Brendon Ayanbadejo: His link to Super Bowl history, Honoring Kobe Bryant, the Orange Theory Empire

On the latest NFL Players: Second Acts podcast, Super Bowl champion Brendon Ayanbadejo joins Peanut and Roman. Brendon and Peanut reminisce about their time as teammates with the Chicago Bears, which included playing in Super Bowl XLI. Brendon also shares what it as like to be on the field for two of the most iconic kick returns in Super Bowl history. Brendon has found success after his NFL career, also, and shares his “P-Pod Theory” and how he got involved in the business world with “Orange Theory Fitness.” And he talks about his gay rights advocacy, and why he spoke out about it during playing days in a time when it wasn’t trendy.

0:00 - start of the show

1:26 - Brendon introduction
2:38 - The guys talk about their experience playing in the Super Bowl
5:00 - Brendon discusses his Nigerian name
8:46 - Brendon discusses his support for gay rights
14:50 - The guys discuss the Colin Kaepernick situation
16:37 - Brendon talks about being on the field for Devin Hester and Jacoby Jones’ Super Bowl kick return touchdowns
23:00 - Brendon shares his peapod theory
27:09 - Brendon explains how he started working with Orange Theory
39:32 - The guys discuss if Cross fitters are athletes
40:58 - Brendon explains how he has overcome adversity in his life
44:25 - The guys talk about Kobe Bryant and “Mamba Mentality”
47:05 - Brendon gives his personal Mount Rushmore

**NOTE: Time codes are approximate

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