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Bobby Brackins is a hip-hop legend who's lived quite a crazy life. Here's what we talked about: 0:00 Intro 1:49 Childhood 5:08 Putting music on Myspace 6:15 First song on the radio 7:08 Record labels calling 11:15 Favorite moments 12:49 Working with Ray J & Jeremih 14:20 Pinch-me Moments 17:30 Driving Motivation 19:40 Songwriting process 20:49 "Loyal" by Chris Brown 21:51 "Saved" by Ty Dolla $ign 23:10 Business of songwriting 31:48 Bobby's plan going forward 33:33 Singles or Albums? 35:37 Bobby's songwriting process 38:29 Making "My Birthday" 44:20 Career Revival

Luis Perez's football journey is like no one else's. He never played varsity football, but he's won a D-II National Championship, XFL Championship and is still pushing to get back to the NFL. Here's what we talked about: 0:00 Into 1:31 Childhood 2:59 High School 3:31 Bowling 4:46 Football 6:04 College Football at Southwestern 13:06 Transferring 17:38 Going Pro 21:49 NFL 22:35 AAF 25:25 XFL 28:51 USFL 30:30 XFL returns 33:59 UFL 35:42 The Spring King

Jared Veldheer is one of a kind. He played 12 years in the NFL, was a lunch lady, invented his own skincare product , & created an online coaching collective called The Veldheer Lineman Vault. Here's his recap of his unique life journey: 0:00 Intro 1:24 Childhood 4:15 High School 7:43 College 12:04 NFL Draft process 15:25 Raiders 22:15 Cardinals 29:29 Jumping from team to team 37:12 What makes him great 41:33 What drives him now 45:40 His social media/entrepreneur journey 54:40 Super Bowl predictions haha

I had no idea how crazy Jeff Garcia's life was before doing this interview. He's gone through more ups and downs than most humans could ever imagine. Here's what we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:44 Upbringing 4:38 Tragedy 10:17 Childhood 16:10 High School 18:33 Junior College 24:18 San Jose State 34:23 CFL 50:20 49ers 1:08:04 Other NFL teams 1:11:31 Tampa Bay 1:12:57 End of NFL career Use code: WILLINGTOFAIL for $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase of $50 or more

Austin Ekeler's life journey to the NFL is much crazier than you'd expect. Here's what we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:33 Zero star recruit 2:29 Hail Mary vs. Bears 5:13 High School 7:42 College football at Western Colorado 10:34 Growing up on a ranch 14:20 NFL Draft process 21:34 NFL

Jake Butt is probably most known for being one of the greatest TE's in college football history then tearing his ACL in his final game, ultimately tanking his draft stock and costing him millions of dollars. His story is incredible and this is the order he told it: 0:00 Intro 1:42 Upbringing 5:11 High School 6:34 Michigan Career 16:50 The Injury 23:50 NFL 40:13 Retiring 42:44 TV Analyst Career 49:08 His Charity

Trey Wingo holds nothing back as he recaps his entire journalism journey to ESPN, what it was really like working there, and why he left. 0:00 Intro 1:50 Upbringing 6:00 Normal job after college 7:52 Pursuing the dream 20:58 How ESPN found Trey Wingo 27:48 ESPN audition 28:33 Start of ESPN career 35:11 Leaving ESPN 43:30 Career after ESPN

Channing Crowder is arguably a bigger star now than he was while playing in the NFL for the Dolphins. Currently, he's the co-host of The Pivot & co-host of Inside the NFL. Here's everything we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:02 Childhood 6:34 Why Florida? 10:36 Battling injuries 16:04 What made him elite 18:01 What drove him 21:35 Why he went to the NFL as a sophomore 29:26 The Dolphins 34:30 Welcome to the NFL moment 36:40 Why he retired 38:12 How he got into sports media 41:22 Why he left I Am Athlete 43:31 Predictions for the Falcons 2024 season 47:33 Joining Inside the NFL 49:33 Stand Up Comedy journey 53:32 Why he peed his pants every NFL game 56:35 Crowder Powder 58:07 Outro BETR | use code: WILLINGTOFAIL for first deposit match up to $200https://engagebetr.onelink.me/auSX/willingtofail

TJ Callaway is founder, owner & CEO of Onward Reserve, a massive clothing brand that's solid in over 250 locations. He also is a booster for the University of Georgia Football program. 0:00 Intro 1:16 Upbringing 3:55 How Onward Reserve Started 33:41 Relation with Georgia Football

Drew Davis was a WR for the Atlanta Falcons from 2012-2014. His hilarious story-telling ability gives great insight on what it's like for a practice squad player to live out his dream of playing in the NFL. 0:00 Intro 1:20 Childhood 6:42 Why Oregon 8:32 Oregon 23:58 NFL 51:05 Contract Year 57:10 Post NFL BETR - Daily fantasy & sportsbook - Legal in 24 states incl. Ca, Tx, Ga, Fl & more - Use Code: WTFSTATS to double your first deposit up to $250

Ricky Williams is one unique individual. He's the only person to play pro baseball and college football for all 4 years and he won the Heisman doing it. His NFL career is full of ups & downs and talks about it all. There is truly nobody like this guy. Here's what we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:01 Gifted Kid 3:43 Two Sport Athlete 11:49 NFL Draft 13:11 Was Ricky Williams a bust? 14:33 ESPN cover in a dress 15:45 Start of NFL career 18:48 Traded to Dolphins 20:09 Why He Retired from Football 25:07 Why He Returned to Football 27:50 Back to the Dolphins 29:28 Suspended again then to the CFL 31:32 Back to the NFL 39:12 Retired from NFL (again) 40:00 Cannabis Entrepreneur Journey 44:11 Astrology Journey Don't worry, his video quality improves about 2 minutes into the video.

Peter Moylan is 1 of only 6 players who played 10 or more seasons in the MLB. As if coming from Australia wasn't difficult enough, Peter failed miserably at his first attempt to play in the big leagues at 18 years old and didn't get another chance until 9 years later. His story is a crazy one.

Steven Jackson is the Rams all-time leading rusher with 10,138 yards. He's 18th on the NFL's all-time leading rushing list with 11,438 yards. In this interview, we talk about what got him into football as a child, his dominant high school & college days and how this all led to him being one the NFL's greatest running backs.

Bryant McFadden played in the NFL for 7 years and won 2 Super Bowls with the Steelers. Now he is a football analyst for CBS & a podcast host.

Matt Ganyard actually tried out to be the kicker for Virginia when he was 19 as a sophomore but didn't make the team. After serving 10 years in the Marines, his dream finally came true at the age of 34. His journey to realize this dream is even crazier than you'd think.