The Shoulder Pad

In this week's episode of The Shoulder Pad, our host Byron Franklin sits down with Anthony Hancock, a former NFL wide receiver and University of Tennessee standout, to discuss life after football, faith, and personal growth. Anthony has an incredible story to share and we are so honored to be able to share it with you here on The Shoulder Pad.

Welcome back to Season 2 Episode 2 of The Shoulder Pad! In this month’s episode, we sit down with Frank Sanders, former Auburn University football star and NFL wide receiver, to talk about his journey from college football to the professional stage. Frank shares insights on his time at Auburn and the NFL, and the lessons he learned both on and off the field. We dive into his career and the transition of playing football to living a life after taking his shoulder pads off for the last time. Tune in for an inspiring conversation with one of Auburn’s finest!Make sure to keep up with us on all of our social media accounts! Also don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review and a comment letting us know who you would like to see on the show next! Hit that subscribe button on our YouTube channel as well while you’re at it! Remember, everything is football and it’s always game time! Links to where all to find The Shoulder Pad: https://msha.ke/theshoulderpad

Welcome back to Season 2 of The Shoulder Pad Podcast! We have a lot of great episodes planned this year, and we are excited to start with this incredible guest - Sydney Steele Justin. Sydney is well-known for many things - from his extensive professional football career to later going on to being an incredible singer and songwriter. He was a member of The Miracles and was lead singer. We are so excited for you to learn more about Sydney and his incredible career as well as his resilience and dedication. Please let us know who else you want to see on The Shoulder Pad this season! Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube and give us 5 stars anywhere you listen to podcasts! Follow our social accounts as well to stay up to date with our newest episodes! Thanks for listening and remember, everything is football, and it’s always game time 🏈🌟All of our platforms can be found here: https://msha.ke/theshoulderpad

Welcome back to Episode 11 of The Shoulder Pad Podcast! This month we have the extremely incredible and multi-skilled, Fred Stokes. Fred is a former football player that had the chance to play for 4 NFL teams over the course of 10 seasons. Fred also became a Super Bowl champion while playing with Washington in Super Bowl XXVI. Fred then went on to become an extremely successful founder and CEO, Speaker, and Author. Fred founded LINT Brother, which is designed to help men become emotionally free so they can walk in their victory and break out of bondage through small groups, trainings, conferences, and workshops. He also founded Fred Stokes Foods that focuses on sausage and bacon and can be found through various distributors (his site is found below)! We are so excited to have Fred on this month, and we hope you enjoy! Make sure to let us know what you want to hear more about on The Shoulder Pad, and keep up with us everywhere at the link below! Follow us across all socials:  Find Fred’s companies below:  LINT Brother: https://www.lintbrother.com/ Fred Stokes Foods: https://www.fredstokesfoods.com/

Welcome back for another episode of The Shoulder Pad! This month, we are honored and excited to sit down with former NFL player and Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Andre Reed. Reed spent 16 consecutive seasons in the NFL, where he primarily played for the Buffalo Bills. During his time in the NFL, he also had the honor of playing in the Pro Bowl 7 times and Superbowl 4 times. In 2014, Reed was deservingly inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We hope you enjoy this episode with our good friend Andre! Make sure to leave us a comment letting us know what you want to hear more of on The Shoulder Pad! Go ahead and follow us on our socials and subscribe to our YouTube to keep up with all the latest episodes! Remember, everything is football and its always game time! Follow us everywhere here: ⁠https://msha.ke/theshoulderpad

Welcome to Episode 9! This month, we are so excited to revisit our very first episode that first aired back in January. For all our new listeners, we wanted to make sure you got a chance to here from this incredible guest, David Rocker. David is a former NFL player that also happens to be an Auburn Alum. After making his mark in the NFL, David has continued to do incredible things through coaching, pastoring, and more. We hope you enjoy this episode! Make sure to give us a follow across all of our social media platforms to stay up to date with new episodes! Go leave us a comment on our YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok letting us know your thoughts on this episode, and let us know who you would like us to have on the show! Remember, everything is football and its always game time! Keep up with us: All Links: ⁠https://msha.ke/theshoulderpad#links

Welcome back to Episode 8 of The Shoulder Pad Podcast! This month, we are honored to be joined by the one and only, Jim Haslett. Jim is a former NFL linebacker who was originally drafted in the 2nd round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills, where is was then named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Jim also is a football coach and in 2023 was the head coach of the Seattle Sea Dragons. Before that, he served as a coach for numerous football teams, including the New Orleans Saints, where he served as the head coach and became NFL Coach Of the Year. Jim has an extremely dynamic and impressive background, and above all, he is an outstanding human and we are so excited to talk to him today! Make sure to keep up with us across all socials, and listen to us wherever podcasts can be found! Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and leave us a comment letting us know who you want to hear next! Remember, everything is foodball, and it's ALWAYS game time! #podcast #sports #football

Welcome back for episode 7 of The Shoulder Pad! This month, we are sitting down with a good friend as well as incredible athlete - Joe Cribbs. Joe was a football star at Auburn University and went on to be drafted by the Buffalo Bills where he began his professional football career in the early 1980s. Since then, Joe has continued to make an incredible impact on sports and athletes throughout the years, and we are so excited to share his story with you! Make sure to let us know who you would like to see as a guest on The Shoulder Pad, any new segments you would like to see, and what episodes you have enjoyed most! Also, don't forget to follow us across all of our social channels to stay up to date with new episodes and some extra clips! Thank you for watching, make sure to give this episode 5 stars and hit that subscribe button!

