Zuryna Livermore: Welcome back to
this week's episode of Operations
Unfiltered, the podcast that
takes you behind the scenes of
influencer and talent management.
I'm your host and your favorite
marketing project manager.
Girly is Zuryna.
This episode is a really special
episode and it's for all the black
girls who love football and community.
This episode, we're diving into a
conversation with the creator of
Black Girls Love Football, which
is an online community that started
as a passion project and has since
grown into a movement that bridges
sports culture and sisterhood.
We talked about everything from
navigating mom life and building a brand
to things like imposter syndrome and
showing up in a male dominated industry.
This episode is truly full of gems,
real talk, and a reminder that
your presence in any room is valid.
So without further ado, let's
get into this week's episode
of Operations Unfiltered.
Zuryna: Thank you again,
so, so much for joining me.
I'm so excited.
Yes.
This is actually a long time
coming because we met on Threads,
which is crazy 'cause I don't be
meeting strangers on the internet.
But anyway, welcome to
Operations Unfiltered.
If you wanna give a brief intro,
who are you and what is your brand?
Adrianna: Hi everyone, my name is Adriana.
My brand is Black girls, love
football, and I am, a baltimorean.
I was born and raised in Baltimore,
Maryland, and I am a woman, a black
woman who fell in love with football when
the Ravens arrived and I was in fourth
grade, , that was my first time being
introduced to what football was Really?
Yeah.
As a kid.
And so I fell in love with
the Ravens, and then I.
Eventually fell in love with football,
fell in love with NFL football.
I got to college and I learned about
the SEC and college football, and I was,
oh, and that's when it really got real.
That's when it got real.
When I got to go see some of
the, I saw I, I was at the
Chick-fil-A and I was like, what?
What is this?
That was the most insane
thing I've ever seen.
Just watching people come
in droves to Atlanta.
Zuryna: Yes.
And honestly, that's what drew me to
you, because I could feel the energy.
'cause I, like I said, we met on threads
and for me, I didn't start loving football
until maybe 11th grade in high school.
Up until then I was very much a this
is, what are y'all talking about?
Very much.
This is a foreign language.
But I think I started liking football
right when Ray Le, it was right at
the end of Ray Lewis' Run, and I
just remember feeling all the energy.
Yes, I just remember feeling all of
the energy, always hearing people
talk about those Raven Steelers
rivalries, and that's where I.
I like really got into it.
And then I started getting
into college football.
I'm still trying to get my
footing with college football.
But I'm an NFL girly through and
through, so that's why I love your page.
I love the community.
I love seeing black women pump
their chest about football.
So thank you for this space.
Adrianna: Thank you.
Yeah, I just really love football and
I, I became really frustrated with.
The conversations that were happening,
in the comment sections on most of
the, sports media platforms, and I was
like, you know I wanna create my own
page where I wanna create my brand.
I am elevating voices of black women
who are fans, who are analysts,
who are coaches and who write or
create video content about football.
Whether it's a
Zuryna: true online
community I live, yeah.
Adrianna: And I, it wasn't until
I started my brand until this year
when I jumped on threat well, 2024.
When I jumped on threads and I knew, and
I, I discovered women's, tackle football.
I had no idea that WFA exists or
w , I didn't either till today.
Yeah.
I didn't know.
And so I'm grateful that I learned about
that 'cause those women can freaking play.
Zuryna: Yeah.
And
Adrianna: It's just been
like such a fun journey.
Watching other watching women play and
watching people come out and support them.
So I'll actually be going to their game
Zuryna: oh, they have one in Maryland?
Adrianna: Yeah.
Well, it's in DC so yeah.
Okay.
So
Zuryna: close DMV area.
It's close.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Adrianna: I support, you know, I,
ill support DC and when they come
to,, if Baltimore doesn't have
a team, I always go support DC.
Zuryna: Okay.
Yeah.
Well that's a good trade off.
That's a good trade off.
'cause I know you die hard,
so I know your online persona.
I know a lot about you through
what you post on threads and
I love how vulnerable you are.
I love how open you are.
I loved meeting you in person
and you are exactly the same.
You are even more friendly in person
and I know you're balancing so much.
I know you told me you're balancing
a PhD program, you're a full-time
mom, you have a full-time job.
You're growing this platform.
So I just wanna know,
how do you do it all?
How do you stay organized?
How do you not throw your
computer at the wall every day?
Give me the tea.
What systems do you use?
, Tell
Adrianna: me.
