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 transit...

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 ex...

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, Sp...

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 d...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ac...

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 h...

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, an...

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 platfor...