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CC Channing Crowder Former NFL linebacker who played six seasons with the Miami Dolphins after an All-American career at the University of Florida.

“Unfortunately, there's only one organization in the world that is star independent, and it's the NFL. They can retire you and it's going to keep going and it's going to be a monster. Every other sport needs superstars.”

Pivot Podcast · Tech Strategy & Big Tech · November 2026

“Unfortunately, there's only one organization in the world that is star independent, and it's the NFL. They can retire you and it's going to keep going and it's going to be a monster. Every other sport needs superstars.” — Channing Crowder, Pivot Podcast

Context

The hosts were discussing whether this WNBA season helped the league. Crowder argues that unlike the NFL, every other league depends on its stars and must build around them.

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Transcript

Pivot Podcast Around 31:00 into the episode
Ryan Clark

Same thing.

Fred Taylor

…able to go out and have a chance to be successful. And I think with that hope, I think the way they're going to celebrate and show fans that we can do this, it's just all positives for the W. So they got to continue to just double down on this and keep pouring Gasoline on it, and they'll be fine.

Channing Crowder

I think this year was the total win for the WNBA, and now you got to capitalize on it. Unfortunately, there's only one sport in the world that is, or one organization in the world that is star independent, and it's NFL. They can retire you and it's going to keep going and it's going to be a monster. Every other sport needs superstars. You had a superstar

Ryan Clark

in the championship in Angel Reese. Period. Gabby Williams had an opportunity to now put her name on that marquee. Golden State wins in their second year. It's exciting to watch them celebrate. The games were good. They were physical. It was a high level of skill. And the people who have become…

Channing Crowder

What's the crazy lady, the commissioner? Funny looking woman. Nobody likes. They boo at the chat. She got fired. What was

Ryan Clark

that lady's name?

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