I use a calendar for all things I'm
involved in, so I have a calendar
for black girls, love football.
I have a calendar for work, I have a
calendar for school, and then I have my
personal calendar that I use for like
my son and like getting things done.
But then I also write, I have
a planner that I write in.
Zuryna: Pen and paper can't go wrong.
Adrianna: Yeah, I use pen and paper to
write down like the most important three
things I need to get done in the day.
I also recommend writing down things
that you accomplish in the day.
Let's say you accomplish something
that wasn't on your to-do list.
I write down what I accomplished
in the day so that I don't feel
like I didn't get anything done.
Yeah.
I can't do that.
What I learned from, a vlogger a,
a Instagram, she's an influencer.
Her name is O Hey.
Kay.
What I learned from her is that there
is like no such thing as balance.
It's all about what you are prioritizing.
Mm-hmm.
And so . This week I'm actually
stepping back from social media
and really prioritizing my son.
Of course, I prioritize my son every day,
but my son is on the autism spectrum and,
I had a really difficult conversation on
Friday for his parent-teacher conference,
and it put me in a mode this weekend
where I was like, nah, I'm not being on
social media, I'm not scrolling, I need
to really focus on getting a lawyer.
Get done for his IEP.
, There are things that needs to happen.
And so the advice I always give to people
is , having systems in place for yourself.
Mm-hmm.
It's all, it always feels good
to check off your to-do list.
It always feels good to write down what
you accomplish, but most importantly
deciding, like understanding that some
weeks your priorities look different.
Yeah.
So this, autism mom advocate for me.
Zuryna: I'd appreciate you for sharing
that and for being vulnerable and
transparent, because I know a lot
of moms are struggling with that.
A lot of moms feel like
they're not giving enough.
A lot of moms feel like they can't,
I even feel that I, I can't devote
time to this passion project of
mine because I wanna be there
so shout out to you for
identifying and adjusting.
Adrianna: Yeah I had to learn it from.
Trial and error and messing up, but also
learn it from other women, other moms
that I'm watching because a lot of times
we do look at each other , damn, why?
How they doing that?
And it's
. You, it's okay to ask
somebody , how are you?
Wait a minute.
, How are you doing that?
, Can you tell me because
I wanna be where you are.
And so I've been like, I, I always,
I will slide in the DM of somebody's
birthday, girl, you know, I will.
Yeah, like I'm real quick to
sliding a DM like, Hey, can
you explain how you did that?
And some people might not
tell you, some people will.
Zuryna: Yeah.
I appreciate that advice and the power
of sliding in a DM will get you places
that you will never even imagine.
And as far as you growing the Black
Girls Love Football experience, the
social media pages, what you see
for the future, what has been the
most rewarding experience so far?
Adrianna: I think the most rewarding
experience so far has definitely
been, going to the Super Bowl.
But actually not going to the actual game.
The most rewarding experience
was being at Media Day.
And , and I got to meet so many women
and men, but in particular women who.
Were agents, publicists, managers.
I got to really watch them work the room.
Mm-hmm.
I got to watch people who
were, women, black women who
were on the production side.
They were producing podcasts, they
were producing, the CBS , video hour.
There was a black woman I took a
picture of, I didn't even know her name.
I was like, can I, I was
like, can I take your picture?
She was like, sure.
And she was, producing, I think
a Fox, no, she was producing
something to the NFL network.
Yeah.
And and like I said, also connect
with, , potential brand partnerships,
potential brand opportunities,
and just talk about my brand and.
I didn't see this for me.
Like I didn't see this.
This was not on my bucket list.
It was not on my to-do list.
Yeah.
I'm just a black woman who
loves football and I won't and
I don't like being talked to.
Crazy.
And I, yes, I hear that.
This part is like all God.
Yeah.
This part is all God.
Like this was not, this
was not in my plans.
I was gonna ask you that.
My plans have always been the same.
Yeah.
Felman married by 24, kid by 24, not 24.
Yeah.
Felman married by 24.
PhD.
Opened my own school.
Two kids, three kids, maybe.
Nice house.
I had it mapped out for sure.
None of that turned
out how I wanted it to.
And it's all about, you
know, being com like.
No one's comfortable
when you have to pivot.
Yeah.
But once you pivot you, like
God will teach you faith and
opportunity on how to be flexible.
So, but I got married at 24, went
to Spelman, went to NYU, but I also
in the process like was diagnosed
with kidney failure and Oh wow.
