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‘Good Morning Football’ Crew Loses It After Manti Te'o Jokes About Googling Himself

Stephen Douglas

The Good Morning Football crew featuring Manti Te'o
The Good Morning Football crew featuring Manti Te'o / NFL Network
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Manti Te'o made his Good Morning Football debut this week. On Friday the retired NFL linebacker debated Kyle Brandt in a spirited game of Notre Dame football trivial. Te'o, of course, was one of the greatest defensive players in Fighting Irish history and was a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2012. Brandt, Zooming in from the road again, put up a good fight but ultimately lost.

The tie-breaking question asked how many tackles Te'o had in his time at Notre Dame. Brandt had no idea, but guessed 323. Te'o also had to guess because as he admitted, he hadn't Googled himself in over a decade, "for obvious reasons."

Everyone lost it.

Te'o just recently joined the NFL Network. It's unclear how often he'll be on Good Morning Football, but he certainly brings good vibes to the set. He's a little rough around the edges when it comes to exploring the studio—Erdahl had to call him out for turning his back to the camera during the segment—but his enthusiasm seems like an obvious match for GMFB.

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Stephen Douglas

STEPHEN DOUGLAS

Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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