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NFL shakeups, NBA Finals & reality of change: AJ Brown, Myles Garrett, Jared Verse and OBJ headline a wild week in football as Ryan, Fred and Channing talk friendship, aging out, growing apart, and what it takes to keep going when things get tough.

6/5/202651 min

“If we are teammates working towards same goal, how do we grow apart?”-Channing Crowder  A Friday with the fellas as Ryan, Channing and Fred unpack the blockbuster headlines in sports this week from AJ Brown to Myles Garrett to Odell Beckham Jr to rising star Jared Verse, discussing how each situation could reshape NFL teams, locker rooms, and championship expectations. The Rams going all in, Patriots and Eagles are all the talk and OBJ reunites with his old team to see if the veteran star can shake up the Big Apple once again. From the gridiron to the hardwood, the guys shifts gears to share their thoughts on the NBA Finals, the biggest storylines, the pressure moments, and which players are built for the spotlight when everything is on the line. They make their picks and give respect to both Knicks and Spurs stars for one of the best championship match ups we've seen in years. As always, the conversation goes far beyond sports, as the trio gets real about the things that run them hot, talk why resilience matters when life gets tough, and how success often comes down to refusing to quit when everything points to giving up. They also explore a reality every athlete—and every person—eventually faces: sometimes people grow apart. Whether it's teammates, friends, or family, they discuss how relationships evolve and what it takes to navigate change without losing yourself. With Jay Z popping back out, dropping some new verses- the guys reflect on when legends age out and when to know it's time. Football, basketball, life lessons, laughs, and unfiltered perspective—it's another can't-miss episode of The Pivot Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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First 90 seconds
  1. Speaker 10:00

    [dramatic music] This is what everyone's talking about.

  2. Channing Crowder· Host0:03

    Everything's on the table.

  3. Speaker 10:06

    This is what champions come to take. This is what everyone came to see.

  4. Fred Taylor· Host0:12

    And the slam.

  5. Speaker 10:13

    No do-overs, no second chances, no more Mr. Nice Guy. This is winner take all. The NBA Finals continue on ABC and the ESPN app.

  6. Ryan Clark· Host0:28

    Back with a three-man weave Friday. And yep, it's just the fellas talking through the stories that keep the culture moving, the games you can't wait to see played, and the conversations that we have in the barbershop. Like, for one, does anything just make you irrationally mad? Like, you be pissed off to a point that you know you shouldn't be pissed off about that thing, but you can't stop being pissed off? [laughs] Well, certain things make us that way, and we'll get into them. We also get into the biggest moves in football, because is AJ and Jalen's relationship as solid as they make it seem? And what does this trade say about those two and the New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles? It also brought us to a conversation about grownups. Is it okay for adult people to grow apart as friends? Miles Garrett is now a Ram. What does that say about loyalty in the NFL? More importantly, what does that say about the Rams? I mean, they are all in. And we discussed could another legend be coming out of retirement to get his

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