That impacted everything and
didn't really wanna teach anymore.
Once I started teaching
it wasn't really for me.
The kids love love kids, love education.
Yeah.
Hated being controlled
by the administration.
So I didn't like the red
tape in the classroom.
Was in a very unhappy marriage
, with my college sweetheart
that ended, got pregnant.
Met someone, right, I should say
met someone, got pregnant and that
obviously changed my entire life and
changed my entire to-do list checklist.
I was pregnant at 30 years old became
a single mom, became a NICU mom.
Like I had kidney failure.
I was on dialysis.
Like lots of different things
were happening in my life.
Yeah.
And then, through that process.
I actually like always had football,
like I am a huge football lover.
Never in a million years.
When I was going through that back
then, did I think oh, I can eventually
use this as a way to make money
because I'm really one of those people.
I'm honestly one of those people who,
who doesn't think that like you, every
hobby should make, you should not make
money from every hobby, like one hobby.
I agree.
I agree.
One hobby should make you happy.
So it was, it was my
hobby that made me happy.
But I just got so annoyed with
watching how people would speak to me.
People would comment on my someone who
I love and just look up to named Rita.
Her name on Instagram is the NFL Chick.
Mm-hmm.
And she's been in sports for 20 years.
And just look watching her and
learning from her, and I really
hated how people would talk to her.
Like she had a radio, she was on a
radio show and people would call in,
call in, and like you smile with her.
I'm like, who are you talking to?
Like that?
It's
Zuryna: such a male dominated
like industry and they all talk
very aggressively and it's just
world aggressive, world like,
Adrianna: yeah boy.
What?
He said something like, oh, all black
people aren't on a democratic plantation.
I'm like, sir, I'm not even a Democrat.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Right?
What are you saying?
You don't even know.
Like people just make crazy comments
online and this is you can take this out.
But I just, the, but it is part
of why I created my platform.
Yeah, people just jump on
something and just call you a
name, not knowing you from Adam.
Yeah, I had,, somebody who follows
me, who we had become friends now
she's like a big sister to me.
She made a comment on something
yesterday and tagged me like, yo, why
is this, this person is like talking
to me crazy and doesn't even know me.
And I bust out laughing.
Like he told her, she didn't know ball.
She literally grew up in the NFL.
Her father was an NFL player.
Zuryna: Yeah, people, it's a lot.
Adrianna: And she actually like.
She actually planned a NFL draft
before she actually planned
three Super Bowls before.
So she was like, me and her both
laugh, clearly he don't know you.
Like people will just jump.
Men in particular jump on a comment
from a woman like, where is your wife?
Like, why are you not go.
Where is your mom?
Zuryna: That's the person.
Where's your mama?
Oh, your kids.
Yeah.
And that's why I appreciate this safe
space that you've created, but I do
feel like that that is something that.
Will continue to happen unfortunately,
in this male dominated thing.
Yeah.
Like we're not trying to stop,
Adrianna: listen, we
not trying to stop it.
We just going to keep
putting those blocks up.
Keep elevating up.
Yeah.
Yes.
To the point where like
Zuryna: you can't even get in this space.
Like you can't even sit
with us like No, exactly.
Exactly.
And there's a lot to unpack there
because what I love that you spoke
about at the end of it is that how
football really brought you out of such.
A bad space.
And I love that has that.
And I love that the community
that you have created is
creating that for other people.
Where do you envision black girls
love football in the future?
Do you envision more in-person events?
Of course a more robust on
online community, but where
do you see it in the future?
Adrianna: So right now I see
black girls love football
having more in-person events.
Mm-hmm.
We are currently in the
works of that right now.
I actually have an entire board.
That is voluntarily supporting my vision.
I want to do more international
events, so as the NFL is going to
Germany this year, going to the uk
Zuryna: shameless plug to the Ravens
because they always do a game.
Abroad.
So yeah, shout out to the Ravens.
Adrianna: Yeah.
I want to do more international in-person
events, bringing, , women together
who love football, who love American
football and live internationally.
And I definitely want to work with
the Olympics or doing something for
women who love football as well.
Zuryna: Yeah.
From your mouth to God's ears.
I'm glad you saying it because you
know Nipsey Hussle says you have to
write it down and follow through.
So this is like the verbal journal
entry and I'm fully supporting it.
And speaking of the Olympics, which I
definitely see you there 'cause they
had Jalen hurts in the last promo.
So that was the perfect segue.
