NFL: Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah & Bucky Brooks

EP #27: Peanut and Roman are back! This time they’re joined by Hall of Fame safety LeRoy Butler. LeRoy starts off reminiscing on his “Welcome to the NFL” moment taking us back to 1990, his rookie year. In this episode, the Hall of Famer walks us through his journey from growing up in poverty to becoming a Super Bowl champion, to joining football immortality in Canton. LeRoy gives us an inside look on the anxiety brought on by the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection process. The conversation turns emotional as LeRoy describes the life-changing visit and scholarship offer he received from then Florida St. coach Bobby Bowden. He also shares with us the importance of being financially free and “leaping” into the vodka business. Watch Second Acts on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3ikkR2Q Follow Roman Harper on Instagram: @Harp_41 Follow Peanut Tillman on Instagram: @peanuttillman Topic timeline: 2:32 - LeRoy’s welcome to the NFL moment 5:48 - LeRoy gives Peanut Tillman his flowers 6:50 - Why LeRoy was fined $10,000 after his first team meeting as a rookie 9:23 - LeRoy strong opinion on Aaron Rodgers leaving Green Bay 11:56 - Why LeRoy stayed with the Packers his entire career 16:00 - Why Leroy still calls Green Bay home 18:20 - Leroy explains the Hall of Fame selection process, and the side of rejection fans don’t see 27:00 - Leroy takes us back to Super Bowl XXXI, ending the city’s 30-year drought 30:15 - Leroy gets emotional reminiscing his life changing FSU scholarship offer from Bobby Bowden 36:15 - Leroy talks about overcoming poverty and his documentary film project 44:00 - Leroy talks business ventures, the creation of Leap Spirits vodka, and financial freedom 48:58 - Leroy reveals his greatest sports accomplishment 52:30 - Leroy shares who he believes are the top-5 defensive players of all time *NOTE: timecodes are approximate. NFL Players Second Acts podcast is a production of the NFL in partnership with iHeart Radio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Selva is back for another episode of El Huddle! This week he's joined by actor, screen writer and activist , James Roday Rodriguez! First, we discover what made James choose the Titans over his family favorite Dallas Cowboys (3:50) , play Read it and Tweet (10:00) , find out what it was like to announce a pick at the NFL draft (18:48) and what it meant for him to add 'Rodriguez' to his name (36:15). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks are back with a new episode of Move the Sticks. Throughout this show, the guys react to yesterday's 2023 NFL schedule being released and specifically, focus on every Week 1 matchup this season and further discuss what we can look forward to in each game. To start off, the duo hit on the Lions at Chiefs season opener (5:08). Then, later in the show the pair touch on the Cardinals at Commanders matchup (17:48). To wrap up the show, the guys break down the Bills at Jets Monday Night Football matchup (31:26). Move the Sticks is a part of the NFL Podcasts Network. NOTE: timecodes approximateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP #26: Fred Taylor, one of the toughest running backs to ever play in the NFL, joins Peanut and Roman on the pod. They’ve competed against each other and on the pod they share stories of how they all succeeded in the league with their brains as much as their brawn. Fred may not be in the Hall of Fame now, but he’s got a compelling case and he shares it here. But he’s also more than a football player. Fred shares his journey in and out of the game, and how becoming a #girldad is what unlocked his true strength as a man. He also gets candid about the pitfalls when doing business with friends, but how deal gone wrong led to a major pivot that’s led to major success. Listen to the full pod here. Watch Second Acts on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3ikkR2Q Follow Roman Harper on Instagram: @Harp_41 Follow Peanut Tillman on Instagram: @peanuttillman Topic timeline: 2:22 – The play where Fred suffered his worst career injury 4:25 – The demanding style of coach Tom Coughlin 10:26 – Why Fred believes he’ll eventually get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame 12:42 – How Fred’s career would’ve gone differently if he had a “Hall of Fame” mentality 20:08 – The business decision in trying to tackle Fred Taylor 21:05 – Why Fred would “do numbers” in today’s NFL 23:47 – The specific aspects of the game Fred misses 27:14 – Why Fred hates being called “Fragile Freddy” 28:18 – the moment Fred knew it was time to retire 33:22 – How Fred attacked life after football 41:07 – The fallout that led to the creation of “The Pivot Podcast” 50:10 – Fred’s first splurge purchase when he got the bag 57:30 – Fred’s top-5 running backs of all time 58:50 – Fred’s favorite current running backs 1:01:45 – Fred gets emotional talking about the people who made him the man he is today *NOTE: timecodes are approximate. NFL Players Second Acts podcast is a production of the NFL in partnership with iHeart See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks are back with a new episode of Move the Sticks. To start off, the guys look at the Colts philosophy of traits-based scouting when it comes to the draft (6:43). For the rest of the episode, the pair highlight one team in each division which added to an already loaded position group through the draft. See which team and position group the duo picked in the AFC East (23:25), AFC North (28:39), AFC South (30:33), AFC West (32:08), NFC East (35:05), NFC North (36:57), NFC South (39:42), and NFC West (40:57). Move the Sticks is a part of the NFL Podcasts Network. NOTE: timecodes approximateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Selva and MJ Acosta-Ruiz are back for another episode of El Huddle! This week we're recapping last weeks NFL Draft and going over where our Latin prospects got drafted. We also take a look at Christian Gonzalez and Steve Avila's draft night, the significance of them being selected and why these picks are so important.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP #25: Peanut and Roman are joined this week by Hall of Fame wide receiver, Calvin Johnson. Calvin starts by revealing his “Welcome To The NFL” moment, and his first impressions of Detroit when he first arrived after he was drafted 2nd overall in 2007 (02:54). Peanut and Calvin then go on to reminisce about all the great battles they had against one another for so many years as NFC North divisional foes (03:42). They also give us the inside story of the controversial no touchdown call that has been dubbed “Calvin Johnson rule” (06:48). With such a storied career and so many highlights, the guys ask Calvin when he knew he could dominate the league (11:27), and he reveals his favorite catch of his nine-year career (12:59). Finally, Calvin enlightens the guys on the work he’s doing now in the medicinal cannabis field and how he’s trying to raise awareness to help current and former players (14:28). The NFL Players: Second Acts podcast is part of the NFL Podcast Network in partnership with iHeart Radio. Also watch it on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3ikkR2QSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks are back with a new episode of Move the Sticks. Throughout the episode, the guys break down every team's draft class in alphabetical order and also pick their favorite players from each draft class. To start off, the pair look at the Cardinals, Falcons, Ravens, Bills, Panthers, Bears, Bengals and Browns' draft classes (2:14). Next, the duo focus on the Cowboys, Broncos, Lions, Packers, Texans, Colts, Jaguars and Chiefs' draft classes (19:37). Then, the pair hit on the Raiders, Chargers, Rams, Dolphins, Vikings, Patriots, Saints and Giants' draft classes (38:12). To wrap up the show, the guys touch on the Jets, Eagles, Steelers, 49ers, Seahawks, Buccaneers, Titans and Commanders' draft classes (47:17). Move the Sticks is a part of the NFL Podcasts Network. NOTE: timecodes approximateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks are back together to recap all the action from the 2023 NFL Draft in a new episode of Move the Sticks. The guys go through every pick from the first round and give their thoughts. First, they go through picks 1-10 (1:35). Then, the duo hit on picks 11-20 (15:34). To wrap up the show, the pair go through picks 21-31 (23:07). Move the Sticks is a part of the NFL Podcasts Network. NOTE: timecodes approximateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.