Packers, this is his story.

[@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.

[@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 😂😭

[@tharsis4340]

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

[@jf6720]

He reminded me of the kid on the movie mask.

[@GeordLord7]

Extra jaw/chin cranked to 100%

[@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. 👊

[@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

[@dacostayuan9673]

@@AirsoftAlfonseget his ass alf 😂😂🤝🏽

[@mynameed7720]

AJ tackled the toilet paper roll 100 times, he played for Green Bay, therefore he is the all time leading tackler in Green Bay by some extent.

[@mikeg5025]

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

[@jwallE93]

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

[@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

[@KenC4242]

@@johnfitzgerald8855AJ isn’t a Middle linebacker he was a OLB than anything. Teams would play him in the middle tho 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@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.

[@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

[@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...

[@Doopersteen]

Very good linebacker. Absolute dawg for a decade

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@travishensley9155]

i love this man bc of all these reasons

[@DeltaPenguin24]

An absolute toxic human being

[@gumball5024]

Didn’t he have a pet croc or shark ? 😂😂

[@TheDieseI]

@@gumball5024 Pet Alligator and a pet piranha

[@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

[@LitLounge]

you just sound like a sucker, they dont even play the same position tool

[@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.

[@tedmuta6833]

I don’t think people understand that Hawk’s dependability was a huge part of why that Packers defense was so good. Hawk’s adaptability to close off areas of the field meant Matthews could literally line up in a track stance and sprint into the backfield. That defense played so aggressively it felt like the Packers were on offense. It’s a team sport, and he was an ultimate team player.

[@deepwood4]

AJ is the only reason I watch McAfee.

[@Ryy_Ryy]

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

[@consciousmachine413]

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

[@zmo1ndone502]

I gotta say AJ Hawk is a dope ass football name

[@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

[@EclecticBuddha]

Most years your defense was not a priority. AJ held down a crew known for being "bend-but-don't-break" monsters that forced long drives and field goals so Aaron and the boys on offense could build a lead. They still managed to put together some great defenses but it was a lot of just being a hindrance to the opposing offense.

[@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.

[@TheDieseI]

AJ was my favorite Packer from that era. Showed up, did his job, no fuss no nonsense no flair for the dramatic all ball kinda guy. He played through alot of injuries too like torn hand/finger/wrist ligaments, knee issues, back issues, etc which is probably why his falloff was so early and sudden, but was also why I liked him as a player so much. Was always there. Also, to be the all time leading solo tackler Packers history despite not playing that long compared to how long youd think youd need to play to have such a record, he takes far too much disrespect from casuals who see that 5th overall pick status and think bust. May not have reached the heights of other top 5 picks, but with how many horrible 1st round picks weve seen, many GMs would love an AJ Hawk caliber player every draft. Also on the shortlist for All-Name team lol idk AJ Hawk just sounds like a football name, yaknow

[@thehalftimeshow]

Thanks for your kind, detailed take Diesel. Not many people appreciate the kind of blue-collar player AJ was.

[@CameronSanuth]

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

[@po.tat.toes1162]

As a Lions fan I hated going up against him and Matthews. He was a very solid player. Being the workhorse of the defense rarely garners honors.

[@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".

[@jblou]

​@@johnfitzgerald8855why do you hate AJ hawk so much, did he paralyze you in a high school game like Kirk?

[@johnfitzgerald8855]

@jblou I don't hate him, he was just a replacement level linebacker overall in the NFL. If you look up his run defender stats you would know he couldn't paralyze someone with a gun. He racked up tackles 6 yards past the line of scrimmage. Tackles are a stat that tell you nothing about a players skill.

[@jblou]

@@johnfitzgerald8855 lol i don't need to look anything up, you've already replied the same thing to every comment here. I watched him in his prime and he was a stud player that was misused. After his prime, knee injuries turned him into half the player he was. He never lived up to his top 5 pick potential, but the guy was NOT "replacement level" that's ridiculous. You have a vendetta and that's okay

[@johnfitzgerald8855]

@jblou if you actually watched him and thought he was a good run defender, youre a oblivious to how football is played. But I bet you have just the funniest fantasy football team name!

[@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.

[@loganwatson5905]

As a Tennessee fan I’m currently not on speaking terms with OSU, but I love me some AJ Hawk

[@TR1BE2]

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

[@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.

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

Incredible player. Packers legend.

[@09mybad]

AJ Hawk looks like the zombie in I Am Legend and I can’t unsee it.

[@amc5966]

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

[@jasoncurrin7978]

As a life-long Packers fan, AJ Hawk is one of the all time greatest Packers. You can’t lead the franchise in tackles and not earn that title. While he may not get the league-wide recognition he deserves, we Packers fans definitely know what we had with him. Heck of a career!

[@calebswadling1708]

Idk how someone could be upset with results like those! Great career!

[@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.

[@skeletony2812]

I remember the first couple times he joined the show and the boys chanted AJ HAWK! AJ HAWK! AJ HAWK! Or the piranha story 😂

[@Raider870]

I really hope this makes the show 😂😂😂😂

[@bonesdoes6142]

AJ is a legend here in Ohio.

[@JS-hs1qu]

Never been a packers fan but he was a beast. Underrated indeed

[@rangeljavier17]

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

[@James-ui4ed]

All time leader in tackles for Green Bay.

[@zachariahmorris833]

Retired Kirk Herbstret , All time leading tackles for the Packers. Brady Quinn's Brother in law.