Where, what is your other dream
collaboration or partnership, or who
would, who would you love to work with?
, Adrianna: I really, I would love
to work with more of the women
who are like the face of the NFL
Sports, NFL and sports media.
So I would love to
Colette with Taylor Rooks.
Love her.
Yes.
Latonia story.
Maria Taylor.
I have a lot of, lot of a long
list, but I would say I, I was
like Pam Oliver l Duncan people,
women who really know football.
Girl.
Zuryna: My list.
Agent Nicole.
Agent Nicole Lynn.
Adrianna: Yes.
I would love to do a, a conference
where I feature Agent Nicole Lynn.
I would also love to work with
more NFL teams one-on-one,
when they are hosting their.
Because, you know, a lot of teams
have like women's only events.
I would love to support and
ex, I would love to support
and even expand those events.
So collabing with them as well.
But I think a
Zuryna: safe space, 'cause I would love
to see or feel included in those events.
That would be amazing.
Especially the Ravens, the Commanders.
I don't, I'm, it took all, I had
to say Commanders, I'm so used to
saying Redskins, the commanders.
That would be amazing.
So, yeah.
Adrianna: I would also say
I, I would like to partner with more
brands who support also caters to women.
So honey Pot Co.
Black Girl vitamins skincare
lines, Fancy Beauty.
Yeah.
Like different brands that also.
Are in community with black women.
So really just pouring into my
community, but also it's a recycling,
the money recycling, the support and
Zuryna: love
Adrianna: you in the family.
Zuryna: I love it.
'cause we all, we got,
that's what they say, right?
Mm-hmm.
I love that.
So I, I love that you're forward thinking
and you have these visions and I truly
believe that there is space for you.
And I hope that you are actively imple
implementing this from your, like I
said, from your lips to God's ears.
I know me in my journey,
I have these visions.
Do you ever feel like an imposter,
like you get imposter syndrome, and
if so, what do you tell yourself?
What mantras do you have?
Help me because I'm, I'm
right there with you.
I just have so many dreams and goals and
I think I'm my own worst critic, yeah.
Adrianna: With.
Black girls love football.
Is that I don't have
imposter syndrome with it.
I'm not sure why.
I'm not sure why.
Maybe 'cause you're
Zuryna: in
Adrianna: the space that
Zuryna: you're supposed
Adrianna: to be in.
I don't know.
It's kind of scary.
Zuryna: Do you feel like you're
so secure in it that's just.
I think I'm confident
Adrianna: in it because I
know what the fuck I'm doing.
I know period.
Like I know football, get back.
I, I mean obviously I don't
know everything a cover one.
Yeah, I know that.
But you know what I'm saying?
I know some basic plays, but
I think because I know how to build
community, even at work I build community,
from my nine to five, I've done that.
And so I think that's why I don't have.
Any imposter syndrome.
Mm-hmm.
And I, I will say the, the biggest
thing is I've been through so much
in life in the past five years.
Yeah.
That I'm not really afraid of anything.
I know that's right.
I'm afraid of death, but
that's pretty much it.
It's not like I pretty much
nothing else bothers me anymore.
Zuryna: I feel like so many
entrepreneurs have adopted that spirit
of, I'm scared, I'm gonna just do it.
Scared.
To the point where they
just don't even feel that.
So I aspire to get to
that level of unbothered.
So thank you for inspiring
me to get to that point.
I mean,
Adrianna: I, I am frustrated
with myself with I feel like
I'm not working hard enough.
Like I wanna make more money,
like the merchandise side.
I'm not making any money from Instagram.
I'm not making any money from threads.
I'm not monetized at all.
So, that's sometimes
it's frustrating because.
I'm not seeing anything I'm not seeing
anything materialized from my work.
Yeah.
You see?
But I am rich in community.
I am rich in women who support me.
When I broke my hip a couple weeks ago,
people were sending me donations and food
and gift cards, you know, so it's yeah.
Zuryna: Can you speak a
little bit more to that?
Because I think a lot of people feel
like when you set up this community on
Instagram or threads that you get instant
fame, instant money, instant opportunity,
but sometimes that's not the case.
So as someone who's actively
living that experience mm-hmm.
Can you talk a little bit more about
that and the frustration or the
like, to your point, the good things
that come from that experience?
So
Adrianna: people do think, once
you hit a certain threshold.
On Instagram followers or thread followers
that you automatically get monetized.
You don't.
Or if you get a viral post, you automat,
you automatically get monetized.
You do not.
