Thomas, currently a free agent who spent 10 years in Philadelphia, played the class-clown role, often having to quiet down the set. He believes that his entertaining personality would play well on television.
"You want to be a part of the game," Thomas said. "It's pretty much talking about sports all the time. So it's a great opportunity to stay in the limelight and you don't have to get hurt. I'm a fat kid so I've had all my embarrassments throughout life. I just try to be myself in this whole ordeal."
The group paired up to conduct mock interviews, with the players taking turns asking the questions. Thomas formed quite the entertaining duo with Ward.
"It's a lot of hard work that goes into it," said Ward, the Steelers' standout wide receiver. "A lot of guys want to explore the avenues of life after football so it's a great opportunity. You still want to be a part of the game. This is the best way to do it and also get compensated for it."
Trotter, who has hosted his own radio show on 610 WIP and done postgame work on Comcast SportsNet, is glad the league is offering guidance to players focusing on life after football.
"We are getting a lot of information from top-name guys and we're learning a lot," Trotter said. "The one thing you learn is that when we do get into this business, we won't receive that constructive criticism as much as we are receiving now. We are getting the opportunity to build our resume, put some tapes up and learn a lot. They are teaching us all aspects of broadcasting."
Trotter also offered his opinions on the Easter trade of Donovan McNabb to the Redskins and the Birds' current quarterback situation.
