Isaiah Stanback talks Bill Belichick vs Tom Coughlin, his WWE tryouts, landing the GMFB gig

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4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

On the latest NFL Players: Second Acts podcast, former Super Bowl champion and versatile NFL athlete Isaiah Stanback joins Peanut and Roman to share his remarkable journey from the NFL to WWE to GMFB. He opens up about the challenges and mindset required to constantly switch positions during his NFL career. Isaiah also takes us inside his surprising pivot to attending WWE’s training camp and channeling his inner DMX to create a wrestling persona. He recalls what it was like playing for coaching legends like Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin. The conversation also touches on Isaiah’s move into TV, the power of genuine networking, and how childhood friend Nate Burleson helped spark his media aspirations.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.4	So 2011, that's the year I won a Super Bowl.
0:21.7	Where do you keep your Super Bowl ring? Oh, it's locked up in the safe. Locked up in the safe. You bring it out during Super. I know we saw you Super Bowl and all. Do you ever bring it out? Just stay right there. I bring it out if I'm doing, typically if I'm doing like a speaking engagement. But other than that, there's really not a scenario that I bring it out, man.
0:22.5	I keep it locked up.
0:23.0	What about you?
0:21.7	Cool. typically if I'm doing like a speaking engagement. But other than that, there's really not a scenario that I bring it out, man.
0:22.5	I keep it locked up.
0:23.0	What about you?
0:25.2	Crickets.
0:26.2	Ow.
0:28.0	Oh.
0:31.2	Oh, I'm dead.
0:33.9	Crickets.
0:34.6	Oh, dead.
0:36.7	I got no comeback. Taylor's like, yes. Taylor's Oh, Ted. I got no comeback.
0:38.3	Trickets.
0:40.6	Taylor's like, yes.
0:43.3	Taylor's loving it right now.
0:44.6	The top of his laughing.
0:47.6	He's just like, oh, this is great dog.
0:49.8	Taylor's like, yeah, my dog.
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