Zuryna: Yeah.
Adrianna: I would say for myself, like I.
I thought that.
I thought, I thought, oh,
oh, I'm gonna get monetized.
But no you don't make any money.
You do.
You, I have been working, I work
with the NFLI work with the threads,
I work with meta and I'm still
not making any money from it.
Which I had to just kind of be
okay with, because I feel like it's
still, I'm still, if the opportunity,
if the paid opportunity comes up,
I know my name will be called.
Zuryna: Hello.
Yeah, it's sort of like the Rich
Dad poor dad effect, and I feel
like sometimes you gotta just.
Figure out what you gonna be
okay with and what you aren't.
And I, I, that's why I tell some of my
creators who have full-time jobs, work
your full-time job for as long as humanly
possible until you're able to say, I
have too many brand deals that I, it's
not beneficial for me to work anymore.
But in this climate, I would say keep
your job for as long as possible.
So again, I appreciate
you for being vulnerable.
And to that point, do
you consider yourself.
A content creator or an influencer.
And the reason I ask that is because,
you know, on threads, everybody
debates about are you an influencer?
Are you just creating content?
Which one do you consider yourself?
Because I feel like you do both.
I feel like I'm a, I feel like I do both.
Really?
Yeah.
I'm glad you're saying that.
I think
Adrianna: more
Zuryna: people that
Adrianna: I feel like I do both
because if I post something right now,
somebody like, oh, I might try that.
Or, like I, I create content,
I create video content.
I create word document
you know, word content.
So yeah, I would say both.
I would say both.
Zuryna: I think that too.
And you know what's crazy?
The talent manager, booking agent in my
head, honestly, would pitch you as an
influencer, your brand as an influencer.
Because I feel like you create community
and being able to create that community,
you do have an influence over you.
That's true.
So I do feel like.
But again, this world of
terminology, you fit both categories.
So I just like asking my guests
that because it's such, you
know, you see it on threads.
Everybody's always arguing
about, no, I'm a content creator.
I'm, I'm a, I
Adrianna: must
Zuryna: miss those conversations.
I miss a lot.
I see it all the time.
You know, the algorithm
changes your thing.
I, I said it one time, I said,
content creator versus influencer.
Now that's all I see on my.
Timeline now.
So I had to, but anyway, for anyone
who wants to support or get involved
with black girls love football,
what's the best way to do that?
Whether it's come to an event
support, how can they support you?
You can
Adrianna: check out our link tree
on our Instagram inre, where you can
sign up to be a email subscriber.
You can definitely, and then
you could come to some in-person
events, but most importantly.
Make sure you're following us on
Instagram and threads, and then we are
soon launching our first YouTube video.
Zuryna: Yay.
I can't wait.
I'm super excited.
I hope it's gonna have some of
that behind the scenes footage from
when you were at the Super Bowl,
because I wanna know who you met.
I wanna see some of the players.
And you mentioned you
saw some black women.
Did you get any tips or trips, tricks
from them when you were in the media room?
No.
I I didn't Like we were, we were
Adrianna: moving really fast.
I know.
What
Zuryna: did you observe?
What was one thing that
you like really liked?
You saw them and you took it away?
Was like, I'm gonna do this forever.
You have to be aggressive.
Really?
Oh, aggressive.
That's such a word that people,
it's not a good word, but you have
to be I don't, don't tell me that.
You have to be
Adrianna: aggressive for your players,
that, because you're protecting them.
Yeah.
You have to be yeah, you gotta
be aggressive for your players
and you gotta be I would say like
firm and friendly, like smile
while you're also like being firm,
Zuryna: Assertive, aggressive,
whatever the A word, B it.
Okay.
So I have some fun rapid fire questions.
Given that you're a black
girl who loves football.
We going have some fun with it.
So of course we just had the NFL draft.
Right.
And it always brings some surprises.
I feel like I know what you gonna
say, but what was the biggest
surprise from this year's NFL draft?
Adrianna: I didn't see Jacksonville
switching with the Giants.
I didn't see Jackson
straight up to the Giants.
Really?
I mean, not the, the Browns.
I meant I didn't see that.
Zuryna: Hmm.
Okay.
That's what everybody's saying.
Of course.
I'm saying Shado.
I didn't realize, I didn't think
he was gonna go fifth round.
I thought that was a little insane.
So that was my biggest shocker, just
Adrianna: saying, I saw the I, I
saw the slide coming the day before.
Really?
I saw the slide coming.
