Podbit · New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
Jason Kelce accepted low run-blocking grades. He accepted the overall. But a 60 toughness rating? Absolutely not. His reaction — 'Fuck off, EA' — is perfectly on-brand for a center who played through everything for 13 seasons.
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Travis drops the big news: Caleb Williams is the Madden NFL 27 cover athlete. Caleb describes the photo shoot — inspired by the Michael Jordan Air Jordan sunrise image, he wanted to recreate it in a football context. He calls it a childhood dream, citing Mike Vick's iconic Madden cover as the inspiration. He plans to display it next to his other accolades and immediately declares his next goal: becoming the first player ever to appear on back-to-back Madden covers. Jason then reveals the ratings: Travis is 91 — 'still got it, baby' — and Caleb is 90, which Jason diplomatically calls 'low for a cover athlete.' Caleb takes it in stride and vows to be at 99 by end of year. Jason then goes off about his own Madden experience, recalling the moment he saw his toughness rating was a 60 — and declaring 'Fuck off, EA' in a reaction that brings the house down. Travis closes by noting the Madden 99 chain era with genuine nostalgia [1] — Caleb Williams "Caleb Williams is the Madden NFL 27 cover athlete, and he's already gunning for back-to-back covers — a feat no player has ever accomplishe…" 1:02:02 [2] — Jason Kelce "Jason Kelce accepted low run-blocking grades. He accepted the overall. But a 60 toughness rating? Absolutely not. His reaction — 'Fuck off,…" 1:03:45 .
Caleb Williams was officially revealed as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 27, and he teased his goal of becoming the first back-to-back cover athlete.
Caleb Williams is the Madden NFL 27 cover athlete, and he's already gunning for back-to-back covers — a feat no player has ever accomplished. Inspired by Mike Vick's iconic Madden image, Caleb reimagined the Air Jordan photo for his cover shoot and says the trophy is going straight on the shelf.
Travis Kelce's Madden NFL 27 rating was revealed as 91, still in the 90s heading into what is expected to be his 14th NFL season.
Caleb Williams' Madden NFL 27 overall rating is 90, which Jason Kelce called 'low' for a cover athlete.
Thomas's wife deferred her CrossFit career — she's in the global top 1% of athletes — to put him through law school debt-free. He wants her to chase the dream now; she wants the emergency fund and house down payment first. On a $200K lawyer income with no debt, the opportunity cost is just a few months of slower saving.
Underground calisthenics battles are exactly like UFC meets a rap battle — 150 people crowded around a circle, fighters walking out with masks and chains, nicknames like 'Extra Money' vs 'Calisthenics the Prince,' and people throwing money and betting. The battle set: 100 burpees, 50 muscle-ups, 75 dips, 75 squats with a 65-pound dumbbell. This is the next big spectator sport.
Rico Verhoeven controlled the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion for approximately 10 rounds — and had his appeal upheld when officials admitted the fight was stopped after the bell. The result was never overturned. Rogan calls it either incompetence or corruption, and argues the money behind Usyk made an upset politically inconvenient.
Rogan lays out a blunt case: boxing's 3-judge system is structurally broken, and the judges know who the promoter wants to win. Glory's 5-judge format is the right model. Corruption doesn't have to be conscious — just knowing Usyk is the cash cow is enough to tilt the scales.
With the Usyk-Wilder fight stalling and Fury-Joshua coming too late, the real fight the world wants is the rematch. Rico is a free agent. Usyk vacated his belts. The story is unfinished and both Rogan and Rico know it. His Excellency Turki Alasheikh already called for it ringside — the question is money.
Rico texted Jason Statham during the Canelo-Crawford fight. Statham showed Rico's highlight videos to promoters. Two days later, Rico was on a call about fighting Anthony Joshua. When Joshua pulled out, Rico pitched Usyk himself — Undisputed vs. Undisputed. Usyk said yes in two weeks. The whole thing started with one text.
Every heavyweight who faced Usyk tried to move to the right — straight into his power hand. Rico and Peter Fury identified the obvious solution: move left, away from the left hand, and smother him with size. It sounds simple. Nobody had done it. That one adjustment was the foundation of 10 dominant rounds.
MMA fans boo when fights go to the ground. They love stand-up. Kickboxing is pure stand-up. Yet it barely exists in America while boxing and MMA are enormous. Rogan's diagnosis: no promotion machine. If the UFC got behind kickboxing the way they've built MMA, it would explode. The talent is there — the storytelling machine is not.
A nation of 17 million people gave the world Ramon Deckers, Peter Aerts, Badr Hari, Melvin Manhoef, Rob Kamen, Ernesto Hoost, and Rico Verhoeven. Rico's theory: the country is so small that every gym shares knowledge freely. In the US, you need a flight. In Holland, you drive 40 minutes and spar the national champion.
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