Welcome back for Episode 6 of The Shoulder Pad! We are so excited to celebrate Men's Mental Health Month by having Dr. Robert W. Turner II on the show. Dr. Turner is a former professional football player, which most consider to be great success in itself. However, Dr. Turner has an incredible background of also earning a Ph.D. in sociology that led him also to writing a book - Not For Long - that covers what is means to be a football player and why so many players struggle once the game is finally over. His expertise has allowed him to help so many men, and we are so excited to talk to him this month. You can purchase Dr. Turner's book here: https://a.co/d/cvT2VAg Keep up with us across all of our social media platforms to stay in the loop for future episodes!: https://msha.ke/theshoulderpad

Welcome back to The Shoulder Pad podcast for Episode 5! This month we will be sitting down for a conversation with E.J. Junior. You may know E.J. as a former football star at The University of Alabama that went on to be a first round draft pick and played 13 seasons in the NFL. Because of his success, he was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020. E.J. did not only stand out on the field, but has also had years of success as a football coach for multiple college and NFL teams. Not only that, he has also spent his life serving the Lord and is an ordained minster. E.J. has an incredible story that is both inspiring and encouraging, and we hope you enjoy! Make sure to keep up with The Shoulder Pad across all social media platforms so you can stay in the loop on all of our new guests and episodes! You can find us in the links here:  Also, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review and let us know what you thought of this month’s episode and who you would like to see as a guest! Remember, everything is football and it’s always game time!

Welcome back to Episode 4 of The Shoulder Pad Podcast! This months episode features an incredible conversation with the one and only Bobby Butler! Bobby started as a football star at FSU, and he went on to be drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1981. He played 12 NFL seasons with the Falcons before he retired, and he has such an incredible story to share. We hope you enjoy! Make sure to follow us across all socials to keep up with new episodes! Also, feel free to send us a message or leave a comment letting us know what new segments you would like to see, questions, you may have, or guests you would like to hear from! Follow and listen everywhere: https://msha.ke/theshoulderpad #podcast #nfl #sports #fsu #sportspodcast

We are so excited to be back with Episode 3 of The Shoulder Pad Podcast! This episode is extra special because we have our first college football coach as a guest, and it is the legendary Coach Bill Clark. Coach Clark was the head coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) football from 2014 - 2022, where he truly left his mark and made the football program a major success. We are so happy that you chose to listen to this episode with Coach Clark where we dive into many different topics of life, so be sure to share with a friend!While you're here, hit that follow button! We post new episodes on the first Friday of every month, so you don't want to miss it. Also, go ahead and leave us a 5 star review and let us know what you thought of today's episode! Be sure to follow us across all social media platforms to stay up to date with all things The Shoulder Pad. Remember, everything is football and it's always game time! Here is a link to all of our platforms where you can find our socials as well as everywhere you can listen: https://msha.ke/theshoulderpad

Welcome back to Episode 2 of The Shoulder Pad Podcast, hosted by Pastor, Author, and NFL Veteran, Byron Franklin! We are so excited to share this amazing interview with the incredible Perry Tuttle. Perry is an NFL Veteran as well, along with also the only Clemson athlete to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. In addition to his athletic success, Perry is also an author, leadership coach, and also inspirational speaker. We hope you enjoy this conversion, and if you do, make sure to follow us across all social media platforms. Also, please give us a 5 star review and let us know how much you enjoyed this episode as well as what you would like to hear next! Find us everywhere down below: https://msha.ke/theshoulderpad?fbclid=IwAR0d6EOfwcII4KNpf8dY3ala0bFOM-sWNowUU5dY8clcsJvZnwQV4mhUQCs

Welcome to the very first episode of The Shoulder Pad Podcast! Hosted by NFL Veteran, Pastor, Author, and Speaker Byron Franklin, we are so excited to share this journey with all of you. In today’s episode, you will get to enjoy an interview with NFL Veteran, former coach, Auburn University alumni, and Senior Pastor David Rocker. Make sure to give us a follow across all of our social media platforms to stay up to date with new episodes! Go leave us a comment on our YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok letting us know your thoughts on the first episode, and let us know who you would like us to have on the show! Remember, everything is football and its always game time! Keep up with us: All Links: https://msha.ke/theshoulderpad#links