Zuryna: What gave it away?
What did you, what was it?
An analyst.
Adrianna: Analyst.
They just kept saying it.
It kept saying, mm.
Okay.
Maybe I missed it.
But I was just, and I would say the first.
I would say the slide really came
with two days before the draft.
Somebody said, he's a
horrible interviewer.
I said, oh, he's, I said, he's not going
. Zuryna: I am excited to see what he bring.
If, what if we get to see him?
That's a pretty hefty
room, don't you think?
Like what?
Adrianna: Yeah, I think I
definitely think it's a hefty room.
I don't, I'm thinking they'll,
I think they might just let
Deshaun . Take his money and go.
Yeah.
Joe Flaco is definitely staying.
I don't see Kenny Pickett staying.
I almost like low key.
Don't even know if Shado is going to stay.
I don't either.
I think they will make, I
think Shado will have to
Zuryna: really prove
himself more than anybody.
What do you think he should do to, to
prove himself based on what you're hearing
from analysts, based on what they said
at the draft, all the commentating,
what do you think he should do?
I.
Separate himself from his dad.
Ooh,
Adrianna: I know he is.
I don't think he should do that,
but I think that's what the media,
that's what the Browns fans,
that's what people wanna see.
They wanna see how can you survive
when your dad is not around?
Time will tell.
Time will tell.
Not the oldest child, like I'm
the oldest child, so I know
how to survive about by my mom.
But Shado is going to have to teach, show
people that he can, that his dad has given
him those skills to survive without him.
His dad has always been his coach.
Yeah.
His dad has always been in his,
always been in his back corner.
And so can you move into
a little humble condo?
Ooh.
And daddy didn't buy you.
Can you pull up and just, uh.
Basic, like a gwa.
Can you pull up in a gwa?
I can.
Like do, you gotta pull up in a, not the
Zuryna: Rolls Royce.
I just, honestly, you know what
Adrianna: I mean, like I do, I get it.
Most of the, can you go get
your own groceries like a
lot of the rookies do here?
I just saw somebody at
Wegmans, like, can you do that?
Like, you know, like I, because
I, you know, I live not too
far from the Ravens facility.
Yeah.
Was like, can you just pull up
and just be basic and regular?
No, he probably can't.
I mean, no, he can't do he
wasn't raised like that.
He wasn't, he wasn't
raised without a maid.
He wasn't raised without,
you know what I mean?
Like he wasn't, yeah.
Zuryna: I feel like the coaches
feel like he might be hard to
coach because they aren't his dad.
So to your point, I think he really
is gonna have to prove himself.
So we shall see.
But what are you most excited
about for this upcoming NFL season?
I know the schedule comes out on May
14th, so what are you most excited for,
whether it be on the field, off the field,
any potential shifts that you're looking
forward to or might be looking forward to?
I'm really excited to just to get
Adrianna: the game, get this,
get the damn season started.
I.
I'm looking forward to seeing if it
will be like a NFC championship again
with the Eagles and the commanders.
Yeah.
I'm looking forward to every time
the commanders and the Eagles play
for now on, like, I'm definitely
Zuryna: girl.
I found myself going, E hey, GL I'm
like, I, they're electric like I.
Oh my gosh, it's crazy.
And I'm also excited to see what
Deebo is gonna do with the commanders.
Like I, my husband is a Niners
fan, so you know, he's been filling
the fields these past few seasons.
So I'm really excited to see
what Deebo does this year.
Adrianna: I got to meet him at Media
Day too, and I is, he's so tall.
He's tall.
He's, he's a silly person.
I feel like he's like a silly guy.
He's fun, yeah.
I wa I was watching his man
be super aggressive, she did
a really good job with no.
Yes.
He needs
Zuryna: to go.
I love how so many of these
players have women leadership.
I think that says a lot about them,
especially when they go, the longevity
that they have in their career.
No shade to the men, but I feel like
the women really do their due diligence.
Yeah.
And one of his.
Adrianna: So I think that was his
agent, his manager is a black man
that, that went to Clark Atlanta.
Oh.
And I used that to my advantage
to get the interview with him.
I didn't interview him unless
Simone interviewed him.
And I was like, yo.
I was like, yo, you look familiar.
'cause like another, oh, another thing
I have learned in this football world
is that I'm not going to ever like.
Water myself down, or shy away from having
a Baltimore accent or like code switch.
Like when I meet Roger Gade, I'll talk
to him just when I'm talking to you.
You know what I mean?
