'THE SENSE OF URGENCY WAS HIGH!' 👀 Michael Wilson on Cardinals' win over Rams | Big Day
ESPN's Big Day interviews Michael Wilson on the Cardinals' win over the Rams, AI risk and family life with Sophia
On ESPN's Big Day, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson looks back at the urgency, preparation and defensive effort behind the team's win over the Los Angeles Rams. He also voices concern about AI getting out of hand, says he and his wife Sophia are not very competitive at home, and predicts many NFL people will watch the next Women's World Cup.
- The Cardinals had an unusually high sense of urgency going into the Rams game and made a strong week of preparation and practice a priority — He cited the heavy loss to Detroit, when the defense gave up 45 points and two of the offense's touchdowns came after the game was already out of reach, and said the team did not want to respond to adversity the wrong way again.
- The Los Angeles Rams have one of the most talented rosters in the entire NFL, so winning with only six field goals makes the defense especially worthy of credit — He called the Rams extremely talented and said that beating them while scoring six field goals means you have to tip your hat to the defense.
- People should be worried about AI or robots getting out of control — He said he has seen experts warn that AI can get out of hand if people are not careful.
- He and Sophia are not especially competitive at home — He said they have been together since they were 18 and sports consume so much of their lives that they want to leave the competitive side at the door when they are home, especially now that they have a daughter.
- Many NFL people will watch the next Women's World Cup — He expects the whole country to rally behind the USWNT and said next year is a Women's World Cup.
On Big Day with Peter Schrager, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson discusses the team's win over the Los Angeles Rams, his wife and USWNT and Portland Thorns star Sophia Wilson, and his degree in management science and engineering. Plus, Wilson looks ahead to Arizona's upcoming matchup against the Denver Broncos. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/ ESPN
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We now go to the NFL where the Arizona Cardinals had one of the biggest wins in their recent history. And we bring in maybe one of my favorite players on that team. Wide receiver, team leader Michael Wilson joins us here on Big Day. Michael, let's go right to Sunday. You guys were the biggest underdogs of any team in any regular season game yet this season. You go into SoFi and you get the win. take us into the week leading up to that game and then what the feeling was like in the locker room afterwards. >> Yeah, the the the sense of the sense of urgency was never higher. I mean, we came off a really a terrible loss against Detroit. Um, we defense gave up 45 points. I think offense we scored, I don't know, three touchdowns, but two of them were in the second half when the game was already out of reach. So, um, the sense of urgency was high and we had known like in the week before that we played the Giants, we were 12 feet short, you know, had a pick six on the last play of the game. Uh, didn't respond the right way against Detroit. And so, you know, we made it a point of emphasis to have a great week of preparation, great week of practice, obviously going against a extremely talented team in the Los Angeles Rams, maybe one of the most talented rosters in the entire NFL. And um we had a great plan, great great week of practice. And then to go out there and and win the way we did the defense ball, then you know, I think if you can beat the Los Angeles Rams, scoring six field goals, that that's that's definitely, you know, tip your hat to the defense for sure. >> Dude, I love your game, but I also love your story. You have a degree in management, science, and engineering, finance, and decision from Stanford. >> You're smart, >> far smarter than me. probably smarter than most of our audience. So, simple question. Should we be scared of the robots taking over the world or not? >> That might be out of my jurisdiction, but it seems like I've been seeing a lot of stuff. All the experts are saying that uh you know, if we don't if we're not careful with AI that it can get out of hand. So, I'm I'm going to go and say yes. >> Okay, great. That's good. That's a funny that's a funny thing to look at. Uh, your wife is also a member of the US women's national team in soccer and she plays for the Portland Thorns. Her name is Sophia Wilson. You guys met at Stanford. Two professional athletes must make for a pretty competitive household. I ask you, what's something you guys are competitive about in the house that maybe we'd be surprised by? >> Uh, that's a really good question. You know, I think and we've we I've got this question a bunch over the years. Obviously, we've been together since we were both 18. So, coming up on a decade and two years, um, we're really not that competitive like once we're in the household. I'd say maybe play board games and whatnot, but like sports, football, soccer consume so much of our lives that like when we get home and it's just us and it's just the two of us and now obviously we have a beautiful daughter, like we kind of want to leave all of that competitive juice at the door. But yeah, there's really not that much competition between us to be honest with you. >> Okay. All right. Well, look, our guy Zack Z, right? JJ Watt, you you're all football stars and you all ended up marrying highlevel soccer players. Now, I just learned this from our producer Megan. The term Habs. Do you know the term term Habs? This is husbands and boyfriends. >> Yeah, it's like wags. Um, I got to ask you, is there a Habs group chat going on during women's soccer? like an NWSL group chat with all of you NFL legends who have wives that play soccer. >> You know, I think I there was when my rookie year when me and I were on the same team, uh that was also the year of the World Cup. So, uh Julie was playing in the World Cup, my wife was playing in the World Cup, and so um we would >> be staying up watching games, texting about it because they played in New Zealand. And so, and that was during training camp for us. So that some of their games would be at two two or three o'clock in the morning and me and Urgy would be texting back and forth. But now that I don't have, you know, a player on my team. Yeah. Or really anyone that I'm close to in the NFL that wife or girlfriend also plays uh professional soccer. That that's kind of falling off. >> Okay. No, we have to re-engage with Z. Z is now back with the Eagles. Like just text him be like, "Yo, what's up? You watching Portland this weekend? Are you watching the I mean this is I feel like we need to get going." you know, I don't know how much w how much soccer he's he's he's got three kids now back playing in NFL. Uh his wife's done playing, so you know, I don't know how much soccer definitely next year is a World Cup, women's world cup. So, I know for a fact uh there will be a lot of people, not just ISIS, but there will be a lot of NFL people watching um the women's world cup because obviously the whole country is going to rally behind the US women's national team. >> I love it. Michael, we'll be watching you against the Denver Broncos this weekend. Thanks for joining Big Day and good luck on the rest of the season, my friend. >> Yes, sir. Thanks for having me on the show. >> Awesome.