[@NTGaming00]

AJ IS A DAWG

[@420blazeitmasterlord]

Aj Hawk Tuah

[@mutsa8]

Forgets to mention All Time Leading Tackler for the Green Bay Packers 100 wipes was an absolute Demon on the field

[@ryanlundy2519]

Loved watching him play. AJ and Bob Sanders were my favorite defensive players.

[@Jroc90903]

Superbowl champion, national champion, covid survivor, the crimson chin, A.J HAWK!!!

[@cammyboyyy8173]

Best to ever play. GOAT

[@stiggiestigwood3310]

Great college player. Solid NFL player.

[@scottidw8415]

BEAST!! AJ was fun to watch

[@dioncooper2844]

SOLID AF wished he played for my team

[@LTamazil]

7:09 he ranked second in WHAT?

[@rodrysoza3303]

"Seggs" - AI Voice , "Sawks" - Brady

[@LGPanthers1]

The amount of people in the comments who don't understand the difference in the way the game is played now (2015+) vs what a 90's/00's/early 10's mike represented is absurd; AJ was a very solid and reliable plug-in for pretty much anybody during his era, he stayed healthy and available, he'd hit guys off-ball HARD and would stuff powers, communicate pre-snap, instinctually read traps/pulls, etc. He was never a perennial all-pro at all, but he was always solid and as a green dot guy he's better than the VAST majority in that spot. Rarely missed a tackle, could cover his zone and quarterbacked that Packers D pretty damn well for a decade.

[@graceresendes5380]

Shoot he’s better than Pat McAfee

[@fornhunkle]

For shoot?

[@Hairyjohnson69]

And everyone is better then you

[@BSimms]

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

[@devinzaderiko1525]

This video just won’t stop popping up until I watch it so I’ve gotta watch it just to get it off my feed

[@thehalftimeshow]

Thank you for taking the time to watch Devin. Hope to see you again!

[@LobsterMoney]

🗣 AJ HAWK 🗣 AJ HAWK 🗣AJ HAWK

[@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

[@ZenDaddyLifeEssentials]

HAWK was great as a player .... definitely underrated on the field and with Pat McAfee.

[@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.

[@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

[@samruth240]

The problem for Hawk, especially in his later years, was that Bobby and Kuechley existed, and they were overshadowed anything Hawk did

[@KulaKiniKoala]

AJ= Beast , no doubt bout it

[@protroll697]

AJ HAWK! AJ HAWK! AJ HAWK!

[@Jordan-lr1vo]

He was reliable and a great anchor for the defense.

[@gaypreator8547]

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

[@Shambley1]

AJ HAWK! AJ HAWK! AJ HAWK! 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@sammydelorenzi]

“Friend to an ayahuasca enthusiast”

[@hunterking6033]

Rodgers didn't get playing time because a still great Brett Favre was on the roster, not because of their hostile relationship. They could've had a great relationship and Rodgers wouldn't have seen the field. AJ was one of the best LBs of his era. Wouldn't be shocked if in a couple decades or so he gets in the HoF as seniors' committee inductee.

[@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 .

[@deano216]

AJ Hawk AJ hawk! 💪🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ThePdog05]

How do you do all of this research on a player and not mention he is literally the all time leading tackler for one of the most prestigious teams in the league. This video could’ve been 30 seconds long and just said that. It would’ve driven the point home better than this. You made him sound slightly above average.

[@HoopsHuddles]

My head is filled with so much brain rot, I read " How GOOD Was Hawk Tua Actually?"

[@Rgdarkchild]

Mcafee and hawk sports talk was way before Covid

[@charlieluck2658]

AJ is the GOAT. I won’t hear differently

[@JimMcNutty]

AJ hawk AJ hawk AJ hawk!

[@leobardolopez2729]

laces out in 2017 was the start of pat and aj doing a show together

[@THEbackbender420]

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

[@esw01407]

Quietly, one of his best moments.

[@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!

[@JamesFitzĝerald-m5d]

AJ HAWK IS A LEGEND

[@aihaterbot]

i think you're a hater. The shots in the intro and leaving out that he is the all time leader in tackles for GB is doing him dirty. I think you completely missed what he brings to the PMS show.

[@aaronrichards9313]

A "hostile relationship" is not why Aaron did not see the field

[@Jesser1121]

I’m pretty sure one of the main reasons they started working together was because AJ was a fan of Barstool and when Pat started with Barstool there was talks about them working together but it wasn’t til Pat left Barstool that AJ became a regular.

[@Edgar23cb]

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

[@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.

[@stachanator]

So he’s the greatest linebacker to ever live? Got it.

[@andrewjaramillo4638]

Crazy to think with his legend amongst Ohio State he was only a 3 star prospect. Oh and also....AJ HAWK...AJ HAWK...AJ HAWK

[@johngiel9471]

Just ask RC😂. Made him sound average. Numbers say different

[@Aceshm]

AJ HAWK AJ HAWK AJ HAWK bros never underrated

[@oldtimer803]

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

[@jblou]

Figured an elder might appreciate some stoicism lol

[@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.

[@shawnthomasbrown3867]

Packers benching him was stupid

[@Amp5150]

im not a packers fan, I'm not an aj hawk fan, but 20 seconds in and I already tell you're a hater

[@Enygma_Inc]

Describing AJ as out of pocket is perfect. You get it, as McAfee would say lol

[@TheBiggz808]

AJ HAWK!! AJ HAWK!!!

[@kennyB0990]

This is horrible. So many things were definitely not factual, and nothing but petty childish remarks. People, there is barely any credibility to this video when the person makes irrelevant stabs at a person, some very inaccurate. Especially the Favre Rodgers part. Reported.

[@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.

[@grillmeisterkush6396]

The world needs more toxic men like AJ. People are getting way too soft