Johnny Manziel and Trent Richardson on Nick Saban, The "Bust" Tag, & Getting Drafted To The Browns

About this episode

Johnny Manziel and Trent Richardson discuss their experiences in college football, the NFL, and their post-career lives.

Trent Richardson joins Johnny for a nostalgic conversation between two SEC legends. Trent and Johnny share the experience of being at the top of the college football world, being 1st round draft picks, and playing in the defunct Alliance of American Football. This episode will bring you back to arguably the greatest and purest era of college football. To kick it off, Trent and Johnny break down the Super Bowl and what allowed the Seahawks to dominate. Trent and Johnny give their flowers to Kenneth Walker and the Seattle run game and how it wore down the New England defense. Trent compares the game to the Alabama vs. LSU battles of the 2011-12 season and how the physicality in the trenches determined the results. The conversation shifts to their post-NFL careers in dysfunctional leagues like the AAF and the CFL. As two of the biggest names in the AAF, they share the crazy story of how the league folded midseason. Trent follows up with how important fatherhood is to him and how he had to stop playing in Canada to be there for his children. Next, Trent and Johnny dive into Nick Saban and how he made the Alabama program the blueprint for success in college football. Trent shares…

People in this episode

Host: Johnny Manziel

Guest: Trent Richardson

Topics covered

• college football
• NFL
• draft experience
• coaching
• fatherhood
• sports culture

Keywords

• Johnny Manziel
• Trent Richardson
• Nick Saban
• college football
• NFL draft
• fatherhood
• Alliance of American Football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alabama, Seattle, New England, Alliance of American Football, CFL

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