I'm not about to be like, oh
yeah, let me, you know, I mean I'm
put on your telemarketer voice.
Yeah.
I'm not, oh yeah.
I'm probably not gonna
curse or anything like that.
I'm not gonna get too comfortable
'cause he's a professional.
And I'm a professional.
But I've definitely learned,
like I'm not code switching.
I might select.
But yeah, so I got, so his
manager went to Clark Atlanta.
I said, yo, I know you from somewhere.
Hold on.
Right.
You look familiar.
Familiar Morehouse.
I went to Clark and I was like.
So 2011, right?
He was like, yeah.
He's okay.
Like y'all can get the interview.
Like just gimme five minutes.
I'm like, yeah,
Zuryna: see, not you gotta
use what, you know the piece.
It's what you know.
It's who you know.
So I love that.
Adrianna: Yeah, and I, I met, I
saw a few, my Spellman sisters,
they were from New Orleans and that
definitely be, was a benefit too.
So.
Yes.
But yeah, I'm looking
forward to just the season.
I wish I could tell you like, oh yeah.
I'm definitely, I'm looking forward
to what Jaden Daniels does this year.
I'm looking forward to CJ
Sra having a stronger oline.
I'm looking forward to Bryce Young.
Yes.
Like excelling, like I want
him to come back and full force
the same thing, doing nothing.
The fellow Oh,
Zuryna: wow.
Adrianna: Or I'm looking forward to.
The Ravens potentially going
to the Super Bowl this year?
Zuryna: I feel like we have to.
It's not a, if we have to, it's just
not even like, this is our year.
I'm not, I'm not even
playing with him this year.
I'm
Adrianna: still confused about
why Lamar didn't get MVP, but
Zuryna: it's cool.
Yeah, it is cool.
Adrianna: What else?
The NFC, like West I, they
always like, I just don't.
I don't the new mind.
I wish I did.
I wish I was like more into them.
I have like you know, a great, I, I
have a great respect for every single
professional athlete, every single
man, like man on end that's playing
football, but I'm a a FC girl, so I pay
more attention to a FC stuff, you know,
Zuryna: rightfully so.
Rightfully so.
I'm gonna, I'm looking forward to,
Adrianna: I'm looking forward to
maybe it would be nice if the Chiefs
don't even make the like, girl,
Zuryna: I'm glad you said
something about the Chiefs.
I don't, don't make the play.
So what is your dream stadium to watch
a game that you haven't been to yet?
I'm gonna say mine is Cowboy Stadium.
I'm from Houston.
I've always wanted to go to
the Dallas Cowboy Stadium.
It's amazing.
I grew up in Houston, so I'm not really
like, eh, I've seen it, but Dallas
definitely wanna see their stadium.
Right now, SoFi?
Yes.
Yeah, it's true.
Happy opening cowboy car today
for all those who are going.
I'm still salty.
I get tickets.
Yeah.
SoFi.
Okay.
And if black girls love football
had a signature tailgate snack,
what would it be and why?
Adrianna: If we had a
signature tailgate snack.
I'm gonna go with a real
good buffalo cheese dip.
Okay.
Buffalo cheese dip and guac.
Okay.
And like good toasted, fresh made chips.
And I'm gonna say that because every
time me and my, my business partner get
on the phone, get on the, on FaceTime,
she's always eating chips and go,
I like buffalo.
Chicken dip.
I, oh mm, that's
Zuryna: a good idea.
You know how Rita's the ice cream place
here on the, in the DMV, they have
like the little flights of the ice.
Remember they had that, they
should have the flights, which are.
Adrianna: I'm such a big bang.
No, it's not that.
So I'm actually like,
so my parents divorced.
My dad moved to Delaware and I lived
in Delaware for five summers maybe.
Yeah, five.
But you might have missed it,
but it was No, what I'm saying is
I didn't, I don't like readers.
I like real Italian ice from
Philly and from Delaware.
Oh, excuse me.
And I like real water.
Ice.
Oh, that's right.
Not no res, like Regis dumb.
I don't like it.
Zuryna: So funny, but they had the
little like ice flights where they
had little four different flavors.
So I'm like, y'all should
do that for black girls.
Love football.
A little spinach dip, a little
buffalo, chicken dip, little guac.
That would be cute.
That would be cute that's your job.
See you.
I got you.
Marketing.
I'm promoted.
You're promoted.
Yay.
Now tell me about your
go-to game day outfit.
Are you cute and casual?
