LeRoy Butler talks his 16-year wait, Hall of Fame trials, being a forever Packer

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4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

EP #27: Peanut and Roman are back! This time they’re joined by Hall of Fame safety LeRoy Butler. LeRoy starts off reminiscing on his “Welcome to the NFL” moment taking us back to 1990, his rookie year. In this episode, the Hall of Famer walks us through his journey from growing up in poverty to becoming a Super Bowl champion, to joining football immortality in Canton. LeRoy gives us an inside look on the anxiety brought on by the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection process. The conversation turns emotional as LeRoy describes the life-changing visit and scholarship offer he received from then Florida St. coach Bobby Bowden. He also shares with us the importance of being financially free and “leaping” into the vodka business.

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Topic timeline:

2:32 - LeRoy’s welcome to the NFL moment

5:48 - LeRoy gives Peanut Tillman his flowers

6:50 - Why LeRoy was fined $10,000 after his first team meeting as a rookie

9:23 - LeRoy strong opinion on Aaron Rodgers leaving Green Bay

11:56 - Why LeRoy stayed with the Packers his entire career

16:00 - Why Leroy still calls Green Bay home

18:20 - Leroy explains the Hall of Fame selection process, and the side of rejection fans don’t see

27:00 - Leroy takes us back to Super Bowl XXXI, ending the city’s 30-year drought

30:15 - Leroy gets emotional reminiscing his life changing FSU scholarship offer from Bobby Bowden

36:15 - Leroy talks about overcoming poverty and his documentary film project

44:00 - Leroy talks business ventures, the creation of Leap Spirits vodka, and financial freedom

48:58 - Leroy reveals his greatest sports accomplishment

52:30 - Leroy shares who he believes are the top-5 defensive players of all time

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