Channing Crowder talks overcoming 3 ACL tears to play in the NFL, the power of consistency, blowing $750K before the draft, The Pivot podcast
NFL: Good Morning Football
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4.3 • 656 Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2025
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
On the latest NFL Players podcast, former Miami Dolphins linebacker and media star Channing Crowder joins Peanut and Roman. In this raw and hilarious conversation, Channing opens up about his “Welcome to the NFL” moment, the lessons he learned from Hall of Famers Zach Thomas and Junior Seau, and how Nick Saban’s intense coaching style shaped — and tested — him. He also reveals how he blew $750,000 before he was drafted. From overcoming three ACL tears, to navigating retirement, to building a media empire, Channing keeps it real about the grind it takes to succeed after football.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. And I came off that edge. He said, oh, there you go, young fellow. So I ran up. He kicked back. Oh, there you go, young fellow. Don't try to spin. I hear him say, don't try to spin mid-plate. There's no way I'm going to spin now. So now I'm a bull rushing. J-o hit it. Word for word do what he told me when he grabbed me. |
| 0:26.5 | Strong as an opt. He just grabbed me. Yep, young fellow, you might want to get into the wait room. |
| 0:32.5 | The weight room is essential. And the play is going on. And I'm just sitting there wiggling like a little ragdog. |
| 0:39.6 | I said, I wouldn't call my home. |
| 0:41.4 | I call, like, my family home. |
| 0:42.8 | I called them after that game. |
| 0:44.1 | I said, bro, these dudes are different. |
| 0:46.6 | These are different human beings in this league. |
| 0:48.8 | Yeah, we see it last. |
| 0:49.9 | You know how? |
| 0:59.2 | I don't know. What up, everybody? And this is the NFL players second X podcast. |
| 1:04.0 | And with me as always, as my trusty co-hosts, Pineapple Roman Harper. |
| 1:08.9 | What's up, baby? |
| 1:09.6 | These are not pineapples, but thank you again. |
| 1:11.6 | This is from the President's Cup. |
| 1:13.1 | I don't want this guest thinking I got pineapples all on my chest because, |
| 1:17.6 | you know, tell him what he's going to his mind if he tastes that. |
| 1:19.8 | So let's get to the guest, Peter. |
| 1:23.4 | Okay, this gentleman is a product of the University of Florida, |
| 1:27.0 | a linebacker for six seasons for your Miami Dolphins. |
| 1:32.2 | He is the co-host of the Pivot podcast. |
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