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 Ryan Shazier is in the Side Piece house, baby! If you talk about incredible, it’s this guy. Ryan landed at THE Ohio State University for his rockstar college career which led to his selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers heading into the NFL. Ryan and I chat about his time playing for both leading up to the was horrific injury leaving him paraplegic. Ryan being the superstar he is, that didn’t stop him. Ryan worked his way back to the most amazing recovery and now on a mission to help anyone world wide dealing with this injury. Ryan is a beast off the field just as he was on. This episode is as incredible as Ryan is, you definitely cannot miss

Scott and I get into all his decades of dominating in the NFL, including helping to run 6 different teams, winning 3 Super Bowl championships with the Patriots alongside great friend Bill Bellichick. Scott is a superstar and champion with everything he does and boy is he doing even more awesomeness now! This episode is as incredible as Bill, you can’t miss it! 

Yes we have a Dodgers 2x World Champion in the Side Piece house, baby!! You won’t even believe this rockstar is only 25 years old and just started with the Dodgers last year grabbing his first World Championship! Justin and I dive into how it has been playing with the greatest to be in MLB like Yamamoto and Shohei Otani. We of course chat the World Series and his bench-clearing moment in Game 7! Justin is as cool as his 2 world champion rings. I absolutely LOVED talking with him, he’s such a blast and can’t even wait for you to listen 

THE JOHN SALLEY is in the Side Piece house, baby!! Yes it’s the same John Salley who is the first player in NBA history to win championships with three different teams! And by the way, John has won not 3 but 4 championships! Oh wait, there’s more… AND John is the first player in the NBA to win a championship in three different decades! John is an absolute legend on the court and off! We had such an absolute blast, you must must listen. This episode is as epic as The legend John Salley

Yes it’s true Brian Urlacher, NFL absolute legend and Hall of Famer, is in the Side Piece house, baby!! I’ve been lucky enough to know Brian over 10 years now and let me tell you, he just gets funnier and funnier! And what fun we had! Brian and I chat his incredible 13 years not only playing in the NFL but playing for only one team, da Bears! We dive into how it has been since retiring including how he now gets to watch his rockstar son play in college, the babies he loves but loves to give back and how he has embraced his new starring role, farmer! Brian is so awesome, I absolutely love him and know you will too after listening to this episode 

It should be LFKoe instead of LFG cause Adam is !!! What an absolute blast it was having this absolute rockstar on Side Piece! Adam is as cool, humble and genuine as they get. Adam and I dive into it all from the amazingness of his career now to all the beginnings.. how his broadcasting career began and how getting another call started a whole new supersized beginning! And of course we talk about The Prince cause you know a Prince changes everyone’s world! Adam is incredible. His story is incredible and this episode is incredible. You must listen

Description: Legend QB Chad Pennington is in the Side Piece house, baby! After the watching Chad crush in the NFL for 11 seasons, it was awesome hearing him talk about his childhood and growing up with a dad who was a football coach. And now, after playing in the NFL, he’s following in his dad’s footsteps as the head Coach of Sayre where he won their first ever state championship! Chad is an incredible dad, football player and coach and very big into charities and giving back. It was amazing having this legendary QB on and know you will love this episode as much as I do 🔥❤️

Top 3 leadership speakers IN THE WORLD and 18x bestselling author of over 30 BOOKS, yes the one & only Jon Gordon is in the Side Piece house, baby! I have been such a huge fan of Jon since my dad told me about one of his inspirational books and have been hooked since! To have Jon on is such an incredible honor. Jon and I chat how the road to becoming a number one consultant started and his amazing journey thru it all. We talk being in these locker rooms of NFL, MLB and NBA championship teams, working with the greatest athletes and the impact he has on them. He even shared amazing tips helping me and all of us as parents. Jon is so real, so humble, and so beyond kind. This was such an awesome opportunity and know you will love Jon & this episode as much as I do

Jay Bilas is in the Side Piece house baby and what an awesome time I had with this legendary ESPN broadcaster! Jay and I get into how it all started when he played basketball for The Coach K at North Carolina then headed to the pros. We dive into how his world took some unexpected turns as he became an attorney then got into broadcasting which he is now celebrating 25 years of crushing for ESPN! For the absolute rockstar Jay is, he’s so beyond humble, genuine and kind. I could have spent another 4 hours chatting with this incredible man. Absolutely loved everything about Jay and this episode and know you will too

Yes NHL Hall of Famer & absolute legend Jeremy Roenick is in the Side Piece house baby and what a fun one this & he is! Jeremy and I chat about his incredible career playing hockey including all the amazing highs to some of the crazy moments he would do over and how that made his attitude towards life drastically change. Though Jeremy is no longer in the game, he gets into an awesome one with me! Jeremy is as amazing as his career playing in the NHL. Absolutely loved having him on and know you will love this one too

This is HUGE you guys, a first for me!!! Can’t believe I’m so lucky to not only have football great & rockstar crusher broadcaster Brady Quinn but also, his legendary wife Olympic gymnast Alicia Sacramone Quinn too!! I get into everything with these 2 from life as parents to 5, yes 5 kids, and how they juggle it all. We of course play one of Side Piece’s most amazingly games where I find out a lot of hilarious BTS stories and facts you can only get here! I absolutely love these two! They are so awesomely fun and cool, so real and just incredibly inspiring. Without a doubt some of my favorite people and episode. Know you are going to love it! You can’t miss this one