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Barry Werner

WATCH: Larry David says he told ex-Jets GM to draft Lamar Jackson in 2018

Larry David paid a visit to The Michael Kay Show on ESPN New York radio Tuesday. The genius behind “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiam” also has some innate NFL scouting ability. it seems

In the video below, David tells stories of how he called a couple of former Jets GMs, Mike Tannenbaum and Mike McCaggnan with suggestions.

A clip is played from an ESPN radio show earlier in the day where Tannenbaum says long ago he received a call from David, who told him to select Reggie Bush in 2006.

David also takes a swipe at Bill Polian for wanting to make Lamar Jackson a wide receiver. He adds later in the segment with Kay that he called McCaggnan and told him to draft the Heisman winner out of Louisville in 2018. And he says “I have a witness.”

The boast about Jackson starts at the 3:25 mark:

In 2016, David told Charissa Thompson, filling in for Dan Patrick, that he could be the Jets’ offensive coordinator.

The entire segment from Tuesday’s The Michael Kay Show can be viewed below:

 

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