Are you full on.
Jerseys.
The little hats, the mask.
What, what is your go-to?
Adrianna: I'm definitely like
queen, like lashes, sunglasses.
Sunglasses.
A little cute.
See?
A cute shirt, cute pants.
A cute small bag.
J like a ge, definitely a jersey.
Something like purple and black.
So whether it's a jersey or like a Q top.
Yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm
definitely one of those girls.
Very cutesy.
I like that.
I like very cutesy, very much like my hair
has to be done for me to go to the game.
Like I, oh,
Zuryna: I'm gonna ask, I'm makeup.
Who is your, who's your favorite
player on the Ravens though?
If you had to pick, everybody's gonna say
Lamar, but who's your favorite player?
Adrianna: Unfortunately, my favorite
player probably will be out of a job.
I wanna say him.
No.
Sweet.
So next line would be Kyle Hamilton.
Zuryna: Okay.
That's my favorite as well.
I love Kyle Hamilton.
And with who?
It's
Adrianna: between
Zuryna: Kyle and Quan.
Okay.
Okay.
How do you feel about I still
haven't recovered from Patrick Queen,
even though he is been a stealer
for the past almost two years.
But I, I loved him so bad.
I don't know why.
Who else do I love really bad?
I always love lj, the young
legend out of Pompano.
He has a special place in my heart.
I love him so bad.
I want him to get this ring.
Like I love him.
Okay.
I'm always gonna love, I love Lamar.
I don't,
Adrianna: I love la la I don't care
for him personally, but I love him.
Ooh, a operations unfiltered.
Exclusive.
Zuryna: Okay
Adrianna: girl.
I mean, I don't know him personally,
but I have witnessed him.
When you have like a criticism of
him and like he will block you.
Like he's, he has, he has a couple people
that I know that are in media blocked
and it's just like you outre up, you,
you really outre up because people, I
mean you can have people block, that's
fine, but you gotta understand like.
You're going to get feedback
and criticism from people.
Zuryna: Yes.
Adrianna: It's about how you
use that and attack the game.
So have I had a personal
interaction with him yet?
No, I haven't.
But.
I would like to I wanna
meet Lamar Jackson.
I want to like, have a
conversation with him.
I, if I see him, I'm always
gonna give him his congrat.
Congratulations.
His props I love him.
Like he has literally
electrified Baltimore.
Yes.
Revitalized it.
Love him.
Like I have his jersey, his shirt.
You know, I'm a big Lamar Jackson fan.
Huge.
Zuryna: Do you think that
Stephen, a's comments or
criticisms are warranted to him?
Or do you think that Steven, oh, I
Adrianna: don't
Zuryna: even
Adrianna: know what Stephen A.
Smith said because I when you talk
bad about, now, when people outside
of Baltimore talk about Lamar,
I just, it go like this for me.
It goes whatever.
I, like I can talk about him,
but you not gonna talk about him.
Yeah.
We do not care.
I was , we do not care.
I hate the whole conversation about
like, but he can't get past the playoffs.
Your mother can't get placed the playoffs.
Like I get, I be getting mad.
Zuryna: I was gonna say, the commentary
that really get irritates me is the
comparisons between him and Josh Allen.
I, it really makes me.
I wanna throw up, but that's
the day and age that we live in.
I cannot stand that conversation.
They're not even nowhere
near the same quarterback.
Absolutely not.
Absolutely not.
So I could go on and on and on, but I'll
Adrianna: digress.
Yeah.
My favorite play is, uh,
Quan and Ham and, and Kyle.
Well, those are Kyle's my guy.
I like all the
Zuryna: guys I know.
And Isaiah likely, that's my guy.
I love him.
He's a dog.
Adrianna: I love Bateman.
Zuryna: I know he is really good too.
He had a great end of the season last
season, which I was very happy about, so.
Mm-hmm.
I'm just really excited
about this upcoming season.
Me too.
But what is next for
you and for black girls?
Love football.
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Zuryna: Yay.
Okay.
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Adrianna: Instagram?
Yes.
Okay, perfect.
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Zuryna: Okay.
And then the merch, you mentioned merch.
How can they buy the
Adrianna: merch?
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Zuryna: I love it.
Well, you know, I will be in touch
because I can't wait to come.
I couldn't come to the last event.
And of course, I'll be following along
on threads because as we know, the NFL is
just as messy as your favorite soap opera.
So thank you so much for creating
this space, and thank you for
joining me on this episode.
Thank.