Jack Easterby recently spoke on-the-record publicly for the first time since Deshaun Watson signed a new contract in September 2020. The first time since the word “polarizing” often appeared next to the Texans' executive vice president of football operations' name, particularly after surprisingly being named interim general manager in 2020 and various unsourced leaks about his performance.
The first outlet? The Jacob and Jacob Podcast created by Jacob Erlbaum and Jacob Hare, 18-year-old high school seniors in Philadelphia.
Locally and nationally, various media outlets reported on the Easterby video. The reactions were all over the place, including wondering, how did this podcast come to be?