Rodriguez clicks with ‘Criminal Minds’ team
Criminal Minds has been a mainstay on television for 11 seasons, but it’s getting a new star for its 12th: Adam Rodriguez. And when he spoke to USA TODAY Sports for Celebrity Pick ’Em, he was happy to have an excuse to not be there for a few minutes.
“The cast has been absolutely horrible to me,” he deadpanned. “Totally made me feel unwelcome. I’m just happy to have escaped to be with you for a few minutes just to get away from them all. Wait, really? “Nah, seriously, I couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to show up and work with; they’re tremendous,” he said. “It’s tricky, because you join a group that’s been together for so long and you’re just hoping to come and do your job and fit in, and it (clicked) in minutes.”
Rodriguez spoke about his love for the New York Giants, Peyton Manning’s chances of acting and more.
The best rivalry in the NFL:
New York-Philadelphia.
Do you think Peyton Manning has a career in acting or comedy?
I don’t know. I’ve never seen him try to do it other than in his commercials. Look, in a 30-second or a 60-second spot, I think he has a great sense of humor about himself; he doesn’t take himself too seriously. I like the commercial with him and Lionel Richie. I think in that format he does very well. I think telling a story in a longer format is a whole different set of variables. I don’t know, I think a guy like Peyton could probably do anything he sets his mind to.
Could Matthew McConaughey, your co-star in the movie Magic Mike, coach football?
Oh, Matthew would make a great football coach. I would love to see that. I would love to see McConaughey coach a football team wearing the chaps from Magic Mike and maybe a cowboy hat and giving a pep talk in that outfit. I guarantee he could take a team to the Super Bowl.
Who would you want to play you in a story about your life?
I’d like Will Ferrell to play me. I think Will Ferrell could really interpret my life story and do something with it that people might not expect.