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.

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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.

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